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| “ | I didn't know the real reason the war had started. I thought there wouldn't be a war at all... I hated the enemy without knowing why. I picked up a gun without knowing why. I obeyed my country without knowing why. Ignorance isn't bliss. Ignorance is weakness. Ignorance is a sin. | ” |
Note that the arc title and following sub-headings are fan-made and used to better organize the story.
Furthermore, CAPITALIZED sub-headings are parts of the arc in the anime canon, whether it be extra material from the manga or anime original scenes.
The WISE Arc is the eleventh story arc in SPY x FAMILY.
Many of WISE's spies and personnel carry out their work to maintain peace between Ostania and Westalis. Among them is Twilight, who must reflect back on why it is he became a spy and how he will proceed with his dark past behind him.
Summary[]
Spy and Dog[]
Loid and Bond escape from the burning building
Loid, with Franky's help, begins doing guard dog training with Bond. However, Bond becomes forlorn when Loid wants to do more training. Franky suggests that they might be reminding Bond of his bad memories at Project Apple and recommends making things fun for him, so Loid takes Bond on a walk. Bond has visions of misfortunes happening to random civilians and tries to prevent them, but he only makes himself look bad to Loid, who is confused by his actions. Suddenly, Bond foresees an apartment in flames as a woman cries out for her "Daisy." Bond tracks the scent and gets Loid to follow his directions. Arriving at the burning apartment, Bond gnaws off his leash and runs inside to save Daisy, a pug. Joined by Loid, they try to leave the apartment, but their way out gets blocked by flaming piles of rubble. They escape the building by leaping out of the second-floor window, though Bond slightly catches on fire. After getting doused with water, Bond's skinny form is revealed, which surprises and amuses Loid.
Loid and Bond share a tender moment
Bond catches the scent of the apartment's arsonist and attacks him, after which Loid incapacitates him. Loid and Bond watch the fruit of their efforts as the dog they saved reunites with her owner, then slip away to avoid the attention. Loid praises Bond for his actions but reminds him to be careful, as the family will worry about him if something happens to him. He apologizes for trying to train Bond so hard and recognizes him as a part of the Forger family.[2] When they return home, Loid lies about how Bond got wet, but Anya learns what they really did and proudly awards them with paper Stellas, dubbing it their "Worked Super Hard on Your Walk" award.[3]
Playdate with Becky[]
Becky's dream to become Loid's wife
After watching a seduction scene on Berlint in Love, Becky gets inspired to do it with Loid and hurries over to the Forger home to enact it. Anya learns about Becky's plan to marry Loid and decides to assist her after contemplating its benefits. Chatting with Becky, Loid tries to learn more about her father's activities, which makes her think he might be interested in her. When Yor arrives, Becky begins using seduction techniques she learned from her show on Loid, including pretending to get drunk. However, Yor believes that she somehow got Becky drunk and hurries her to a hospital. Becky stops Yor and reveals her true intentions with Loid, though Yor is surprisingly unbothered by it. After believing Loid likes strong women, Becky attempts to play a strongman game, which Yor destroys when she tries. Hoping to one day be as strong as Yor, Becky becomes her student.[4]
NIGHTFALL'S DAILY LIFE[]
Fiona jumps for joy after getting a gift from Loid
In her efforts to prove herself to be capable as Twilight's wife, Fiona undertakes extra missions in Loid's stead while he has his vacation on Princess Lorelei. Afterward, she trains herself in the mountains to prepare for her and Yor's tennis rematch. When Loid returns, he learns about Fiona taking over for him from Sylvia. At the hospital, he gives her leftover souvenirs from his trip as thanks. Though she does not show it, Fiona is greatly elated by the gift.[5]
Fiona and Franky[]
Nightfall and Franky disguise themselves as a couple
Fiona is tasked with obtaining a fake export license after an Ostanian executive unlawfully restricts strawberry exports to Westalis, which may cause a diplomatic crisis as it personally slights Foreign Minister Brantz. Fiona asks Loid for help, and he directs her to Franky, who has many connections. Franky annoys Fiona with his flirting, but he assists her by contacting a counterfeiter, the Quill. Upon arriving at the meeting place, a couples-only club, Fiona and Franky pose as one, much to the former's chagrin. When they meet with the Quill, he rejects Fiona's commission and leaves. Outside, they get attacked by SSS agents chasing after the Quill. After Fiona fights them off, Franky helps them escape and reveals his motivation as an informant. Later, Fiona obtains her fake export license from Franky, who figures that she called the SSS on them that night. Regardless, Fiona plans on continuing to use Franky's services.[6]
Old Lady Tonitrus[]
Anya receives her second Tonitrus
