Chapter 9

Mission 9 (: 9) is the ninth chapter of the SPY x FAMILY manga, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was released on July 15, 2019.

Summary
It's morning in the Forger household and Loid Forger greets Yor Forger with breakfast as she sleepily enters the kitchen. Yor wonders if Anya Forger is still asleep, and Loid catches sight of her peering around the corner, wondering if what happened yesterday was still bothering her. Loid tells her he is not mad at her and tells her to eat breakfast, and she obliges, apologizing for messing up at school. Yor insists that it was her own fault, and Loid says that what is done is done and should be forgotten as long as she has learned her lesson, telling her to keep her chin up.

At the bus station, Loid tells Anya to apologize to Damian Desmond when she gets to school. She nods, and Yor and Loid wave to her as the bus takes off, Loid telling her to be good as Yor turns to him and says that it is about time they get going too. Loid looks at the bus as it retreats and thinks to himself that world peace depends on Anya making up with Damian, encouraging his daughter in his head.

Anya arrives at school thinking to herself that she will do her best, and quickly runs into Becky Blackbell as her chauffeur is waving her off. They greet each other, and Anya excitedly asks Becky if "milady" lives in a castle to which the latter replies that she does not, of course, going on to say that she would be willing to come by and pick up Anya in her car as she notices her friend arrived by bus. Anya wonders if she would get to be milady too, causing Becky to smirk and remark that she never said she would adopt Anya.

Becky remarks to Anya that she is jealous of the boarding house students who do not have to commute as she then catches sight of Damian and his friends, Becky letting out an "ugh" of disgust as the two groups pass each other. Emile Elman asks her what is with that and Becky replies by asking if they have to be so annoying so early in the morning as Damian blushes, his friends retaliating behind him. Anya thinks about her father's words and begins to approach Damian to apologize, but Becky pulls her away despite her protests, saying they should hurry away from the trio and to class before they "catch their stupidity". Loid, who had followed his daughter in and was watching her actions from the rooftop, curses and thinks to himself that Becky should not interfere, then wondering if she is under orders from the enemy. He thinks to Anya that, since friendship groups begin coalescing by the first day, she needs to hurry up and make up with Damian by the end of the day.

In class, Becky and Anya are sitting totally isolated from everyone else as the rest of the students fear Anya after her actions yesterday. They start to gossip about her, but Becky just tells her that humans are superficial and cannot see beneath the surface which causes Anya to ask if she is actually super smart, flattering Becky who says she would not go that far. Becky then tells her to call her by her name, smiling and saying that she wants to become better friends with Anya, and the gossip fades as Anya realizes that, although school is scary, she will be fine.

The teacher enters and begins taking roll call as Ewen asks Damian why he has not said anything, Damian angrily thinks to himself as he stares at the back of Anya's head that nobody has ever gone against him before, not even his big brother. Anya notices him staring and turns around, but Damian looks away and the teacher begins the class. Anya falls asleep but awakens when Becky announces that they are going to science class next, the teacher thinking that Anya really is a delinquent if she is sleeping in the first period on her first day. Anya protests, saying she must apologize to Damian first, but Becky tells her that he already left and tells her friend she should just forget about him anyway since she does not think he deserves an apology. Anya says that she has to do it for world peace and Becky says that it is true that they do not know what he will pull, but that it is fine because she is on her side, hugging her as Anya says that it is okay. Loid, who has at this point snuck in and disguised himself as a cleaner, overhears this and thinks that it is not okay. Anya overhears his thoughts with her telepathy and is shocked by his presence.

In science class, the class is outside, and the teacher is discussing sunlight reflection. Anya does not paying attention and catches sight of a lighter patch being reflected in the ground, looking over to find that it spells the phrase "Fortune-telling Yoiko: It is good to apologize today". Anya wonders if it is a message from a god but then looks up to realize that it is just Loid on the school's roof reflecting it down with an etched mirror, thinking to herself that it is a lot of pressure.

In literature class, the students are reading along in their textbooks as the teacher reads a passage, but Anya's has been altered so that it reads about making up with friends instead of sticking to your own beliefs.

At lunch break, Anya sees a piece of paper with "apologize" written on it stuck to another student's back, and the omelette she orders has "sorry" written on it. As she and Becky sit down to eat, Anya catches sight of Damian and his friends and stands up to go finally apologize, but Becky stops her once again, Loid, who has now disguised himself as another member of staff, snaps and finally decides to go and forcefully remove her interference. He uses the speaker system to summon Becky elsewhere, leaving Anya alone with Damian and his crew.

Anya walks around to where they are sitting and begins to speak, but is quickly cut off by Ewen and Emilie, who Damian then tells to shut up. He wonders to himself why he cannot seem to say anything when Anya's right there in front of him, and what the weird feeling in his chest is. Anya decides to quickly apologize as she is getting chills, hearing the thoughts of Ewen and Emilie as they think of potential insults Damian might use to shatter her. This gets to Anya, who then bursts into tears as she says that she is sorry about yesterday and that she wants to be friends. Damian begins to blush furiously as Loid looks over, glad that Anya finally managed to do it, and Ewen asks Damian why his face is red, the latter lying and replying that he is just angry. Damian thinks about how Anya went against him and looked him straight in the face as his heart begins to pound, and he turns away as he decides he'd rather die than accept that he likes a commoner like her, running off. A shocked Loid falls to the floor as he realizes that Plan B has been totally ruined. Meanwhile, Damian's friends ask why they are running and he tells them to shut up. Anya shudders, thinking school is scary, and elsewhere, Becky wonders who called her to the lounge.