STORY AND ART BY

TATSUYA ENDO

EVERYONE HAS A SECRET SELF THEY DON’T SHOW TO OTHER PEOPLE.

NOT TO FRIENDS NOT EVEN TO FAMILY.

AND THUS THE WORLD...

NOT TO LOVERS

THEY HIDE WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY WANT BEHIND LIES AND PAINTED SMILES.

FAMILY oS

. MISSION I ~~

MAINTAINS

ITS THIN VENEER OF PEACE.

FAMILY oS

. MISSION I ~~

MAINTAINS

ITS THIN VENEER OF PEACE.

CONTENTS

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TAKE ME TO THE EMBASSY.

ONE OF OUR DIPLOMATS IN

OSTANIA WAS

KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

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WE SUSPECT IT WAS AN ASSASSINATION CARRIED OUT BY THE EAST’S FAR-RIGHT-WING POLITICAL PARTY.

WANT A WAR WITH OUR NATION OF WESTALIS.

WE NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING IN THE EAST.

THE BEST AGENT WE HAVE...

THEN WE SHOULD PUT A/M ON IT.

"TWILIGHT."

:

WEARS A

HAIRPIECE. NEGATIVES

THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO SECURE HIS RESIGNATION.

JUST AS I PROMISED. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF THAT THE FOREIGN MINISTER...

2 Mop qu Yoo

AREN'T YOU GOING TO HAND OVER WHAT YOU PROMISED ME?

HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE BATTLEFIELD, EMPLOYING A HUNDRED DIFFERENT FACES TO SURVIVE.

NATIONS OF THE WORLD WERE WAGING A FIERCE WAR OF INFORMATION JUST OUT OF SIGHT...

THE FOGGIEST ROBERT? — IDEA WHAT ARE YOU HE WAS EVEN TALKING | LISTENING , gout. T ME?

INDEED. HOW UNFORTUNATE FOR HIM.

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a Cc / suppose Ne iNv THAT WILL BE US

ABOUT HOW SOMEONE STOLE HIS HAIRPIECE PICTURES AND HOW HE WAS

‘A a =

MAKE THEM PAY.

YOUR \ CONVERSATION SUGGESTS A LIMITED INTELLECT. ,

IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE 70 THIS “ROBERT” DISGUISE TOO:

MY LD. PAPERS — IN THE >

7 HOPES OF

7 MARRIAGE? |Uf THEOF JOYS AN (/ ORDINARY

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Thanks to you, the minister has survived another day, to the great benefit of Westalis.

leader of the National

Unity Party,

Donovan

_ isa grave threat to the truce between the East and the West.

Desmond.

Excellent work on your last assignment.

afraid we have another for you already.

Your

mission is to get close to him and probe into any seditious activities.

marry and have a child.

These serve events ; as informal get-togethers for the upper crust

of

industrial

and political | jd ta leaders.

only public appearances are at the events held at the elite private

school his son attends.

Desmond is a recluse and is extremely Hees suspicious of others. At

this

point, he operates almost entirely behind the scenes.

You

are

to enroll your child However,

at!

the

Only

7 deadline

one

for admis-

week remains.

SLI LPT

sions

this

school and gain entry to

these

events.

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approach-

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This operation is the key to maintaining peace between East and West— and perhaps the world

You’1l earn no medals. Your

name

will never make it into the

papers.

calling

it

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“Operation Strix.”

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ABOLIT TO LOSE

You and your fellow agents do great deeds that never see the

light of day. You are heroes without shadows.

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OF

Never forget that everyone else’s day-today lives are possible because

your A

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and

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27

SIONAL

PSYCHIATRIST.

3

FORGIVE ME, I HAD AN EMERGENCY PATIENT WHO BECAME A LITTLE VIOLENT. Happens all the time.

(

STUNTMAN

SHE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN DOWN A NOTCH!

:

NO. FRICKING. WAY.

EMBARRASSING, BUT THIS IS MY SECOND MARRIAGE, AND I HAVE A ki CHILD FROM THE FIRST. I'M SURE THAT'S A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE / FOR HER.

HAVE SOME PIPING HOT MACARONI AU GRATIN, FRESH

WHILE

MMM, BUT

IT'S IMPORTANT

THIS IS DELIGHTFUL,

TO ENSURE THAT FOOD IS NOT

\ ISN'T IT?

