Chapter Summaries

Karen Nocturne, the world's second-best assassin, killed two men at a tower party while disguised as Senator Haber. He returned home and confronted the real Senator Haber, who had recognized him and reached for a weapon.

• Karen Nocturne calculated the wind and distance, then received confirmation that Westalis diplomat Harvey Laurier had been dealt with.
• Karen shot two men at the tower party and concealed his rifle in a guitar bag.
• Karen approached the tower, entered as Senator Haber, and directed Officer Viel to search the sewers and the building he had fired from.
• Karen returned home while Officer Viel watched to ensure he was the real senator, then found the real Senator Haber waiting inside.
• Senator Haber praised Karen's marksmanship and disguise, but Karen aimed a tiny pistol at him and warned him not to move.

Karen Nocturne collected the rest of Senator Harlan’s payment, exposed Harlan’s attempt to poison him, and secretly took the magazine from Harlan’s pistol. During a taxi ride with his organization’s boss, Karen learned he had been assigned to kill Yor, the Thorn Princess, and feared the mission would get him killed.

• Karen threatened Senator Harlan, accepted the remaining four hundred thousand Dacel, and warned him that poison could not harm him.
• Harlan discovered Karen had removed the magazine from his pistol and left a note warning him that unauthorized firearm possession was illegal.
• Karen noticed a State Security Service informant following his taxi and refused to shake the tail so the organization would not harm its client’s interests.
• Karen’s boss revealed that Brennan, the State Security Service’s deputy minister, would bring classified documents to the Royal Hotel in three days, and ordered Karen to kill the Thorn Princess.
• Karen panicked at the prospect of fighting Yor and recalled that he had transmigrated from Blue Star into the world of Spy x Family.

Karen agreed to steal a document connected to Yor’s role in future events, while Twilight received a mission to produce a child within seven days and adopted Anya as Loid Forger. The Forger family’s official members began to come together, though neither Loid nor Anya knew the other’s secrets.

• Karen refused to confront Yor but agreed to obtain the target document without alerting security.
• Karen’s boss took back Karen’s five hundred thousand dalc bank card and left him outside a hotel.
• Twilight completed an intelligence handoff, ended his relationship with Caren, and learned that his next mission required him to produce a child within seven days.
• Twilight adopted Anya from an orphanage and took her home as Loid Forger.
• Anya, secretly able to read minds, held Loid’s finger as half the Forger family’s official members came together.

Karen set fire to room 1204 to create cover, then climbed to the thirteenth floor and killed Deputy Minister Bunanlun and the people guarding him. He confirmed the stolen document was genuine and escaped with it and Bunanlun’s bank card.

• Karen used seven pieces of candy to identify room 1307, checked the guards on the thirteenth floor, and planned to act before Yor arrived.
• Karen set fire to his room, causing panic that let him climb from the twelfth floor to the thirteenth unseen.
• Karen killed the guards outside room 1307, entered, and demanded Deputy Minister Bunanlun’s classified document.
• Bunanlun handed over the document, but several men drew guns and opened fire; Karen survived and verified the document contained Ostania’s economic plans targeting Westalis.
• Karen took Bunanlun’s bank card, killed him, cleaned himself up, and left the room as the fire alarm sounded.

Karen tried to escape the burning Royal Hotel with the document, but Yor confronted him and fought to stop him. Karen escaped down the stairs, leaving Yor upset that her mission had failed.

• Karen left Room 1307 and encountered Yor, who asked whether he had seen Deputy Minister Bunanren.
• Yor attacked Karen, and he fired at her before fighting back with a baton and trying to reach the stairs.
• Yor blocked Karen's escape by throwing a hairpin and an oil painting, then struck him with a fire axe and sent the document flying.
• Karen identified himself as Phoenix's Black Nightmare and used gunfire to bring down a chandelier, distracting Yor with the falling glass.
• Karen escaped onto the twelfth floor, and Yor lamented that she had failed to catch the assassin sent to find Bunanren.

After escaping a fight with Yor, Karen returned to the secret base and reported to his leader, who assigned him to work as a teacher and bodyguard at Eden Academy. Karen eagerly accepted the easy, well-paid post and prepared to buy a new suit.

• Karen escaped Yor, reached a secret base, and told his leader that he had killed the target but lost the documents.
• Karen explained that he remembered most of the documents, so his leader wrote them down as Karen dictated from the bed.
• The leader offered Karen a long-term assignment at Eden Academy, and Karen mistook the teacher examination form for the wrong paperwork.
• The leader explained that Karen would pose as a teacher while protecting Eden Academy students, including Prime Minister Desmond's second son and the Blackbell family's daughter.
• Karen celebrated the assignment after his leader left and decided to buy a presentable suit.

Karen Nocturne visited a clothing shop to order a new outfit and unexpectedly encountered Twilight-Loid Forger with Anya. As Twilight considered how to find a wife for Operation Strix, Yor Briar appeared, and he decided she met the requirements.

