Loid Forger/Synopsis

History
Twilight has discarded everything about his past in order to work for the country of Westalis in opposition to the country of Ostania. Hence, he has no real name and his current name is merely an alias. According to his falsified background as "Loid Forger", his wife passed away two years ago, and he has been raising Anya as a single father since then.

Not much is known about his previous life, not even his real name or age. It is shown that he was a war orphan when he was a child and then eventually became the spy known as Twilight. He rarely remembers memories of his childhood, no longer being able to recall his mother's face.

An only child, Loid was raised in Luwen, Eastern Westalis. His father was strict with a pacifistic view on war, while his mother was very loving towards him and often sang him lullabies. Their conflicting views on parenting Loid resulted in them arguing frequently with each other, much to Loid's distress.

He was good friends with three other boys, with who he frequently played games within an old army storage depot he found, giving each other army-related nicknames such as "Major", "Corporal", and "General", while he was called "Advisor". He desired to join the army together with his friends when they became older, wanting to "kill all those awful monsters from the east". However, his father deeply disapproved of his ambition and activities, hitting him and berating his ignorance of Ostanians and approach towards conflict. Feeling left out due to all his friends having soldier uniforms and toy guns, he lied to his father to get pocket money and bought the soldier set, despite his sense of guilt.

Later on, he changed his mind about playing with his friends out of guilt and left their hideout. Shortly after, the Ostanian Army crossed the border and began to attack the eastern provinces of Westalis, launching a bomb at the depot his friends used as a hideout. They continued to attack the rest of Luwen, destroying the town square. He was only saved from a piece of rock by his helmet, left with a deep gash. After evacuating his hometown with his mother, they stayed with her relatives in Kielberg. In the end, they were inevitably attacked by another air raid, in which the boy lost his mother. He was then left to survive on his own amidst the chaos.

With nothing in his life left but hatred towards Ostania, he joined the Westalis army under the identity of Roland Spoofy while lying about his age. From there he fought in the East-West conflict, using his skills as a tactician to win his battles, eventually earning the rank of sergeant after many officers were dying in combat. On one of his posts, he encountered an Ostanian deserter who got caught in one of his traps. The deserter begged for his life as he wanted to be with a woman before he died and Loid spares him, surprised that the enemy soldiers can seem human. They have a conversation about the start of the war which eventually devolves into an argument as Loid gets furious at the deserter for spreading propaganda, which exposes their location to Ostanian soldiers and both Loid and the deserter quickly flee.

Suffering a traumatic head injury along with other injuries in his escape, Loid was sent off the front lines to recover. While recuperating, Loid was reunited with his three friends, who were revealed to have survived the bombing when they chased after him and have all joined the military together. Realizing they were still alive after all this time, Loid started to tear up, having blamed himself for their deaths. The friends were now together again, and an excited Loid invited them out to a restaurant but they revealed that they were being deployed for a military campaign, but promised to hang out once they returned. However, Loid would later learn that the operation his friends were assigned to was ill-conceived and recklessly planned and only their dog tags were returned to him.

Loid began to reflect on what happened to his friends and his conversation with the deserter. He realized that he knew nothing about the war and had been fighting his enemies with a blind rage the entire time. He concluded that "Ignorance isn't bliss. Ignorance is weakness. Ignorance is a sin." Sometime after, he was approached by a man who knew his real name and was aware that he enlisted with a fake name and age. The man revealed himself to be from military intelligence and had come to recruit Loid, stating that his skills are better suited for information, the strongest and essential weapon of all. The man said that Loid would be court-martialed if he refused to join them and told him to pack his things and meet him at a station.

When Loid arrived at the station, the man took his belongings and proceeded to throw them into a nearby fire, telling Loid that he needs to toss away his name and rank to become a shadow for his country. Loid responded that no one knows his real name, adding that he doesn't care about his country or winning the war either. After being asked what his reasons were, Loid thought about his new goal: to make a world where kids don't need to cry.

After joining WISE, he met Handler, who became his new commanding officer and turned him into a first-rate intelligence operative using the harshest means necessary. In between this and before the beginning of Operation Strix, he mentored Agent Nightfall.

Introduction Arc
Twilight disguises as Edgar and meets with his investigator to purchase photos and negatives, providing evidence that the foreign minister uses a toupee. After obtaining the evidence, he leaves right before the real Edgar shows up. That night, he breaks up with Karen, having no more use for her after using her to get information on her father Edgar. Right after leaving, he burns the evidence. The next day, Twilight receives a new mission. He needs to get close to Donovan Desmond, but since he only attends social gatherings at the private school his son attends, Twilight needs to get a wife and a child and enroll the child at the same school. As the peace between the East and West may depend on the mission, Twilight accepts.

He forges his new identity of Loid Forger, a psychiatrist, and buys an apartment. He then goes to a shady orphanage to look for a a child that is capable of reading and writing. He is introduced to Anya, who impresses him by solving a crossword puzzle by herself. However, she is actually a telepath who lied about her age and intelligence to get Loid to adopt her. While on a shopping trip, he notices that Anya may not be that smart, but she starts to cry and causes a scene. Loid panics and buys her peanuts which calms her down. On their way home, Anya gets tired and Loid has to carry her home. Rattled by her irrational behavior, he borrows books on child-rearing to try and understand her. He decides that after his mission is complete, he will send Anya back to the orphanage, saying that there is no future for them.

The next day, he heads out to meet with Franky Franklin and wishes to leave Anya home, but she attempts to follow him. He ends up barricading her inside their apartment. Meeting with Franky, he obtains a school application, an exam appointment, and a copy of the test. Loid also receives all the info Franky could find on Anya, which is only from the last year when she was adopted and returned four times. Returning home, Loid notices the barricade was tempered with and finds an ambush inside. He takes out the men but realizes Anya has been kidnapped. Swapping disguises with Nguyen, Loid heads to their base, where Edgar is holding Anya hostage. There, Loid rescues Anya and takes her outside, telling her to get to the police with the intention of putting her in a better orphanage. Recalling his dislike of children and his past, Loid remembers that he became a spy to create a world where children won't have to cry and returns to the base. After setting up traps and beating all the goons, he points his gun at Edgar and reveals he knows everything about his daughter Karen, and if Edgar wishes for her to have a normal life, he must stop chasing Twilight.

Leaving the building, he is surprised to see Anya outside waiting for him, as she wished to stay with him. Understanding her feelings, Loid accepts but says that they need to change homes. He helps her study for the exam and makes her memorize the answers using the copy of the test. Anya manages to pass the exam, which relaxes Loid for the first time in years. This is short-lived as he receives a letter informing him that phase two of the enrollment will be an interview which requires both parents in attendance, and he now needs to find a wife.

Loid tries to disguise Franky as the mother, but fails. He instead has Franky collect and copy all files of unmarried women from Berlint City Hall so he can look for a mother candidate. He explains to Franky that most female agents have been captured in spy hunts, with the remaining unable to suffice. After Franky criticizes Anya's appearance, Loid takes her to a boutique be measured for clothing, wishing to make her more presentable. There he meets Yor Briar, who is secretly an assassin and was able to slide past him and notice his gaze. He considers her to be a candidate for the mother role but changes his mind. But after Anya initiates further conversation between the two, he learns about Yor's situation and why she needs a pretend boyfriend to bring to her co-worker's party. Loid decides to help her, under the condition that she help him with Anya's school interview by playing as her mother. Yor accepts and the two agree to meet up for the upcoming party.

However, Loid receives an urgent mission to recover stolen treasures from Westalis and take down the smuggling ring responsible, which just so happens to be on the same day as the party. As a result, Loid brings Franky to help him with the mission and convinces him by offering him one of the stolen items. However, they underestimate the size of the smuggling ring and barely escape from them in a getaway which leads to a car crash. After Loid finishes his mission, he shows up late to the party and in a disoriented state, introduces himself as Yor's husband. A jealous Camilla tries to humiliate Yor by bringing up Yor's previous work of doing special "massages" for clients (which in truth, was Yor carrying out her assassinations). To everyone's surprise, Loid expresses his admiration for Yor's dedication to working so hard to provide for her younger brother, which moves her. Loid excuses themselves and they leave the party together.

The two are soon pursued by remnants of the smuggling ring and Loid leads them to an old factory, taking out a few of them during the chase. Yor questions Loid on the situation, but he convinces her that their pursuers are patients suffering from hysteria and that he is treating them with the latest method of "concussive therapy". He also thanks her after she helps take out some of their pursuers. While running, Yor proposes to Loid, which surprises him so much that he freezes up and trips. Yor clarifies that she wants an extension of their agreement and that being married will be a good camouflage to keep her away from suspicion. Loid agrees and tries to find a diamond ring he took from the treasures to propose to her with but discovers that he lost it. He notices a grenade near an unconscious smuggler and grabs it before ducking behind a generator. Loid pulls the pin and hurls the grenade at the smugglers while using the pin as a makeshift engagement ring, blowing up the smugglers as Loid says his vows to Yor.

Admissions Interview Arc
After becoming legally married, Loid helps Yor move into the new Forger residence and tells her that he back-dated their marriage certificate by a year, not wanting to gain suspicion from Eden Academy. After Yor settles in, Loid holds a mock interview with disappointing responses from Yor and Anya. He concludes that it may have been too soon for an interview and decides to take them out on a trip, in the hopes of cultivating some upper-class knowledge and shared experiences. Loid starts by bringing them to an opera hall, but the experience simply leaves Yor confused and Anya dozing off. Next, the family goes to an art museum but Loid is taken aback by Anya and Yor's behavior. They attend a political campaign but leave after Anya starts getting overwhelmed by the crowd. Anya says she is hungry so they have a meal at a restaurant where Loid despairs over how hopeless Yor and Anya are. Loid tries to come up with a backup plan to avoid relying on Yor and Anya but gets visibly upset at being unable to do so. Yor worries for him and suggests they get some fresh air, taking them to a rooftop park she frequents for a break..

