SXF Novelization Fave Parts and some Analysis because I love Analyzing (Overthinking) Mission 1
I finally got my Spy x Family Family Portrait Novel and immediately finished reading it in one day, so without further ado, here are my fave parts, lines, dialogues from the first mission which is centered around Anya and Damian and this chapter just gives me diabetes 😭 (I've been shipping Damianya, yes but all this time it was like an innocent ship and it's not like making me feel butterflies since of course they're just children, but here in the novel, I actually got butterflies in my stomach, they're just so cute and precious here ❤️)
MISSION 1- THE EDEN ACADEMY NATURE CAMPING
-Yor thinking she needs to teach Anya a lot of survival things about camping because she's worried if she can handle the woods (Yor is such a great mom, worrying for Anya's safety always and I think this just shows her experience regarding the wilderness revealing that her hometown might've been near the woods and she did experiencing hunting for food when she was young)
-Loid hoping that the trip could bring Anya and Damian closer (Be careful what you wish you for Loid 😂)
"Wonderful! That's my girl. You can do it, Anya," Loid said.
I just love it when Loid calls Anya his girl, for she will always and forever be his little girl.
-Loid and Yor sort of having a gentle argument on who should get Bond's milk 😂
Loid: I'll get you some milk Bond
Yor: No, let me do that for you.
Loid: No, I can do it, just sit there and relax
Yor: You're the one who should relax
They ended up getting the milk together. These two idiots. 😭❤️
They remind of that, you hang up first, no you hang up first couple exchanges when they're on the phone. These two are so good in this married couple thing without even trying.
And then stabbed me in angst in the next paragraph.
Ever since escaping from the facility, Anya had bounce between orphanages and foster homes. But now she'd finally found someplace worth treasuring, and if she could bring about world peace, then they'd all be able to keep happily living here together.
She clearly doesn't know about Twilight's plan to leave them after achieving his mission. I wonder how she would react to that. I've written a fanfic about it so if you can check it out if you're interested😊. Sorry for the shameless fic plug.
But I hope that after the success of Strix, Loid would stay with them. Could he really leave them? Can he really do that? He can't even let Anya go during the first week they've been together and he has the choice to just ditch her, choose another child and it was the practical and safe thing for a spy for him to do when Edgar knew about his location. But he saved her and took her in despite his reservations about endangering her and all. Now could he let this little girl go after all this time?
-Anya reading Damian's mind and seeing his thoughts about him drowning when he, Emile and Ewen went camping with Mr. Green, made fun of him and even acted out his lines when he thought that he was really drowning in that shallow lake (She loves trolling Damian that she forgot that doing that could give her off as a telepath😂)
"Lovey-dovey couples are nice, but there's something extra special about bickering, will-they-won't-they romances."
I gotta agree with Becky on this one. Bickering makes any romance stories a thousand times more investing and entertaining to read. That's why academic rivals to lovers is an s-tier trope for me.
-Becky partnering Anya with Damian to fetch some water. Becky is also a fan of forced proximity trope, I see.
-Anya's telepathy elicited a sensation on Damian and it said that it wasn't the first time. I really bet that Damian would be the first to know about Anya's mind ability.
-Anya being confused about her left and right hand 😂 (I mean kids her age really do get confused about that, I don't blame her)
-Damian being gentle in his way of speaking whenever he sees Anya distressed or in tears. I'll never get tired of Damian being soft to Anya, he's really a sweet kid.
"Hey, keep it together!" commanded Damian as Anya started to sob again. He grabbed her arm and squeezed it tightly, pulling her close to speak in her ear (because the rain is loud). "I saw a small cave a ways back. Let's head there."
I don't know why but this scene, because of the way it was written, gave me butterflies.
-Anya calling for her Papa to save her when she was so scared. Loid said that Yor was the one that makes Anya feels safe, but she wasn't the only one whom Anya considers to be her safe place. He was also his baby's safe place and she trusts that Papa will always be there to save her.
