Mission 105 (
Summary[]
Franky attacked by one of his inventions
One morning in Berlint, Franky is woken up and nearly killed by his alarm clock invention, "Abso-waker Type-J" in one of his many hideouts. After cleaning himself up and fixing his appearance for the day, Franky works on an invention while listening to his favorite, government-banned music. Franky puts together a new invention, "Senju," a multi-armed device to boost his daily productivity. However, the invention blows up in his face, but Franky is not deterred, seeing it as part of the trial and error process.
Fiona commissions Franky
Looking at the time, Franky hurries to open his tobacco store, where he is visited by regulars who are civilians, one of them being a woman who rejects his date invitation. Franky is then visited by Fiona, who commissions a forgery for a mission. Fiona leaves as quickly as she came, giving Franky one week to get it done and threatening to put him in jail if he fails, much to Franky's annoyance.
Franky housesits for Loid
Franky then gets a call from Loid, who asks Franky to do some quick housesitting for Anya and Bond while he is away. Franky protests but goes over to the Forger home anyway. While playing with Anya and Bond, Franky cries inside, holding out for the money he gets from the spies. After getting his pay, Franky heads to the racetrack for some betting, only to lose his earnings. The dejected Franky resumes his work and meets with the racetrack teller, who is also an informant, requesting intel on a certain route. The teller informs Franky that the route is unavailable since its informant, Latchkey Lachy, got caught by the SSS. As an apology, the teller gives Franky two tickets for a movie and teases him to take a girl out to watch it, which annoys Franky.
On the streets, Franky runs into an acquaintance, Priscilla. He asks her out to the movies, and to his surprise, she agrees. After dressing up and making a dinner reservation after the movies, Franky fantasizes about Priscilla confessing her love for him. Franky's fantasy is interrupted by a phone call informing him that the racetrack teller has been raided by the SSS due to the capture of the earlier informant. Franky seemingly ignores the news to prepare for his date, but he ends up going to an unknown building to rescue the teller from the SSS. Entering the room with a gas mask, Franky fires his rose bouquet, which also fires to become smoke-pepper bombs that make everyone in the room sneeze.
Franky punches an SSS agent
After freeing the teller, the two make their escape, and Franky uses a modified gauntlet to punch one of their pursuers. As they continue to make their escape, Franky deploys several gadgets to slow down the SSS agents. Franky explains to the teller that he canceled his movie date with Priscilla but still has a dinner date with her later tonight. Other reinforcements arrive with other captured informants, but Franky, with his wit, gadgets, and knowledge of the city, is able to lose them and also free some of his fellow informants. Seeing the time, Franky quickly hurries over to have dinner with Priscilla, with the teller cheering him on. However, during the dinner, Priscilla reveals that she used the movie tickets to watch with a guy she was interested in, after which they began dating shortly after. Priscilla thanks Franky, who mindlessly chews on his salad in astonishment.
The teller's failed attempt to congratulate Franky on getting a girlfriend
On his way back home, Franky, while heartbroken, is able to find the good parts of his day. Suddenly, a bang rings out, shocking Franky, and he turns around to see the teller having fired something behind him. The teller, having fired a party popper, congratulates Franky on getting a girlfriend, only to realize his ill-timed celebration. The teller makes up for his mistake by revealing that he has two tickets for another movie, and the two agree to watch it together. However, the movie turns out to be a romantic drama, and the two men mutually agree to go home.
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Trivia[]
- Franky's hideout is Japanese-themed, with Japanese-style furniture and imagery seen throughout Franky's room.
- The clock in Franky's room appears to be based on a Japanese single foliot lantern clock.
- Franky's invention, Abso-waker Type-J, also consists of two mini sumo wrestlers and a mechanical samurai.
- This chapter marks Fiona's reappearance since Chapter 87, meaning that she has (to some extent) recovered from her injuries since.
- Priscilla's appearance is based on the likeness of Nao Yumiki, an idol who is a member of Nogizaka46.
- Franky's congratulations and reflection about Priscilla getting a boyfriend parodies Martha Marriott's reaction to Henry Henderson's marriage in Chapter 102.
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