WASTED, THAT WAS

A TOUCH CRUDE. You mustn't use

your feet.

DID YOu KNOW, MR. RANGER?

THE “MASSAGE”

IT’S NOT WHAT YOU

MEN WOULD SUMMON HER TO THEIR HOTEL ROOMS TO GIVE THEM “MASSAGES,” I BELIEVE?

H Dip «ip co AGAIN? ,

YOUR WIFE WAS IN QUITE AN UNSEEMLY LINE OF WORK BEFORE SHE CAME TO CITY HALL!

WHAT AN

AFTER YOR'S PARENTS DIED AT AN EARLY AGE, SHE WORKED HERSELF HALF TO

INCREDDEATH TO IBLE ACT PROVIDE FOR OF SELFHER YOUNG SACRIFICE. BROTHER.

I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL!

TO ENDURE SUCH A HARSH \\ JOB...

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WOULD DO.

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THE SAKE OF \_ ANOTHER, FOR | THE SAKE OF } SOMETHING THAN F\\ GREATER .. F. EL ES ON é ® B _ —

I BELIEVE IT'S TIME TO

FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY. A IT'S BEEN A}

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IF IT GETS BACK TO YOUR BROTHER, I'LL COME UP WITH AN EXCUSE...

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HAVE HIDDEN ||||| DEVIC E|ING THE| ANTIQUITIES!

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I HAD NO IDEA PSyCHIATRY WAS SUCH A DANGER\ OUS JOB.

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ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH DELUSIONS!

Looks = |-|I/| LIKE HE He ABANDONED — t 4 THE VAN, |=== TiN ANT

SPLIT

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BUT HE'S PROBABLY LURKING AROUND HERE SOME- | WHERE.

IT'S CALLED CONCUSSIVE THERAPY. IT'S A NEW TREATMENT AT THE VERY CUTTING EDGE OF PSYCHIATRY.

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SORTED OUT THE BOXES, SHALL WE PRACTICE FOR THE INTERVIEW?

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MRS. FORGER, PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR PARENTING

RAISED HER BROTHER INTO A RESPECTABLE CINZEN?

LOID, WAIT! DON'T FORGET HOW MUCH THIS MEANT TO YOUR WIFE!

PAPA LEAVES ME HOME ALONE, I WATCH TV ANDO FEEL

ANYA, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN SCHOOL?

IMPRESSION.

WELL, THIS IS HOPELESS. WE'LL NEVER PASS THE INTERVIEW.

FIRST, LET'S BROADEN OUR HORIZONS. WE NEED THE PLUS, CULTURAL THE THREE KNOWLEDGE OF US NEED tyAT IS COMMON SHARED TO THE UPPER EXPERIENCES. A class. z ~ a ASS a

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I GET ALL SORTS OF FREE TICKETS

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EAT THE WHOLE THING.

DON'T gust | \ PICK OFF THE NUTS.

BUT THIS 18 THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER FELT TRULY HOPELESS.

MUNCH MuNey a MUNCH —MUNCY

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IN MY TEN-O0D YEARS AS A SPY, I'VE UNDERTAKEN COUNTLESS MISSIONS...

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ENTRUST THE

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“STRANGERS,

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HIS M/SSION TO OTHERS. I CAN’T DEPEND ON THE JUDGMENT OF AMATEURS!

I CAN PREPARE PERFECT ANSWERS FOR EACH TO MEMORIZE. OR PERHAPS WE CAN ENGINEER WIGHT 8 SOME SORTOF = ASKED IN THE SYSTEM, WHERE —INTERVIEW.| I CAN FEED THE ANSWERS TO THEM...

MAYBE WE SHOULD GET SOME FRESH AIR?

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OH, BUT... YOU PROBABLY FIND THIS PLACE DREADFULLY DULL. I'M

IS HELPING ALL THESE PEOPLE, IT |\ MAKES ME THINK, “LET'S GET BACK \. TO WORK!” Ee alll

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REALLY PUT THE WIND BACK IN MY SAILS.

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\Y anya. WHat DOON YOU DO YOUR DAYS OFF?

