Mission 56 (
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Anya and Yor ready to have fun
Princess Lorelei has arrived at the resort island. After she jumps rashly out of excitement, Loid warns Anya to be cautious. While walking away from the cruise ship, he becomes unnerved as he briefly spots SSS agents from a distance. Anya hears Loid's thoughts and convinces him to skip around to appear as a normal father. The two soon reunite with Yor, who received Anya's message the day before and was able to take the whole day off. Loid notices Yor's swollen face and asks about it, and she lies about her previous mission. With her work done, the Forgers spend the rest of the day touring the island to enjoy the resort accommodations and activities.
Anya having fun with the sheep
The Forgers walk around town, go zip-lining, ride a tandem bike, go cave-exploring, ride horses and swings, and build sandcastles on the beach. At a petting zoo, Anya approaches a flock of sheep and compares them to Bond. While Loid and Yor watch, Yor comments how peaceful things are, though the exhausted Loid internally disagrees. Yor then wishes that this peace would last forever.
The Forgers go snorkeling together
In her thoughts, Yor has come to a conclusion, but gets interrupted as Anya intervenes in their exchange and points at a scuba-diving poster, wanting to go to the ocean and look at the fish. Yor worries about wearing a bikini at the risk of exposing her new chest wound, which makes Anya not want to go after reading her mind. To her luck, Yor sees a rental poster for swimwear and decides to wear a rash guard bathing suit instead. She agrees to scuba-dive with Anya and assures her that there will not be any sharks present in the water. The Forgers scuba-dive, then surf soon afterward. Clutching a surfboard, Anya readies herself to be pushed into a wave by Yor, but gets propelled with force when Yor forgets to hold back her strength. Anya is taken by the wave and launched in the air, but Loid quickly comes to her rescue. Once the wave has passed, Anya asks Loid to redo it, but gets strictly rejected. Meanwhile, Yor panics and apologizes for the mishap.
Loid carries Anya and Yor back to the cruise
Now back in town, Anya is delighted that they had fun the entire day. Suddenly, Yor is hit with the exhaustion from days without sleeping and collapses onto Loid, sending her into a deep sleep. Anya also becomes tired and falls asleep. With the two girls knocked out in his arms, Loid is shocked to witness Yor fall asleep in public, noting that it is unexpected of her to do so. He guesses that work had been rough for her, and he smiles at her effort to still spend the day with them to make Anya's day. He then walks them back to the cruise ship. After the cruise, the Forgers come back home. Anya reunites with a crying Bond while Loid hands an annoyed Franky a souvenir. Afterward, the Forgers commune in the living room over drinks.
Sylvia asks Loid how his vacation went
At WISE's hideout, Loid meets with Sylvia to report on the bomb incident. The two discuss the numerous passengers aboard the Princess Lorelei who have gone missing and were originally traveling with fake passports. Loid affirms his suspicions and suspects that their goal was to create conflict between Westalis and Ostania. However, the SSS suspects that a third party was involved and will most likely cover the issue to protect their reputation. In response to this news, Sylvia orders Loid to watch out for Ostania's extremist movements at the risk of sabotaging Operation Strix. As Loid walks away, Sylvia asks how he enjoyed his vacation on the cruise. He tiredly responds that it was more exhausting than his previous missions, to Sylvia's amusement.
Back at home, Yor, Anya, and Bond sleep soundly in the living room, with Anya having drawn a picture of her and her parents' cruise adventure.
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