-My favorite moment: Damian holding her hand and comforting her so she won't be scared, even though he, himself, is terrified too. Ugh, if that wasn't love, I don't what is. And when Anya gripped his hand back to comfort him too, he stopped shaking and Anya thought that his hand was warm. Awww, so preciouss❤️😭
-Anya letting herself to get the blame and willing to be punished but Damian not letting Anya to get the blame for them being lost in the forest. These two are like mini Yor and Loid haha, just young, energetic and extroverted versions of the two 🤣
-Anya being ashamed to face her Papa, because she thought her Operation to get close to Damian failed (since after that incident Damian went back to his mean self again but of course she didn't know Damian's crush on her just get massively deeper after that) but Loid wasn't even worried about that at all, nor did her ask her about Damian when she came home. When he had noticed she was sad, he immediately asked if she didn't have fun at their camping event. And when Anya said that she did, he smiled and said that he was glad that she did, because it's his daughter's happiness that's important to him (Because if she's happy then it would be good for my mission, I can imagine Loid telling this to himself when he just genuinely wanted her to be happy and enjoy her time at school since he never had the chance to do that as a kid)
-Yor and Loid preparing food together for Anya's return. Loid telling Anya that the food was safe to consume when she saw her face that is prepared to face death because he helped Yor to prepare. It was peak father-daughter moment 😂 But he let Yor cooked her specialty dish Southern Stew all by herself since she's the one who can make it the best ❤️
I wonder if Anya told him about her and Damian getting lost in the forest and Damian held her hand to comfort her. I wanna see Loid's reaction to that 😂
So that's it for Mission 1. Up next would be the chapter that got me laughing the most, Mission 2, Yuri babysitting Anya
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SxF Light Novel: Family Portrait Translation Mission 4: Portrait of the Forger Family!? (Part 1)
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PART 2>>
“Go fetch it, Bond!”
“Borf!”
“Anya, Bond, don’t go off too far!
“Don’t worry, Yor. I’m also watching them”
Under the clear blue sky, a large picnic sheet was laid out on the park lawn, homemade sandwiches, fruit salad, baked goods for dessert were laid out, and a friendly couple watched their beloved daughter play with their dog with a frisbee.
This is perfect.
Loid Forger, a.k.a “Twilight”, was extremely satisfied with their appearance, as if they were a model of a happy family.
With this, no matter how you look at it, it won’t look like a fake family to anyone.
Spies are easily tripped up by the slightest suspicion or distrust of those around them. Therefore, Loid regularly showed off his family’s harmonious relationship to those around him. Since this morning, they’ve run into several families who live in the same apartment building, and they have exchanged greetings and small conversations.
It was worth taking a time out of his busy mission schedules.
“I’m glad it’s sunny, but the wind is a little cold, isn’t it?”
“I thought something like this might happen, so I brought you a blanket, please use it if you’d like.”
As Loid and Yor were talking harmoniously, Anya, who had been running around the lawn, returned with Bond.
“Papa!”
“What’s wrong, Anya?”
Loid, in the manner of a loving father, held his child in his arms as she came running towards him with great vigor.
“Are you hungry? We have sandwiches here.”
When he said that, Anya answered, “No, I’m not hungry yet,” and pointed to her back.
“That person said he wanted to talk to you, Papa.”
“That person?”
Loid raised his eyebrows and looked up to see a young man standing a short distance away, dressed in worn-out trainers, faded denim, and tattered sneakers. Overall, he’s a long, thin man. With a huge cloth bag hanging from his shoulder and a folding easel in his left hand, Loid saw that his trainers, denim, and even his sneakers were all covered in colorful paints.
He is too young to be a painter. Judging from his appearance, Loid guessed that he was an art student.
I’m sure the organization’s contact person did not give any indication of a contact request…
In the first place, even if it’s a disguise, contacting the agent in front of his family directly, is such a careless act for a contact person. He’s sure it has nothing to do with the organization. However, he must remain vigilant. Although he doesn’t feel any murderous intent, it still could be an enemy agent.
As he was quickly thinking about this, the young man approached him. Loid stood up, smiled a harmless smile and asked the young man,
“Can I help you? Was my daughter bothering you, by any chance?”
“No, nothing like that. Um, I’m painting something.”
Although the way the young man spoke sounded somewhat flat, his voice was pleasant to listen to.