• Karen used Bunanren's card to pay for a taxi and went to a clothing shop to order new clothes.
• Twilight-Loid Forger entered the shop with Anya and asked for a beautiful outfit for his daughter.
• Anya cried that she was going to be sold when the clerk tried to take her measurements, and Twilight reassured her.
• Karen introduced himself as a newly hired Eden Academy PE teacher, and Twilight recognized the chance to build a useful connection.
• Yor Briar approached Twilight from behind, startling both him and Karen, who hurried toward the restroom.
• Twilight recalled Yor's background and decided she met the requirements for his plan.

Twilight and Yor met at a clothing store, where Anya’s antics led Yor to ask Twilight to pose as her boyfriend. Karen startled Anya with his thoughts about being the world’s second-ranked assassin, then received a call from Henry Henderson and decided to deal with a man who mistreated children.

• Twilight watched Yor, complimented her appearance, and Yor considered asking him to accompany her to a party.
• Anya came out of the fitting room and called for a mama, prompting Twilight to tell Yor that his wife had died.
• Yor told Twilight she wanted him to pose as her boyfriend, while Karen emerged from the restroom and frightened Anya with his thoughts.
• Karen left the store, considered using Anya’s mind-reading ability to track targets, and answered Henry Henderson’s call about an academy meeting the next morning.
• Karen recalled a man who took his misfortune out on children and resolved to deal with him.

Karen, a Westalis assassin hired as Eden Academy’s new physical education teacher, met with Henry Henderson before the entrance assessment. After Karen explained that he wanted to teach future leaders to value peace, Henry accepted his reason, while Karen wondered whether peace between the two countries was truly possible.

• Karen met Henry Henderson and received the assignment of guiding students and parents along the route during the interview examination.
• Karen explored Eden Academy’s grounds to memorize its buildings and paths.
• Henry asked Karen why a world-class assassin had chosen to become a teacher at the school.
• Karen told Henry that war had destroyed his home and that he wanted to plant the seeds of peace in the hearts of future leaders.
• Henry praised Karen’s aim and invited him to seek help before the assessment, and Karen wondered whether peace could be achieved between the two countries.

The Forger family attended Eden Academy’s entrance exam while Twilight suspected the teachers were already judging them. After Karen warned Anya not to reveal his identity, the family was sent to the first examination hall.

• Twilight noticed teachers watching the families and warned Yor and Anya to behave as they had practiced.
• Henry praised the Forgers’ respectful bow, then grew suspicious after learning Anya had barely passed the written test and Twilight had remarried.
• Karen offered Anya sweets and mentally warned her to keep his identity secret, so Anya accepted them to protect her parents.
• A teacher summoned the Forger family to the first examination hall, and Twilight told Yor and Anya that they were still being watched.

During the Eden Academy screening, Twilight and his family rescued a boy from a sewage ditch, impressing Henry with their compassion and preparation. When animals unexpectedly escaped from the zoo, the family fled to safety as Henry realized the chaos was a genuine accident.

• Twilight recognized the boy in the ditch as part of a test, but Anya urged her parents to help him.
• Twilight pulled the boy from the sewage, and Anya gave him a handkerchief; the family changed into clean clothes they had brought along.
• Henry praised the Forgers’ elegant response, while Twilight thanked the boy for giving him a reason to change suits.
• Zoo animals broke out and charged toward the crowd, so Twilight carried Anya and hurried toward safety with Yor.
• Henry asked the teachers who had escalated the test, then realized the animal stampede was a real accident.

A stampede threatened the Eden Academy applicants until Karen stopped the lead bull and the herd. Henry admired Anya’s kindness and allowed the Forger family to change before the interview, while Twilight showed how thoroughly he had prepared.

• Henry radioed Karen to handle the rampaging animals in Passage One, and Karen rushed to confront the herd.
• Twilight rescued a child as Yor prepared to face the charging bull, but Karen struck the bull’s leg with his staff and frightened the other animals into stopping.
• Anya soothed the trembling bull, which limped away with the herd following it.
• Henry praised Anya’s character and postponed the interview so the Forger family could put their appearance in order.
• Twilight changed into the spare clothes in his case, leaving Henry speechless at the family’s preparation.

Karen searched for Murdoch Swan while the Forger family endured their Eden Academy interview, where Swan cruelly questioned Anya about her previous mother. The chapter ended with Karen bursting into the room and lifting Swan by the throat.

• Karen told Henry he had taken a tree support from outside the dormitory, then went looking for the person upsetting children.
• The Forger family entered their interview with Henry Henderson, Walter Evans, and Murdoch Swan, and answered the first questions successfully.
• Anya gave her current parents full marks, saying she loved them and wanted them to stay together forever.
• Murdoch Swan asked Anya whether she preferred her current mother or her previous mother, making her cry despite Twilight and Yor’s protests.
• Karen kicked in the interview-room door, confronted Swan, and grabbed him by the throat.

Karen beat Murdoch Swan after Swan humiliated the Forger family, then took over the interview and asked Anya whether Swan was good or bad. Anya struggled to choose an answer, knowing the stakes for her family, as Karen waited for her response.

