Summary 19:[1]
"Why scientists?" he added perplex
"Anime"
"Ha??"
"Anya watches anime with spies"
"Ah, let me guess this anime says that they are the bad guys, right?" he added
"Yep, and Anya agrees. If they were not bad scientists, there would no weapon, no harm, no orphans and now wars" she added hugging her pinguin tightly.
"That desire of protecting", he thought as he was thinking about his grandpa's words. "Incredible, I wasn't that selfless at your age" he thought.
"Like that Anya will be loved and acclaimed by everyone" she added as she put her sunglasses all proud, thinking about a little annoying creatures called "Damian and his sbeers"
"And that's when Syeon boy would have no choice but to respect Anya" she added
"Oh, so you want to get noticed by your crush at school?"
"No way, Anya absolutely hates him" she responded with the coldest stoic robotic way
"But you know you don't need to be loved by everyone, you are already loved by your parents" he said
"But if I get a stellar papa will love me for real and more", she added in a serious tone as she was staring into Yuji's eyes.
"You mean proud?"
"Yes, like that papa, mama and I will remain together forever" she said as she confidently smiled at him, thinking of a bright future with the three of them.
"I mean I know that he got married to Yor as a cover to put his daughter into that school to get to that Desmond guy, but I don't think that he would use her in such a heartless way. He wouldn't throw her back into an orphanage, would he?"
"I believe in you Anya, you'll be the strongest and the best spy the world has known"
Those words hyped little pinky head's soul, coming from someone she thought was a new recruit in her Loid's spy agency, her chest plus shoulders was filled with some kind of super power that almost made her jump.
Hellas that excitement was joined with a feeling of terror after trying to read more into Yuji's mind, and Yuji noticed it.
"Are you okay? Something's wrong?" he asked intrigued
"No, Anya is just..." she said after thinking "Too exited" she added smiling as if she was apologizing.
"Well, that's something to be excited about, isn't it?" Yuji said with enthusiasm, his big smile warmed Anya's mood, and made her feel happy and somehow safe. A sense of safety that Yuji figured was needed.
"This little girl, she was able to connect with my cursed energy, hmmmm, interesting" he thought as he was staring at her play with her stuffed animals
"You seem so lonely, little Anya" he thought again, and surprisingly Anay couldn't hear anything, she was just so focused on playing spies with that young man who made her safe for a moment, he made her forget about whatever mission Loid had to take on again.
[1] Nobara and Megumi question Yor and Loid about their “family,” while Yor blushes recounting their love story, leaving Nobara unsettled by its sincerity despite knowing it’s fake. Meanwhile, Anya joyfully bonds with Yuji over her spy games and stuffed animals, proudly declaring her dream of becoming a spy to protect her family and the world.