When a thief steals an old woman's purse, Loid coldly says that the woman should have been more cautious. However, Yor immediately gives chase, surprising Loid and causing him to also pursue the thief. Loid loses sight of the thief on a busy street until Anya points out a cake shop where the thief is walking by and Loid recognizes the disguised thief by his gait. Loid then jumps onto him and slams his head into the pavement. He realizes his actions drew in a crowd but briefly explains the situation and runs off. They return the purse to the old lady, and although Loid gives credit to Yor, he shows appreciation for the woman's gratitude. He thanks Yor for helping in his motivation to do his work, and after Anya asks if the two of them will kiss, they both deny it in embarrassment. Returning home, Loid retries the mock interview with better results, at least until Anya remembers Loid jumping the thief as a response, which embarrasses him as Anya and Yor compliment him. After remembering being seen as a wonderful family by the old woman, Loid decides to be optimistic about the two.

On the day of the interview, Loid prepares Yor and Anya before heading to Eden Academy. As they make their way to the school, he immediately senses that they are being watched. He concludes that their observers are from the faculty evaluating them, with the selection process already underway. He tells the family to do as they practiced and they salute the statue of the academy's founder. Upon seeing a male student stuck in a gutter, Loid recognizes this as another test, so he signals to Anya and she suggests they help the boy out. When Loid pulls him out, mud is splattered all over his and Anya's clothes as well, but they get a change of clothes from Yor. When a horde of animals escape from the school farm, the applicants and their families panic and try to run away, while Loid assumes this is another test. Loid is hesitant to pull out his gun to stop the leader of the horde, but Yor disables the cow leading the stampede while Anya gently comforts it. Pacified, the cow gets up and returns back to its home, along with the other animals. Afterwards, Henry rushes out to compliment their abilities. He tells them that the interviews will be delayed and asks the Forgers tidy themselves after Loid and Yor tore their clothes during the chaos. Loid proceeds to scare the housemaster by revealing that they already brought another change of clothes.

As the interviews begin, Loid admits to feeling nervous about the interview. The Forgers are called into the interview room and come face to face with their interviewers. Housemaster Walter Evans starts by asking Loid how he met Yor, and he gives him an exaggerated story of how they first met at the boutique. When asked what kinds of meals she cooks at home, Yor is caught off-guard and Loid interjects by revealing that he does most of the cooking. Murdoch Swan embarrasses Yor for this but Loid defends her. When asked what she wants to do at Eden, Anya forgets the answer to a question and says Loid's thoughts by mistake. Loid quickly covers for her and makes up and answer.

When Walter asks Anya what score she would give her parents, Loid and Yor are touched after she says that they are a perfect 100 points. A spiteful Murdoch asks Anya which mother she likes best, which causes the girl to burst into tears as she calls for her mother. Loid initially sits back, restraining himself as Murdoch slanders the family but ends up snapping at the man, smashing the table between them. He apologizes for his behavior and excuses the family out of the room, telling the interviewers that if belittling the feelings of children is part of Eden's educational philosophy, then he chose the wrong school.

At home, Loid thinks to himself that they will surely be rejected from the school and berates himself for being so emotional during the mission. Anya apologizes to Loid for doing badly in the interview. Loid says that she doesn't need to apologize and that she probably didn't want to go to the school anyways, but Anya tells him that she has to. Yor encourages them to be optimistic since Henry and Walter Evans liked them, and they clink their cups in celebration of their hard work. However, a family photo falls down as a bad omen.

On the day the admissions are announced, the Forgers look for Anya's application number on the board and are dismayed that it is not there. As they prepare to leave, Henry stops them and shows a waiting list with Anya's name on the top. Loid wonders how this is possible and is told that he saved Murdoch Swan's life from the mosquito, which he was scored highly for. Loid comments on the farce, but Henderson reassures him that his family is indeed fit for Eden Academy and to wait for their call. Three days later, they receive a call announcing Anya's acceptance into Eden Academy and happily celebrate. Franky comes over shortly with a bottle of wine to celebrate and suggests that Loid give Anya something as a reward. Anya excitedly says she wants Loid to do something instead. She shows Loid a scene from Spy Wars, wishing to get rescued in a castle.

Loid initially refuses but relets when Anya starts to cry, renting a castle and inviting several of his fellow agents to act as guests. Anya designates Loid as the spy who saves her and Franky as the boss of League of Evil, and hides behind a turned over table as her prison. After Loid defeats Franky and a drunk Yor, he rescues "Princess Anya" who hugs him. Anya tells Loid that she will work hard and they go out onto the balcony to look at the stars.

Eden Beginnings Arc
The Forgers go to the boutique to get Anya's measurements for her uniform. The shop owner warns Loid about discrimination from Eden alumni families, friction between dorm and commuter students, and rumors of kidnapping students, which scares Anya. Later, the family decides to eat at a restaurant, where Loid receives a coded cipher in his meal, informing him to attend his next briefing in five days. Loid acknowledges this while expressing his dislike of the ridiculous method of communication.

On the day of the briefing, Loid gets a call from the tailor telling him that Anya's uniform is ready, which he asks Yor to handle. Loid heads to a photo booth, which is a secret elevator that lowers him to the underground safe house. There, Handler is there to greet him and immediately chastises him for the expense reports on the rental of the castle. Loid responds by giving more expense reports for the school, citing them as essential to the mission. Handler moves on to brief Twilight for Phase Two of Operation Strix: to develop Anya into an Imperial Scholar, a student group part of the school's honor program. She informs him that Desmond's social circle is open only to Imperial Scholars and their parents. She tells Twilight that to become an Imperial Scholar, the student must earn 8 merits called Stella Stars, and warns him of Tonitrus Bolts, which are demerits given for things like poor grades and behavior. As the briefing continues, Twilight becomes uneasy at Anya's capability to become an Imperial Scholar. Loid returns home and is confused to see Yor and Anya practicing physical exercises.

On Orientation Day, the Forgers listen as a faculty member gives a speech congratulating the new students. In his thoughts, Loid reveals that he has mostly abandoned the plan to make Anya an Imperial Scholar and instead put her in the Cecile Hall with Damian Desmond, the second son of Donovan. Calling it the "Friendship Scheme", Loid hopes that if Damian and Anya get along, he will eventually invite her to his house, allowing Loid to meet with Donovan and fulfill the mission. Loid sees that Henry Henderson is in charge of Anya's class and thinks how odd that the housemaster was put in charge of first-year students. As Loid passes the torch to Anya, he sees Anya get called out by Henry and says he feels queasy while Yor reassures him. The two head to the Hall C Lounge for a meet-and-greet with the student's guardians.

At the lounge, Loid sees that Damian's parents are nowhere to be seen, as he expected. He reminds himself that there is no need to rush because now that he has made it into Eden, he has all the time he needs and notes on having made new contacts. A faculty member announces that the student orientation is now over and there will be a group photo in the courtyard. Loid notices that Anya is nowhere to be seen and is pulled aside by Henderson, who tells them that Anya punched Damian and earned one Tonitrus Bolt. Loid is despondent over Anya already endangering both Plan A and B. As the group photo is being taken, the Forgers are unable to hide their distressed faces.

The morning after Anya's orientation, Loid greets Yor as he makes breakfast and wonders if Anya is still asleep. He notices her peering around the corner and wonders if what happened yesterday was still bothering her. Loid tells Anya that he's not mad at her and to have her breakfast. At the table, Anya and Yor apologize for yesterday's incident. He tells them what's done is done, reassuring Anya that she can learn to be more careful about fights now. After eating breakfast, Loid and Yor prepare to send Anya off on the school bus and Loid reminds her to apologize to Damian.

At school, Becky prevents Anya from apologizing to Damian and Loid, who followed Anya in and was watching her actions from the rooftop, curses and thinks to himself that Becky shouldn't interfere. Since friendship groups start forming on the first day, Loid sees it imperative that Anya make up with Damian by the end of the day. He continues to shadow Anya, now disguised as a janitor. After overhearing Becky tell Anya to forget about Damian, Loid silently rebukes this and determines to find a way to get Anya to apologize. Throughout the rest of her day, Loid continues to remind her to apologize by altering her textbook, leaving notes, and writing on her food. When Becky interferes with Anya's apology, Loid goes to the PA system to call Becky to the student hall, leaving Anya alone to apologize to Damian. Loid is satisfied as he watches Anya make a tearful apology to the boy but is shocked to see Damian completely reject her apology and he drops to the floor, seeing that Plan B has failed.

At home, Loid decides to proceed with the original plan and improve Anya's academics. He gives her a math problem and tells her she won't watch her favorite show if she doesn't solve it. Sick of studying, she runs off to her room while Loid orders her to come back. Yor intervenes, telling him that he shouldn't force the studies on her. Loid contends that if she doesn't study, she'll never become an honors student. Yor asks him if that is what Anya wants and Loid thinks to himself that it is what his mission requires. Yor tells him that she wants Anya to enjoy her school life while studying enough to keep her from flunking out. Loid agrees, noting that Anya is young and probably doesn't worry about grades. They decide to take a break for some tea and make Anya some hot cocoa.

Loid and Yor later try to coax her out with cocoa, but she continues to stay in her room. Yor says that this situation reminds her of her brother and the two talk about Yuri and his education. Loid realizes that Yuri's motivation was likely earning Yor's praise and she wonders if they can do the same for Anya. Loid doesn't believe that he has been acting as the ideal father, but Yor reminds him that Anya thinks otherwise. When Yor apologizes for butting in as a stranger, he tells Yor that she is now the mother and would love it if she can help out with the homework too. She agrees, saying that all of them can do it together, slow and steady.

Loid keeps those last few words in mind, reminding himself that if he wanted Desmond dead, he could easily do it, but it would not be a true solution. As a spy, he needs to know and understand his target. But before that, he must understand Anya and decides to have a talk with her. At her door, he apologizes for earlier but is once again met with silence. He enters her room to find her fast asleep after studying on her own. Loid smiles and carries Anya to bed while she mutters in her sleep. As he leaves her room, Loid wonders how he would feel if they were a real family.

Secret Police Arc
Outside a café, Twilight and Handler have met up and she asks if they can expect his daughter's grades to improve since HQ is planning around eight Stella in four months. A visibly tired Twilight smirks and says it won't be a problem and Handler comments on how bad he's become at lying recently. She then tells Twilight that their informant in City Hall was taken by State Security Service and warns him to be careful as they now have less knowledge of where the enemy could be watching them.