• Karen dragged Murdoch Swan off the sofa and kicked him after Swan insulted the Forger family.
• Walter warned Karen about Swan's connections, but Karen dismissed the threat, and Henry allowed the incident to pass.
• Karen took Swan's seat and asked Twilight and Yor about Anya's favorite food; they apologized when Anya answered that it was peanuts.
• Karen asked Anya whether Murdoch Swan was a good or bad person, leaving her torn between protecting her family and respecting the school.
• Anya read the thoughts of Twilight, Yor, Henry, and Walter as she tried to decide how to answer Karen.

Karen defended Anya during the Eden Academy interview and inspired Henry to stand up for children, while the Forger family worried about Anya’s chances of admission. Karen then arrived at the Forgers’ home after learning how the school planned to handle the incident.

• Anya called Murdoch Swan a bad guy, and Karen praised her answer before the Forger family left the interview.
• Karen told Henry that he had acted because teachers should protect children, and Henry resolved to stop flattering the powerful.
• At home, Anya worried that she had ruined her chance to attend school, while Twilight and Yor reassured her.
• Twilight let himself hope that the family could stay together and suggested they raise a toast.
• Karen arrived at the Forger home after learning from Henry how the school planned to handle the incident.

Karen told the Forgers that Anya had passed her interview but ranked precariously near the end of Eden Academy’s admissions, then explained how the Waiting List worked. Anya was named first on the Waiting List, and a late-night phone call confirmed that she had been admitted.

• Karen told the Forgers that Anya had passed the interview but her low written score left her near the bottom of the rankings.
• Karen explained that Anya could enter Eden Academy if enough admitted students withdrew, and reassured the family that withdrawals were common.
• Karen accepted Twilight’s invitation to dinner and enjoyed his cooking.
• Twilight and his family failed to find Anya’s name on the posted admissions list, but Henry gave them a sheet showing she was first on the Waiting List.
• Henry told Twilight to expect a phone call, and the late-night call confirmed Anya had gotten into Eden Academy.

At an Eden Academy teachers' meeting, Murdoch Swan tried to get Karen Nocturne fired, but the directors and teachers refused to support him. After Karen insulted Murdoch and he threatened to hire a killer, Karen revealed his weapons and challenged him.

• Murdoch Swan demanded that the teachers strip Karen Nocturne of his credentials and expel him, but no one raised a hand in support.
• The Head of Education ended the dispute and ordered the teachers who were not housemasters to leave, while the directors declined to back Murdoch.
• Murdoch refused to accept the decision, and Karen mocked him for mistreating children and being greedy and useless.
• Murdoch threatened to hire someone to kill Karen and claimed he killed when angry.
• Karen produced a throwing knife as twelve knives appeared around Murdoch, and he warned that not killing made him angry.

The Head of Education stripped Murdoch of his teaching duties and warned him to hide from Karen Nocturne, while Murdoch secretly vowed revenge. Karen helped Henry move textbooks and planned to eat at the Forgers’ home, as Twilight learned that Anya needed eight stars to become an Imperial Scholar and doubted she could earn them.

• The Head of Education told Murdoch that he had been dismissed from teaching and warned that Karen Nocturne might kill him if he left his dormitory.
• Murdoch accepted the warning but silently swore revenge on Karen Nocturne.
• Karen carried textbooks with Henry and decided to go near the Forgers’ home for lunch.
• Twilight attended an operational meeting and learned that Anya needed eight stars to become an Imperial Scholar and attend the Desmond Family gathering.
• Twilight doubted Anya could earn stars through exams given her performance so far.

Yor rescued Anya from four delinquents who tried to rob and abduct her, then Karen arrived and incapacitated the fleeing attackers. Karen left the scene reflecting that he might be the evil one, despite looking like a good guy.

• Four delinquents targeted Anya as she proudly walked through town in her Eden Academy uniform.
• Yor found the delinquents holding Anya captive and knocked one unconscious, then scared the rest off by smashing a pumpkin with her bare hand.
• Yor embraced Anya and apologized for failing to protect her and ruining the groceries, while Anya praised her as strong and cool.
• Two delinquents ran back toward Yor and Anya, but Karen intercepted them and knocked them out with peanuts.
• Karen declared that he would root out all evil, then wondered whether he was actually the evil one.

Karen helped Yor and Anya after four delinquents targeted Anya, then returned with them to the Forger home. Anya asked Yor for special training, but Karen explained Eden Academy’s strict punishment for fighting and promised to deal with anyone who threatened her.

• Anya read Karen’s thoughts as he met Yor, and Karen admitted he had come out to buy groceries rather than confessing he had hoped to get a meal.
• Karen took the four delinquents who had targeted Anya to the police station while Anya borrowed his bank card to help Yor buy groceries.
• After Karen returned to the Forger home with Yor and Anya, Anya asked Yor to train her so she could become stronger and feel safer at school.
• Karen explained that fighting at Eden Academy earned students three Tonitrus Bolts and said he would handle anyone who tried to hurt Anya.