Chapter 94

## Mission 94

* Cover
* Illustration

**Mission 94** (MISSION (ミッション) : 94, *Misshon: 94*?) is the ninety-fourth chapter of the *SPY x FAMILY* manga, written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was released on January 22, 2024.

## Summary

After watching Bondman skiing on a snowy mountain on the TV, Anya tells Loid that she wants to do that too. Loid tells her they do not have time for that, but relents when Anya starts to cry. As such, as Anya's reward for working hard on her exams, the Forgers take a ski trip to a big, snowy ski mountain.

As the family goes skiing, Loid teaches Anya and Yor how to ski. Yor slips as she ends up going the wrong direction at high speed, but kicks herself off a tree and flips to make a safe landing, and she tries to excuse this feat to the stunned Loid. After struggling to ski, Anya finds herself not having fun, which Bond makes up for as they go sledding down the mountain with Loid and Yor.

As the weather starts getting cold, Loid senses a blizzard coming, so the Forgers go to make their way home. However, the roads have closed because of the blizzard, forcing the family to stay at a lodge for the night. At the lodge, the Forgers are given the last vacant room, much to Yor's panic. The family is then introduced to the others inside: the ski club college students, the lodge owner and his wife, the lodge employee, a tabloid writer, and an avid skier. During dinner, the tabloid writer tries to scare Anya with an old town legend of "The Red Snowman," a monster who murders the townsfolks one by one during blizzards and likes targeting noisy children who stay up past dark. However, this gets Anya excited to search for this monster.

As the guests split off to do their own business, the lodge owner's wife reminds everyone to return to the lobby to try one of their famous cakes in about an hour. The Forgers go to their room, but Yor quickly gets flustered at the idea of sleeping in the same room as Loid and runs away to cool off in the blizzard for a bit. Loid decides to step out as well, intending to observe the lodge's layout for possible escape routes, and lets Anya and Bond tag along. Meanwhile, a shadowy figure with a sharp object walks through the halls.

After the hour passes, Loid and Anya have cake in the lobby, with Loid wondering where Yor is while the college students also wonder the same for one of their friends, Max. After hearing a loud crash, the students decide to check their rooms at the lodge owner's suggestion but find nothing. As Yor returns, the students check on Max, who has been silent in his room. After opening his door, everyone is shocked to find Max lying on the floor with an object stabbed into his back. After getting Yor to take Anya back to their room, Loid checks on the still-alive Max and treats his injuries. One of the students sees that Max has been stabbed with a frozen carrot and fears that they have been targeted by the Red Snowman.

After doing all he can for Max's injuries, Loid asks if the police and paramedics were able to be reached, but the owner reveals that their phone line has been cut. As everyone panics, Loid reveals that he can fix the phone lines, claiming that he had a part-time job repairing electronics while in college. After making the call to the police, the lodge owner announces that they will not be able to arrive until morning. One of the students worries about the killer, but Loid tells everyone that after investigating the area and observing the recent incidents, he has concluded that the attacker is not an old town legend or an outsider, but someone inside the lodge. Suspicion quickly falls on Yor, as she was the only one who was not in the lobby when Max was attacked, but Yor says that she was outside enjoying the breeze. Due to the blizzard outside, the tabloid writer doubts Yor's statement and tries to have her restrained, but Loid stops him and declares to find the real culprit and prove their guilt.

After Loid's declaration, Anya hears the thoughts of the lodge owner, who reveals himself as the killer. As the lodge owner decides to change tactics, he swears to kill all of the ski club members for being loud and messy in his establishment. Loid tries to get the alibis of everyone between dinnertime and finding Max, but the ski club members refuse and stay in their room until the police arrive. Anya senses Bond having a vision, and upon reading his mind, finds out the time and place of the next attack. Anya then hints this information to Loid and suggests they explore at that time, but he refuses. Later, due in part to Anya's influence, Loid catches the lodge owner just before his next attack, then uses his intuition and photographic memory to uncover the killer's tricks and dismantle his alibi, all while without raising any undue attention.

As the police arrive to find the incident resolved, the killer is taken into custody, thus ending the case of the attempted Red Snowman murders. Afterward, on the Forgers' way to the station, Anya is excited by how the incident felt like a real-life detective show and declares it the best trip ever. As Loid and Yor warn her to stay away from dangerous people, Anya thinks to herself how both of them *are* dangerous too.

## Characters

Bondmantv
Anya Forger
Loid Forger
Yor Forger
Bond Forger
Max Slackerdebut
Adrahma Queendebut
Shorton Kreditzdebut
Needa Jobsoondebut
Rodger Hostmandebut
Spoussa Hostmandebut
Porter Partheimerdebut
Hack Scriverdebut
Guy Luvstaskidebut
## Trivia

* The chapter appears to be an homage to the Japanese visual novel *Kamaitachi no Yoru* (released in English as *Banshee's Last Cry*), which follows a murder mystery at a ski lodge when a snowstorm takes place, with similar plot elements that kick off the mystery. The chapter illustration also makes a reference to the game.
* The chapter also pays homage to the *Case Closed* series (also known as *Detective Conan*).
	+ The shadowy figure on page 11 is a reference to "The Criminal," who is typically a black or shadowed humanoid figure that serves as a substitute image for the culprit of the story to keep their identity a secret until the reveal, which explains why the figure shared no resemblance to Rodger, who eventually turned out to be the true culprit.
	+ On page 22, when Loid points his finger at the criminal, he stands in Shinichi Kudo's characteristic pose.
* All of the newly-introduced characters for this chapter have names which are puns on their backgrounds.
* The name of the station, Yukigoonie Station, is a play on the Japanese word *yukiguni* (雪国, ****yukiguni****?), meaning "snow country" in English.

## References

*SPY x FAMILY* Chapter 94 Release Date
Detective Conan Wiki, "The Criminal"