Cruise Adventure Arc

“	The world is soiled with needless tragedies. To prevent just one of them from befalling him or anyone else... takes thorough cleaning. And that still hasn't changed. In fact... now it's more true than ever. I don't need to be at peace. I don't care if I have to bloody my hands. Even if it means living a life that could end at any moment... Even if it means having to leave the Forger family... I think Loid would respect that. He would understand. That's why I won't give up this fight!	”
— Yor Forger

Cruise Adventure Arc
Manga
Volume(s)	7 - 9
Chapters	43 - 57 Short Mission 6
Anime
Season(s)	2
Episodes	29 (B Part) - 35
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Note that the following sub-headings are fan-made and used to better organize the story.

The Cruise Adventure Arc is the tenth story arc in SPY x FAMILY. In the anime adaptation, the arc is referred as the Luxury Cruise Ship Arc (豪 (ごう) 華 (か) 客 (きゃく) 船 (せん) 編 (へん) , Gōka Kyakusen-hen^?).

The assassin Thorn Princess receives a mission to protect Olka Gretcher and her son from a group of skilled assassins aboard the Princess Lorelei cruise ship. However, when Loid and Anya coincidentally board the same ship thanks to a giveaway they won, Yor begins to have doubts about her life as an assassin.

Summary

The Informant's Romance Endeavors

Yor catches Kopi

Loid visits Franky's store to pick up some items for an extra mission. Loid asks for some pictures he requested, but Franky says his contact that specialized in that intel got done in by Garden, an assassin group in Ostania that takes orders from the shadow government and is believed to be urban legends. Loid still requests the pictures, but Franky wants his help for a job in exchange for the extra trouble: finding a missing cat. Franky explains that the cat, Kopi, belongs to a girl he is trying to court. Completely uninterested, Loid turns him down. Franky turns to his contacts to find Kopi's location, which is near city hall, and on his way there, he runs into Yor, who is out on her lunch break.

Thorn Princess receives a new client

After Franky explains his situation, Yor decides to help him out. Franky sets up several of his own inventions to locate Kopi and uses a catnip device to lure in the feline. However, the device draws in a large crowd of cats that swarm Yor and Franky, but Kopi is spotted among them. Franky tries to catch Kopi but fails, and he decides to use his exo-skeleton power suit. But when Kopi starts heading to a major street, Yor tears off a chunk of the exo-skeleton and throws it at the cat, stopping it in its tracks and allowing Yor to capture him. While he lost ten years of his work, Franky returns Kopi only to learn that the girl already has a boyfriend. Yor returns to work at city hall, and Director Matthew McMahon informs Yor that she has a call from her "special contact." Answering the phone, the Thorn Princess receives a new "client."

Thorn Princess's New Assignment

Shopkeeper tests Yor's instincts

Yor and Matthew head to a luxurious garden maintained by the Shopkeeper. Yor and the Shopkeeper briefly chat before the Shopkeeper suddenly attacks her, wanting to test if her skills have dulled. Yor swiftly dodges the attack, and the Shopkeeper comfortably assigns her a new job to protect her client. The Shopkeeper explains that the Gretcher mob family, who have managed Ostania's underworld, has recently lost their patriarch and his sons in an internal dispute, with only his daughter, Olka Gretcher, and her son as the sole survivors. The new leader of the organization, Leonardo Hapoon, has put an enormous bounty on the mother and son's heads that almost every hitman in and out of the country is out for them. Because the Shopkeeper owes a debt to the previous boss, he has chosen to assist Olka, deciding that seeking asylum in a foreign country is her best option. She will do this by fleeing by sea, traveling on a normal passenger ship, and later rendezvous with another at the port of disembarkation.

Yor's assignment is to protect Olka and her son from the assassins and act as a backup in case something goes wrong. Yor is hesitant 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 home, Yor encounters Yuri, and she begins to wonder with him now grown up and independent of her if there is a point in keeping her assassin job.

