Fiona begins episode 22 of Spy X Family by telling how much she loves Loid. She is determined to take over Yor’s position as his wife. For their joint case, Fiona gives Loid a document.
They are accused of stealing Lady In The Sun, a photograph, from Cavi Campbell. It was initially owned by Erik Zacharis who took part in the end of the war while serving in the military intelligence of the East. They believe that Erik possesses a document known as The Zacharis Dossier, which may be filled with information that could reignite the conflict.
The document is rumored to contain details of East-West mass killings and human experimentation on POWs. Before the Eastern government knows about the existence of the file, they want to get their hands on it.
Fiona claims the photo is held under Campbell’s residence. It is alleged that it is impossible to enter Campbell without creating a scene due to strong security and public safety connections.
However, Fiona informs Loid that she has a strategy for approaching the environment. Meanwhile, we Segway to an underground tennis court where a doubles game ends.
After losing money they wagered, much of the crowd grumbles. Loid and Fiona arrive at the tournament in disguise and appear to take part in the events. Fiona draws attention to Campbell’s sponsorship and the organizers of the tennis tournaments.
Corporate executives and organized crime figures gather at this illegal event to transfer large sums of money. It is aimed at professional players who are recruited, but anyone can play if they pay a fair entry fee. The winner will receive a piece from Campbell’s collection as a reward. Their best chance of stealing the photo is if they succeed in the competition.
Loid and Fiona participate in the activity as Twin and Nafalia Foney are married. They face off against a championship duo, which bothers Loid as he doesn’t have much expertise in tennis.
The two tennis players approach Loid and Fiona and brag about their enormous talent. Once the action starts, Loid scores a lot of points, scaring the ex-pros. Shocked by Loid’s prowess, they agree to direct their attacks at Fiona. Loid praises Fiona for her performance against the ex-pros.
Fiona believes that by showing off her tennis skill, Loid would let Yor down and make Fiona his new wife in time for Operation Strix. The battle ends with Loid and Fiona defeating the former tennis stars.
The professional’s performance has outraged the client who hired him. Mr. Campbell faces another customer who is convinced that his team will defeat Loid and Fiona.
He had given his team, the Boric pair, OSO-R doping drugs developed for the East-West competition. Loid and Fiona see the Incredible Hulk-like bodies of the Boric pair as the second round gets underway.
You wonder if Loid is playing tennis with Fiona since he told her he would be entering a match while he, Anya and Bond are playing tennis in the park.
Anya reads Yor’s mind when the thought of killing Fiona enters her mind. Yor is startled when Anya tells her not to worry and wonders if Anya heard what she was thinking. Anya changes the conversation in a different way to prevent Yor from learning about her Esper powers.
Loid wonders why they don’t look the same while playing tennis as they did in the first match. Fiona confirms that cheating is allowed at this tennis tournament and that these men must have been on steroids.
The Boric brothers intimidate Loid and annoy Fiona. With the match coming to a close, it seems that Fiona’s anger helped her and Loid easily defeat the Boric team. The result amazed the customer who hired the Boric couple.
One of the men tells Mr. Campbell that he should be sweating stones. Mr. Campbell doesn’t even notice him. The narrator speaks of several stills of Loid and Fiona winning their matches and advancing in the competition. A butler takes Fiona and Loid to their chambers to prepare for the championship game. Fiona wonders what Loid thinks of her efforts in each game.
Loid is obsessed with the fact that they will compete against Mr. Campbell’s high school students, who have been trained in competitive tennis since childhood.
According to Fiona, they don’t have to worry about that because they will win. Fiona misinterprets Loid’s action as a show of affection, so he grabs her hand. But Loid warns her not to go overboard as he knows numerous teammates who have died. After all, they lacked self-control.
Fiona notices a strange odor entering their room. If so, Loid wonders how the siblings can claim so many victories. When Loid tries to leave the room, the guards close the door.
He thinks it would be great to act like regular people after all. He says they could try to make things up to trick Campbell’s children. To lessen the effects of the poison, Loid advises that they cover their skin and climb the lockers in the room.
He instructs Fiona to hold her breath. During the competition, Mr. Campbell reveals to his co-workers that he gambled $10,000,000 on his children to win, when everyone else had supported Loid and Fiona. Mr. Campbell’s children plan to destroy Fiona and Loid and use the proceeds to buy a new cruiser. The Campbells crush Loid and Fiona in their opening set due to their much improved rackets.
As the second set gets underway, Loid and Fiona beat the Campbells by three points. Mr. Campbell’s son orders one of his men to use the court traps to destabilize Fiona. Loid tells Fiona to provide support as the episode ends with Fiona telling him it’s best to take them on together.
Episode summary
This Spy x Family chapter focused more on action and seriousness than humor. Loid must prevent this as there is another unfavorable threat to keeping the peace. This time our main character is working with Fiona instead of Handler.
While Fiona was a bit too obnoxious last week, this chapter still features her search for Loid without it being the main focus. That’s not to say that Fiona has given up trying to win over Loid. I said it’s not on the main agenda this week, which is nice. The decisive action and whipping in today’s Spy x Family episode will be adored by many viewers.
Unfortunately, some tennis matches are skipped to go to the final game between Fiona and Loid and the Campbell kids. A fight between our duo and the Boric brothers would have been more fun given the pharmacological reinforcements they had received. The build up to their fight was good, but the resolution was not satisfactory.
However, it is beautiful to witness Yor’s constant concern about Loid’s bond with Fiona. It reveals a different side of Yor than I expected in this series. Overall, the Spy x Family chapter was fun. Since the promo for next week shows Yor and Fiona reunited, it’ll be interesting to see what happens after this tennis match.
We can only hope that Yor will convince Fiona of her rightful claim to be Loid’s wife in exchange for the success of Operation Strix.
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