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.
Finding the right person 
might take longer than—
—العثور على المرأة المناسبة قد يأخذ
Es ist wirklich nicht leicht,
jemand Passendes zu finden.
Con tantas restricciones
costará mucho encontrarla.
Con tantas restricciones
va a costar mucho encontrarla.
Ça va être dur
de trouver la perle rare…
Trovare la donna adatta 
potrebbe essere più difficile del prev—
Encontrar a pessoa certa
deve demorar mais do que...