“But lately, I have been having a hard time figuring out what to draw or what I want to draw….something is missing in my drawings, but I couldn’t figure it out…. So I was in what I call a slump. Today, too, I couldn’t come up with anything at all, so I was about to go home because I had no other choice when I finally thought, “This is it.”.”
After saying that, the young man bowed his head in a perked up manner.
“Please, please be a model for my painting. Please.”
“Huh? A model?”
Loid made a surprised expression, but inwardly raised an eyebrow.
What’s this guy talking about?
Could it be that he’s really an agent of an enemy organization and he’s after something? However, there is not the slightest indication that the young man was lying. Due to his occupation, Loid is good at seeing through people’s lies. The young man in front of him had none of the characteristics of a liar.
“You will be famous, Papa?”
Anya, who clasped her hands to her chest, suddenly got excited.
At that, the young man shook his head, saying, “No.”. At that moment, a strong turpentine smell came out of his matte black hair. Looking closely, there was oil paint stuck in his hair as well.
“Not only your father, I want to draw your whole family.”
“Bond too?”
“Yes, the doggy too, of course.”
“Borf!”
“Oh, this one is very polite, isn’t he? Nice to meet you.”
The young man bowed his head to Bond as if he were a human, and reverently held his proffered paw.
Apparently, he’s really just a good painter in origin. However, it’s still a troublesome offer. Loid hesitated, wondering what to do now.
As a spy, it would be a bad idea to leave traces of “Loid Forger” carelessly, even as a model for a painting…..
Loid did not show it in his expression, but he casually explored his surroundings with just a glance. Just as he thought, the curious eyes of people around them were focused on them. A couple relaxing on a picnic sheet nearby are watching them with amusement.
“What was that?”
“Something about being a model for a painting. Isn’t that some kind of art student assignment?”
In order to complete the mission without a delay, he cannot afford to be the center of attention here. On the other hand, it would also be outwardly offensive to refuse a diligent student’s request without any hesitation.
I don’t know where or who is watching us. If the gossipy housewife across the apartment saw this, I'd be in trouble….
“Hey, listen. Mr. Forger was asked by an art student to be a model for a painting and he refused without any hesitation.”
“Oh my, that family was surprisingly cold.”
“They could’ve at least let him paint them. It’s not like they’ll die from it.”
“Oh, maybe there is something wrong with being drawn?”
Loid could easily imagine such a conversation happening.
As an ordinary and good family, should we do our part in nurturing the young man with a bright future? No, today is a holiday, after all. It would be reasonable to refuse, I could say that we want to cherish our family time alone.
Loid, who quickly concluded, said,
“I’m terribly sorry, but I’ve been working a lot these days, and today is the only time I finally got to spend time with my family so….”
When he tried to softly refused the offer, Anya suddenly shouted in a strange voice,
“EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”
“What’s wrong? You suddenly just…”
“Th-That patch..”
Anya pointed to the back of the young man’s cloth bag with a trembling hand.
“Oh, this?”
When the young man flipped the bag over, there was a glittering round patch on the bottom left corner, and in the center, Anya’s beloved cartoon character “Bondman” was drawn.
“It was a bonus for a Bondman chocolate. I thought it would be a nice marker for my bag.”
“It’s super rare, the mythical bonus.”
Anya muttered in a shaky voice.
For Anya, who loves bonuses and Bondman, it must be a very coveted item.
Loid had a bad feeling about this, and said,
“If it’s Bondman Chocolate, I’ll buy you one on our way home.”
He put his hand on Anya’s small shoulder to calm her down as she stared at the patch, the young man then said nonchalantly,
“If you don’t mind, can I give it to you?”
“Really!?”
Anya’s face shone brightly.
“I glued it on, so I'll give you the whole bag instead. I can’t give you the things inside of it, so I’ll find a garbage bag somewhere and put it in.”
Loid then hurriedly stopped the young man who was about to go looking for a garbage bag as he said,
“No, there’s no reason for you to do such a thing…”
“But she seems to like this very much. I would be very happy if she keeps it.”
After saying it as a matter-of-factly, the young man went to a mobile van parked nearby and returned with a black garbage bag.
