Eden Beginnings Arc

The Eden Beginnings Arc is the third story arc in SPY x FAMILY.

Anya Forger begins attending Eden Academy and begins her mission to collect Stella Stars and befriend Damian Desmond.

Summary
With Anya now officially set to attend Eden Academy, the Forgers return to the tailor shop for size fitting an official uniform for her, but the owner comments that legacy students discriminate and bully first generation admissions, as well as Eden students become targets for possible kidnapping. Hearing all this, Anya is scared but is reassured by the owner that she'll be safe. As the Forgers continue buying school supplies, they stop to eat and the chef relays a cipher in Loid's meal, directing him to a rendezvous at a later time. While understanding, Loid is rather disgusted by such a method of covert messaging. At the rendezvous on time, Agent Twilight meets his Handler, reprimanding Twilight for the expenses from the castle and irritated by his expense report for school supplies. Moving on, she brings up Phase Two of "Operation Strix", the social gathering. Giving a brief summation of Eden Academy and the social circle that Donovan Desmond belongs to is accessible to students joining their honor program as Imperial Scholars, along with their parents. Anya will need to earn eight Stella Star merits to enter the Imperial Scholars, but her getting eight Tonitrus Bolts will lead to expulsion. As Anya finishes getting her uniform and other apparel, heading to the park to show off her uniform for praise from other mothers. Watching Anya be jubilant, Yor hears other mothers talk about dinner plans and recalls the admissions incident about her inability to cook, wishing to be a better mother for Anya. Stopping by the supermarket to get cooking ingredients, some delinquents see Anya's uniform and go to abduct her for ransom. However, Yor intervenes while destroying her just purchased food, and scares away the delinquents after roaring that she is Anya's mother. With the threat gone, Anya thanks and praises Yor for her action and asks to learn her strength to be safe at Eden. A happy Yor takes Anya home and trains her in how to fight before Loid returns from his day at work; confused and still uneasy seeing the women training.

At the Eden Commencement ceremony for the new students in Anya's class, and Anya telepathically heard Loid's plan regarding Damian Desmond, to befriend him foremost should she not make it into the Imperial Scholars. Joining her classmates for Cecile Hall under Housemaster Henry Henderson, the student orientation tour commenced and Anya was already at odds with Damian for his smug attitude and his classist disregard for her family. In a failed attempt to defuse the scene, Anya made a smug face which irritated Damian further yet earned respect from classmate Becky Blackbell. As the class resumed the tour, a humiliated Damian sought to retaliate upon Anya for her defiance, and spent part of the tour throwing paper wads at her in the back of the student line. Despite Becky's defense, Damian's persistence and upfront bullying triggered a violent impulse in Anya who, after checking to see the distance from the main group, punched Damian well across the hallway into a trash bin. Hurt and downed, Damian's cries drew Henderson's attention demanding to know what occurred as Anya failed to shift away blame as Damian's friends Ewen Egeburg and Emile Elman counter her denials. Although Becky defends Anya's actions, Henderson demands a straight answer, so recalling Yor's lessons, Anya claims she punched Damian because he stepped on Becky's foot and didn't stand for his bullying. As Becky is moved by Anya's defending her honor, Henderson is quietly proud Anya stood up to Damian for someone else's sake. However, per school rules, Henderson was mandated to give three Tonitrus Bolts for the act of violence, but used his discretion to reduce the punishment to a single bolt. After the tour, Henderson privately informed Loid and Yor of the altercation and punishment, stating he would be informing Desmond's family as well. As Yor was embarrassed feeling her lessons caused the altercation, Loid realized that his plan for Anya to befriend Damian is a bust and her odds at getting into the Imperial Scholars is further unlikely. Outside, the students and their families align for a class photo, where the Forgers position in the lower left of the image and are exasperated-- Loid is visibly mortified, Yor double facepalming in shame, and Anya with a clearly guilty conscience. At the start of her school tenure, Anya has one Bolt, no stars, and is "-100" points in friendship with Damian.

Story Impact

 * Anya Forger, Damian Desmond, and Becky Blackbell's first time meeting each other.
 * Anya Forger befriends Becky Blackbell.
 * Anya Forger earns her first Tonitrus Bolt.
 * Damian Desmond gains a crush on Anya Forger.