EXACTLY! \

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REMEMBER

WHAT WE DID

IF YOU SAW A FRIEND DO SOMETHING BAD, HOW WOULD You REACT?

THE OPERA AND aRT MUSELIMS

AND EAT AT

RESTAURANTS.

OKAY, NEXT QUESTION.

I WAS RIGHT BUT YOU THE FIRST, WERE SO | 7ME, ITH fe iB COOL,

we JUMP HIM AND MAKE HIM EAT PAVEMENT.

LET'S TRY TO FORGET THAT PART OF TODAY.

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PASS AT THESE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS.

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let's rehearse

enough? = this one

FIGHTING FOR ANYA'S SLOT.

I NEVER IMAGINED THERE'D BE

IT IS THE TOP SCHOOL IN THE NATION, AFTER ALL.

COULD

NO, THAT'S

THERE BE

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AN ENEMY

WE'RE NOT

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BOTH OF YOU, STAY ON YOUR TOES. THE INTERVIEWERS ARE WATCHING US. DO IT JUST LIKE WE 4) PRACTICED.

...7RYING Vy

THEY'RE OBSERVING AND

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I DOUBT ONE OF THEM COULD EVEN SPELL THE WORD "ELEGANCE."

IS NOTHING “FINE” ABOUT WATCHING THESE VULGARIANS DEFILE THE HALLOWED GROUNDS OF EDEN ACADEMY.

ELEGANCE IS WHAT WILL BRING ABOUT A BETTER

‘ELEGANCE IS AT THE ROOT OF TRADITION.

My, THIS YEAR'S APPLICANTS ARE A SLOVENLY BUNCH.

DISCERN AND REJECT THE ILLBRED.

COULD THERE BE A SCINTILLA OF ELEGANCE AMONG THEM AFTER ALL?

THEY'RE SALUTING Zh = THE STATUE OF OUR

respect xradit ion.

A THOUSAND —~FACES.

SUCH ELLLLLLE-

IT'S THE FATHER'S

THE

DAUGHTER, ANYA, BARELY PASSED THE

WRITTEN EXAM |

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THESE PEOPLE

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STRESSFUL! Sigh...

I HAVE A BOOGER I GOTTA PICK! It's itchy!

COULD

NO ONE'S /T BE ANY GOING TO MORE HELP HIM. OBVIOUS THEY MUST |) qaT WE'RE SENSE THE

HOWEVER...

DANGER.

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THAT BOY IS IN TROUBLE! LET'S SAVE HIM!

DOES ANYONE

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In| CLOTHES WITH

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INTERVIEW!

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THOUGHT THIS

OH, WE THOUGHT

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MIGHT

THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. IT’S A GOOD THING WE BROUGHT

HAPPEN?!

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LEGITIMATE

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ANY OF AMONG THE q THEM GET . APPLICANTS!

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THAT WAS - \ INCREDIBLE!

I'VE HAD /T UP TO HERE WITH THESE TESTS!

I

NEED TO BRING IT DOWN!

THAT'S

THEONE LEADING THE STAMPEDE.

‘HAT ONE.

I JUST THOUGHT

THEY MIGHT

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK! WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I TOOK YOGA CLASSES AND LEARNED THE PRESSURE POINTS

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UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE SITUATION TODAY, T ADMIT... YOU HAVE

YOU'VE SHOWN YOURSELVES WORTHY TO CONTEND FOR A PLACE AT THIS SCHOOL.

YOURSELF CLEANED UP, THEN RETURN TO THE ASSEMBLY HALL.

SO WE'VE SURVIVED THE FIRST CHALLENGE

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OR SOMETHING FAR MORE TERRIFYING 2

AND SO, THE FORGER FAMILY MADE IT THROUGH TO THEIR ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW... =a |:

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WE THOUGHT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN, SO WE BROUGHT ANOTHER CHANGE OF CLOTHES.

SPY: FAMILY

.. DESPITE NOT KNOWING THE ANSWERS TO EVEN THESE BASIC QUESTIONS?

$0 YOU DECIDED TO APPLY HERE...

THE FINAL PHASE OF THE EDEN ACADEMY ADMISSIONS Z| Yi PROCESS.

THE FAMILY INTERVIEWS HAVE

COME ON!

WHAT KIND OF ANSWER WAS THAT?!

