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__Remember Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Well, it's pretty much that with a lovely esper daughter for good measure. It is a cat and mouse game with the daughter as the puppet master.
Though this is my first encounter with this author, I must say that I'm impressed with his work. It takes quite a lot of effort to drive a story whilst also working on the art. At the moment of writing this review, there are only five chapters out; but by the first impression that I've got I can say with certainty that this has high potential for a future anime adaptation.
The premise of the story follows the elite spy codename Twilight (an war orphan raised into the job) being assigned a mission where he has to get closer to the president of a nationalistic party which threatens the peace between countries. The problem is that this target is pretty much a neet which hardly goes out. In order to get closer to him, Twilight must assume the new identity of Lloyd Folger, quickly form a cover family and enrol his ''child'' into a prestigious school attended by that extremist's son. Though the premise might sound overstretched, you'd be surprised to what lenghts real life agents went to in order to accomplish their job. __

For plot reasons, one of the requirements for the school's admission is that the child has both parents. And so begins the search for the fake mother. Yoru Briar, codename Thorn Princess, is hitman (I guess female assassins would be a better description), living a double life as well. In a poetic coincidence, she is also an orphan with a younger brother the she had to raise since a young age. She is pressured by both peers and her brother to settle down (already being 27 years of age), eventually accepting it in order to obtain a cover story for her 'side-job'.

__This whole story may sound cliché, but it has that initial catch that gets you invested in it. Not to mention that chapters tends to be quite lengthy, each feeling like an story arc of itself. In my personal opinion, the main appeal of this manga comes from the incredibly wholesome chemistry between the characters as well as the great comedy inserted in between. Coming from outside, having 3 people assume fake personas may sound unappealing; but even I was set aback when I realized how likeable they really are.
This is the type of story that you know that they will inevitably grow into their roles; eventually starting to love one another and getting in direct conflict with their work. Compared to Mr. & Mrs. Smith, where the conciliated couple took a violent stand against their employers, in this story we have Anya as a plot joker. Depending on what it is later revealed, we may end up seeing the Folger couple trying to protect their daughter from the researchers that want her back.__

Really good first impressions! Really looking forward to see how things will further develop.