At home, Loid observes Anya as she watches Spy Wars, wishing she could pay that much attention when they're studying. He is surprised when Anya correctly says that Bondman's gun has two-eighths of ammunition and notes to himself that she learns better with realistic scenarios. Yor bursts in, announcing that her brother is coming over to visit tonight. She asks Loid what they should do and he replies that this is what he prepared the "Lovey-Dovey Marriage Kit" set for, decorating the house with stereotypical objects a couple would have. While waiting for Yuri to arrive, Anya asks when Yor's brother will show up. Loid tells her that he's her uncle and that she should go to bed soon. Anya falls asleep and Loid brings her to her room. While Loid and Yor prepare for their guest, Loid thinks about the fact that the closer Yuri is, the more likely he will see through the deception, and he will not let the family he has worked so hard to build come apart in one night. Yuri arrives and the couple welcomes him while Loid hides his dark glare.

As Loid and Yuri shake hands, Loid intends to find out if Yuri will be a threat to the family. He offers to put Yuri's belongings away and says he will make some food for them, heading to the kitchen while the siblings catch up. When Yuri tells Yor that she needs to have a good answer as to why she did not tell him about her marriage for a year, Loid quietly agrees and thinks back to an earlier discussion with Yor where she claims to have the perfect excuse and tells Loid to follow her lead. With Loid counting on her, Yor tells her brother that she forgot to tell him. A dumbfounded Loid watches on as Yuri asks why she didn't tell him she was married during an earlier phone call. Yor replies that she forgot that she forgot to tell him, Loid maintaining the same expression. Loid is shocked when Yuri accepts her response and wonders if this is normal in the Briar family.

Loid returns with some food, and Yuri reveals a bottle of wine that he brought, offering Loid to drink with him. Yuri asks the couple how they first met, and they explain their meeting at the tailor shop. Yor says that Loid was staring at her, with him saying that he could not help but look. Loid starts to think that this topic is dangerous territory, and he needs to change it quickly. When Yuri starts asking specific questions about their relationship, Loid starts to feel that this has turned into an interrogation. Loid is asked what he calls Yor, and he replies with just "Yor". Yuri then asks Yor what she calls Loid, suggesting nicknames like "Loidy" or "Loi-Loi". Yor is too embarrassed to speak, and Yuri assumes it is true, picking up the wine glass as he starts to drink away in anger. Loid changes the topic, asking Yuri about his career. Yuri explains that he went to Hugaria for a work trip and tells Yor about the city and a café there rumored to be the Empress's favorite back in the day. This catches Loid's attention, and he asks Yuri if the café was in the capital city of Obda, saying he went there when he was a medical student. They talk about a restaurant called "Kalpatia" which is run by an old man. Loid brings up the wine, asking if it was also from Hugaria. Yuri tells him that he found it in a shop on Hedger Street. Loid asks about the price and Yuri says that it cost around 200 dalc.

In his thoughts, Loid reveals that the responses Yuri said were a cover story verbatim from an Ostanian manual for intelligence agents, meaning that Yuri's trip was a lie. He also reveals that the details in the manual are now outdated, poking holes in Yuri's story. Loid has been wary of Yuri ever since he heard that he worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, saying that foreign service is one step away from espionage. Asking Franky to look into his records, Loid found that he was working at the Ministry until about a year ago, which he predicts is when Yuri was recruited by an intelligence agency. Using other information he received, he deduced that the agency is involved in domestic counter-intelligence, which is none other than the State Security Service, WISE's greatest enemy.

Loid thinks that there are benefits in being on friendly terms with an SSS agent: as long as he isn't suspected as Twilight and can keep outmaneuvering Yuri, he could serve as a valuable intel source about the enemy. He notes that Yuri is also hiding his real job from Yor and considers it as leverage against him. When Yor asks if Yuri is happy to have such a wonderful brother-in-law, Yuri angrily reminds them that he does not recognize the marriage or Loid as a brother-in-law. He explains how Yor's raising of him motivated him to become a successful man who could protect her and asks Loid if he can understand having the most important person in his life being taken away by some stranger. He says that he always wanted Yor to settle down with someone who could protect her more than him and asks "Loi-Loi" if he can do that.

Loid starts to use his skills as a master liar, telling Yuri that he loves Yor as much as he does and whether from knives, bullets, or even a nuclear bomb, he will stop at nothing to shield her from harm. A drunk Yuri starts accusing Loid of being a liar and spills some water on the table. Yor and Loid both reach out to clean up the spill and accidentally touch hands. The two awkwardly back away, much to Yuri's suspicion and he questions their relationship. The two try to convince him that they are in love, but Yuri tells them to prove it by kissing each other or he will have their marriage annulled. Twilight panics at how the situation has gone out of control, but calms down in 0.1 seconds, reminding himself that he is Westalis's greatest spy and has faked many relationships with women before, so a kiss or two should be nothing for the sake of the mission. He agrees to kiss, telling Yor that it will be just like what they do every day, and closes in on a blushing Yor.

Loid asks if Yor is ready, but she tells him to wait and immediately downs the wine bottle, and a now intoxicated Yor says she is ready. Loid whispers that they can find another way if she doesn't want to do this, but Yor insists that she can. Yor then pushes Loid down onto the couch and moves in to kiss him. Loid sees Yuri lunge towards them and quickly dodges Yor's slap that hits Yuri, who crashes around the room. A bloody Yuri emerges as he declares Loid the victor of his sister's lips, only to be struck down immediately after by her. Loid watches the drunk siblings try to help each other stand up and holds them after they start staggering. Loid smiles and says he admires what wonderful siblings they are. He thanks Yuri for all the work he has done to protect Yor and assures him that he'll do everything he can to support her as well. Yuri pushes Loid away and announces his departure, and Loid tells him that he's welcome to come to visit anytime and should meet their daughter Anya. Yuri makes it clear that he will be back to find proof that Loid duped Yor into marrying him and warns Loid that if he makes Yor cry he will have him executed, but cuts himself off at the executed part, leaving Loid to think about Yuri's threat as Yuri runs away.

After Yuri leaves, Loid and Yor clean up the house, Loid checking for any listening devices Yuri may have planted. Loid is relieved to find none but knows he must be careful as the SSS are capable of anything, especially with Yuri. Yor thanks Loid for tonight and how he was willing to accept Yuri as family. Loid comments how he envies the two of them as someone who doesn't have any other family apart from Anya. Most of all though, he was just glad that Yuri didn't find out that their marriage is a sham. Yor agrees and suggests that they go to bed but remember the shared bed and Loid says that they'll sleep separately. While Yor and Anya are asleep in their rooms, Loid sits down to read an issue of Spy Wars. He thinks about the Briar siblings and wonders when was the last time he felt envious of others, just before deciding to head to sleep. He thinks about how tomorrow he'll have more quality time before pausing and then thinking about his mission.

The following morning, Loid tells a drowsy Anya to wash her face to wake herself up. When Yor brings up Yuri, Loid mentions how eventful last night was, while reflecting on the knowledge that Yuri is a member of the SSS. Loid is surprised when Anya gets upset about not seeing her uncle, asking if it meant that much to her and mentions that she was asleep that night. He tells Anya to have her breakfast before heading to school. He is relieved that he can now focus on Anya's studies but wonders if he really is safe, shifting his focus to Yor. Despite her having a clean background, Loid suspects that Yor is actually aware of his identity as a spy and used a pretext to get close to him. Loid decides to keep a distance from Yor for the rest of the morning. Before heading out, Loid holds a small listening device in his hand, planning to plant it on Yor. He hesitates and wonders if he's going too far, but reasons that for the sake of the mission, he needs to prove Yor's innocence. He approaches Yor, telling her that she has gunk on her collar and pretends to take it off while slipping the device under her collar.

At the bus stop, Anya stops and stares at her parents, telling them to get along, and Loid tells her that they are not fighting and that she should get along with her classmates as she boards her bus. After Anya's bus leaves, Loid thinks about how intuitive children can be sometimes and should be cautious of that and tells Yor that they should get going as well. Loid shadows Yor to her work, eavesdropping on her conversations while on the City Hall roof. Having investigated Yor's past associations beforehand led him to wonder if she had any previous relationships at all but confirms otherwise as he listens to Yor say that this is her first relationship. When he hears Yor cry about being a bad cook, he realizes that Anya's earlier comment cut deep. Listening to her discussion with her co-workers, he muses if Yor is trying to be a better wife for both their sakes or in order to deceive him. After hearing the jabs Yor's co-workers make toward her, he notices that her relationship with them is rather toxic. He concludes that he will not get a decisive answer unless he questions her directly.

Loid disguises himself as a SSS lieutenant and brings along a disguised Franky to assist him. They confront Yor under a script that the letter she sent has a coded message for Westalis. They claim that a woman who was taken in for questioning had a family member in the SSS and was let go. Loid aims to corner Yor to see if she knows Yuri is in the SSS. When Yor resists arrest, Loid tells her that there will be consequences that could affect her family and she tells him that her husband and brother are good men, and if the officers intend to harm them, she will not hold back. Seeing that Yor is being genuine, he and Franky tell Yor that they incorrectly decoded the letter and apologize for the misunderstanding, excusing her. After she leaves, Franky asks Loid if he's feeling guilty for doubting her, reminding him that they need to hide their emotions and cannot trust anyone. In response, Loid tears off Franky's mask, saying he won't be lectured by that face. Franky complains as he was going to get some girls with the mask and Loid ironically tells him that pursuing women with deception is wrong.

Loid catches Yor on her way home from work and retrieves the listening device, using the same excuse as before. Yor apologizes to Loid for being such a bad wife, and seeing her dejection, he tries to comfort her by telling her that there's no correct way for a wife to act. Trying to live up to an ideal is admirable but it can constrict you from being who you are and utilizing your true strengths. He tells her that many of his patients struggle with that problem because having to perform all the time is exhausting. He tells her he just wants her to be who she is and how it would make Anya happy to see her smile. Yor expresses her gratitude for marrying Loid, which stirs him. He thinks back to Franky asking if he feels guilty for doubting Yor, and crushes the listening device, throwing it in a nearby trash can. Loid tells Yor that they should buy a cake for their fake one-year anniversary, and she agrees. Loid and Yor welcome Anya home from school, and Loid tells her they weren't fighting when she says they're getting along again. When Anya starts to jump around after hearing that they bought cake, Loid tells her to stop as she'll upset their neighbors.

