Spy x Family Volume 4 thread

Welcome to Volume 4 of Spy x Family!

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Unless we have a large number of posts I plan to keep one thread per volume, with a weekly post checking participation etc.

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Schedule

Week Start Date Chapter Page Numbers Page Count
Week 1 3rd December Mission 18 9-36 28
Week 2 10th December Mission 19 37-58 22
Week 3 17th December Mission 20 59-80 22
Week 4 24th December Mission 21 81-112 32
Week 5 31st December Mission 22 113-140 28
Week 6 7th January Mission 23 141-164 24
Week 7 14th January Short Missions 1+2 165-190 26

Vocabulary

I’ve decided for now, as discussed below, to use the original book cub vocab sheet and keep adding to this. Not sure if this will work or not but will try to post the link here!

(I’m also not sure that anyone is updating it - I’m afraid I’m not!)

Spy x Family vocab sheet

Please read the guidelines on the first page before adding any words.

Discussion Guidelines

Everybody should feel free to post and ask questions–it’s what makes book clubs fun! But please do not post until you are familiar with Spoiler Courtesy!

Spoiler Courtesy

Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent ネタバレ. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one.

  1. Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category.
  2. Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon).
  3. Any information from later in the book than the current week’s reading (including trigger warnings that haven’t yet manifested) needs to be hidden by spoiler tags and labeled as coming from later sections.
Instructions for Spoiler Tags

Click the cog above the text box and use either the “Hide Details” or “Blur Spoiler” options. The text which says “This text will be hidden” should be replaced with what you are wishing to write. In the case of “Hide Details”, the section in the brackets that is labelled “Summary” can be replaced with whatever you like also (i.e, [details=”Chapter 1, Pg. 1”]).

Hide Details results in the dropdown box like below:

Example

This is an example of the “Hide Details” option.

The “Blur Spoiler” option will simply blur the text it surrounds.

This is an example of the “Blur Spoiler” option.

Posting Advice
  • When asking for help, please mention the page number, and check before posting that your question hasn’t already been asked. As the threads get longer, it becomes more convenient to use the Search function, which is located in the upper right corner of the forum. It is the magnifying glass which is near your profile picture! The best way to search is usually to type part of the sentence you are confused about, and select “in this topic”. This will show you all posts within the current thread which has that string of text.

  • Be sure to join the conversation! It’s fun, and it’s what keeps these book clubs lively! There’s no such thing as a stupid question! We are all learning here, and if the question has crossed your mind, there’s a very good chance it has crossed somebody else’s also! Asking and answering questions is a great learning opportunity for everyone involved, so never hesitate to do so!

If necessary, include an explanation of any discrepancies in the Ebook page numbers from physical page numbers. If there is an easy shortcut for some ebook versions to relate back to physical page numbers, it would be worth it to include it as a third bullet here, or if you want to use chapter page numbers instead of volume page numbers, as is the case with some manga. For example:
Example

For the Kindle version of this manga, the page numbers and the location number are always 3 apart. If you subtract 3 from the location, this will give you the accurate page number!

OR

Please use the chapter page numbers, instead of the volume page numbers. These are located in between the panels!

Participation

Will you be reading along with us this week?

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Don’t forget to set this thread to Watching in order to stay abreast of discussion!

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Anya’s real skill is getting in trouble hahaha

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Reading Mission 19 this week!

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わくわくっ!

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Overkill?

3 bounces, he’s frickin dead hahaha

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Reading Mission 20 this week!

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Story comments

Jumpscare right there


Oh my fucking god

Can’t stay mad at her, the puppy eyes too strong


Where did Yor get rope to tie the thug up? These questions keep me up at night

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That first picture is worth seeing in colour.

I suspect Yor keeps rope on her at all times, just in case.

I also liked the way Anya apologised in advance for the second time she ran off.

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Reading Mission 21 this week!

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Best moment

This must be amazing in the anime, kinda makes me want to start the second season now

Such a cliffhanger to end it on! I hope the dog doesn’t die somehow

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The author sure knows how to crack comedy on many levels.


I am not sure about this handwriting. Ch.21 Page 91

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B1から各 (?) へ
トラップの有無に
注意しろ

Also, is that Yor’s bro watching?

Not completely sure, but I think this is 各班 (each squad / team)

Yeah, I think that’s him.

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Reading Mission 22 this week!

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I finished this chapter pretty quickly (probably since I read a few pages ahead last week). Was a pretty easy chapter but not a lot of action. Though last week was quite action filled!

I’ll be posting polls for the next volume soon. I can see we’re 50:50 reading ahead currently, and it feels like it’s getting easier to read this. So I’ll definitely include an option for reading 2 chapters per week - it would always be an option to drop back again if this proved to be overwhelming.

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On a bit of a tangent, I bought volume 5 ages back, and for some reason my brain decided that Yor had got a new haircut. Only today did I look properly and realise that it’s Yuri on the cover.

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Oh my god

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Reading Mission 23 this week!

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Fun chapter

One question please~

Page 150

Not sure what Anya is saying in the middle of the panel here…


このままじゃ アーニャ ばーく(?) になっちゃう!

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caught up again

yor misunderstanding 子音 cracked me up :joy:

Page 150

it’s ぱーく as in park. I’m wondering if the なっちゃう is 泣いてしまう

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Reading Short Missions 1+2 this week!

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