Anya wins two tickets for a cruise trip in the raffle

Meanwhile, Loid and Anya are at the mall when they see a raffle with a grand prize of two tickets for a three-day, two-night cruise on a ship named Princess Lorelei, which sails through the islands in Ostanian coastal waters. Excited, Anya is determined to go on the trip and participates in the raffle. She soon realizes that the host has rigged the raffle for himself, so she takes the winning tickets. When Yor returns home, Anya shows her the tickets, and Loid suggests that Yor and Anya go on the cruise together since he has work. However, Yor recognizes it as the same ship she will be on for her job. Anya reads her mind and, after some thought, insists on going on the trip. Loid then goes to Sylvia to ask for time off, and, to his surprise, she allows him to go and tells him to consider the trip as part of Anya's care and education for Operation Strix, treating it like any other mission.

On the Friday of the departure, the Forgers head to the port, leaving Bond at home with Franky. On their way there, Yor wishes she could spend her time with Loid and Anya, and wonders if she could make this trip her final job as the Thorn Princess. Upon reaching Princess Lorelei, the family split up as suspicious figures also board the ship.

The Assassin Ambush

Yor and Matthew meet "Furseal Grey" and his family

Inside Princess Lorelei, Anya is amazed by the many activities the boat offers, but not so much for their third-class suite. Meanwhile, Yor and the city hall group meet with Olka, who has disguised herself as "Shaty Grey," alongside her ally and acting husband, "Furseal." As the rest of the group tours around the ship, Yor stays behind with Olka. The women talk, and Yor learns about Olka's desire to live a quiet life with her son, away from power and money. Olka requests to go outside for a moment, but Yor is reluctant since Loid and Anya are also on the ship. On the lower suite, Loid and Anya explore the ship. Loid finds himself falling back to "Twilight mode" and is determined to attain optimal recreation.

An informant listens to all conversations on the cruise

Yor explains her family situation to Olka, who questions if the family really is just for her cover. Olka lends Yor her clothes as a disguise, and they head outside with Olka's son. Yor empathizes with Olka's circumstances and promises to finish the job without fail. Touched, Olka reveals her son's name to Yor, Gram. Their conversation is heard on a listening device, and an informant uses this information to locate Olka's cabin room.

At nighttime, Yor's co-workers have dinner at a pub and talk about Yor's trip. On the ship, the city hall group and the Grey family eat at a fancy restaurant. Afterward, the men leave for a bar while Yor and Olka head back to the cabin. There, Olka notes there has not been any sign of trouble the entire day, but Yor warns her that they must keep their guard up as they have no idea where the enemy is or what their plan is. She predicts that the enemy will try attacking at the last possible minute, which will be the next day. Olka asks what everyone else will do if she manages to escape safely, and Yor explains their prepared cover story. Olka then asks if Yor will see her family after she completes her mission, as the ship will stop at a resort island on the third day. She suggests that Yor could use it to spend time with her family, but Yor is unsure.

Matthew interrogates the stalking assassin

On the lower deck, Loid and Anya have their dinner and take note of how strange it is to have dinner without Yor, which leads to Loid getting embarrassed when Anya calls him sappy for missing Yor. Meanwhile, after leaving the bar with the other men, Matthew notices they are being followed. He ambushes their stalker and interrogates him for information. Upon learning there are many assassins on board the ship and know Olka's location, Matthew grabs Furseal and rushes back to her cabin, realizing that the enemy had no intention of waiting.

Yor saves the Gretchers from an ambush

At the cabin, the women hear someone knock on the door. Behind it is an assassin who immediately attacks, but Yor kills him shortly after Matthew and Furseal arrive. Matthew brings everyone up to speed with their situation and orders Yor to take the others to another cabin in the second-class suite, but not before giving everyone masks to disguise themselves. The informant from earlier informs a group of assassins that "Shaty Grey" is their target and provides information about her group. The leader of the group tells his comrades that they must work together and they can evenly split the bounty, and makes sure the informant will relay any bit of information to them. He also adds that their employer, Leonardo Hapoon, has friends on the ship, so they must not cause a commotion.

