Chapter 20

Mission 20 (: 20) is the twenty-first chapter of the SPY x FAMILY manga, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was released on January 27, 2020.

Summary
Yor stands in a fighting position while holding Anya, ready to fight against Keith. Keith sends his German shepherd after Yor, but she makes an intimidating face at the dog, which scares it and runs away. A commotion breaks out near the alleyway they're in, so Keith decides to try to run away. He tries to pull on Bond's leash, but Bond refuses to move, so Keith kicks Bond away and runs away from Yor. Yor is about to pursue him but realizes she can't leave Anya behind. Yor asks Anya what happened, and Anya tells her that the men are terrorists who plan to use bomb dogs. Yor frantically searches Bond to see if he has a bomb but doesn't see any, which relieves her. Yor says she's glad Anya is safe because she was worried for her, and Anya apologizes for leaving on her own. Yor decides to report this incident to the police, so she asks Anya for some information about the terrorists to give to them.

While Yor is on the phone, Anya reads Bond's mind and sees Loid disappear from the first vision, with Anya and Yor depressed by this. She then sees another premonition where the clock tower rings, followed by an explosion in the city. In the aftermath, Anya is at the bomb site and sees Loid dead and buried under rubble. A news broadcast announces that the terrorists succeeded in their assassination plot, with a war bound to happen. Anya is shocked by this and tries to think about what she should do. She thinks about telling Yor but doesn't want to let her know about her and Bond's powers. Anya decides to run off with Bond in order to save Loid. She lies to Yor about needing to bring Loid toilet paper before rushing off. Yor quickly finishes her call and chases after Anya.

A WISE agent reports to Handler that they intercepted a report about a terrorist sighting in an alleyway near Central Station. Handler tells the agent to try and figure out the route the terrorists are taking so they can position themselves along the way. She also warns the agent to be careful as they likely have explosives. WISE successfully intercepts a van with four terrorists inside, and they detain them with three dogs in tow. They also found a case of explosives but couldn’t find their leader, Keith. Nearby, Keith peers around a corner to see his members captured and decides to carry out the plot himself. The WISE agents attempt to interrogate the terrorists about Keith's location and the bomb locations, but they refuse to answer. Handler enters the room and asks what the students want; one of them tells her they want a war to put Ostania at the top and wipe Westalis off the map. Handler responds by kicking him in the face. She criticizes the students for not knowing the brutalities of war and the sickening experiences that come with it. She points a gun at one of their heads and asks them if they learned anything about war at their university.

Keith attaches a bomb to the dog with him and tells the dog to go after Minister Brantz. Keith believes now that his Plan B positions are compromised, the clock tower will be swarming with security. However, he decides to use this to his advantage so he can attack them. Handler sends out WISE agents to each of the four potential locations they have for Keith, with Loid going to position B1, which is at the clock tower. Loid drives with two other agents to the clock tower to take him down. Meanwhile, Anya and Bond rush to the clock tower to get there before Loid and save his life.

Trivia

 * The report WISE intercepted about terrorists being sighted in an alley was actually Yor's phone call to the police.
 * In order for Sylvia's lecture for the terrorists to be plausible, Endo reread psychology books where soldiers recount their wartime experiences.