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 arrive at a garden 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, he apologizes for his sudden attack but is satisfied for her reflexes, and briefs her on her latest assignment, the protection of a lady and her child aboard the cruise ship Princess Lorelei. After explaining the background and what the assignment entails, the Thorn Princess hesitates to take 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, who is dozing off on the subway. She approaches him and wonders out loud why he is on a route that he usually does not ride, for which Yuri 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 anymore and can take care of himself. Once Yuri gets off the train and it starts moving, he runs after it. Yor wonders to herself, because he no longer needs her help, why she is 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. Having completed their shopping, Anya notices the raffle and asks Loid for the raffle ticket they have earned to try her luck. As Anya queues for the raffle, she discovers through her telepathy that the person in charge of the event has rigged it after sticking the winning ticket to the top of the raffle box. With this information in mind, Anya pulls out the winning ticket.

Back home, Anya happily parades the tickets she won as Yor arrives home. Loid suggests Yor go with Anya because he has work, but after glancing at 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. Reluctant, 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, and as the Forgers make their way to the port, Anya is very excited, while Yor feels that she would enjoy this trip if she did not accept her assignment. However, she ponders making this the Thorn Princess' final job. 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.

Trivia

 * In the original digital release of this chapter, Leonardo Hapoon had a different hairstyle. For the release of Volume 7, his hair was made longer.