Yor heads to the second-class suite with Olka's group and explains that they are heading to a masquerade ball to blend into the crowd and lose their pursuers. Once at the ball, Yor immediately senses the bloodlust of other assassins and quickly deals with them. As the group head to the shopping promenade, Loid and Anya are also there on their way back to their cabin. Anya spots a skeleton keychain she wants to get and throws a tantrum when Loid refuses. However, Loid, who has noticed listening devices, undercover SSS officers, and suspicious individuals on the ship, starts to overthink his refusal. Suddenly, Anya hears the thoughts of Sickle-and-Chain Barnaby, a rogue assassin who plans on taking the bounty for himself and approaches Olka's group, ready to fight Yor.

Yor vs. Barnaby

Anya realizes she must keep Loid away to protect Yor's identity and tricks him into staying in the souvenir shop to dress as a fun and upbeat father. Anya rushes to Yor, who has begun fighting Barnaby. Yor is scared to see Anya near, but the little girl feigns ignorance and tricks the crowd into thinking that a circus performance is taking place. During their battle, Yor struggles to close the gap and realizes that she is hesitating for some reason. Yor manages to find an opening when Barnaby gets distracted by the crowd and defeats him by tying him up in his own chains and striking his pressure points, immobilizing the assassin. After Yor leaves, Anya heads back to the shop, where Loid has finished dressing up, outfitted in an outlandish combination of clothes and accessories. To his shock, Anya is unimpressed and calls him uncool.

Yor's Doubts

The Assassin Leader enters Olka's old cabin to obtain the group's scent, then asks the informant for any leads on Olka's location, to which the man has none. After overhearing other assassins plotting to backstab him, the informant decides to prepare some contingencies. Meanwhile, Loid and Anya head to their room and wonder how Yor is doing.

Yor questions her assassin job

Yor and the group arrive at their new cabin, where Furseal helps calm down Olka and Gram. Olka asks Furseal, whose true name is Zeb, why he accompanied her. Zeb explains that he owes her and the previous boss and promises to protect her from harm. Matthew arrives and orders Yor to secure the room while he patrols the floor to whittle down the enemy numbers. Before leaving, he warns Yor to stay focused on the job or everyone will die. As Yor keeps watch of the room for the night, she contemplates not being able to contact Loid and Anya and imagines herself with them. Yor realizes that she was hesitating in her fight with Barnaby because she was scared of breaking her cover and leaving her family. After remembering Olka's question if the family is just a cover, Yor thinks about her family—Yuri and the Forgers—and begins having more doubts about her assassin job.

Loid worrying about Anya's mood at dinner

The next day, Franky walks Bond early in the morning in Berlint. Franky is irritated at his current situation, but he quickly changes gears when he realizes he can meet women with Bond, and he proposes that the dog be his pet. Back on the cruise, Loid reflects on his inability to understand Anya the night before and vows to overcome this challenge. Elsewhere, Matthew gives the other city hall group members the day off as he prepares for the next step of Olka's rendezvous. Anya and Loid head out to explore the ship, and Anya plans to ditch Loid so she can help Yor more with her work. Her plan to distract him fails as she gets distracted by the ship's activities for most of the day, much to Anya's distress. Loid sees Anya's displeasure during dinnertime and is concerned for her. Hearing his worried thoughts, Anya explains that she is fine, but she likes it best when the whole family is together. Loid realizes he is overreacting and suggests sending a message to Yor, and adds that they can go to tonight's fireworks show to look for her there.

Yor defends the group from assassins

At the same time, Matthew receives the ready signal from the rendezvous ship and informs Yor, prompting the group to head out in new disguises. The group's plan is to head to a storage room at the fore of the second deck. However, the passageways are guarded by the enemy, as the Assassin Leader had caught on to their scent earlier and sent out the assassins to keep watch. Yor decides to go through the upper deck, where they get startled by the sounds of the fireworks show when it begins. Shortly after, they are quickly ambushed and surrounded by skilled assassins.