Without any hesitation, he put what’s inside the cloth bag into the garbage bag and said,
“Here you go.”
“Fank you very much.”
Anya was so pleased that she was almost jumping for joy when she was handed the bag with a rare Bondman patch.
Ugh….what’s with this guy?
It’s very difficult to deal with someone who doesn’t offer exchange conditions, such as accepting being a model for the painting in exchange for the patch. If that’s the case, then Loid can just do whatever he wants, but people with nothing but best intentions at heart are the most difficult to deal with.
It can’t be helped…
With that, Loid made up his mind.
It was not that he was going to be painted by a famous painter. He told himself that there would be no problem as long as he was painted by an art student.
“Thank you for doing that for my daughter’s sake. If it’s okay with my wife, we’ll be happy to be a model. Is that okay, Yor?”
When he asked Yor, who was sitting on a picnic sheet watching them, for her consent, his good-natured wife gave him a flustered smile.
“Yes, Anya was very happy too, so it would be nice if we could at least help him.”
She responded with a soft smile.
The young man was puzzled and asked,
“Um, did I do something to be thanked like that…?”
He was honestly very happy to have them model for his painting as he said, “Thank you.”. He bent down deeply and bowed his head and held out his right hand, which was stained with paint, to Loid.
“My name is Felix Curtis.”
“Nice to meet you, I’m….”
Loid, who reflexively grabbed the right hand of the young man named Felix, almost introduced himself briefly and then he stopped.
Felix Curtis?
Felix Curtis is one of the most popular painters of their time. He is a rather eccentric artist who rarely appears on the stage, so his face is almost unknown to most people, but Loid just read a newspaper article of him recently that his painting was sold for an amazing price.
Don’t tell me it’s him? No, I believe Felix was in his mid-thirties…
However, the man in front of him looked like a teenager, no matter how he looked at him.
Even though he thought that the man in front of him was completely different from what he had read in the article, Loid regained his composure and continued to speak.
“Pardon me, I’m Loid Forger. I was a bit surprised, you share the same name as Felix, the painter?”
“Yes. I’m the person himself.”
Loid was absolutely at loss for words by the matter-of-fact response.
….Oh my god.
His expression was almost tense, as expected, but he quickly changed it to a surprised one and said,
“I didn’t expect it to be you.”
“Do you know him, Papa?”
Anya tugged on Loid’s jacket.
“No, but he’s a very famous painter.”
As Loid hid his inner turmoil and answered Anya’s question, Felix began to set up his easel on the lawn and said,
“Well then, I will start the preparations, you guys are free to do whatever you want.”
Anya peered at Felix and asked,
“This frail and slender guy is very famous?”
She even gave him a rude nickname without permission.
“Nothing like that, just a normal one.”
“Are you a billionaire?”
“No. Most of the money I receive is donated to art schools and other organizations. Painting costs money after all. I want many young people to paint freely without worrying about money.”
Felix answered each of Anya’s questions in a very serious manner.
He was a wonderful spirit. If that is true, then this man named Felix is a man of considerable virtue. Moreover, If Loid refuses the offer he once accepted, the Forger family could quickly gain a bad reputation.
As Loid was thinking that his retreat was even more cut off, Yor spoke to him in a whisper,
“......Um, Loid, is Mr.Felix really that famous? I thought he was just a student.”
“......Yes.”
Loid also responded in a whisper.
“He is what you might call a man of the moment. He is a rare artist known for his use of transparent paints to create photorealistic paintings that look like photographs. I’ve seen his works in museums, and they are astonishingly elaborate. A certain art critic once said in admiration, “He turns every canvas into a camera lens.”.”
As he was explaining to Yor, Loid also chewed over the details himself.
That’s right. That’s the problem.
What if the painting of their family, which at first glance looked exactly like a photograph, were to be mistakenly displayed in an art museum?
This is a worst-case scenario….
As Loid was thinking that he had to avoid that at all cost, he heard Yor said,
“It’s amazing, he looks like he’s the same age as Yuri.”
She was smiling and admiring him, but then she suddenly frowned. She then asked nervously,
“Um…..no matter how famous of an artist he is, it’s not ….likely that a painting of us as models will be displayed in an art museum, is it?”