Stella Star Arc
Three days before Anya's dodgeball match, Loid is told by Anya of a rumor from Becky Blackbell that there is a chance to earn a Stella Star by being the MVP of an interclass dodgeball match in P.E. class. After hearing how the information was passed down, Loid is skeptical of it.

After seeing Anya's failing grades, Loid tries to talk to Anya, who avoids him by saying that she is busy watching cartoons. Loid then picks her up, reminding her that they promised to study at five o'clock. While Anya studies, Loid thinks about how he could easily change her scores to A-pluses in the school records, but reasons that the sudden changes would draw in suspicions which could lead to problems at school and Anya quitting is the last thing Loid wants. After noticing Anya's gloomy demeanor, he wonders if he's pushing Anya too hard and sees it unlikely to expect any significant results if he keeps forcing her to study. He says that variety is important for motivation, and there are plenty of ways to earn Stella. Loid tries to see if Anya excels in drawing, music, or sports, but to no avail. Twilight reminds himself to calm down, remembering that he shouldn't rush Anya so early, and should pay attention to find out what exactly she naturally excels at. He knows that Donovan will not make a move immediately, but recalls his goal to achieve eight Stella Stars in four months and wonders if he really has time to spare. Anya, who has been attempting to use a jumping rope gets tangled in it and falls to the floor, but tells her father that she will work hard with a determined look on her face.

The next day, Loid brings Anya to the city hospital, revealing that community service is another way to earn Stella. Loid mentions that Stella has been awarded for long-term volunteer activities, saving lives, and even assisting law enforcement. He thinks that even if volunteering doesn't pay off anytime soon, he can still foster a social conscience in Anya. Loid and Anya are given several assignments, but Anya underperforms in all of them. When Anya tries to run off on her own, both she and Loid are excused from service, much to their shock. Anya apologizes to Loid, but Loid tells her that everyone makes mistakes and decides to go home. Anya suddenly runs off to the rehabilitation pool, saying she will practice her swimming to get a Stella. Loid is confused, unaware that Anya heard Ken drowning in the pool with her telepathy and ran off to rescue him. Before Anya herself almost drowned, Loid jumped in and brought both children back to the surface. Loid explains to the swimmers that children barely make any sound when drowning and cautions them to always watch over them. Loid says they were lucky that Anya noticed, despite her recklessness and the adults thank her for her deed. After Anya is awarded her first Stella Star, Loid thinks about how he never expected Anya to earn a Stella Star that way but it was an ideal outcome for the mission. Loid thinks it strange that he cannot help but feel so proud of her. He congratulates Anya for her work and she smiles brightly.

A disguised Handler and Twilight meet up in a train car and discuss Anya's recently earned Stella Star. Handler offers to have her agents manufacture more incidents for Anya to gain more Stella, but Twilight tells her that it would attract unwanted attention and risk exposing the small number of agents she has left. Twilight asks if HQ is getting impatient and Handler says that is not the case but mentions that several businesses linked to Donovan Desmond have made suspicious financial transactions recently. She tells Twilight to quickly find a way to get close to Desmond, as the signs don't look good. Back home, Anya tells Loid and Yor that she wants a dog as her reward. He tells Anya that he will give it some thought and thinks about how a well-trained dog could improve the security of the home while envisioning a big, muscular dog. Anya says that she wants a small, cute dog and Loid considers calling WISE to get them one. Loid decides that they should go to a pet shop over the weekend to see what's available. Somewhere else, a large, fluffy white dog's ears perk up as it gets a vision of the Forgers happily smiling at the dog.

Doggy Crisis Arc
The Forgers go on an outing to the pet shop to find Anya a dog. The shop, which is affiliated with WISE, deals in military dogs and the family is presented with big and intimidating dogs. Loid, who wanted a guard dog, asks Anya if she likes the dogs, but is shocked when given a look of complete and utter rejection from her. The worker mentions that there is an adoption fair at the animal shelter and Loid decides to check that out. Before he can leave, he sees a WISE agent signal to him new orders. Loid tells Yor that he is having bowel problems and needs to find a restroom, saying that she and Anya can go on ahead. Anya backs up his play, but not before embarrassing him. On the road, Twilight is informed of an assassination plot against Foreign Minister Brantz. WISE suspects the plotters, a group of isolationist college students from Berlint University, are planning to strike during a summit that night. He tells Twilight that they caught one of them loitering around the embassy and are failing to get information from him, which is why they need Twilight. The agent says that it must be tough balancing his mission and parenthood, and Twilight replies that parenthood is part of his mission.

After watching a few minutes of Keith's old home videos, Twilight managed to craft a decent impression of him to trick the student into revealing their plans to Handler. Twilight is offered to return to his family, but he stays and learns of the plot to kill the foreign minister by strapping bombs to a dozen or so dogs and sending them after him. Twilight points out that combat training for a dog cost as much as a small missile, and surmises that a third party might be backing them. The agents discuss their plans to stop the attack. Twilight asks Handler if they can cancel the summit, but Handler tells him that cancelling would be a major embarrassment to Ostania's ruling party, and they would be playing right into Ostania's hands. Handler gives out orders and tells Twilight that they will need his help for a little longer, telling him that if the public ever found out that there was a failed assassination attempt, it could break the peace between the East and West, so they must stop the plan at whatever cost.

Twilight is sent to investigate one of the hideouts mentioned by the captured student and finds two vans under the name "Kevin Knowles", and reports his findings to Handler, informing her of the license plate numbers. Handler tells Twilight that they found a solid lead on the source of the dogs, which Twilight is familiar with: Project Apple. They predict that the former test subjects ended up on the black market, which is how the terrorists got them. Handler tells Twilight to be careful as the dogs could still be highly trained or possess enhanced intelligence.

Anya reads the white dog's mind to see his future vision of her family, but the vision changes with Loid missing and the family distraught by it. The vision changes to show a bomb going off in the city and Anya witnessing Loid's death in the aftermath. Two hours before the conference begins, Twilight is with Handler interrogating the college students captured by WISE. After learning of the potential locations of all four bombs, Handler orders Twilight and other agents to locate them. Handler tells Twilight to stop the terrorists at whatever cost, and he says he will, but not before agreeing with her viewpoint on war, stating that he is done with it.

Twilight and other agents arrive at an old building, one of the bomb's locations. The agents are then confused to see a message drawn in ketchup on the door across them, unable to understand what it means. Twilight sees no one else around and suggests that they should take it slow. A WISE agent says they have no time and rushes to open the door, but Twilight stops him before he can do so, feeling wary of the message. Outside, Anya reads the dog's mind to see that his future vision has reverted to having Loid back in it. Twilight peers through a nearby window and uses a glass shard to find a wired bomb on the other side of the door, set to explode when opened. Twilight looks outside to see SSS agents approaching the building and opts to let them handle the bomb, but not before leaving them a written message. Twilight decides that they cannot look for Keith with SSS agents around, and heads to where Minister Brantz is, predicting that now Keith's plans are ruined, he might try to attack the minister directly.

Twilight approaches Minister Brantz in his room and takes his clothes, using them for his disguise as the minister. He exits the building, where Yuri offers to escort him to the conference. Twilight refuses the offer, taking the car and leaving. Keith follows him, using a bomb dog to sniff out the minister's scent from his clothes. Twilight changes route to lure Keith into the agents' sight as they attempt to intercept him, but they fail. Twilight abandons the car to escape on foot and Keith sends the dog after him. He tries to shoot at the dog but cannot accurately hit it and decides to keep running by using parkour to get on top of a building. The dog continues pursuing Twilight, and they end up in an alleyway where he pulls out his gun and removes his disguise. He states that it's time to end this before firing a shot at the dog.

Twilight fires his gun at the dog, breaking the strap holding the bomb to the dog, causing it to fall off. The dog then attacks Loid and bites his arm causing him to fall to the ground. Keith sees this and decides to detonate the bomb. However, Twilight had already thrown the bomb into the river behind him, so the bomb exploded without harming him. Twilight then pulls the dog up on his arm and throws it into a nearby dumpster. Keith, believing he was following Minister Brantz the entire time, is surprised by all this but realizes that the intimidating man in the smoke was not Brantz. Keith realizes that his plan is in trouble and drives away, only to be stopped by Yor shortly after. Twilight reconvenes with the agents at the pet shop as they reflect on the failed assassination attempt. Twilight leaves, telling the agents that he has to return to his family. Outside the shop, he runs into Yor, Anya, and the dog with her. Anya and Yor both make excuses to Loid about why they weren't at the adoption fair before Loid asks about the dog. Yor explains what happened while Loid was gone, and he realizes that they got caught up with the terrorists. He apologizes for being in the restroom for so long and reprimands Anya for running off by herself but asks for her safety. Anya tells him that the dog protected her, who he recognizes as one of Project Apple's test subjects, and looks in Handler's direction, both knowing that they cannot let him run free. Loid then thanks the dog for protecting Anya.

Handler approaches the family disguised as an SSS agent and says that they need to take in the dog. Anya refuses the idea, telling them that she wants the dog who saved her. Loid attempts to convince her otherwise but Anya tells him that if she can't keep the dog she'll never go to school again, which shocks Loid and Handler. Handler relents and orders him to keep the dog under control under his supervision. On their way home, Yor and Anya proudly think to themselves about how they saved the day, but Loid just painfully sighs about narrowly saving the day, mentioning how his stomach aches. The day after, the dog is delivered to the Forger home as Loid stands with Yor and Anya as they greet him home with a smile.

Loid tells Anya that she cannot get a Stella Star for helping stop the terrorist attack, saying that she has to keep it a secret for East-West relations. After Anya returns from school, Loid suggests that they take their new dog for a walk, and the family goes out to take him to the dog park. Loid explains to her that a dog needs constant discipline and that she has a responsibility to care for him for his whole life. He asks whether Anya has picked out a name yet and she says she hasn't. While watching Anya play with the dog, Loid thinks back to his comment about taking care of the dog for its whole life and realizes that he's not one to talk about such things. Once he completes his mission, he will abandon the Forger Family and let WISE take care of them. He reminds himself that the "peace" between East and West is very thin, using the recent crisis as proof. He tells himself that he needs to end this cold war, which is the best possible future for everyone. Loid calls out to Anya telling her it's time to go, but she realizes that her gloves are missing. After their dog gets them back, Anya tells Loid that she now has a name for him. At home, Anya introduces her parents to Bond Forger, named after the TV character Bondman. When Anya watches cartoons with Bond, Loid tells her that they will be studying after he is out of the bath. After he finishes his bath, Yor eagerly beckons him to look around the corner to which he sees Anya and Bond curled up against each other on the floor sleeping. Yor giggles and Loid decides to give her a pass from studying for the night.

