Scrambled Eggs Arc

The **Scrambled Eggs Arc** (also referred as **Spring Vacation Arc**, **Hot Spring Arc**, or simply **Holiday Arc**) is the tenth story arc in *5-toubun no Hanayome* series and the last arc of the Second Year Saga. This arc is about Fuutarou's holiday and his accidental meeting with the Nakano Quintuplets.

Scrambled Eggs Arc is covered entirely in Volume 8.

## Overview

* **Start of the arc**: Fuutarou started to notice one of the Nakano Quintuplets' affection *(Chapter 60)*
* **End of the arc**: Fuutarou started to understand the Nakano Quintuplets *(Chapter 68)*

## Summary

After managing to win a pair of lottery tickets to a hot spring resort, the Uesugi Family meets up with the Nakano Family. During the trip, Fuutarou discovers that one of the Quintuplets wants to end their relationship with him. Fuutarou then tries to discover the identity of this Quintuplet, and the mystery behind the sisters dressing up as Itsuki.

## Story

Getting a free tickets to a hot spring resort is supposed to be a lucky event, but Fuutarou learns that this time he's not that lucky, because of the five Itsuki in front of him.

## Story Impact

* Nino confesses to Fuutarou again, but this time she makes sure he hears it clearly.
* Ichika knew about Nino's confession.
* Fuutarou won the hot spring tickets from a lottery, and he meets Nakano Quintuplets there.
* The rest of Nakano Quintuplets aside from Itsuki meet Papa Uesugi for the first time.
* Itsuki tells Fuutarou that they should no longer be partners.
* The Nakano Quintuplets sister who tries to sever her relationship with Fuutarou is not the real Itsuki.
* Ichika, Nino, Miku and Yotsuba disguise as Itsuki due to unknown reason(s).
* Yotsuba reveals her concerns to Fuutarou, about whether she will able to pull the disguise or not.
* Nino tells Ichika that she has someone she like.
* Nino fails to meet Fuutarou.
* Ichika's reason to be the "big sister" is because she saw Itsuki so depressed after their mom passed away.
* Ichika realizes that she wants to be selfish and not holding back.
* Itsuki notices Miku's injury, making Miku to be the fake Itsuki who tried to sever her relationship with Fuutarou.
* Miku tells Itsuki that she likes Fuutarou.
* Fuutarou is able to identify Miku.
* Fuutarou's deduction about the sisters' uneasiness in this trip:
	+ Ichika: unknown
	+ Nino: Nino's confession
	+ Miku: Valentine's Day return gift
	+ Yotsuba: her disguise
* One of the Nakano Quintuplets (presumably Fuutarou's future bride) kisses Fuutarou and in doing so, pulling the "Bell of Vows" together.

## Trivia

* This is the only arc that starts in the first chapter of the volume and ends in the last chapter of the volume.
* This is the second arc that contains a romance-related legends, the first being the bonfire legend in School Camping Trip Arc. Both of these legends result with Fuutarou's interaction with Itsuki: the bonfire legend ends with Itsuki being the first and the only one who properly hold hands with Fuutarou, the bell legend ends with Itsuki's lookalike kissing Fuutarou.
* Scrambled Eggs focuses on Fuutarou's mental state and the plot, given that at the start he's still affected by Nino's confession, seeing the quintuplets again during the Family Trip, the quintuplets suddenly having some reservations with him, Itsuki appearing everywhere at Fuutarou's hotel, Itsuki suddenly wanted to break off their partnership to Fuutarou, and the caretaker of the hotel is Itsuki's grandfather.

## References

1. **^** *Manga* Chapter 60.
2. **^** *Manga* Chapter 60.
3. **^** *Manga* Chapter 61.
4. **^** *Manga* Chapter 62.
5. **^** *Manga* Chapter 62.
6. **^** *Manga* Chapter 63.
7. **^** *Manga* Chapter 63.
8. **^** *Manga* Chapter 64.
9. **^** *Manga* Chapter 64.
10. **^** *Manga* Chapter 65.
11. **^** *Manga* Chapter 66.
12. **^** *Manga* Chapter 66.
13. **^** *Manga* Chapter 66.
14. **^** *Manga* Chapter 67.
15. **^** *Manga* Chapter 67.
16. **^** *Manga* Chapter 67.
17. **^** *Manga* Chapter 68.