In the currently airing TV anime "SPY×FAMILY" Season 2, the "Luxury Liner Arc" is being featured. This story arc, centered around Yor, unfolds her story as both a member of the Forger family and an assassin, depicting her conflicts and emotions. ORICON NEWS conducted interviews with Saori Hayami, who voices Yor, regarding the "Luxury Liner Arc." The third installment reflects on episode 32. (Article by Masaki Endo / Edited by Hideaki Sakurai)

The series stars the skilled spy known as "Twilight," or Loid Forger, who undertakes espionage missions for a better world. He receives a special mission to "form a family and infiltrate a certain prestigious school's parent-teacher association." Disguised as a psychiatrist, Twilight forms a family, meeting his daughter Anya, who can read minds, and his wife Yor, who is an assassin.

In the "Luxury Liner Arc," Yor takes actions separate from the rest of the Forger family, guarding a mafia target aboard a luxury liner.

--- In episode 32's battle, with Anya's encouragement, you defeated the enemy. However, there was a flashback where you reflected, "I must not mistake my priorities," "What am I doing this for?" as an assassin. It seems challenging to perform such nuanced roles. Can you share what you focus on while portraying Yor?

[Hayami] What I focus on is not overthinking it. For instance, if I start thinking, "This part should continuously be in assassin mode, so I shouldn't change it," I might receive directions to "Make it more casual!" Since she acts unconsciously, not overthinking matches the performance better, at least that's the feeling I get.

--- Reading the script and deciding how to act seems standard, so not overthinking must be difficult.

[Hayami] The scene where she questions, "What am I doing this for?" is, in my opinion, a key scene in the "Luxury Liner Arc." It's an episode where she's alone and reevaluates why she continues to be an assassin and why she lives her life this way. It depicts her conflicts and resolutions from questioning herself. I aimed to perform it with care, hoping Yor's inner thoughts would resonate with the fans.