Introduction Arc

The Introduction Arc is the first story arc in SPY x FAMILY.

Westalian agent Twilight is tasked with accomplishing Project Strix by enrolling a child into Eden Academy to approach Donovan Desmond. As Loid Forger, he begins making the Forger Family by adopting Anya Forger and marrying Yor Briar.

Summary
After the death of one of their diplomats in a car accident in Ostania, the heads of Westalis meet to discuss the situation. They believe it wasn't an incident, but an assignation by the East's far-right political party. Believing they plan a war against Westalis, and needing to learn of their plan, one of them suggests they send their best agent, Twilight. He is an agent that works for WISE, Westalis’s intelligence agency, and he is tasked with investigating Donovan Desmond, who is in Ostania and planning to start a war. Twilight disguises himself as the psychiatrist Loid Forger and adopts a girl named Anya so that he can enroll her into the prestigious Eden Academy to get closer to his target. Unbeknownst to him, Anya is actually a telepath who can read people’s minds. Heading home, Twilight tells her that she must say she was always his daughter and to call him father. Entering their apartment. Having to get some stuff and forge an ID for her, Twilight states he will be going out, but Anya decides to go with him. Next day, Twilight goes out to visit Franky and get all the information about Anya, leaving her at home with a barricade so she couldn’t follow him. Bored, Anya recalls that Twilight locked all of his spy equipment and goes to play with it, finding a transmitter and she sends a message that she is Twilight and mocks them to find her. Returning home, Twilight notices the front door barricade isn't like he left it. Entering inside, he gets ambushed, but manages to beat all the men. Unable to find Anya, he believes she is kidnapped and its due to him being compromised. While thinking of running away, a man attacks Twilight from behind.

Twilight disguised himself as Nguyen and grabs Anya to later escape with her. Twilight gives her a note and tells Anya to run to the police. Twilight doesn't think he is a failure as a spy, but made a mistake to put a little girl in danger, and regrets forgetting that he became a spy in order to create a world where children won't have to cry. Anya, who read his mind, decides to stay and wait for him. Twilight turns takes them one by one. He then points a gun at Edgar's head. Twilight then threatens Edgar to leave him alone if he wishes Karen to have a normal life. Walking out of the building, Twilight sees Anya waiting for him. Recalling she was returned each time after adoptions, Twilight agrees and takes her, but explains they have to change apartments. He tells her that she will need to study, but he has the answers, so she only needs to remember them.

On the day of the exam, Anya tries to read the mind of the other kids, but they all are panicking as neither of them knows the answers. She then remembers what she studied with Twilight and writes it down. After the exam, he and Anya look at the board with the passed students and Twilight sees Anya on the list. Happy about it, he relaxes and all of his exhaustion hits him, making him fall on the ground. At home, Twilight is passed out on the couch. The mailman comes and Anya takes a letter from him. She tries to give it to Twilight, but as he doesn't react, she ends up lying next to him. Twilights wakes up, surprised he ended up asleep in front of someone. Anya then gives him the mail and reading it, Twilight learns that the second phase of the admission process is a family interview, and both parents must be present.

At Berlint City Hall, Yor is making coffee for the section chief and her coworkers suggest adding boogers, but Yor wonders if that will make the coffee taste better. Seeing how aloof she is, they comment the guys are probably staying away from her, but she has a nice body and face and if uses better clothes and make up, she will be quite attractive. Yor is fine with her job, but Camilla points out she is 27 and single. And with the increase spies, people have started reporting anything that is a bit suspicious, including a recent case where neighbors reported a single woman in her late twenties and she was taken for questioning. Camilla states she is having a party this weekend and invites Yor to come with a partner. That night Yor receives a call from her brother Yuri and tells him she has a boyfriend, but after he hung up and the phone calls again she quickly tried to tell him it was a joke, but the Shopkeeper was the one who call, stating he has a client for the "Thorn Princess" Going to a tailor and while Anya is getting measured, Twilight recalls the files of some of the women there. Suddenly, Yor passes behind him without he noticing, bringing the dress she ruined and wanting it fixed. Twilight recalls her file, a single woman with both parents deceased and a younger brother, with both working as civil servants with clean records. Yor notices that Twilight have been staring at her and asks him why. Surprised she noticed his gaze, Twilight states he was admiring her beauty. Hearing he likes her appearance and needing a partner. That night Twilight arrived late at the meeting and accidentally presented himself as Yor’s husband. Later they leave in a van and Twilight apologize with Yor for presenting himself incorrectly, but she says it’s fine. The van gets attacked by some of the remaining reinforcements. They leave the van and then Twilight manages to knocks out two men. Two more men attack Twilight and he manages to knock the first, but as the second was about to hit him, Yor knocks him out. They continue to run and defeat more men. As they run, Yor suggests they should get married, which shocks Twilight. Yor explains that she is considered suspicious for being single and they can remain together for both of their sakes. Loid agrees and wishes they to go to the city hall right away. He realizes his pocket has a hole and had lost the ring. As more men appear and they hide behind cover, Loid takes a grenade and pulls the ring and throws it at the men. At the same time, he uses the grenade ring to propose to Yor.

Story Impact

 * Main characters Loid Forger, Anya Forger, Yor Forger are introduced.
 * Main antagonist and target Donovan Desmond is introduced.