In this book of Spy x Family original prose stories, Anya attempts to make friends with her target Damian during an Eden Academy camping trip, Yuri spends his day off babysitting his niece, and Franky seeks Loid’s help in winning the heart of a blind opera singer. Then, when the family sits for a portrait painting, Yor is terrified that her secret identity will be blown. And in the final story, the family is scrutinized by a pair of unseen observers… There’s never been a family quite like this one!

Mission 3: In this story, Franky falls for a blind opera singer named Alessa. You know it’s going to end badly because this is an interquel, so this story can’t change the status quo and affect the main line that much. You know he’s going to get dumped because Franky has to remain the single, scruffy loser he is. However, it got the top spot because of its unexpected insight to Franky’s inner nobleness.

Mission 2: Yuri and Anya go for a day of fun. Admittedly, I didn’t think this mission was going to rank so high because Yajima commits to Endo’s style and that means we get inside look to Yuri’s creepy obsession with his sister. It’s very squicky to read. However, I was won over by the fun of Anya trying her best to be an interrogator and quickly being won over by Yuri’s intense “acting” when it’s his turn to take the interrogation stance. It was a surprisingly fun dynamic.

Mission 4: For the Forager family, a family portrait is potentially more dangerous to their secret identities than a double-crossing spy. This was a fun concept with a satisfactory surprise twist.

Mission 1: This was another story where Anya attempts to befriend Damian Desmond, only for it to go wrong yet there is still hope for those confused children to get together. This came near the bottom because there wasn’t any new insight we wouldn’t have gotten from the regular manga.

Short Story: Of course this story came last. It’s only three pages, but it was cute to see how complete strangers view the family, and their unintended effect on the marriage population of Ostania.

Spy x Family fans will delight in this novel full of extra family fluff and shenanigans. Even in prose, Yajima captures the characters and you can easily imagine the illustration panels in your head as you read on.