The sunny boy in Cardcaptor Sakura

Chapter 597 Companion
"Oops, I was so full that I almost forgot why I came here!"

After lying on the edge of the flower bed and resting for a while, Xiaoke, who was basking in the sun contentedly, finally remembered the purpose of his trip. He flew into the air and slapped his head in annoyance, looking a little self-blaming.

But as soon as it moved, Sakura hurriedly reached out and grabbed it, then held it in her arms.

After Xiaoying looked around and found that no one was paying attention to this place, she took Xiaoke out and whispered: "Xiaoke, you are too conspicuous like this. Although there is no one here for the time being, it would not be good if someone saw you."

"Oh, that's not important."

Xiao Ke waved her hand and said nonchalantly: "I just suddenly remembered that I came here to get cards, not to eat. I almost forgot the purpose of coming here because of the delicious food."

"...You finally remembered, Xiao Ke."

Sakura complained helplessly. She thought Kero had completely forgotten the purpose of coming to Tsukimine Shrine, but she didn't expect that she still remembered it now. Well, since she remembered it, it meant that she had paid some attention to it.

"I haven't forgotten at all, okay? I just, just..."

Xiao Ke saw the helplessness on Xiao Ying's face, and hesitantly tried to defend himself, but before he could explain himself, Xia Yu rolled his eyes.

"It's just because the goal of life appeared that you put the unimportant things behind you, right?"

"Yes, that's it!"

Xiao Ke nodded without thinking, then looked at Xia Yu and gave him a thumbs up: "Xia boy, you understand me the best."

After that, it nodded again and said, "Now that my life goal has been achieved, the things that were originally unimportant have become important again."

"Xiaoying, you said before that Yue got the card next to the cherry tree in Yuefeng Shrine. If that's the case, then I want to go to the cherry tree and take a look. Maybe I can find the card there too?"

Upon hearing this, Sakura subconsciously replied: "Xiao Ke, I don't mean to discourage you, but the main reason Yue was able to obtain the card next to the cherry tree was because of Brother Xuetu."

Facing Sakura's words, Xiao Ke couldn't listen to them now. He waved his hands and said, "Ah, we have to go and take a look first. Sakura, just take me there. Even if I can't get the card, I won't blame you."

You can't blame me.

Sakura muttered something in her heart, but replied: "Let's make it clear first, even if I fail to obtain the card, you can't blame me."

"Uh-huh!"

Xiao Ke nodded repeatedly and agreed to Xiao Ying's request without hesitation. It urged: "Then let's go to the cherry tree as soon as possible. Maybe we can encounter some magical events there."

Feeling the anticipation in Xiaoke's heart, Xiaoying and the others did not stop and threw away the garbage. Then they set off again and walked towards the location of the cherry tree in the shrine.

People were coming and going on the road. As they moved forward, the second-hand stalls that used to be seen every few meters gradually became scarce, and there were almost no passers-by.

Although it is a temple fair today, there are still few people walking around the interior of Tsukamine Shrine where the cherry tree is located. Those who pray for blessings go to the inner hall of the shrine, and not many people know that the cherry tree has power.

In a short while, they arrived in front of the cherry tree. Xiao Ke first hid on Xiao Ying's shoulder and looked around. Seeing that no one was there, it flew out from Xiao Ying's shoulder and came in front of the cherry tree.

"Hey, long time no see!" Xiao Ke looked at the tall cherry tree in front of him and waved hello.

Hearing Xiao Ke's greeting, Xiao Ying came to it curiously and asked: "Xiao Ke, can you communicate with the cherry tree?"

"Um...can't."

Xiao Ke looked at Xiao Ying with a strange expression, and said as if it was common sense: "I'm not a tree, how can I communicate with a tree? Even magical creatures are not omnipotent."

"Eh? So what did you do just now?"

Sakura looked surprised. If they couldn't communicate, then why did she greet Sakura Tree so familiarly just now?
"Ahahahaha - I thought that since this tree has power, it should also have a certain spirituality. Besides, it has been a long time since I last saw it. Secondly, I should be more friendly..."

Xiao Ke laughed, turned his head and looked at the cherry tree in front of him and said, "Maybe it will take a liking to me and show its magical power directly, so that Xiao Ying can use it to create a card?"

"..."

Xiaoying covered her face and felt helpless when Xiaoke said this: "But Xiaoke, now that you have expressed your thoughts, aren't you afraid that it won't work?"

"No problem, I'm sure it's not a stingy person... Phew, not a stingy tree."

Xiao Ke flew to the front of the cherry tree, patted the tree with his hands, and said with a smile: "Right? You won't be so stingy, right? So quickly show your magical power and help me get the card."

"..."

After a few seconds, under Xiaoke's expectant gaze, nothing happened.

"No way? Are you really so stingy?" Xiao Ke couldn't help but knock on the trunk of the cherry tree, but the cherry tree still didn't show any reaction, just like an ordinary big tree.

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Seeing that the cherry tree had no reaction, Xiao Ke couldn't help but put his hands on his hips. When he wanted to say something else, Sakura had already reached out and grabbed it in his hand.

"Okay, okay, Xiaoke, it's just a tree. Even if it has spirituality, it's just a tree."

Hearing what Sakura said, Xiao Ke paused, and then his wings drooped on both sides of his body, and he said in a disappointed tone: "Wow... I was obviously full of expectations."

"Xiao Ke..."

