Civil servant Yor Briar has a secret identity: an assassin named the Thorn Princess. Lately, single women had been suspected of being spies, which was making Yor nervous. Meanwhile, Loid was searching for someone to play Anya’s mother so they could attend the interview at Eden College. He just happens to run into Yor at a boutique. Anya reads Yor’s mind and finds out that she’s an assassin and tries to get Loid to ask Yor to play her mother.