Admissions Interview Arc

Note that the arc title and following sub-headings are fan-made and used to better organize the story.

The Admissions Interview Arc is the second story arc in SPY x FAMILY.

Loid begins making preparations in order to accomplish Operation Strix, starting by getting Anya enrolled in Eden Academy.

Family's First Outing
With the marriage cover established, Yor moves in to the Forger family's new home. To prepare for the admissions interview at Eden Academy to continue Operation Strix, Loid does a mock exam with Yor and Anya, which they fail terribly. Loid decides to take the two for a day on the town to various cultural activities to familiarize themselves with life as an upper-class family. Throughout the trip, Loid despairs the success of the mission, and Yor, noticing this, takes them to a park to relax. There, they witness a purse snatching, and with their combined efforts, the family apprehends the thief and returns the purse to its rightful owner, who sees that the three make for a wonderful family. The family returns home and repeats the mock exam, to better results, leaving Loid more optimistic about the mission.

The Admissions Exams: The First Phase
The Forgers arrive at Eden for the admissions interview, and Loid immediately realizes they are under observation by the faculty, judging their social interactions. With each successive test, Loid's precautions proved successful by impressing the academy professor in charge of the selection process, Henry Henderson, who observes them from an upper floor. However, when the school zoo starts stampeding from the stables into the crowd, Henderson is shocked at the turn, while Loid misperceives the event as another test. The Forgers defuse the situation, stunning Henderson with their elegance as he goes to personally thank Loid, and so the Forgers make their way to the next phase of the admissions process.

The Admissions Exams: The Second Phase
The final phase of the admissions is the family interview. While Loid is admittedly nervous, he resolves to succeed for the sake of his mission. During their interview, the Forgers play out their rehearsed answers while enduring Professor Murdoch Swan's selectively targeted questioning, which Anya mind-reads as Swan's bitterness about his own failed marriage. When Anya's mind-reading causes a slight misunderstanding, Loid saves the interview by phrasing it as Anya's ambition to climb the academic ladder.

After Professor Swan criticizes Yor for her role as the stepmother and if Anya prefers her birth mother over Yor, the question coupled with Loid's postulation of her birth parents, unknowingly causes the little girl to cry. Swan continues his taunts, which enrage Yor and Loid. Loid smashes the table between him and Swan and promptly leaves with the family, but not before expressing his disgust at Swan for deliberately making a child cry. Swan's prideful stance as the son of the previous headmaster irritates Henderson, who strikes Swan squarely for his disrespect. At home, the Forgers fear Anya may not get admitted, contemplating their family's future. However, the trio decide to remain optimistic anyway but are quickly dejected by a bad omen of their family portrait falling from the wall.

Admissions Success!
As the Forgers return to Eden, they are crestfallen upon seeing that Anya did not make the final admissions list, but Professor Henderson covertly shares that Anya is on the waiting list of students at the top to take another student's place, thanks to his discretion. Later, the Forgers receive a call from the school confirming that Anya got a spot and will be enrolled, and they celebrate. Shortly after, Franky invites himself over to join the celebrations. At dinner, a drunk Franky helps Anya goad Loid into fulfilling her fantasy of being a princess rescued from a castle. Heading to Münk to rent Newston Castle, Loid calls in several dozen undercover agents to play the role of attendees, as he plays the hero against Franky, the villain, and a drunk Yor plays "a witch" who nearly overwhelms Loid with martial arts. After Yor falls over and knocks herself out, Loid effortlessly defeats Franky and rescues Anya, who thanks Loid for her new life and promises to do good at school. In exchange, Loid congratulates Anya on passing. The next day, Loid's status report of Phase 1 of Operation Strix is sent to WISE HQ, along with the hefty expenses report.

Story Impact

 * Recurring character Henry Henderson is introduced.