Forum Settings
Forums
New
What did you think of this chapter?
DO NOT discuss the source material beyond this chapter. If you want to discuss future events, please use separate threads.
DO NOT ask where to read/download this chapter or give links to copyrighted, non-fair use material.
DO NOT troll/bait/harass/abuse other users for liking or disliking the series/characters.
DO read the Manga Discussion Rules and Site & Forum Guidelines.
Jul 21, 8:29 AM
#1

Offline
Sep 2022
338
What a fantastic conclusion to the MarthaxHenderson story with a profound anti-war message. Seeing Henderson's wife threw me into hysterics much like Becky. And of course, this was all accompanied by some fantastic art, paneling and spreads. Easily one of the best arcs thus far.
I'm the sonny boy ( ̄y▽, ̄)╭
Jul 21, 8:48 AM
#2

Offline
Jul 2010
1710
Best arc hands down. So many different feelings and very good writing. This is the quality other series should strive for.
TheMangaManiacJul 21, 9:09 AM
Jul 21, 9:06 AM
#3
Offline
May 2021
2397
Was enjoyable this arc, nice break from the forger fam.
Jul 21, 9:18 AM
#4

Offline
Aug 2021
1924
backstory finally over. probably the best stretch of the entire manga and for it to revolve around these two was a surprise but a welcome one. henry marrying is sad but also realistic and it's wholesome how his wife wasn't jealous but helped martha too. It's nice to see that even if their romance never bloomed that they're still close friends after so long. peak
Jul 21, 9:41 AM
#5
Offline
Sep 2008
7
Becky's face was totally mine. 😭 Ahh, my heart!! Such a lovely arc with a well needed anti-war message. Can't wait for the next chapter back to the family tho! Waku waku! 🥰
Jul 21, 9:55 AM
#6
Offline
May 2022
9
What happened to Henry’s wife? Is the cemetery scene a reference to her passing away? Or is it related to the second war?
Jul 21, 10:31 AM
#7
Offline
May 2022
9
wow.. im speechless of how deep the conversation in this chapter
Jul 21, 12:05 PM
#8
Offline
Jan 2023
107
Finally Peak ends. Extremely enjoyable arc that even though it's just a flashback about Martha and Henry, it builds the wars between west and east seen by the commoners.
Jul 21, 12:29 PM
#9

Offline
May 2024
96
What a good ending to this arc! i hope henry and martha manage to be together after all these years tho
太陽のように 笑うあなたへあの日と同じ 歌をうたうよ

Halloween candies:
Jul 21, 12:45 PM

Offline
May 2021
59773
I am trying to think of a better arc and it's genuinely hard ngl. I hope this gets a movie. Would be wonderful.




Jul 21, 1:15 PM

Offline
Oct 2021
1023
What a bittersweet and painful arc! This is why I love Spy x Family so much (more than the comedy sections of the series). Martha and Henry are still good friends, they still see each other from time to time in their old age. But, it's still painful to know when Martha saw Henry married to Lucia! 🥺😣😩
marquinti2Jul 21, 1:48 PM


-------------------------
Marianne

~Effort, Fortitude, and Tenacity
Jul 21, 1:46 PM

Offline
Dec 2016
4334
Just one month?! she almost was on time! 😭
Peak arc and I hope Marta and Henry will finally get married.

Also it's clear that Martha and Henry will be parallel to Loid and Yor relationship where they will have to decide to say their true feelings before it will be too late.


kxlel02 said:
how his wife wasn't jealous but helped martha too.


I think she didn't knew Martha and Henry love each other, but I could imagine if she learned she would divorce him for their sake.
Nieznajomy43Jul 21, 1:54 PM
Manga recommendation:
- Spy x Family (Ch.107/? - biweekly) | Sakamoto Days (Ch.190/? - weekly)
- MARRIAGETOXIN (Ch.108/? - weekly) | Machi and Oboro (Ch.15/? - biweekly)
- Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Ch.78/? - biweekly)
- You and I Are Polar Opposites (Ch.64/? - biweekly)
Anime recommendation:
- Deca-Dence (Finished) | Wave, Listen to Me! (Finished)
- If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Finished)
- Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Finished)
Jul 21, 3:08 PM
Offline
Nov 2022
12
That was a truly beautiful arc. I did not expect to be as moved as I was by it. The message was fantastic and the hopeful end was lovely. I feel like this and Loid's flashback are the two best moments in the manga.
Jul 21, 3:50 PM
Offline
Mar 2015
13461
Requiem for a dead wife
Jul 21, 5:08 PM

Offline
May 2016
215
Reading this casually each month big shock that hendrickson and Martha aren’t together :((
Jul 21, 8:33 PM