Eden Academy's disciplinarian Donna Schlag, feared as "Old Lady Tonitrus," returns from a hospitalization and begins striking down students with Tonitrus Bolts in full force. She visits Cecile Hall's first-years and begins a bag inspection, where she punishes students for minor infractions, even for forgetting a handkerchief. Damian, who forgot his, worries about getting a Tonitrus and believes he can never face his father again if he does. For the sake of Operation Strix, Anya saves Damian by giving him her handkerchief and claiming that she brought an extra. Anya's claim is proven false, and she receives her second Tonitrus. Feeling indebted to Anya, Damian swears to repay her. When Anya returns home, Loid is shocked by her new Tonitrus and faints.[7]
Twilight's Origin[]
The young Twilight watches his hometown in ruins
Years ago, in the eastern region of Luwen in Westalis, a young Twilight plays pretend battles with his friends and aspires to become soldiers together. However, his father is against this wish and says there will not be a war, which other adults tell him and his friends. In Twilight's home, his raising is a point of contention between his father and mother, as the former treats him very strictly. Before Twilight's father heads to the border for work, Twilight lies to him to get some allowance to buy a soldier set to play with his friends, but he quickly becomes racked with guilt. As Twilight resolves to tell his father the truth when he returns, war begins as Luwen gets raided by the Ostanian army. Twilight gets caught in an explosion from a missile, but his soldier's helmet protects him from debris. After reuniting with his mother, he leaves for Kielberg and stays with his relatives, but the family never hears back from his father.
Twilight realizes his ignorance
One day, Kielberg is attacked by an air raid that kills Twilight's mother. With nothing left except hatred for Ostania, Twilight later participates in the war by joining the Westalian army under a false identity. While fighting on a mountain, Twilight encounters Franky, who has deserted the Ostanian army. Amused by Franky, Twilight decides to spare his life. They have a conversation that grows hostile when the topic changes to the war's start, but they get interrupted by Ostanian soldiers pursuing Franky. While the men go separate ways, Twilight is affected by Franky's words as his beliefs grow conflicted. While recovering off the front lines, Twilight has a heartfelt reunion with his childhood friends, who have also survived the town bombings and joined the army. However, the reunion is cut short after the friends leave for a failed operation that results in their deaths. After finally losing everyone he knows to the war, Twilight admonishes himself for his blind ignorance and lack of knowledge about the war.
Later, Twilight is approached by a man from military intelligence who is aware of his false identity. The man reveals that he has come to recruit Twilight and threatens to have him court-martialed if he refuses. Twilight accepts the offer and joins their intelligence agency, motivated to make a world without war and where kids do not need to cry. In the present, Twilight, who has been dreaming of his past, gets jolted awake after remembering Sylvia's harsh training. While initially upset after remembering that he fainted because of Anya's Tonitrus, Loid instead focuses on the fact that she has grown closer to Damian and tells her to cherish her friends.[1]
Fighting for Peace[]
Sylvia strikes Pance Karmer with her belt
Just before leaving for an important East-West cultural exchange event in Westalis, famous Ostanian opera singer Jonas Wellman finds himself under controversy as scandals surrounding him come to light. Sylvia and the WISE agents under her command work to ensure the scandals never reach the West, though she struggles with a naive rookie who believes them. After a new tabloid rebutting Jonas's scandals gets released, the agents turn their attention to a death threat sent to Jonas. While watching live news footage outside Jonas's office, Sylvia spots a suspicious security guard and orders a nearby informant to keep him away from the celebrity. She and other agents then hurry over to intercept the guard, whom Sylvia personally defeats.
While Jonas safely departs for Westalis, the agents discuss the guard, who was also behind the death threat: Pance Karmer. As Pance is a former soldier who turned to vigilantism after his experience in the war, Sylvia warns her agents against having too much pride in having fought for peace. The rookie declares that he will never be ignorant again, but he is shocked to learn that some of Jonas's scandals are true. When he begins demanding answers, Sylvia tells him to find them himself.[8]
Story Impact[]
- Parts of Loid's backstory are revealed: namely, his experiences in the war, his meeting with Franky Franklin, and how he came to work for WISE.
- Anya Forger receives her second Tonitrus Bolt.
Characters Introduced[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 62.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 58, and Episode 37.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Anime: Episode 37.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga and Anime: Chapter 59, and Episode 36.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Anime: Episode 36.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 60.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 61.
- ↑ SPY x FAMILY Manga: Chapter 63.
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