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"Yes, I have finished reading the book I selected, but I haven't started writing my review yet. How about Tomoyo?"

Tomoyo, who had not interrupted until now, nodded and said, "Me too, I haven't finished my math workbook yet."

"Come to my house tomorrow for a study session." Lingye said.

"Reiya's house? Is it Chiba?"

That was too far, and Sakura didn't think her father would be willing to let her take the train to the next city.

"No, it's the manor in Tokyo."

"Ah, is that where we filmed before?" Sakura remembered that the manor under Mount Fuji was like a kingdom. "But is that really okay? Isn't Ling unwilling to go there?"

"It's okay. It's my home. I have to go back eventually. I've been acting like a jerk for half a year now. Maria-san, Chef Saiba, Chef Shinomiya, Mr. Bart, Mr. Ueki, everyone is waiting for me to go back. And Mr. Hachiken is coming back from Hokkaido this week, and I want to go greet him. I used his ranger's cabin to film a TV show without permission, I hope he doesn't mind."

Logically speaking, since Hachiken Yugo has already resigned from his job, the ranger hut is of course the private property of the Oshima family. The personal belongings in it were cleared away when Hachiken resigned, and the hut has nothing to do with him. But in Reiya's heart, Mr. Hachiken has always been the ranger here, in the past and in the future, and this fact has never changed.

"Is Chiyo coming?"

"Yes!" Tomoyo replied directly, "There is a hot spring in Reiya's manor. It's much bigger than my house. It's close to Mount Fuji and it's a natural hot spring."

"Natural hot spring?"

To Sakura, that was simply unimaginable. Of course, her father had taken her to a hot spring hotel in the past, but that was a luxury family trip that they could only go once a year. She thought that the Daidoji residence with its own swimming pool was luxurious enough, but compared to that, having a natural hot spring at home was completely beyond her imagination.

"What about Sakura? Do you want to come with us? We can read the review book while soaking in the hot spring."

"Yes!" Sakura's mouth opened before her brain made a decision.

Chapter 53: Mother's Hand

"Are you really ready to go back, Miss?"

The 'go back' that Mino was referring to was the Oshima family's main residence in Tokyo.

"Well, I've troubled Gensuke and Kanzuki for too long. Also, every day, Grandpa Kenno has to travel back and forth between the two places to pick me up and drop me off at school. I've been so willful for so long, and it's caused a lot of trouble for everyone."

"Miss, what are you talking about? This is my job."

Moreover, Gensuke and Kazuki were hired by the Oshima family to look after the villa, which was their job. In the metropolitan area around Tokyo and Chiba, it was rare to find such a job with free food and accommodation and a generous salary, so they should be grateful to the Oshima family.

In fact, if Ling was willing, she could easily travel back and forth between Tokyo and Chiba using the Light of Gaia without bothering Jianye or wasting time on the journey.

At the normal speed of 20 Mach (maximum 25 Mach) in the atmosphere of Gaia's Light, 20 times the speed of sound has exceeded the speed of a super-fast cruise missile, six or seven kilometers per second, and the distance from Tokyo to Chiba, which is dozens of kilometers, only takes about ten seconds. Even if she is willing to consume some energy, she can reach any place on the earth through teleportation. Going to China, the United Kingdom, or even to the South Pole or the North Pole is just a thought away. Because Gaia's body is actually the earth itself. The entire earth is her body.

Although the Yawa people often target Tokyo - probably because Ace is here, monsters do occasionally appear in various countries on Earth.

In the past few months, Gaia has used teleportation many times to destroy monsters in various places, including Australia, the United States, and even the Arctic - when there was an ancient monster that appeared due to the melting of the ice.

It was in a bad temper after just waking up, but it became quiet after seeing Gaia. It didn't even put up a bit of resistance and was finally frozen again by Gaia.

Although they are also children of the Earth, it is no longer their time and they can only continue to sleep. Perhaps one day in the future, the Earth's climate will once again become a home that they can adapt to. But not now.

This era belongs to mankind.

In addition, Ling Ye usually prefers to live in a human way and will not easily use the light of Gaia. Gaia is Gaia, she is her, and Ling Ye will never forget that she is a member of the human race.

"When do you plan to go back?"

"How about today? Any questions?"

"Of course there is no problem, but I think Chef Saiba and Chef Shinomiya will blame me for not leaving them time to prepare a celebration party."

