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"Yes, can't you?"
"Of course, so are you sure?"
"I……"
"No, wait, Sakura, don't answer!" Xiao Ke stopped Sakura from speaking, "If there is no winner in the final judgment, the Clow Cards will break free from their seals again, and this city will be in chaos! And you will all lose the qualifications to use magic wands to seal the Clow Cards. Not only that--"
"More than that?"
"Also, you will lose your memories of the time you spent recovering the Clow Cards, and the bonds between people will disappear. Sakura, you and Freya, Syaoran, and Tomoyo are no longer friends, and of course, Yukito and I are no longer friends either. The power of the Clow Cards will make everyone forget their friendship."
Will forget all memories and feelings——
This is of course unacceptable.
Scenes from the past emerged in Sakura's mind, some happy and some sad, but mostly lively and those were her precious memories.
and so--
"I understand. Just do it. I give up."
"cherry!"
"I'm sorry, Xiao Ke, I disappoint you. But Freya and Xiao Lang will die if they continue like this!"
With that amount of bleeding, even though Sakura wasn't a doctor, she knew that the two of them must be in great danger.
"Forgetting a friend is indeed a sad thing. But as long as people are still alive, there will be plenty of time, and everyone will definitely become friends again. Tomoyo, Freya, and everyone else."
"Next year, the year after, those forgotten memories will be filled with every day in the future. So, it must be okay."
"But, but, what about this city? What if the Clow Cards that are unsealed again cause trouble?"
"You are lying to me, Xiaoke. This won't happen." After more than a year of apprenticeship as a magician, Sakura is no longer the rookie who knew nothing about the magical world. So she had long realized that this was just an excuse for Xiaoke to lie to her.
"If a city were hit by a disaster caused by magic, there would definitely be someone to deal with it, right?"
Although Sakura didn't know where the person or organization she was dealing with came from.
But I know that there must be such a group of people.
The power of magic comes from mystery. Once it is known to others, its power will weaken. Therefore, the specialized organization, the Magic Association, will not allow riots to occur in the city. Unlike a half-baked person like me, those official magicians will definitely be able to easily solve these problems.
"I'm sorry, but I really can't be a magical girl."
Chapter 176 Meeting
Giving up the trial, this is Sakura's decision.
She was willing to bear any consequences, because Freya and the little wolf could survive, which was more important than anything else.
Even if they lose their memories and feelings, it won't matter. They will meet again and say again:
【It’s our first meeting, please take care of me】
Tomoyo would take out her camera, and Freya would keep a straight face even though she was obviously shy.
It's just another 'first meeting', they will definitely become good friends.
So, it doesn’t matter anymore.
One by one, the Clow Cards flew out of Sakura's pocket, leaving their former owners and flying into the sky. Sakura felt a little reluctant, but did nothing else.
"That's a great answer. Sakura, you've grown up a lot, and it looks like you've made some very good friends."
"This voice is——"
Xiao Ke——Korberos and Judge Yue stared at the man who appeared in the air with wide eyes.
"Owner!"
Compared to the two guardian beasts who had followed their masters for many years, Sakura, who had been separated from her father since childhood and had long forgotten the image of her father in her memory, was a little hesitant.
"dad?"
The man, Clow Reed, was wearing a dark robe with golden star and moon patterns painted on it. He stood in the air and walked towards Sakura step by step. He smiled.
In that gentle smile, Sakura finally found a familiar feeling.
"father!"
That was actually her father, played by Kinomoto Fujitaka. His face was painted white with makeup and he wore a wig with long hair, so there was of course no barrier in calling him Sakura.
"I'm sorry, Sakura, for leaving you and Touya alone all these years. But Sakura has become an amazing magician."
"I didn't, I just half-heartedly..." And she hadn't even been able to complete the trial, "But Dad, my friends are injured, they need to go to the hospital!"
"It's okay, your friends are all fine." Clow Reed said, pointing his staff at the fallen Freya and Little Wolf. In the blink of an eye, the blood on the ground disappeared, and even their torn clothes returned to their original state, as if it was just an illusion.
"this is?"
"Well, I turned back time in your two friends' bodies to before they were injured."
Reversing time? Is this also something that magic can do? Sakura just found it unbelievable.
Kerberos flew to Sakura's side and transformed back into the doll 'Kero'.
"So Sakura, if you complete the final judgment, the power of the owner remaining in the Clow Cards will restore all participants to their original state. But these things are stipulated and cannot be told to you before the trial." Xiao Ke said, feeling it was a bit of a pity.
In its opinion, if Sakura took part in the trial, she would most likely pass it. After passing the test again and again over the past year, she has become an amazing magician.
"Because Kuro has a bad heart. He was like that before and he is like that now." The voice sounded.
Clow Reed turned around in surprise - he was acting, because Fujitaka memorized the script and knew that an actress would play Clow Reed's wife Ichihara Yuko. He didn't know who the actress was, and he didn't care, he came to participate for Sakura.
However, the woman who appeared before him made his mind go blank and he even forgot the next lines.
This should have been an NG, but Director Asaka didn't call for a pause. He couldn't explain why, he just felt that no matter the original author or the scriptwriter wrote a story, but what was in front of the camera was "real". He suddenly felt excited, for the first time, as a director, he lost control of the plot.