Midterm Exams Arc
In the evening, Loid notes how Yor has been coming home late the past few days. He is concerned for her but decides not to pry considering the nature of their relationship. When Yor eventually arrives, Loid notices her grim expression and hands covered in cuts and bandages. Loid asks if she'd like dinner, but she declines and tells him and Anya to eat by themselves as she's not hungry. As she walks away, Loid wonders what is going on with her. The next night, Loid is training Bond and thinks about how bright he is and should get security-dog training. Yor arrives with groceries and proclaims that she will be making dinner tonight, which shocks Loid and Anya. As she cooks up a stew, she explains that she has been taking cooking lessons with Camilla and apologizes for hiding it from them. She serves them the stew and Loid thinks about how it doesn't smell toxic before taking a bite. To his surprise, the food is actually good, which he tells Yor, saying that there's something very comforting about it. Yor starts to cry, and Loid asks her what's wrong, but she tells him that she's just relieved that they like it. Loid tells Yor that he can't wait to see what she makes next, and she gives him and Anya her "Yor Forger original" dish. They both excitedly eat the dish before collapsing to the ground.

As Anya's midterms approach, Loid opts to help his daughter with her studies. Knowing that she could get all eight Tonitrus Bolts if she failed her midterms and final exams, Loid has to keep her from getting expelled from the school to continue his mission. However, Anya keeps trying to read his mind and as a result, cannot focus on her work. Loid is frustrated at this, and Yor decides to call Yuri to come over to tutor her. After Yuri and Anya are introduced to each other, everyone sits in the living room where Loid asks Yuri how things are at the ministry of foreign affairs after the peace talks, hoping to prod some intel from him. After the two finish their conversation, Loid leaves to run some errands, an excuse to work on his other missions. After Yuri leaves, Loid later returns with groceries and Yor tells him how hard Anya has been studying. After picking up a workbook that Anya was working on, he discovers that it is on foreign languages, a subject that is not one of her midterm subjects. Dumbfounded, Loid chuckles to himself as he thinks that Operation Strix may very well be doomed.

After the midterm exams have been completed, Twilight is up on the roofs of Eden Academy, worried that Anya has failed her exams. His new objective is to alter Anya's answers before they start grading the tests to prevent her from getting Tonitruses. Jumping down to the school grounds, he disguises himself as Mr. Viehmann, an Eden Academy professor. On his way to the school vault storing the tests, he spots a strange man heading in the same direction. Twilight is baffled by the man's unorthodox methods as he makes his way to the vault and ends up having to cover up his sloppy tracks to avoid suspicion. The man makes his way to the door to the vault which is watched by a security guard. After failing to show an I.D., Twilight steps in to give the man a fake I.D. While doing so, Twilight is bewildered to see that the man wrote down his mission details on his hand. Seeing that it says to change the test answers of the Desmond brothers, he concludes that this man is also a spy. After showing the security guard both of their fake I.D.s, they gain access to the vault and head in. The spy attempts to enter the passcode to the vault but is unable to enter. He pretends to need to go to the bathroom and lets Twilight enter the passcode in his stead.

Twilight enters the passcode and is immediately knocked to the ground by the spy. Believing that Twilight is unconscious, he brings him inside and heads over to the box with the midterms inside. He alters Damian and Demetrius's test scores and then decides that he wants to gain exposure by signing his name on the tests. Surprised by this, Twilight jumps up shouting how spies are supposed to not leave a trace. Realizing that he blew his cover, he quickly tries to cover it up by saying that he saw nothing and wonders if he has to kill the spy. However, the spy, wanting to gain exposure, reveals himself as Daybreak and insists that "Viehmann" tell everyone about him without mentioning what he did. After Daybreak rolls away from the vault, Twilight checks Damian and Demetrius's tests and sees that Daybreak changed them to give them failing scores. Knowing that he needs their success for his mission to continue, he reverts their test answers back to the way they were. After fixing their tests, he checks Anya's tests and is surprised by what he sees.

Five days later, Loid asks Anya how she can be so proud of herself when she nearly failed every single subject, revealing that he didn't change her scores after all. He decides that he has to be stricter with her in advance of her final exams but is nevertheless surprised that she did not fail a single test, considering it impressive by her standards. After thinking that Anya barely managed to keep Operation Strix alive, she gives him a big grin. In response, he tells her that she should be thinking about her grades and asks if she'll still be smirking after their study session tonight, much to her shock.

After returning home, Anya tells her parents about George Glooman's story and what happened at school. While Yor is moved, Loid does not understand how Glooman Pharmaceuticals being bought out is the same as them going bankrupt.

Campbelldon Tennis Arc
Anya asks Loid to bring her to his work for a job investigation and he agrees. Two days later, he brings her to the Berlint General Hospital, where he works in the psychiatry department. As it is the capital's most prominent hospital, Loid decided to work here as it provides many opportunities to steal intel and forge connections. While showing Anya around the hospital, Anya asks why Loid became a psychiatrist, and he tells her that he thought it would be good to help those who are mentally ill, thinking about those who may still be suffering after the war ended. His real reason was that he could potentially approach Donovan if he ever got sick. They then run into the staff, who start doting on Anya and give her candy, much to her pleasure. Anya asks the staff what Loid is like at work and they say that Loid is a polite and humble man that is very popular around the hospital, even being invited to play golf with the hospital's director. Loid says that it's important to get along, while his true intentions are to maintain a diverse collection of contacts and become a person that would not be suspected as a spy. Loid tries to emphasize the importance of building a relationship of trust with patients, but Anya is distracted by eating the candy given by the staff and they continue to indulge Anya, causing Loid to angrily state that the interview is over.

After the staff leave to continue their work, Anya tells Loid that she wants to see him work, but he tells her that he can't do that. Instead, he takes her to a currently unused consultation room. Anya starts to fiddle with the bookshelf in boredom and Loid quickly stops her, revealing an emergency escape route for when he goes on missions in the bookshelf through his thoughts. Someone knocks on the door of the consultation room; Loid recognizes it as a WISE colleague. He asks Anya if she wants him to have Yor pick her up, but she says she'll wait for him, so Loid provides Anya with a sand table to play with while she waits, warning her not to touch anything else before leaving.

Outside the consultation room, Fiona Frost gives Loid some documents, disguising another mission for Loid. She asks if the little girl with him is Anya Forger and says that they seem close. Loid says that Anya's unpredictability annoys him and Fiona is surprised that someone can get the better of him. Loid returns to the room and analyzes the sand tray which is used to observe the subconscious mind but is shocked by Anya's sand tray being utter chaos. Loid believes Anya is subconsciously stressed by her recent adoption, blaming himself for failing as a parent and a spy and decides she needs immediate care. Offering to help her with the report, he picks up her notebook, only to find it completely unintelligible. Anya tells him that she'll work on the report herself and Loid praises her. When they return home, Yor asks if Anya managed to see Loid perform his concussive therapy, describing the way he attacks his patients and Loid desperately tries to explain to Yor that it's only for extreme circumstances. On the day of Anya's report, Loid is summoned to the school after Anya gave a very grim description of him and his job, but he managed to talk his way out of trouble.

Loid returns home with Anya after taking Bond out for a walk and is surprised to see Fiona Frost, fellow agent Nightfall, inside talking with Yor. He asks Fiona what she's doing here and Yor tells him that she came to return Anya's magnifying glass which was left behind at the hospital. Loid thinks that something urgent must have happened and explains that they returned early as it looked like it was about to rain. As Loid and Fiona hold a conversation, they communicate secretly. Fiona states that she's here to assess the state of Operation Strix. Saying that his talents being wasted on playing house, Fiona suggests they review his operational tactics but Loid tells her it isn't her place to do so. As it starts to rain, the agents sit down to continue their conversation and Yor brings Loid his coffee.

After Anya clings to Yor and calls her the best mother in the whole world for wiping up her cocoa, a touched Yor tells Loid that she's going to try harder for the family. Loid smiles and assures Yor that she works hard enough as Anya cares a lot about her, reminding her that she is already a great wife. Fiona then excuses herself and leaves shortly after. Loid notes that she forgot her umbrella and decides to walk her to the station. Twilight runs after Nightfall, and she tells him that she's been assigned to partner with him on the next mission. Twilight asks how she could forget something so important, and is surprised after she turns to him with a sad expression on her face. Nightfall says that she will contact him with the details at the hospital before walking away, telling Twilight that playing house has made him soft and not to drag him down in their mission.

At the hospital, Fiona details their new mission to Loid. For the mission, they are to acquire the painting "Lady In The Sun", which is worth roughly one million dalc. The painting was previously owned by the late Colonel Erik Zacharis, who is believed to have possessed secrets which could reignite the flames of war in a collection of documents known as the Zacharis Dossier. The documents are rumored to contain information about inhumane actions from both the East and the West. The painting is also rumored to hold the key to finding the dossier. Not wanting to risk the Eastern government finding the dossier before they do, they must retrieve it from Cavi Campbell, a world-renowned art collector. As the painting is being kept beneath Campbell's mansion with tight security, Twilight asks if Nightfall has a plan, and she confirms this.

On an underground tennis court, Twilight and Nightfall show up in disguises with tennis rackets in hand. Twilight asks Nightfall if this was the best option, and she says she believes it to be the most promising one. Cavi and his underground tennis club run this competition, which is known as "Campbelldon". While the competitors are usually very skilled, the winner of the tournament gets to take an item of their choice from Cavi's collection. It also gets rid of any risks of having to try and steal the painting. The agents are announced as married couple Twain and Nafalia Foney, the identities which Nightfall registered them under. Their opponents are Walson and Bobble, a famous duo that dominated the Grand Slam Circuit a decade ago. The bets are against them as men announce to Twilight and Nightfall that they've been working hard towards perfection and will win this match. The game begins with Twilight serving, and he immediately slams the ball down onto the far edge of their opponent's court, winning the first round. Twilight continues to earn points without letting the other team get any. Walson and Bobble are shocked at their loss but decide to aim for Nightfall next since they haven't seen her play yet. Like Twilight, she destroys them and wins the game without letting up any points. Afterwards, their next opponents are the Bolic Brothers, who use the new drug "Oso-R" to go from scrawny men to large, muscular men. Twilight, after seeing them, questions if this was really risk-free and Nightfall simply tells him that they just need to do their best.