"Don't bother with that. A celebration party or something like that is too exaggerated."

With the cooking skills of the two chefs, anything they cook is already a delicacy. There is no need to prepare anything specially.

Chef Shigong once worked in France and was particularly good at cooking vegetables. He even won the "Order of Prusspur", the highest honor in the French gastronomy. Chef Caibo traveled around the world to improve his cooking skills and integrated the cooking skills of various countries into one.

Lingya's father, the head of the Oshima family, is a foodie. Back then, he had to use up a lot of favors and go to great lengths to successfully hire two people to be chefs for the Oshima family.

The director gave us a twenty-minute break, and now there are only a few minutes left before we start shooting again.

"Sakura, do you want to talk about the 'magic' thing from the other day?"

Sakura didn't expect that Lingye had deliberately changed the subject just now. She thought Lingye didn't want to talk more, so she didn't ask. At this time, Lingye took the initiative to bring it up again. She nodded vigorously.

“Magic exists.”

It was a simple sentence, but it turned everything upside down for Sakura.

Magic doesn't exist, and countless people told her so. Just like when she believed in Santa Claus when she was a child, she realized that Santa Claus didn't exist when she saw her father wearing a big red cotton-padded jacket on Christmas Eve. No matter how unwilling she was, even if she tried everything magical, the reality was even more despairing.

"Magic does exist, but it's not a very convenient thing. It can't help you finish your summer homework, or do your laundry or cooking. These are things you have to do yourself. And magic can't bring the dead back to life."

The last sentence made Sakura's expression change, but she finally shook her head firmly.

"I know. I've known for a long time that once a person goes to heaven, there's no way back. That's where we all end up, so it doesn't matter. I just... I just want to see my mom again, just once."

"That day, mom went to the hospital. When she left, she told me, 'It's okay.' So I told her, 'Be careful on the road,' and nothing else. I thought she would be back in a week like before, as it was always the case before, going for a checkup and then coming back. But in the end, only dad came back. He said mom went to heaven, which is a very beautiful place. I know I can't go to heaven to find mom now. But I just want to know if mom has anything she wants to say to me in the end, that's all."

"Just like that day, I saw that those who went to heaven left their last words."

"Ying, people's souls will eventually return to heaven. This is true." Lingye said seriously, "Your mother has been gone for so long that even magic can't let you see her. Generally speaking, this is the case."

Sakura was already feeling a little discouraged, but after hearing the last sentence she was surprised and asked, "Generally speaking?"

"Yes, generally speaking. In Requiem, only the relatives of the deceased can see those souls. So Director Asaka and Tomoyo couldn't see them. But you saw them."

"Why do I?"

"Because your loved one has always been by your side. She doesn't want to leave. Over the years, the power of her soul has become too weak. She probably can't talk to you anymore."

"By me?" Sakura looked around hurriedly but saw nothing.

"Yes, it's here. It's always here." Ling also grabbed her hand.

Sakura didn't feel any changes, but at some point, she suddenly felt a pair of hands hugging her. The golden hands were illusory and blurry, as if they would be blown away by a gust of wind. The hands did nothing, just gently hugged her, perhaps for many years.

No one knew of her existence until this moment, and Sakura realized that she had been by her side all these years.

"Okay, the break is over, let's get to work!"

Assistant Matsumoto's voice was heard, and the staff and actors walked over in twos and threes.

Sakura also walked over, and before that, she waved in an unknown direction.

"Be careful on the road, Mom."

Be careful on the road, don't worry about her anymore, it's okay now. She will live well, so mom in heaven should live well too.

"Come on!" Xiaoying suddenly shouted, surprising the people around her.

Director Asaka was also a little surprised. His "magical girl" was really energetic. It's good to be young.

Ling also withdrew her hand.

Gaia's light is warm, but human light is equally incredible. It transcends time and space, and even transcends life and death. Life comes from Gaia and returns to Gaia, but it still leaves behind longing. This cause and effect may be the proof of human existence. The little bit of obsession that is not even a remnant has turned into light and accompanied us for so many years.

No, it was not only because of the deceased Nadeshiko, but also because of Sakura herself. She always believed in magic, believed that she could see her mother again, and that this longing would create a miracle.

Maybe, Sakura is really a magical girl.

The cameras started rolling, and two hours later, the director announced that the day's shooting was over.