“If he was an average painter…then no?”
Loid responded cautiously.
“In his case, there are a lot of people who want even a rough sketch from him. And when it comes to full-scale work…”
As he told her this, the blood drained from Yor’s face. Because, as you know, Loid has no way of knowing--- that she is an assassin with the code name of “Thorn Princess”.
So far, no one has ever seen the face of the Thorn Princess and survived. ----But, there can be one in a million.
If there was someone who she failed to kill and by mistake sees Felix’s painting in an art museum and finds out that the Thorn Princess has a husband and a daughter, there is no guarantee that Loid or Anya will not be in danger.
Thinking that, she turned pale.
Wh-What should I do? But, it’s unnatural to refuse an offer that we have once accepted unless I can tell them the real reason… You must avoid having your face painted at all cost, Yor!
After desperately squeezing out all the wisdom that she had, Yor came to this conclusion….
“Yor? Is something wrong?”
Loid, unaware of Yor’s situation, was worried about her, who had suddenly gone pale and silent. He called out to her in a concerned manner.
“Are you feeling sick?”
“No, I’m quite full of energy!”
Yor’s smile was clearly strained as she answered him with a smile.
“But aren’t you sweating a lot?”
“Uh…u-um..because it’s really hot.”
Saying that, Yor took off the blanket she was wearing. But unfortunately, under it was a thin sleeveless shirt. The wind that blew on her was unexpectedly cold, and Yor sneezed loudly.
“If anything, the wind feels chilly… you also expected it, so I brought you a blanket, right, Yor?”
“No, I was wrong. It’s actually very hot today!”
He was afraid to pursue the matter any further with Yor, who was still shaking stiffly as she responded with a firm smile.
“What’s wrong with you, Yor?”
Loid was puzzled by his wife’s sudden suspicious behavior.
“Based on the conversation earlier, I guess she was okay to be a model for a student’s painting, but perhaps she doesn’t want it to be displayed in an art museum.”
If that’s the case, then it’s the same with Loid but….
“Unlike me, who’s a spy, there should be no reason for Yor to be so reluctant about it. No, wait. Yor work at a tight-knit city hall.”
Certainly, it would be troublesome for her if she became a model for a famous painter and had her face to be known. It’s possible that some people might even say absurd things like she is paid by the taxpayers and she’s being frivolous.
At the very least, it will draw unwanted scorn from her co-workers. Maybe she was worried about that.
“Yor’s relationship with her co-workers are like that after all…. I see, so that’s how it is.”
Loid found himself nodding as he realized the reason for Yor’s inexplicable behavior, and Anya, who had been looking up at him for some time, blurted out before she even knew it,
“You’re way off, Papa.”
“?”
As usual, she suddenly said something he didn't understand.
Loid raised an eyebrow and asked,
“What’s wrong? What’s I’m way off about?”
Saying that, Anya responded somewhat flustered,
“It’s nothing.”
As Loid tilted his head at his daughter, inexplicable as usual, Felix finished setting up his easel and said,
“Well then, let’s start soon.”
At that, Yor timidly raised her hand and asked,
“Would it be alright if I go to the restroom over there for a bit?”
“Of course, please go ahead.”
As soon as Felix gave his approval, Yor rushed to the restroom at a tremendous speed.
Overwhelmed by her momentum, the three of them looked off in stunned disbelief at Yor’s back.
“Is your mother an athlete or something?”
“My mama is an..as..as…a someone who works in the public sector.”
“Works in the public sector? You sure know difficult words. Smart kid.”
“E..ehehe.”
“Borf!”
Loid was distracted listening to Anya’s conversation out of the corner of his ear.
“Oh, so she was just holding herself up for the restroom..”
Maybe the comment about not wanting to be painted was simple my own overthinking, and Yor was just cold because she was out here for a long time.
As Loid was thinking about whether he should casually put a jacket on Yor once she gets back, or if a blanket would be better, Anya was looking at him again. Moreover, her eyes seemed to be warm and somewhat compassionate, and when Loid turned to look at her, she was already working with Felix trimming Bond’s fur.
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