Twilight questions Nightfall on the physical change of the Bolic Brothers, and she tells him that anything from modified rackets, special gear, drugs, and unsportsmanlike conduct is allowed in this tournament. After the brothers mock Twilight, Nightfall ruthlessly beats them in a 2-0 match, while hitting them with every single smash. As the tournament continued, Team Foney steadily made their way to the final match. Twilight and Nightfall are escorted to a waiting room, where they discuss their next opponents: Carrol and Kim Campbell, Cavi's son and daughter. Twilight mentions that despite them being high-schoolers, they have been training in tennis since early childhood and there may be attempts to tip the scales in their favor. Nightfall is confident in their victory and says they have no time to waste, but Twilight tells her to control herself, reminding her that when a spy loses their cool, they also end up losing their life. Nightfall gives him a fiery glare, leading him to believe that she looks down on his methods. Suddenly, both agents feel a tingling sensation and realize that a non-lethal chemical agent is spreading around the room. The two of them continue their discussion in Morse Code, realizing that their opponents are trying to impair their abilities before the match. Twilight tries to open the door, only to find it locked from the outside. Knowing that they're posing as normal people, they pretend that they were caught in the trap.

As the championship match begins, Twilight and Nightfall are still feeling the effects of the gas. As the first set of the match begins, the Campbell siblings use their modified rackets to help them win the set. In the second set, the spies make their comeback with 3 consecutive wins. As Nightfall makes a return, one of the panels on the floor drops, causing her return to go out of bounds. The spies notice this and realize that there are more tricks. However, Twilight is determined to not lose to such gimmicks and asks Nightfall to watch his back.

Having lost a round to Team Foney, the Campbell siblings try using other tricks and gimmicks were against the agents, but they only amounted to being slight annoyances. At the start of the final set, Twilight notices Carrol making a signal with his tongue and spots the sniper hiding in the ducts behind them. Realizing that they are aiming for Nightfall, he quickly grabs her and is shot in the shoulder, knocking them to the ground, to the surprise of everyone, including Nightfall. He explains the situation to her ans shows her the rubber bullet that shot him. He also reveals that he wore a bulletproof vest in case this happened. They decide to work around their shooters, while Twilight tells the line judge that he is suffering from a hangover. As the game continues, the spies are undeterred by the bullets, beating the Campbells and winning the championship match. Twilight is approached by Carrol, who realized that despite being aware of their tricks, the Foneys still won. The boy confesses that this is the first time he's disappointed in himself, and Twilight gives him words of encouragement, telling Carrol that he's still young and after working hard and honing his skills, can become a great player one day. Twilight then sees one of Cavi's men approach Cavi and whisper something in his ear.

After the game, the agents go to collect their prize from Cavi's collection. When they request the "Lady in the Sun", Cavi arrives to personally tell them that they cannot pick that one due to circumstances beyond his control. Twilight deduces that Cavi received a call from the SSS and they are probably on their way to retrieve it. Nightfall requests to view the collection in person, while Twilight leaves with the excuse that "He needed to sleep off his hangover". The SSS agents arrive and leave just as quickly after taking the painting and one of Cavi's men escorts Nightfall out. The man is revealed to be Twilight in disguise, who states that he's had enough of tennis for a while. Nightfall shows him the prizes she picked, deciding to gift one of them to Handler as a souvenir. On the drive home, Twilight admits that he panicked a little when Cavi refused to give them the painting but reveals that they successfully obtained it. Having planned ahead, Twilight brought a forgery of the painting and while disguised as one of Cavi's men, swapped it with the original. With this, the SSS will be left to scour a forgery for a secret code that doesn't exist. Seeing the secret code on the painting, the agents decide to bring it to HQ for analysis and high-five each other, having successfully completed the mission.

Nearing the Forger residence, Nightfall offers to drive Twilight all the way home. Twilight removes his mask while reminding her that he is Loid Forger, a happily married man, and doesn't want anyone getting the wrong idea if they see him leaving a young lady's car. Nightfall drops him off at the park and before Twilight can say goodbye, he hears Yor call for Anya and Bond to go home. He is then surprised to see Nightfall exit her car and challenge Yor to a game of tennis. Loid tells Yor that she doesn't have to do anything, but she accepts. As the game starts, Loid and Anya watch as Yor's serve breaks through Fiona's racket, completely and utterly beating her. Fiona declares Yor the victor for now but will one day challenge her to a revenge match before driving off. Loid hopes that Fiona didn't give Yor the wrong idea, but because of their sham marriage, cannot imagine that Yor would be affected by her. His thoughts are interrupted by Yor, who enthusiastically exclaims that she beat Fiona. After Yor struts away, Loid starts feeling exhausted.

A week after completing the mission, Twilight meets with Handler, who briefs him on their findings. She hands Twilight the "Zacharis Dossier", in the form of Zacharis' diary. Reading the diary, Twilight learns that the great threat Zacharis was hiding was his collection of starlet photos. Zacharis liked theater and bought the postcards to support the actresses but his wife told him to get rid of them. Unable to part with them, he was forced to lock away his collection, lest it reignited the flames of strife between him and his wife. Astounded at the revelation, Twilight asks how the dossier rumors started. A WISE Agent tells him that before the war's end, Zacharis hosted Western diplomats at a musical performance and made them swear to secrecy so his wife wouldn't find out. Over the years, the story he told was embellished into the current rumor. Realizing that he went through all that trouble for some postcards, Twilight tries to find a greater mystery behind it, but Handler assures him that there was in fact no bombshell to reignite the war and considers it a victory. Twilight agrees, then sees a picture of Zacharis smiling with his wife and daughter and contemplates the notion that any lie is justified in the name of peace. On his way home, Loid goes to a bakery and orders an apple tart and a slice of caramel nutcake with Yor and Anya in mind.

Loid returns home to overhear his neighbors gossiping about him being a cheater that should be reported to the Secret Police. Loid worries about this, fearing that Yor might tell Yuri about the recent events with Fiona which could lead to him being caught by the SSS. Seeking to resolve the situation with Yor, Loid invites her out after work and has Franky come over to watch over Anya and Bond. Franky expresses his irritation at having to babysit Anya every time Loid goes out, but Loid explains that he has to clear up the misunderstanding about his relationship with Nightfall and can't discuss it in front of Anya. Loid decides to pay Franky for his help and Franky quickly changes his tune.

Loid takes Yor out to a bar for some drinks and he makes a toast with Yor for her hard work. When Fiona is brought up in their conversation, Yor tries to tell him something but can't bring herself to say it, so she downs her drink as well as some of Loid's scotch. A drunken Yor then asks Loid if he's in love with Fiona. Loid tries to explain that he and Fiona have a strictly professional relationship, but Yor doesn't listen to him and instead talks about how she's a bad wife, isn't pretty like Fiona, and that Loid must be bored with her. Loid realizes that Yor was jealous and has romantic feelings for him. He enters "Twilight Mode" and immediately tries to use a honey trap on Yor. He clasps her hands, telling her to trust him. He tries to ask her to be his real wife but before he can finish, is kicked clean in the chin by an embarrassed Yor and is sent flying. Twilight lands on his feet, seemingly unaffected. However, he starts to wobble and reads Yor's powerful kick as rejection rather than bashfulness, concluding that she didn't have romantic feelings for him after all. Disorientated, Twilight tries to make sense of the situation and wonders if being with Yor has thrown him off balance as he loses consciousness.

While asleep, Twilight hears a lullaby that his mother sang to him when he was younger. He wakes up and finds himself resting his head on Yor's lap, who was singing the lullaby. A flustered Twilight gets up and asks what happened. Yor explains that they were kicked out of the bar for causing a commotion, so she brought him to a nearby park while Loid was asleep for about five minutes. Yor then apologizes to him, saying that all she has is brute strength and assumes that he is ready to move on. Twilight opens up about his mother, how even if he doesn't remember what she looked like, he always felt safe around her because she was strong. He relates this to how Anya feels safe around Yor, telling her that she too is strong. He tells Yor that she is already an incredible mother, and doesn't intend to replace her with Fiona as Anya's guardian. He says that her skills are second to none and should have more faith in herself, which is why he hopes she will continue being Anya's mother and his wife. The two return home with Loid having swelled his chin which Anya and Franky tease him for. The next morning, Loid is shocked that Yor has forgotten everything that happened the night before and they end up having the same conversation all over again.

Imperial Scholars Mixer Arc
Before Becky Blackbell arrived at the Forger home to pick up Anya for shopping, Loid left for work, but not before giving Anya spending money, believing that forging a positive relationship with the Blackbells could have serious benefits. After Anya returned home, she showed a stunned Loid the sheep keychain she bought that cost 300 dalc (about $950).

On the day of the Imperial Scholars Mixer, Twilight is at Eden Academy disguised as one of the professors to observe Donovan Desmond. The event is being held at the “Tower of Wisdom”, which not only has a few possible entrances but is heavily guarded, making it impossible to infiltrate. Twilight considers approaching Desmond in a disguise but knows that it comes with plenty of risks that are hard to avoid, deciding he should make contact as Loid Forger instead. He concludes that opportunities to make contact with Desmond outside the tower are virtually nonexistent but should try to explore those possibilities. Looking for Damian, Twilight sees that Anya isn’t getting along with him and is frustrated that Plan B is failing. He decides to follow Damian in case he tries to meet with his father outside of the event. Following the boy, he hears him say that he doesn't want to meet with his father but is stopped by Anya before he can leave. Twilight watches on as Anya manages to convince Damian to wait for Donovan in the courtyard. After Anya falls asleep, Becky takes her home while greeting the disguised Twilight. He then reveals that he made a replica of Anya’s keychain with materials that cost 10 dalc.

