Chapter 61

Mission 61 (: 61) is the sixty-first chapter of the SPY x FAMILY manga, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was released on March 7, 2022.

Summary
The cloudy skies over Eden Academy rumble as a stout woman walks through the school. Upon noticing a student smoking behind a pillar, she gestures to a man to hand her a box. With a loud clap of thunder, the student suddenly faints to the ground with a Tonitrus Bolt on his forehead as the woman walks away.

In Cecile Hall's classroom, Henry Henderson berates the student for the recent increase in tardiness and late homework assignments, eyeing Anya Forger in particular. As Anya and Becky Blackbell leave the classroom, they are interrupted by Damian Desmond, who mocks Anya's tardiness and bets she will be the first to be expelled for getting eight bolts. Becky defends Anya and begins to bicker with Emile Elman and Ewen Egeburg, the latter two declaring that the three of them will run through the school in their underpants if Damian gets a Tonitrus Bolt.

Before Damian can rebuke them, Bill Watkins runs towards them, warning them to run away before it is too late. Outside, a pair of messily dressed older students complain about the noisy first-years. The woman from earlier approaches behind them and reaches into a box filled with Tonitrus Bolts before penalizing the boys for their unkempt uniforms, uncouth speech, and conspiring to commit acts of violence, placing Tonitrus Bolts on their foreheads. The woman turns and poses, calling her move "Tonitrus Strike." The assistant compliments Donna Schlag on her bestowal of Tonitrus Bolts as Donna disparages the students of Murdoch Swan's Cline Hall. Henry greets Donna on her return as he looks at the fainted students. Donna smirks at Henry as she suggests paying his students a visit next and walks away.

Back in the hallway, Bill is explaining Donna's prior absence and her fearsome reputation for handing out Tonitrus Bolts for any infraction, rumored to have single-handedly expelled over a hundred students. He warns them to run away as his classroom has already fallen victim to "Old Lady Tonitrus" and faints. Before the students can escape, Donna is already in front of them and introduces herself, instructing them to line up and prepare for a bag inspection. In the classroom, Donna checks the students' bags, giving out Tonitrus Bolts for snacks and playing cards she finds in them. To Anya's horror, she realizes Donna is gleefully having fun with punishing the students. Damian is relaxed since he and his friends did not bring anything prohibited. However, Donna punishes a student with a Tonitrus for not bringing a handkerchief.

She recounts the tale of an honor student who wiped his hands on his pants as he forgot to bring his handkerchief, earning him the nickname of "Mr. Pee Pants" and eventually getting himself expelled for being a troublemaker. The students quickly check for their handkerchiefs, including Damian, who is dismayed to find that he did not bring his handkerchief. He recalls the promise they made earlier to run around the school in their underpants and thinks about asking Ewen for his handkerchief but is unable to sacrifice his friend. Anya initially takes some joy in Damian's distress, but panics when he thinks he will not be able to face his father if he gets a Tonitrus Bolt. Damian tries to ask Ewen, but he is too late.

Anya quickly offers her handkerchief to Damian, reassuring him that she always brings two. Donna notices the "A" monogrammed on the borrowed handkerchief when she checks Damian, but he excuses it by claiming it is the "A" in his name. Next, Anya confidently goes forward but quickly realizes she did not bring a second handkerchief, and Donna gives her a Tonitrus. Seeing Anya cry, Damian feels conflicted and tries to admit the truth, but Anya sees that Donna intends to give them two bolts each if she finds out they tricked her and quickly stops him. After the bag inspection, Damian tries to express his gratitude in a roundabout manner. Anya does not fully understand but is happy that she has gotten closer to Damian despite her new Tonitrus.

At home, Anya tells Loid Forger that they have gotten closer, he gets happy to hear it but quickly notices the Tonitrus on Anya's chest and faints.

Trivia

 * Endo joked that this chapter just exists so that he can say "Lady Tonitrus."