Yor sees no escape for them, but Matthew arrives to assist the group. Yor manages to secure Olka and the others inside a hatch and begins her killing spree of the assassins, with the fireworks drowning out the sounds of the violence. Yor finishes off all but a few assassins as Matthew cleans the bloody mess.

• Yor questions her resolve during battle...
• ...but finds the strength to keep fighting

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The Assassin Leader steps forward and converses with the Garden assassins, distracting them long enough for a Swordsman to land a sneak attack and incapacitate Matthew. Yor fights the Swordsman alone, but gets distracted by her lingering thoughts of her family and doubts about her assassin job, causing her to take a huge disadvantage. Yor gets knocked down and backed into a corner but is still able to stop the Leader from getting to Olka. As her life flashes before her eyes, Yor remembers her reason for becoming an assassin: to protect Yuri's carefree life. Yor wants to prevent tragedies from befalling her brother, and finds it more true than ever now that she has the Forger family. Reinvigorated, Yor gets back up and resumes her fight with the Swordsman. Assured that Loid would respect and understand if she must leave the Forgers because of the dangerous life she lives, Yor is determined to not give up this fight.

Interlude

Yuri comes down with a cold with Yor gone

Meanwhile, in Berlint, Yuri remembers that Yor is away on her trip, which causes his immune system to break down. This takes effect during his job, as he suddenly catches a cold and collapses while chasing a suspect. While he recovers, Yuri flashes back to when he got sick as a child and was cared for by Yor, who eagerly tried to help him get better. As the siblings affirmed how lucky they were to have each other, Yuri wakes up from his memory. The SSS Lieutenant arrives with medicine, and Yuri is keen on resuming his work for Yor's sake after taking it, but the Lieutenant is quick to refuse him.

The Fireworks Finale

A disguised Loid defuses the first bomb on Princess Lorelei

After leaving the fireworks show, Loid and Anya learn there is a bomb planted inside the ship. Loid decides to intervene while Anya asks to get dropped off at a nearby daycare, though she quickly leaves shortly after to find Yor. After gaining enough intel, Loid arrives at the bomb's location disguised as a crew member so he can disarm it. During her search for Yor, Anya hears the thoughts of the informant, who reveals that Yor is fighting on the roof deck. Anya heads over there and finds Yor's stiletto, which she dropped earlier during her fight with the Swordsman. Anya is able to throw the stiletto up to the deck and incidentally takes out two hitmen. Yor sees and recovers her stiletto, which allows her to defeat the Swordsman with a finishing blow and end the fight. Meanwhile, Loid successfully defuses the bomb, but he begins to suspect that there are more as another in the ship ticks to its countdown.

Anya encounters the wounded Assassin Leader

Yor wonders how she found the stiletto the way she did, prompting Anya to run away from the scene. While Yor checks on Matthew, the injured Assassin Leader also makes his escape. Loid shares his suspicions about there being more bombs with the rest of the crew and suggests evacuating the passengers, but the SSS agents reject him. While the crew sweep the ship for bombs, Anya goes through the upper deck and encounters the Leader, who detects a bomb inside a clock and deduces that it is the work of the informant. Hearing his thoughts, Anya informs a crewman about the clock. Just outside the ship, the Assassin Leader finds the informant, Snoops, attempting to escape on a raft, and confronts him. Snoops reveals that he planted the bombs and made them appear to be from Westalis to incite another war between the East and the West. He then turns on the Leader as he only intended a getaway for himself.