Twilight continues to observe the mixer from the outside until it finishes. He watches Desmond leave and knowing his next destination, decides to make his move. At the courtyard where Damian’s group is waiting, Loid appears and asks the boys if they have seen a sheep keychain. Damian recognizes his description and gives Loid the replica keychain, which had been planted on the ground earlier for the group to find. The boys then realize that they are talking to Anya’s father. Loid recognizes Damian and gets down on his knee, profusely apologizing for Anya’s behavior at the orientation. He tells Damian that he would also like to apologize to his parents, and at that very moment, Donovan arrives. In his head, Loid apologizes to Damian for having to crash his family reunion. Loid comes face to face with Donovan, but his bodyguards tell him to leave. However, Donovan allows him to speak and Loid apologizes for Anya’s behavior towards Damian and introduces himself with a smile.

As Loid is introducing himself to Donovan, he thinks to how he has investigated all possible media regarding him but has been unable to learn much about his life since he disappeared from the public eye. With this conversation, he needs to find out more about Donovan extract the full plans for the war he's plotting in time. Donovan recalls the incident at the orientation and apologizes for being too busy to respond personally. Loid offers to bring a token of regret to his manor but is quickly shot down by Donovan who has a bright smile on his face which startles Loid. Donovan states that it’s just a spat among kids, but Loid insists that he needs to make amends after Anya hit Damian. Donovan tells him it’s fine but appreciates the sentiment. Loid realizes that he’s being blown off and withdraws, thanking Donovan for his generosity. He then watches as Damian tries to tell his father how humiliated he was and Donovan responding with an exasperated sigh. Loid tells Damian that his anger is justified and talks about how he can’t handle Anya or her behavior. He then talks about the challenges of raising children and how they cannot be controlled. Donovan agrees, telling Loid that despite sharing your blood, your children are essentially strangers that are impossible to understand and in the end, people will never truly be sympathetic to each other.

Loid wonders if that is why Donovan wants to control other nations with threats of military force and if he has uncovered a core belief. Loid tells Donovan that he agrees, saying that as a psychiatrist he wonders if he can understand even 10 percent of what goes on in his patients' heads and that it may be arrogant to think that people can understand each other. Despite this, he says that what’s important is meeting them in the middle. He admits that he doesn’t understand Anya’s actions very well but acknowledging her anyways creates an opportunity for dialogue. He thinks about how he, as a spy, will never stop seeking to understand others. Loid suggests that was why Donovan took the time out of his schedule to meet with Damian. Loid then tells Damian that he knows how much respect he has for his father, bringing up and praising his school report on job occupations, which he had secretly snuck a peek at in the school. He then brings up his concerns about the National Unity Party’s platform to Donovan, telling him how uncertain he felt about the passion with which Donovan looks out for the nation’s interests and suggests that he should attend one of the party’s seminars.

Donovan decides to wrap up their conversation, but not before remembering Loid’s name and telling him that he enjoyed their conversation. Loid thanks Donovan for sharing his time with him. Before he leaves, Loid asks Damian not to tell Anya that they talked, telling the boy that she’s at an awkward stage and suspects that she doesn’t hate him, and hopes that they can get along. Damian says that he doesn’t hate her but gets embarrassed and tells Loid to go away. Loid laughs him off and says his goodbye, leaving the Desmonds to talk. He heads inside the school to watch Damian talk with his father and has a sense of how distant Donovan is with his children. He concludes that the closer he and Damian are, the better the odds of success for Plan B. Focusing on Donovan, he decides that his next step is to laying the careful groundwork, and will take his intel to HQ for analysis. Loid returns home to see Anya fast asleep. Yor explains that she has been asleep since she came home, and Loid thinks about how carefree she is.

Having foreseen his death at the hand of Yor’s cooking in a vision, Bond runs away from home to find Loid to help him with his work so he can come home early and make his dinner instead. Twilight is at Born Industries, having been ordered to steal a sample of “Gerrulimus”, a new truth serum developed by the company. Twilight is surprised when Bond shows up and tells him to go home. Bond refuses and instead guides him to a route free of people. Twilight wonders how Bond knows this and recalls that Born Industries was rumored to be involved with Project Apple. Presuming that Bond is aware of this and wants payback against the scientists who abused him and his friends as test subjects, he decides to bring him along on the mission.

As the two infiltrate the facility they make their way to the laboratory, which is full of specimen lockers. Twilight needs to find the locker with the serum, but the security is tight, and it will take a while to check them all, and he wonders when he’ll be getting home. As he gets to work, Bond has a vision of the staff returning to the room and Twilight decides to hold them off, telling Bond to run home. Bond becomes distressed by this, and Twilight reassures him that everyone has gone home, but Bond starts to pull on his shirt and he realizes what’s going on. Before hiding, he leaves a note saying that the Gerrulimus has been stolen for the staff to see when they enter the room, which leads them to open and check the locker containing the serum. Twilight and a masked Bond jump down on the staff and knock them out. Loid thanks Bond as he retrieves the sample, saying that he can go home early now, and in turn, Bond has a vision of Loid making his dinner. Bond barks for joy while Loid believes that it is because he got his payback and tells Bond that he’ll cook him something special at home.

While reviewing Anya’s tests, Loid thinks about how her academic abilities have slightly improved. He notices her classical language test and how she would have done well on it if not for her spelling mistakes. This leaves him thinking as her class has barely studied classical language and wonders if she is well acquainted with it due to her upbringing but points out that there aren’t any countries that speak that way in the present. He brushes those thoughts aside saying that there wouldn’t be any point to that and cheers up Anya, telling her that he made her favorite hamburger steak.

Great Cruise Adventure Arc
Meeting with Franky, Twilight receives a fake I.D. along with other intel for another mission. Twilight thanks Franky and asks for pictures he requested but Franky tells him that one of his contacts for that intel was eliminated. Twilight asks if the SSS got him and Franky says that he heard that Garden did. Twilight believed that most stories of the assassin group were urban legends, but Franky confirms that they are very much real. Regardless, Twilight asks Franky to get the pictures. In exchange for the extra trouble Franky asks Twilight to help him with finding Kopi, a lost cat. Franky explains that Kopi belongs to Kacey, a girl that Franky is aiming for. Uninterested, Twilight walks away while Franky tries to convince him.

Later that day, Loid and Anya go to Central Mall and notice a department store hosting a raffle, whose grand prize is a cruise trip. A determined Anya decides to participate in the raffle and ends up winning the grand prize. When Yor comes home, Anya shows her the prize and Loid suggests that the two of them go together as he has work. However, Yor reveals that she'll also be traveling on the same ship for her work to host some prospects on the same weekend. Anya demands to go on the trip and Loid decides to ask if he can take some time off work. To his surprise, Handler allows him to go, expecting her to refuse. She tells him to consider the trip as part of Anya's care for Operation Strix and asks him to execute his mission of rest and recreation as thoroughly as any other mission. On the day of the departure, the Forgers take the train to the port and see the ship, which is called Princess Lorelei. Loid and Anya then part ways with Yor as they enter the ship.

On the ship, Loid tells a thrilled Anya that Princess Lorelei was built to exemplify Ostania’s prestige, hence its vast array of activities inside. They head to their room to stow their bags and find a small room. A disappointed Anya tries to leave but Loid holds her in place, explaining that they got a third-class suite and tells her to not complain as she won the trip for free. While stowing his things away, he mentions that Yor is probably in the first-class suite. The two later go to ship's atrium and Anya shouts to Loid that they must finish exploring before the ship sinks, and an embarrassed Loid tells her that it won’t and to not scare people like that. He starts to observe his surroundings, seeing that the ship is a potential target for terrorism and should stay vigilant. Anya tells him that he’s not having fun and a shocked Loid remembers Handler’s orders to execute his new mission as thoroughly as any other. He thinks about how he should be enjoying himself and must refocus his efforts to attain optimal recreation. With a new determination, he tells Anya that they should go watch a show.

In the evening, Loid and Anya have dinner together. Anya mentions how strange it is to have dinner without Yor and Loid agrees. He is called sappy by Anya and gets embarrassed. On the way back to their room, they pass through the ship’s shopping promenade. Anya sees a skeleton keychain and wants it, but Loid refuses, calling it junk. Anya starts throwing a tantrum, demanding the keychain. While she does this, Loid has spotted several listening devices on the ship, as well as SSS agents and suspicious groups lurking around. He concludes that they need to be on their best behavior to avoid their attention. Thinking about behavior, he looks at Anya whose tantrum is still going. Realizing that their conversation is being heard, Loid starts to have a dilemma over whether or not he should buy the keychain, wondering if a normal parent would buy it. Thinking that if he chooses wrong, he could be exposed as a spy and get captured by the SSS. In the end, he decides to buy the keychain for Anya, believing that a normal dad would do so but is shocked when Anya yells at him to stay back.

Loid tries to talk to Anya but can't figure out what's going on with her. He wonders if his initial refusal to buy the keychain hurt Anya that badly and suspects that she is at an emotionally unstable age. Recalling Handler’s words to consider the trip as part of Anya's care for Operation Strix, he believes that Handler anticipated this, which is why she made the trip a part of his mission. A shop employee approaches Loid, offering him their souvenirs. Loid initially refuses, but Anya tells him that trips are supposed to be fun. But because he is not having fun, he is dragging her down and if he wants her to have fun, then he should be dressed like he is having fun. Convinced by her words, Twilight decides to transform himself inside and out to become the quintessential fun and upbeat father. Loid tells the shop employee that he would like to try on every article of clothing they are selling and heads into the fitting room, quickly changing into his new outfit. He pauses, recognizing that the clothes look terrible together and decides to work things out from base principles to evoke a sense of fun and excitement from his appearance. After a while, Loid emerges from the fitting room, dressed up in an outlandish combination of clothes and accessories, believing that he now looks like a fun, upbeat father. To his shock, Anya expresses her distaste, calling him uncool. Deciding not to buy anything in the end, Loid and Anya walk back to their room. After Anya falls asleep in the hallway, an irritated Loid picks her up and walks to the room, but not before thinking about how they haven't heard from Yor and assumes that she really is busy.

Early in the morning, Twilight is out on the deck and reflects on how he failed to understand Anya’s behavior the night before. He accepts that he isn't the perfect spy he thought he was, realizing that there are still things that are unknown to him. Reminding himself that he is a spy, he admits that he fears the unknown, but also overcomes it. And as the second day of the trip begins, he plans to overcome the challenge of understanding Anya.