Today's progress filmed Sakura and Yukito seeing a sky full of fireflies (special effects) in the woods next to the shrine, which can be regarded as the appearance of the Clow Cards. However, because Yukito was around, Sakura and Syaoran did not realize that these fireflies were actually Clow Cards, and were only happy for the romantic scenery in front of them.

The reason for this is that the real identity of Snow Rabbit is actually the same as Xiao Ke, Kuro Sealed Beast. The Guardian of the Sun Kerberos and the Guardian of the Moon "Judge Moon".

However, neither Sakura nor Syaoran know this now, and even Yukito himself has no memory of this. The audience is of course the same, as this is the truth revealed a few episodes before the TV series finale. Sakura has always had a crush on her big brother Tsukishiro Yukito is actually not human.

Today's paragraph is a hidden clue.

The rest of the episode is scheduled to be filmed for one more day, and then the young actors will go back to school next week.

"Tomorrow's filming will be all night scenes. Everyone, gather at 6pm tomorrow night. No one is allowed to be late." Matsumoto reminded everyone in the crew. "Tomorrow's filming will be late. Everyone, please adjust your rest time. Sakura, Reiya, especially the two of you, don't play around during the day. Stay alert and try to finish the rest of the scenes."

The reason why Matsumoto specifically reminded the two of them was because there was not much plot left. It only lasted six or seven minutes on TV, but it was the climax of the story.

Of course, every episode is like this, and the finale is about recovering the Clow Cards. Most of the budget for an episode is spent here, various fighting scenes, special effects, and in the rest of the play, except for Tomoyo holding a video camera as a background, Sakura and Ling, who are magical girls, also take care of all the plots.

This episode is "Light Card", and it's a very gentle Clow Card in the setting, so it's not too bad. There aren't many action scenes, and it's expected to be finished filming tomorrow night.

"Okay." Lingye and Sakura both answered, but after Matsumoto turned his head, they stuck out their tongues privately and whispered in each other's ears: "Then it's a deal, see you tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock."

"it is good."

Sakura had only heard of the 'study session' at the end of the holiday before, but had never participated in it because she had no such friends in the past, until this year.

She was very glad that she chose to film the TV series and met Tomoyo and Reiya.

Spending the end of the holiday with friends, it seems that the end of summer vacation is not so sad.

Chapter 54: Gaia's Blessing

In Tokyo Bay at night, waves hit the embankment on the shore.

The car radio was playing a Rakugo show that Ling found a bit difficult to appreciate. The performer seemed to be a very famous artist, but she really couldn't understand what was so funny about what the actor said. It was just some old-fashioned homophonic puns and some inexplicable metaphors.

【Oh, I've been waiting for a long time. 】

[Bring it here quickly, let me have a look. ]

[Is this saury? ]

【Exactly】

What's funny about these conversations? If you want to tell a story, there's no plot, and if you want to make people laugh, there's nothing funny.

Is it because her sense of humour is too high? But it is also true that when she was a child, Stephen Chow's movies that made her laugh to tears, when she watched them again a few years later, she only felt nostalgic and could no longer find the humour. It is not surprising that she cannot feel the humour of Rakugo (one-man comedy) from the 70s.

Seeing that Ling didn't like it either, Jianye held the steering wheel with his other hand and turned on the radio. But after turning around all the channels he could receive, there were no good programs. So he turned off the radio.

Ling also opened the car window a little, letting the sea breeze blow into the car.

"The evening breeze is quite comfortable. Grandpa Jianye, please turn off the air conditioner in the car."

"it is good."

Jianye Yiyan turned off the air conditioner and opened both sides of the car window.

The wind was getting stronger, and the summer night wind carried the unique salty smell of the sea. Without the interference of the radio, the sound of the sea could be heard clearly. The sound of the waves seemed even more quiet.

The sea at night is dark and deep, as if it can absorb all the light. But the darkness does not scare people, but brings an attractive mysterious atmosphere. There is a lighthouse on the reef, and the blazing white searchlight passes through the darkness from time to time.

There is no moon in the sky tonight. There are always a few days every month when the sun and the moon rotate to similar angles relative to the earth. At night, when the sun sets, the moon also moves to the other side of the earth. Without the tidal pull of the moon, the waves in Tokyo Bay are not big, just gently rising to the beach and receding.

Ling also looked at the sea.