Chapter 44

Mission 44 (: 44) is the forty-fourth chapter of the SPY x FAMILY manga, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was released on April 19, 2021.

Summary
The Thorn Princess and her colleague are led through the back door of a mansion and arrive at a garden being maintained by the Shopkeeper. While she takes a moment to smell the flowers, the Shopkeeper decides to test her instincts. After successfully dodging the attack, the Shopkeeper is satisfied and briefs her on her latest assignment, the protection of a lady and her child abroad the cruise ship, Princess Lorelei.

After explaining the background and what the assignment entails, the Thorn Princess hesitates taking on the job as she worries about her cover at work and home. However Garden has already prepared a cover story that she is there as part of her work. With her mind at rest, the Thorn Princess gladly accepts the assignment.

On her way back, Yor runs into Yuri falling asleep on the subway. She approaches him and wonders out loud why he is on a route that he usually doesn't ride, for which he explains that he is on his way back from a work trip (i.e. arresting a dissident). She then invites him over for dinner, which he declines. As the subway approaches Yuri's stop, he reassures his sister that he is not a child any more and can take care of himself. After Yuri gets off, Yor starts thinking to herself that since Yuri no longer needs her help, what her reason is for keeping her assassin job.

Meanwhile, the City Mall is hosting the biannual mega raffle with the grand prize being a pair of tickets for a voyage on a cruise ship. As Anya notices the raffle after completing their shopping, she asks Loid for the raffle ticket that they have earned to try her luck. As Anya queues for the raffle, she finds out through her telepathy the raffle has been rigged by the person in charge sticking the winner's ticket the top of the raffles box. With this information in mind, Anya successfully pulls out the winning ticket.

Back home, Anya happily parades the tickets she won as Yor arrives home. Loid suggest Yor to go with Anya as he has work but after glancing the tickets, Yor reveals she is already going on the same boat as part of her work trip. Worried about missing out on the trip, Anya starts screaming about wanting to go on the boat. Reluctantly, Loid agrees to ask if he can get time off his work. To his surprise, Sylvia accepts his request and makes arrangements so he can get time off from the Berlint Hospital as well.

The big day arrives, as the Forgers make their way to the port, Anya is very excited while Yor thinks to herself that she would really enjoy this trip without her assignment and maybe this can be her final job as the Thorn Princess. At the port, before meeting her colleagues, Yor says farewell to her family, promising to contact them when she can.

The chapter closes as passengers board the boat with shadowy figures among the passengers.