Chapter 5

Mission 5 (: 5) is the fifth chapter of the SPY x FAMILY manga, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was released on May 20, 2019.

Summary
The true Eden Academy family interviews have begun, with an interviewer intimidating a child applicant with several questions. The child, unable to answer, stammers and the family is dismissed from the room by the interviewers. The parents scold their child as they walk past Loid Forger, who despite his stoic exterior, is actually nervous about the interview. Hearing his thoughts, Anya Forger also gets nervous. The Forgers are then called into the interview room.

The interview commences with Walter Evans, who immediately asks Loid how he met Yor Forger. Loid gives an embellished retelling of his actual meeting Yor at the tailor's shop, causing Yor to blush. Yor gets asked the same question, and she replies with Loid's good points. The first interviewer, Murdoch Swan, crudely asks Yor about her reasons for marrying a man with a child, to which Henry Henderson reprimands him. In his thoughts, Loid reveals that he has been listening to the previous interviews through a planted bug and notes that Murdoch enjoys disparaging the applicants' families due to his callous nature and recent divorce.

Avoiding the previous question, Walter continues by asking why the Forgers decided to apply to Eden Academy. Loid replies with the upstanding quality of the teaching staff at Eden Academy, hiding his true motive to approach Donovan Desmond, and Henry is satisfied with the response. Next, Walter focuses on Anya from the perspective of her parents, asking about her strengths and weaknesses. Loid responds with Anya's curiosity, wisdom, and intuition, and her weakness is her pickiness about food.

Yor is asked the same question, as well as about her parenting style towards Anya. Yor, having rehearsed the question with Loid, answers that she spoils Anya a bit and is learning to be strict with her for her sake. Walter picks up on Loid's earlier response about Anya's pickiness and asks about her cooking, clearly unexpected by Yor, who stammers in surprise. Loid cuts in to reveal he is responsible for most of the cooking in their home. Murdoch shames Yor for being unable to cook as a wife, causing Yor to look down in embarrassment. Loid defends Yor with her ability to clean the house and raise Anya, almost entering an argument with Murdoch until Yor placates him. Murdoch, spiteful of the Forgers' beauty and perceived love, is now intent on tormenting the couple. Anya's telepathic abilities pick up on his hostility, and she becomes determined to do better in the interview. Walter moves on to question Anya, asking for her name and address. Anya fumbles through answering, mispronouncing her surname and address. Walter continues to ask questions that the Forgers have prepared for, allowing Anya to answer smoothly until Walter Evans asks about what she wants to do at Eden Academy. Anya forgets the answer and reads Loid's mind, who is thinking about his goal to approach Donovan Desmond and expose his plans, causing her to answer that she wants to expose the secrets of the boss of the organization.

Loid hurriedly makes up an explanation for her odd answer, pleasing Henry, who asks if she knows the headmaster's name. Anya answers by reading Loid's mind again, though mispronouncing it. Henry asks about the efforts the headmaster has gone through, and Anya answers with a recounting of the training montage of yesterday's spy cartoon, shocking Henry with her perceived resolve. Walter questions Anya about her parents, particularly about Loid's job. Anya almost slips up saying 'spy' but quickly continues with 'psychiatrist' when Loid nearly hears her. Anya answers that Yor is nice but a little scary when asked about her. Walter asks Anya to give Loid and Yor a score as her parents, to which she answers 'a perfect 100 points' as she loves them and wants to be with them forever. Murdoch is scornful at her response, asking her to choose between her old mother and Yor in an attempt to provoke the family. Walter tries to chastise Murdoch for the embarrassing question, but Murdoch insists on the question. Loid attempts to request a different question with no success. Hearing Loid's thoughts about her real parents, Anya bursts into tears, calling for her mother.

Yor dashes to Anya's side to console her and says this is going too far. Loid tries to calm her down for the sake of the mission, but Murdoch continues to provoke the family, mocking Anya for crying over a trivial matter. Loid tries to convince himself to stay calm throughout Murdoch's provocations. As Yor takes an attacking stance in anger, Murdoch Swan mocks her for getting riled up, clearly enjoying himself. Now the last straw for Loid, he stands up and raises his fist toward Murdoch. Loid holds back and punches the table instead, causing his fist to bleed, and makes an excuse about a mosquito on the table. Loid turns his back on the interviewers, excusing his family and preparing to leave. Loid shows disappointment at the educational philosophy of Eden Academy for belittling the feelings of children, which angers Murdoch. Henry reprimands Murdoch for his methods, causing Murdoch to threaten Henry with his father's influence. Recalling Loid's compliments of the teaching staff's quality, Henry approaches Murdoch and punches him in the face, restoring his pride as an Eden Academy educator.

At the Forger Residence, the Forgers gloomily sit on the sofas, realizing they will likely be rejected from Eden Academy. Yor excuses herself to make tea for the family. As Loid chastises himself for being emotional during the mission, Anya shamefacedly apologizes for doing badly at the interview. Loid says she does not need to apologize and that she probably did not want to attend school anyway. Anya gets up and clings to Loid, saying she does want to go to school in the realization that if his mission fails, she will not be able to stay with Loid and Yor as a family. Yor, who is making tea in the kitchen, also realizes this but convinces herself that it would just cause an impediment to her work.

As Yor returns with the tea, Loid is honest about the likely negative results with Yor and Anya. Yor tries to remain optimistic, and Anya adds that Henry and Walter liked them. Loid, though his spy mindset insists on preparing for the worst, is influenced by Anya's desire to stay together forever and decides to celebrate their hard work. As the Forgers raise their teacups and toast to their future, they are interrupted by a family photo suddenly falling, signifying a bad omen.

Trivia

 * This chapter is the first official introduction of Henry Henderson, Walter Evans and Murdoch Swan.