While Loid defuses the other bombs, he is informed of the clock bomb at the upper deck and investigates it. Realizing there is not enough time to defuse it, Loid opts to throw the clock into the sea. Below, Snoops overpowers the Leader and tells him that the "real fireworks show" is about to begin. As this happens, Loid throws the bomb overboard, which detonates above the assassins and knocks them off the raft, leaving them at the mercy of the sharks. Anya watches Loid from afar, but she is found by the daycare worker, who reprimands her for running off and drags her back to the daycare.

Olka and Gram say goodbye to Yor

Inside the storage area, Yor and Matthew prepare the inflatable boat for Olka and the others' rendezvous. While Matthew gives Zeb instructions, Yor wishes Olka a great life on the other side and receives a hug as thanks. Despite Yor's protests because of her soiled hands, Olka has her hug Gram, saying that Yor's hands are the reason he has a future. Yor appreciates the gesture and embraces the child, remarking how warm he is. Olka then tells Yor that she will pray for her and her family to find peace and happiness.

After Olka leaves, Matthew and Yor watch for the signal from the retrieval ship. Matthew notices Yor getting sentimental and snaps her out of her daze, reminding her that they are soldiers. Despite that, he relays to Yor that Loid and Anya requested to meet her the next day and tells her to accept it as a reward for completing her mission, assuring her that he will be on the lookout for any more killers. Meanwhile, Loid, after managing to secure the ship, returns to the daycare to pick up Anya, and he thinks about how he had to abandon his family again, a thought that gets him to overthink what his mission is.

The Resort Island

Loid carries Yor and Anya back to the cruise ship

On the third and final day of the trip, the Forgers reunite at the resort island, where they spend the day together having fun as a family. As she bonds with Loid and Anya, Yor feels at peace, something she wishes could go on forever, which is why she has decided to continue her assassin job. Afterward, the family goes snorkeling and surfing at the sea. At the end of the day, Yor falls asleep on Loid's shoulder, the exhaustion of fighting without rest catching up to her. After Anya does the same, the embarrassed spy is forced to carry the girls back to the ship. Loid notices that Yor must have been working hard but still found time to make Anya's day, which he admires as he tells his wife to rest up. The Forgers return home to a joyful Bond and annoyed Franky, and the family happily sits together over drinks.

Loid later visits Sylvia at the WISE safehouse and briefs her on the bomb incident on the ship, which was not made public by the SSS. Sylvia tells him of several missing passengers who all had fake passports and believes those people may have wanted to instigate a conflict between the East and the West, so she orders Loid to keep an eye out on the extremist movements in Ostania, as it could affect Operation Strix. Sylvia then asks Loid about the vacation, which he tiredly answers was way more work than any other mission as he walks away, which amuses her. Back at home, the rest of the family sleep soundly in the living room, with Anya having drawn a picture of their cruise adventure.

Returning to Eden

Anya is advised to not lie by lying adults

After the midterm break, Anya returns to school and is ready to impress Becky and Damian about her vacation. However, the wealthy children are unimpressed and brag about their more eventful breaks, causing Anya to embellish the details of her story to get more attention. This backfires as Anya gets ridiculed by her classmates. After classes, Becky tries to cheer up Anya, but George warns her not to lie too much lest she become an outcast like him. Yuri arrives at the Forger apartment, visibly excited to see his sister again. A dejected Anya returns home, and everyone sits in the living room to discuss what happened at school. Loid, Yuri, and Yor ironically advise Anya against lying and to be true to oneself, and Anya decides to stop lying as it seems rough.

Story Impact

• The assassin organization Garden is introduced.
• The Shopkeeper makes his first physical appearance.
• After rediscovering her reason for becoming an assassin and wanting to protect her new family, Yor chooses to continue her secret assassin job.

Characters Introduced

Kopi

Kacey

Mark

Matthew McMahon

Garden Member

Shopkeeper

Gram Sr

mentioned

Olka Gretcher

Gram Gretcher

Leonardo Hapoon

memory

Cindy

Heymann

Vides

Zeb

Snoops

Knockman

Leader

Swordsman

Chakram King

Esmerelda

Andre

Barnaby

Rachel

mentioned