The line that should have been spoken by Clow Reed was missed, but Ichihara Yuuko took over the voice, and if you listen carefully, her voice is also a little uneasy.
"Ying, has your father been with you well over the years?"
Sakura wanted to nod. Her father had always been with her. After her mother passed away, he had always been with her with concern for so many years. But the Sakura in the story did not have a father to accompany her. It was her brother Kinomoto Touya who took care of her when she grew up. Her father Clow Reed disappeared with her mother at the beginning.
So Sakura forgot whether to nod or shake her head for a moment.
But Clow Reed, no, Kinomoto Fujitaka shook his head, his voice trembling, "No, I didn't. I always leave Sakura alone. Actually, I wanted to go with you."
He has been busy with school work, which is also a way of escaping. Sakura is always alone, and perhaps she has forgotten how to make friends. If she hadn't met Tomoyo and Reiya, her life would have been gloomy.
"I shouldn't exist, because my existence has already disappeared. But because of someone's strong wish, time stopped." What Nadeshiko said were the lines that belonged to Ichihara Yuuko.
In order to deny the fact that his wife, Ichihara Yuuko, has died, Clow Reed used his powerful magic like a demon god to freeze Yuuko's time, making her stop at the second before her death. He created a world that would never go to the next second, and in that world he would always be with his wife.
"In order to maintain this solidified barrier, you and I have been imprisoned in this cage for too long. You should be with the living. Let go, Kuro, time should flow."
Ichihara Yuuko looked up at the sky. It was the Clow Cards. The 52 Clow Cards that were collected had condensed half of Clow's magical power when they were created, and now they were the key to open the barrier.
Kurolido could have chosen to remain sealed, but he didn't. He gave the choice to Yuuko, so Yuuko chose to walk out of the barrier and welcome the next second that she should have welcomed long ago.
"Come back with us, Mom, let's go home together." Sakura said, not sure if it was a line from the drama or what was in her heart.
She shook her head. "Ying, there's something I've always wanted to tell you. I'm sorry for not taking you to the zoo, and for not saying goodbye properly."
"Director?" Assistant Matsumoto asked softly beside him, is this the script?
Director Asaka shook her head, signaling him to shut up.
It doesn't matter if it's in the script or not, but it feels good this way. It's like they are really saying goodbye to each other, it doesn't feel like acting at all, even the director is almost moved.
Those were definitely not Ichihara Yuuko's words, but Amamiya Nadeshiko's words. Sakura knew it, and Fujitaka knew it too.
That day, they had agreed to go to the zoo as a family. But before they left, Mom fell ill. Because just like in the past, Dad said Mom would be back soon. So Sakura also firmly believed that Mom would be able to come home soon, and maybe when she woke up from a nap, Mom would be by her bedside.
Sakura watched the taxi take her mother away, but the taxi never brought her back. A week, a month, and then there was no end to the time.
All that remains are photos.
But it doesn’t matter. Even though it took seven years to say goodbye, my mother really came back.
The story of the Clow Cards has come to an end.
Sakura gave up the opportunity to take the trial, but because her mother, Ichihara Yuuko, gave her all her magic power as a dimensional witch before she fell into eternal sleep, the "Final Judgment" was once again started.
This time, even the Judge Yue was easily defeated. Sakura didn't even use any offensive cards, she just used 'Wind' to restrain the opponent, and Yue was unable to break free before the trial was over.
Sakura gained the recognition of the Sun and Moon guardian beasts, as well as the approval of the 52 Clow Cards, and became a true Clow Card magician.
"Ka, very good."
Director Asaka's words put an end to the last shoot of 1972. Next came the holiday.
Christmas and New Year, as a student I still have an exam to take, but compared to the holidays, it is not worth worrying about.
Kinomoto Fujitaka was still in a dream, but he was extremely awake.
"Clone?"
As a university professor, he certainly knew about cloning technology, but it was still too bizarre that his deceased wife was chosen by the Yabo people and cloned to become a so-called "messenger".
But none of these could compare to the shock he felt when his wife appeared in front of him intact.
That was indeed Nadeshiko, he was absolutely certain of it, whether it was her appearance, her demeanor, or the memories they had shared in the past.
So it's allowed, right? Consider it a gift from God.
"Nadeshiko, I'll get the car and we'll leave right away. I'll quit my job at the school immediately."
"what?"
"If the TAC team finds out, it will be very bad, right?" The Yabo messenger said, "I have an ancestral home in the countryside. Let's go there and hide there first. We will definitely not be discovered."
Nadeshiko found it a little funny and a little touching. It turned out that the things she had been agonizing about before were completely unnecessary.
"It's okay. The TAC team already knows my identity."
"Oh, you got it?"
"Yes, Aunt Nadeshiko's identity is on file with the TAC team." Ling also interrupted, "The identity of the clone will be a bit troublesome, but the TAC team contacted the Ministry of Civil Affairs and registered her as an ordinary missing person. There will be no problem from now on."
Ling also didn't expect Beidou to be so fast. After reporting to Captain Long, she gave a reply on the same day.
Even though they were using the 'Oshima family' as their sign, the TAC team would never be afraid of the Oshima family. The captain of the TAC team was too easy to talk to.
This is of course a good thing.
"That's great." Tomoyo said suddenly.