Spy x Family: Family Portrait
Original concept by Tatsuya Endo, Written by Aya Yajima  

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!

Read an excerpt from Spy x Family: Family Portrait, the latest release in the light novel series from the hit manga, Spy x Family.

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“Nature’s classroom?”

Yor Forger repeated the unfamiliar phrase and blinked her dark eyes a few times as she set a mug of cocoa on the table.

Anya pulled the mug closer to herself and nodded. “Yeah, next Friday! We’re going up into the mountains for school!” Anya handed Yor the information packet she’d received in class.

Yor smiled. “That does sound like fun!”

“I’ve never been camping before,” Anya stated.

“Hm?” Yor’s smile faltered as her eyes widened in surprise. “It’s an overnight trip?”

“Yup!”

Yor’s face tightened as her thoughts suddenly filled with worry. Then, although Yor didn’t say a word, her fearful thoughts began to manifest in Anya’s mind. Anya Forger was no ordinary young girl. Having been raised as Test Subject 007 at a shadowy research facility, Anya was a telepath with the ability to read the minds of anyone near her.

Anya’s only six years old, Yor thought. She’s never stayed overnight anywhere before, much less somewhere as serious as the mountains! I’ll need to teach her how to hunt, how to skin an animal. She’ll need to know how to fend off a bear attack, just in case…

The thoughts that flowed into Anya’s mind were accompanied by images of Yor killing and butchering a deer, as well as Yor forcing her hand into a bear’s mouth to yank on its tongue. In these visions, Anya saw herself observing from nearby, her clothes brightly spattered as if she’d been participating in some sort of local tomato festival. Anya shuddered as alternating waves of chills and sweat slid down her back.

She and Mama had very different ideas of what camping was about.

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