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WE'LL BE 4 REJECTED FOR SURE!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME...

BELIEVE WE'VE HEARD ENOUGH. YOU MAY

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RATION

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THE FORGER FAMILY WILL NOT BE OUTMANEUVERED!

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IT WAS THE GRACE WITH WHICH SHE CARRIED HERSELF THAT FIRST CAUGHT MY EYE. IT WAS LIKE SHE APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE!

| TAILOR'S SHOP. THE ONE THAT HANDLES

BUT THE MORE WE TALKED, THE MORE I REALIZED I'D FOUND A KINDRED SPIRIT IN HER.

AND BEING BUSY CARING FOR MY

WAS HESITANT

L-LOID IS A WONDERFUL MAN... AND SO GOOD WITH CHILDREN.

HE UNDERSTOOD HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS FOR ME TO BE ALL BY MYSELF, AND HE WELCOMED ME INTO HIS FAMILY.

I WAS TOUCHED BY HER KINDNESS AND HOW MUCH SHE VALUED FAMILY. I KNEW SHE WOULD BE A WONDERFUL MOTHER TO MY DAUGHTER.

GOOD. STABLE FAMILIES ARE \ IMPORTANT

YOU'RE AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN, MRS. FORGER. WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO MARRY A MAN WITH A CHILD?

£

A LEGACY HIREMGE ISTHE: YSON

HIS. WIFE FILED FOR ONVORCE

, s s a SER mee WASTER OF

7 “alee \ =" 2IClINE WALL.

May

WE ASK WHY YOUVE DECIDED TO APPLY TO EDEN

ACADEMY?

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ONTO THE NEXT | QUESTION. \

WE NEED

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70 Avo/D

INTERVIEWS, HIS

PROVOKING HIS

QUESTIONS AND

RESENTMENT.

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SHE'S SO INTUITIVE THAT AT TIMES I'D SWEAR SHE WAS READING MY MIND!

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JUST LIKE WE REHEARSED

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SPY: FAMILY

SPYxFAMILY DENTIAL FILES

30NUS)

WANT THE BEAR! He’s cute!

JF I ESTIMATE THE WEIGHT

DON'T CRY. T'LL Buy YOu ANOTHER ONE.

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LOOK AT A FEW!

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AH, THESE ARE SKETCHES FOR THE JUMP+ APP.

IF I FIND ANY MORE, TLL LET YOU KNOW—ON

THIS THE DESIGN SAYS,

"WE'RE

IS THE SYMBOL OF THE AGENCY

TWILIGHT

| WATCHING WORKS

SUDMISSi0 Sketches

SPYxFAMILY VOL.1

SPECIAL THANKS LIST

; MAEHATA

MAFUYU KONISHI

eee KEISUKE HOSHINOYA

YASUKO EMI

SHIHEI! LIN enn ta peter

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BUYING VOLUME 1 OF SPY X FAMILY. I HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN VOLUME 2/

-TATSUYA ENDO "

[EES ONE]

READ & DESEROE

[EYES ONLY]

TWICIGHT'S PROFILE: REVEALED! Nane: Agent Name: Twilight

Known Aliases: Loid, Robert Age: a Sex: M

Blood Type: Height: 187cm

Weight: 70-90 kg

Hair: Blond

Eyes: Blue

Birth Date: ie Father:

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Birthplace Mother: ae

Address: 128 Park Ave, West Berlint

Occupation: Intelligence Agent

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Tatsuya Endo was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, on July 23, 1980. He debuted as a manga artist with the one-shot

Game), which

“Seibu

Yugi” (Western

ran in the Spring 2000

issue of

Akamaru Jump. He is the author of TISTA and Gekka Bijin (Moon Flower Beauty). Spy x Family is his first work published in English.

SPY-FAMILY SHONEN JUMP Edition STORY AND ART BY TATSUYA ENDO Translation

CASEY LOE

Touch-Up Art & Lettering RINA MAPA

Design JIMMY PRESLER Editor AMY YU

SPY x FAMILY © 2019 by Tatsuya Endo

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First published in Japan in 2019 by SHUEISHA Inc., Tokyo. English translation rights arranged by SHUEISHA Inc. The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this publication are entirely fictional. No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the copyright holders. Printed in the U.S.A. Published by VIZ Media, LLC

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