Offline
Jan 2021
37
I was starting to lose interest a few months ago when some chapters would take a month or longer to come out, but this arc was so great it single-handedly kept me invested. Looking forward to more. ❤️
Jul 21, 9:17 PM

Offline
May 2016
1129
It was a short line, but I did not realize there were two wars between the East and West. I'm assuming Loid's flashback chapters were during the second war.
"Genki is Life, Genki is Love"
Jul 21, 10:03 PM
Offline
Apr 2014
11
My twin sister pointed out to me that Henry's wife, Lucia, probably died 15 years ago since Henry thanks Martha for bringing flowers every year when they're at the cemetery. 💐

Also, this makes me wonder if Henry and Lucia had a family together and if so, are their grandchild/grandkids a student in Eden Academy? 🤔

I'm guessing Martha never ever married since Henry was her first and only true love! 💔🥺
PockyPlusleJul 21, 10:29 PM
Jul 22, 2:34 AM

Offline
Sep 2009
3006
Reply to PockyPlusle
My twin sister pointed out to me that Henry's wife, Lucia, probably died 15 years ago since Henry thanks Martha for bringing flowers every year when they're at the cemetery. 💐

Also, this makes me wonder if Henry and Lucia had a family together and if so, are their grandchild/grandkids a student in Eden Academy? 🤔

I'm guessing Martha never ever married since Henry was her first and only true love! 💔🥺
@PockyPlusle in one of the previous chapters Henry was writing to his son if I am not mistaken. So he probably does have grandkids.
Jul 22, 10:27 AM

Offline
May 2020
11403
What started as a mere side-story ended up being one of the best things we've seen in this series yet. I'm not sure if they've mentioned it before or is it something I forgot, but yeah, guess Martha didn't marry anyone in the end.

Glad to know they still see each other frequently.
Jul 22, 10:57 AM

Offline
Feb 2014
2017
I'm glad the flashback is over, not that I didn't like it, but for a monthly series I am not a big fan when those things happen "so soon"
Jul 22, 12:48 PM
Offline
Oct 2020
3522
Great conclusion to this flashback. This flashback might be one of my favorite parts of this manga so far.
Jul 22, 1:08 PM

Offline
Dec 2009
9613
Ah, so while he thought she was dead, he got married to a well established woman mamed Lucia... damn.

Their reunion was beautiful until she stopped herself to confess when the wife suddenly appeared.
So, afterwards, even though it took years to accept the pain of not being with Henry, the one she loves,
she had her dream of becoming a ballet dancer, thanks to his wife's family.

And this all reverts back to Becky from Martha telling her this whole story of her past.
Mentioning how she went back to war afterwards as well.
Except she doesn't reveal who it is, but Becky did suspect that it's Henry.

Later, Martha and Henry meet. Again.
In a grave yard... I wonder if it's Lucia's, his wife.
Probably not. Otherwise why aren't they together if Lucia died years ago. Who knows.

It felt almost kinda too long at times, but this was a pretty nice very good backstory of Becky's butler, Martha, and her unfulfilled love with Henry.

I'm eager for the main story to continue after,
but I'm also excited for Handler,
Sylvia Sherwood's dark past one day.
Jul 22, 2:40 PM

Offline
Nov 2013
6704
I suppose this concludes the current arc. Poor Martha... can't imagine the pain finding the man you love is with someone else now. At least that woman was a good person too.
Jul 22, 9:03 PM

Offline
Aug 2018
5625
One month...ONLY FOR ONE MONTH.
Fuck :'(
The flashback was pretty good.
How Henry and Martha get to know each other was cute, but then because of the war...DAMN WAR!
Well, at least they have a really good friendship.
Great arc.
Jul 23, 10:16 AM

Offline
Sep 2020
5332
This one was a great side story. Next big arc should focus on our main trio. Hopefully 🤞
Jul 24, 8:59 AM

Online
Jul 2023
2234
"Lovely Weather Today"
true.


Jul 26, 5:59 AM

Offline
Aug 2019
100
What a backstory...Martha and Henry's story easily S+ in this manga. Looks like the author actually can write deep and a little bit dark if he really tries. (I like also comedy but that part of the manga start to being repetitive.) Henry's marriage was sad for Martha but that's what we call life. There was no way to Henry learn that Martha was actually alive. Not all stories have to end in a happily ever after and that's make more sense in this way, so i like them being stay as friends. Media needs more relationships like Martha and Henry's.

Jul 27, 2:19 AM
The Shrike

Offline
Nov 2009
11579
Amazing arc. Fleshed out the setting and background and gave much needed historical context.
"Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii

There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov

Jul 27, 5:32 AM
Offline
May 2020
16343
war ruins relationships damn
Jul 27, 10:03 AM
Offline
Dec 2020
3
RioFS said:
I am trying to think of a better arc and it's genuinely hard ngl. I hope this gets a movie. Would be wonderful.