Walking around the ship together, Loid tries to observe, analyze, and adapt to Anya’s actions. They go to the putter golf area and Loid gets a hole-in-one on every hole, shocking everyone. As Anya tries to get the ball in, Loid tries to tell her that it’s almost lunchtime, but she insists, and they spend half of their day putting. After lunch, they go to the library, where Loid has already read every book in the room and see Anya enjoying some comics. Anya then tries to solve a large jigsaw puzzle and Loid mentally puts it together, predicting that it should take about two minutes to put together. As they spend the rest of their day doing activities together, Loid continues to observe Anya. At dinnertime, Loid wonders why Anya now looks upset after having fun all day, unaware of her plans to ditch him so she could help Yor. Loid worries that Anya hates him and is in a rebellious phase, asking if she is okay. Anya tells him that she is enjoying herself, but wishes that Yor could be with them, as she likes it better when they are all together. Realizing that he was overthinking things, Loid smiles and agrees with her, telling her that he can ask Yor if she has time to meet tomorrow by sending a message through the concierge. He then tells Anya that there will be fireworks after dinner and that they might find Yor’s group there, asking her if she wants to go see them. Going outside to watch the fireworks, Anya tells Loid that she can’t see the sky because of the crowd, so he picks her up and puts her on his shoulders. She wonders aloud if she can find Yor and Loid replies that it won’t be easy to spot her. The fireworks begin and Loid is unfazed by the spectacle. The two then watch the rest of the fireworks and Loid wonders how can Anya get excited over the same thing repeatedly.

Returning inside the ship, Twilight notices that the undercover SSS agents look troubled and after reading their lips, discovers that there is a bomb in the bilge. Deciding to intervene, he first wonders what to do with Anya and she shows him a drop-in daycare that she wants to play in. After dropping her off, he leaves to gather intel. Impersonating one of the crew members, he locates the bomb and approaches the men trying to disarm it, claiming to have been a bomb-disposal technician in the marines. He is told that the bomb is set to detonate if removed and upon further inspection, sees that it is a model favored by Western extremists. Knowing that WISE would be aware if any operations like this were in motion, he suspects that it had been engineered to look like a Western operation. Twilight then proceeds to successfully disarm the bomb. While the men around him cheer, he starts to suspects that there may be more bombs hidden in the ship.

He tells this to the crew and SSS agents, explaining that if the enemy’s goal was to sink the ship, the bomb he just disarmed would not be enough. He requests that the passengers be evacuated as a precaution but is denied by the SSS agents who say that they can’t afford to cause a panic. Twilight leads the covert operation in defusing the bombs and soon learns that a bomb was found in the upper deck. At the bomb's location, which is hidden inside a lamp-post clock, Twilight wonders if the enemy's goal really is sinking the ship. He realizes that there won't be enough time to disarm it and instead unscrews the clock from its post, resolving to throw it into the sea. As he throws the clock it goes off in midair, which the passengers hear. Relieved, Twilight tells a crew member to announce something over the intercom to calm everyone down and orders the rest of the crew to thoroughly search the entirety of the ship and to ask the SSS agents to stay on high alert for the rest of the trip. After seeing that the ship has been secured and leaving the rest to the SSS agents, Twilight returns to the daycare as Loid to pick up Anya, who has fallen asleep. Picking her up, he casually thinks about how he had to abandon his family again. Realizing what he just said, he reminds himself that his "family" is part of his mission and starts to overthink things again.

The cruise ship arrives at the resort island, where Loid sees that the SSS agents are now watching out for any further incidents. Sensing his seriousness, Anya tells him that a normal father would be jumping and hopping alongside his daughter at a time like this. Listening to her words, Loid starts to hop around and quickly gets embarrassed when he spots Yor, who was waiting for them and that she got their message and was able to get the day off. He questions the swelling on her face and Yor explains that she stepped in a fight between the prospect and his wife. Putting that aside, the family decide to spend their day together and have all sorts of fun at the resort. At a petting zoo, Loid and Yor watch Anya play with the sheep and Yor says that she feels at peace. Loid agrees while thinking about how the cruise has been anything but peaceful for him. Yor then says that she wishes that this peace could go on forever and Loid quietly stares at her. Afterwards, the family goes to the ocean to go snorkeling and later, surfing. Yor gives Anya a strong push on her surfboard that sends her speeding across the water and flings her off of the waves. Luckily, Loid quickly surfs to Anya and catches her and the surfboard. While Yor frantically apologizes, Anya asks to go again but Loid tells her no. On their way back to the ship, Yor unexpectedly falls asleep on Loid's shoulder and Anya starts getting sleepy, forcing Loid to carry both to the ship in front of everyone, to his embarrassment. He thinks how Yor must have had a rough few days of work but came out with them just to make Anya's day. He then smiles and tells Yor to rest up.

The family returns home and is welcomed back by Bond and Franky, who Loid gives a souvenir to. Later, Twilight meets with Handler to discuss the bomb incident on the ship, which hasn't been made public. Handler tells him that there were apparently many passengers that went missing who all had fake passports. They discuss that those missing may have wanted to instigate a conflict between the East and the West. Twilight is then ordered to keep an eye out on the extremist movements in Ostania, as it could affect Operation Strix. Handler asks how was the vacation, and Twilight tells her that it was a grueling ordeal and was way more work than any other mission as he walks away.

At the Forger Residence, Yuri comes over and shouts for joy over reuniting with his sister and Loid wonders if he must be so loud. A dejected Anya returns home and after sitting in the living room with everyone, tells them how she lied about her trip to her classmates. Loid asks her why she felt the need to lie in the first place and she tells him that she wanted attention. In his thoughts, Loid lectures Anya on casually lying and how to make a proper lie. However, he half-heartedly tells her that lying is wrong. After Yuri and Yor agree, the room falls silent and Anya says that she'll try to stop lying as being a liar seems pretty rough.

WISE Arc
At the park, Loid is training Bond in protection and suppression training, with Franky being forced to participate while wearing a bite sleeve. As Bond bites down on Franky's arm, Loid tells him to target the arms and legs to immobilize the target. After Franky yells at Bond, which causes him to let go, Loid lectures Bond, telling him to never let go of a suspect after biting down on them. Loid wonders if Bond is too nice, and that barking and biting don't come naturally to him. Franky gets up and questions why he must play the suspect and Loid explains that they have to be ready for anything these days. Loid tries to move on to scent work and explosives detection, but Bond starts to look glum and Loid wonders what's wrong. Franky reminds him that Project Apple wanted to develop superior military dogs, so the training is probably bringing back bad memories for Bond. He then tells Loid that he should make Bond's training fun for him, but knows it isn't Loid's strong suit. Telling him to take Bond out for a walk, Franky leaves Loid and Bond at the park and the two decide to go on a walk.

Walking through the city streets, Bond suddenly jumps at a boy with ice cream, causing him to drop the snack. Loid apologizes to the crying boy and buys him a new one. Unaware that Bond saw a future vision of the boy dropping the ice cream and that he tried to prevent the fall, Loid assumes that Bond was trying to steal the food and asks why he would do that. Then, Bond runs over to an old man and starts biting on his jacket, shocking the man as he is held in place. Loid apologizes to the old man and reprimands Bond for biting strangers. In truth, Bond had a vision of the old man getting struck by a bike and was able to stop him before the cyclist could hit him. Loid wonders why Bond is now acting this way, comparing his understanding of Bond to Anya. Continuing their walk, Bond stops in his tracks and Loid wonders what it is this time, thinking about how he has been agitated all day. Bond frantically sniffs and looks around and tries to run off, but Loid holds him back with his leash. Bond barks loudly at Loid which startles him, and he decides to listen.

The two approach a burning apartment and Loid wonders if Bond was reacting to the smell of the fire. Bond bites off his leash and runs into the apartment, forcing Loid to go after him, thinking that Bond knows that there are still others inside. Inside, Loid finds Bond in apartment 407 and sees some burning debris about to fall on him. Loid kicks the debris away and discovers that Bond went ahead to rescue Daisy, a puppy that was left behind. Loid smiles, saying that Bond has been full of surprises today and tells him that they need to get out of the building, running to the exit. However, more burning debris falls in front of them, blocking their way out. Covering his mouth with a cloth, Loid notices that Bond is starting to panic and knows that he needs to think of something quick.

Observing his situation, Loid sees that the ground floor is engulfed in flames, so the fire escape looks like their only option. Deciding to head in that direction, he is stopped by Bond who nudges him away. As Loid tells Bond to stop the floor ahead of them collapses. Loid thanks Bond, thinking that his nose was able to detect the collapse. Realizing that their only option is to cut through the smoke to break their way out, he thinks how Bond won't be able to hold his breath for that long. Noticing a plastic bag that Bond is stepping on, Loid has the idea to scoop up breathable air from the ground to make Bond a crude oxygen tank. After carrying Daisy in a nearby backpack, Loid and Bond crash their way out of the building and safely land on the street.

A nearby old man sees them, and Loid tells him that they rescued Daisy from the apartment. The two then see that Bond has caught on fire a little so the old man gets a bucket of water, pouring it on Bond and revealing his skinny figure. As Yor is the one who bathes Bond, this is the first time Loid has seen him like this and finds himself holding back from laughter. Bond starts to sniff around and runs off again, this time biting down on a suspicious man hiding across the block. As the man dug through his bag, he revealed fire accelerants and incendiary devices, outing himself as the arsonist of the building, along with other recent arsons. Before the arsonist could strike Bond with a knife, Loid swiftly knocks him out. After tying up the criminal, Loid decides to call in a tip for the police and tells Bond that he did a good job. The two watch Daisy reunite with her owner Miss Bennett and Loid tells Bond that they should leave as being in the papers won't end well for them. Loid then pats Bond, telling him that he did good and was impressive. However, he tells him to be careful because there is someone else back home who would be sad is something happened to him. He then apologizes about before, saying that Bond's dog duties should come second to him being a member of the Forger Family.

While walking back home, Loid asks if Bond is hurt, noting that he did breathe in a lot of smoke and should stop by the vet on the way. Bond starts to affectionately rub on Loid and an embarrassed Loid tells him that he doesn't want anything derailing his mission that could destabilize his family. Loid then smiles and tells Bond that he doesn't have any other missions tomorrow and suggests that the whole family go to the dog park, as Bond was left out of the family vacation. Bond happily barks and Loid wonders why his bark changes after he gets wet.