Episode 15

## We've Got No Choice but to Reveal Our Secret...!

**We've Got No Choice but to Reveal Our Secret...!** (言うしかない、俺たちの秘密…!, *Iu Shikanai, Oretachi no Himitsu...!*?) is the fifteenth episode of the A Couple of Cuckoos anime series.

## Plot

Erika and Nagi attend the local festival together, and after encountering Erika's stalkers, they run into Hiro, who asks about their relationship with Sachi. After concluding that Hiro deserves to know the truth, they reveal to her their backstory and engagement with each other.

## Summary

Erika and an out-of-breath Nagi run to the place where the festival was being held. Upon arriving at the area, an excited Erika asks Nagi where they should go first, but he hopes to hook up with Hiro, who's still busy on her side. Despite Hiro's absence, Nagi is glad he can enjoy the festival with Erika. On the other hand, Erika is sad that Sachi couldn't join them because her biological parents suggested they enjoy the festival together as fiancés. Sachi also agreed to her parent's proposal and decided to stay behind and help clean the dishes at the diner.

Spotting a goldfish scooping stand, Erika tries to pay with a credit card, but the vendor won't allow it. So, she asks for some cash from Nagi, and he gives it to her. After a few tries, Erika fails to catch a single fish and decides to move to another stand, which Nagi figures will lead to a series of unfortunate events for him. The next stand they visit is a lottery, where Erika wins the 6th prize, a mustache, and glasses. However, Erika is determined to win 1st place; that's a game console, despite already having said console in her possession. This prompts Nagi to stop and drag her off, drawing a crowd's attention.

Putting a soba mask on Erika's face, Nagi claims he'll show Erika how to have a fun time at the festival. They then visit a few tables, and while Erika is hyper-focused on a die-cutting game, Nagi leaves her to get some okonomiyaki for them. At the okonomiyaki table, Nagi runs into Sachi, accompanied by some friends from her school. After their brief conversation, Sachi and her friends leave Nagi, and Sachi's friends speak disparagingly about Nagi, causing Sachi to defend her brother's name.

Afterward, Nagi and Erika eat their okonomiyaki behind a temple and are soon confronted by Erika's stalkers. Upon seeing that Nagi is there too, two of the stalkers beg their leader Shibata to deal with Nagi. The leader Shibata, now a buffed-out man, vows to get rid of Nagi, but instead of fighting, Nagi flees with Erika in tow. Out of sight of the stalkers, Nagi and Erika argue about how Nagi handled the situation involving the stalkers. They then have a heart-to-heart about festivals, and fireworks start to go off. As they watch the fireworks, they're soon joined by Hiro, who says she was looking for the two. Immediately, Hiro asks why they both call Sachi their "sister" and what their relationship is between her and the two of them. Erika then drags the flustered Nagi out of the area, and once they're out of sight from Hiro, they argue about how Hiro knows about Sachi.

Ultimately, Nagi and Erika decide to inform Hiro of their relationship with Sachi and their pre-arranged engagement. In a Family Garden, they inform Hiro about everything, and Hiro then reveals to them the engagement she's involved in, which shocks Erika. Hiro promises not to tell anyone about Nagi and Erika's engagement, and she proposes they form the "Engagement alliance".

Later they all walk home together until Erika remembers that she forgot to buy a present for Sachi at the festival and leaves to buy her one. As Hiro and Nagi were going to go their separate ways, Hiro stopped Nagi in his tracks and asked that they keep no more secrets between them. Unbeknownst to them, Sachi was watching the scene unfold from across the street from them.

At home, Erika delivers her presents to Sachi and learns that Nagi is in the bathroom taking a shower. Sachi then indirectly asks Erika what she thinks Hiro.

## Characters

* Nagi Umino
* Erika Amano
* Namie Umino
* Yohei Umino
* Sachi Umino
* Shibata
* Hiro Segawa
* Asami Segawa (Mentioned)