Definitely deserves a movie
Jul 27, 4:19 PM

Offline
Apr 2020
363
Reply to kawaii_gaara
Becky's face was totally mine. 😭 Ahh, my heart!! Such a lovely arc with a well needed anti-war message. Can't wait for the next chapter back to the family tho! Waku waku! 🥰
@kawaii_gaara same heree. We're all Becky ╥﹏╥

Failed love really squeezes my heart, it's as unfair as war. It left me with a similar taste to Lloyd's childhood arc, here is added a possible romantic bond that's later built into a different but stronger love imo

and I think Henry staying with the wife was expected, plus that little we saw of her was as someone kind within her privileges. Martha's resilience is incredible. Must protect Martha
Jul 28, 4:28 PM
Offline
Jan 2021
765
their stories are actually quite sweet, can't wait to see more of them!
Jul 29, 1:10 PM

Offline
Oct 2017
27045
It is what it is but wish she could be with him. His wife seemed lovely though. Kind of looked like Sylvia.
Aug 5, 1:46 AM

Offline
Apr 2009
32
This is easily one of the top 5 romances in all the manga I've read so far
Aug 9, 8:09 PM
Offline
Jun 2024
2
martha is a beautifully written character with a lot of different attributes that make her flawed, and thats what makes her so special. the reveal that she was able to dance ballet again after so long, even with some injuries after her service in the war, was tear-jerking. this is a character that was easy to root for. when she was wounded and nursed back to health by a Westalis civilian, you could really figure out just how much propaganda both sides completely fell for and risked their lives because of. Endo-san's writing is making conversations happen.
Aug 13, 5:13 AM

Offline
Jan 2023
165
Reading chapter 97–102 in one go was a bad idea.
I am literally crying.
Aug 24, 12:45 PM

Offline
Jul 2021
1524
page 3 :
- i guess this old lady is martha 's mother : ... mar-chan , where are you going ? ...

page 4 :
- old sensei : ... marriott-kun ... , henderson-sensei ...

- martha : ... fowler-sensei ... , watashi ... , ojou-sama ...

- henderson : ... ojou-san ... , watashi ...

last pages :

the mangaka didnt make it clear , he only implied that henderson 's wife died young , 15 years ago , because henderson beated her up everyday ? lol .

or maybe the truth is :
* 15 years ago , during the school 's annual dance party , the wife saw henderson and martha danced together .

* then 1 or 2 days later , henderson and/or martha murdered the wife , lol .

* 15 years later , henderson and martha danced together in another annual dance party . this event was depicted in a previous chapter .

* then 1 or 2 days later , martha told her story to blackbell girl . then martha and henderson visit the wife 's grave , in the annual anniversary of her death-day , in this chapter 102 .

and after the wife was dead , i guess henderson and martha have made love together everyday , lol .

- ... you being a terrible ****er ...

- ... i thought myself much "improved" since ... , ... you are still "cheeky" / **** as you were back then ... , would you care to join me for some **** ? ...

- ... that sounds "nice" , if the **** is not too **** , i will have a **** ...
daywithoutgamesAug 25, 4:42 AM
******************************

Hello everyone , please check out and subscribe to my youtube channel , DayWithoutAnime 2.0 DayWithoutGame , that has many meme , funny anime / manga videos , thank you :

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFNBo_02wOQwRJ4HXlzC9dw
Oct 3, 9:09 PM
Offline
Aug 2017
126
Becky singing on Martha’s behalf: https://youtu.be/Wdr8gbwXEEg?si=wMAkoBb2bqz_6G29 “Homewrecker” by Crissy (Ariel Winters)
“You should enjoy the little detours to the fullest. Things more important then what your hunting for, could be right there on the side of the road.”

More topics from this board

Poll: » Spy x Family Chapter 107 Discussion

TheMangaManiac - Oct 27

21 by daywithoutgames »»
Nov 8, 7:32 AM

Poll: » Spy x Family Chapter 106 Discussion

MegamiRem - Oct 13

37 by daywithoutgames »»
Nov 3, 8:36 AM

Poll: » Spy x Family Chapter 105 Discussion

MegamiRem - Sep 15

20 by Komlan_6 »»
Oct 28, 10:42 AM

Poll: » Spy x Family Chapter 92 Discussion

ZXEAN - Dec 24, 2023

32 by Uguu_Tsukimiya »»
Oct 24, 10:28 AM

Poll: » Spy x Family Chapter 104 Discussion

Softhenic03 - Sep 1

21 by RioFS »»
Oct 1, 4:15 PM
It’s time to ditch the text file.
Keep track of your anime easily by creating your own list.
Sign Up Login