Chapter 36

Mission 36 (: 36) is the thirty-sixth chapter of the SPY x FAMILY manga, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was released on November 2, 2020.

Summary
Damian Desmond, Emile Elman, and Ewen Egeburg look at the school bulletin and see that the Imperial Scholar get-together will start next week. Although the event has nothing to do with the boys, they eagerly discuss how they will eventually become Imperial Scholars. Peering from the corner, Anya Forger watches the group and recaps her goal to become an Imperial Scholar to help Loid Forger with Operation Strix. However, Anya has kind of given up on earning eight Stella Stars, having been discouraged by her lack of progress in learning or sports. As such, Anya resolves to Plan B: befriending Damian, which isn’t going so well either. While Anya thinks about this, Damian’s group sees Anya staring at them; Damian tells her to stop staring, while Emile tells her to go away.

Anya expresses her frustration, and Becky Blackbell appears and does the same, albeit for a different reason. Becky says she knows how Anya feels as love is hard to communicate. Her statement prompts Anya to think about the things she loves: Loid, Yor Forger, Bond Forger, peanuts, and cartoons. When Anya starts connecting it to Damian, she bluntly denies it, and Becky assumes she is being bashful. Becky then decides to help make Damian fall for Anya. Becky proceeds to tell her that boys are easily fooled by outward appearances, so if Anya dresses up all cute, then Damian is sure to fall for her. Thus, Becky and Anya go on a shopping trip on the weekend.

Martha, Becky’s butler, drives the girls to the shopping center, where Anya is excited to be riding around in their fancy car. Becky then complains about not seeing Loid when she picked up Anya at her home and how tough of a rival Yor will be after seeing how pretty she is. Hearing this, Martha quietly discourages Becky from homewrecking. Becky compliments Anya’s bag (by working-class standards) and asks what is inside. Anya produces a large wad of cash, shocking Martha. It is revealed that Loid had gifted the spending money to Anya, believing that forging a positive relationship with the Blackbells could have serious benefits. Anya wonders how many peanuts she can buy, but Becky reminds her that they are shopping for clothes.

At the shopping center, the staff from the clothing department line up to welcome Becky. A lady informs Becky that they have prepared a variety of brand-new haute couture fashions for her. Anya is shocked by all this and asks Becky if her father is the “Prince of Darkness.” She then asks how much money Becky brought, who replies that she has never brought money anywhere in her life. Becky says the store usually brings stuff to her house, but she was so excited to go shopping with Anya that she ended up reserving the whole store. With that, Becky helps Anya find a look that even Damian cannot resist.