Seeing Xiaoke's slightly disappointed look, Xiaoying couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. When she was about to say a few words to comfort Xiaoke, the originally lost Xiaoke suddenly looked up and regained his spirits.

"it is good!"

"Since it doesn't work here, let's keep looking for opportunities! Sakura, you said you would accompany me all day today, so we still have a whole day!"

Seeing that Xiaoke was not affected at all and still looked carefree and optimistic, Sakura was slightly stunned, but couldn't help but be infected by her and a smile appeared on her face.

"That's right! We still have a whole day, we will definitely find an opportunity!"

"Oh—let's go!"

With loud and spirited shouts, the group once again followed Xiao Ke to wander around the shrine, but after wandering around, they realized that the shrine was only this big.

So half a day later, the group who had finished visiting the shrine left Tsukimine Shrine from another exit, came to the streets outside, and started walking together.

In order to avoid being discovered while shopping, Xiao Ke had to hide back in Sakura's bag.

Of course, even though she was hiding, Sakura did not forget Xiaoke's existence. Whenever she bought snacks on the roadside, she always bought Xiaoke's portion.

Time slipped away as I wandered aimlessly, and soon, today was coming to an end.

What made Xiao Ke feel a little disappointed was that the whole day was very peaceful. No problems occurred that required its intervention, and no strange things happened.

Gradually, the afterglow of the sun poured down on the world and dusk arrived.

After shopping all day, Sakura and her friends finally stopped at the Penguin Park. They planned to take a rest at the Penguin Park before going home.

As soon as they sat down, Xiao Ke couldn't help but fly out of Sakura's bag. It lay on Sakura's head and sighed.

"It's not that easy after all. It's so peaceful today and nothing happened." "That's why I said that the appearance of cards is not something I can control. I don't know whether the cards will appear or not." Feeling the disappointment in Xiaoke's tone, Sakura shook her head and replied to Xiaoke.

"I know it's difficult, but I didn't think it would be this difficult. The other cards appeared so suddenly, but why didn't they appear today when we took the initiative to look for them?"

"Hmm... I don't know either." Sakura shook her head.

"Perhaps it's because you, Sakura, were not stimulated by strong emotions, so you didn't create the card."

Looking at the lost looks of the man and the beast, Li Syaoran, who was leaning on the side, thought for a moment and said thoughtfully: "Xiaoying, do you still remember your emotions when the card appeared? I noticed a few times before, and every time the card appeared, you were a little excited."

"Eh? That's right!"

After hearing what Li Syaoran said, Sakura instantly realized that every time she obtained the cards before, she was in a very excited mood.

If the cards were created because her magic was out of control, would her emotional excitement make her uncontrollable magic more active?

"The power of emotions?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ke stroked his chin and thought for two seconds. Suddenly, he clapped his fist and excitedly looked at Li Xiaolang and said, "You are right, brat!"

"Magic power is indeed linked to emotions, because magic is the power of the mind. When emotions are excited, one's magic power will usually be greatly enhanced. This is what Clow Reed once told us."

At this point, Xiao Ke quickly looked at Xiao Ying and asked, "Xiao Ying, what kind of mood did you feel when you created cards before?"

"How could I remember that?"

Sakura shook her head. Xiaokan was not discouraged by this. She said, "Although you don't remember it, at least we know that emotions can affect the appearance of transparent cards. In this case..."

The words stopped there, and Xiao Ke suddenly floated in front of Xiao Ying, his small eyes full of great expectations: "Xiao Ying, think carefully, who was the first person you met after entering the magical world? Who was with you the longest?"

"Well……"

Hearing this, Sakura was stunned, but when she saw Xiaoke's expectant gaze, she seemed to have thought of something and pointed at Xiaoke in front of her.

"you?"

"That's right!"

Xiao Ke nodded heavily: "It's me. Now that you already know that I've been with you the longest, Sakura, how do you feel?"

"This one……"

The mood is very calm, and he doesn't seem to be excited at all.

Xiaoying answered in her heart, how should I say it? Because she was too familiar with Xiaoke, she didn't have any ideas now.

Maybe she was a little excited, surprised, or even nervous when she first saw him, but now, she couldn't feel the slightest bit of emotion in her heart.

The originally mysterious and powerful sealed beast had completely shattered that filter during their daily interactions.

The little yellow doll in front of him was not a mysterious guardian at all, but a greedy, sleepy and playful homebody.

But she definitely couldn't answer like that. After all, Xiaoke was looking forward to it so much, and since she entered the magical world, Xiaoke had indeed helped her a lot, so she couldn't let Xiaoke down.

"You feel a little excited...right?"

"Yes, it's exciting!"

Xiao Ke didn't notice the pause in Sakura's words. It cheered and circled in the air twice, then flew in front of Sakura in an instant.

"Then Sakura, why don't you just let this excitement take you to a place where you can imagine creating a new card? Your thoughts have endless possibilities, and maybe you'll create a card in the next moment."

"Well, I'll try."

Sakura did not refuse Xiaoke's suggestion. She closed her eyes obediently, thinking about companionship in her heart while trying to mobilize her emotions.

But when she thought about her daily companionship with Xiaoke, her heart was calm and she couldn't get excited at all.

No!

Her dull emotions could not make her have a strong wish, and without a strong wish, the card would not appear.

Realizing her own situation, Sakura quickly thought of other solutions. Since Xiaoke's company couldn't stir up her emotions, she decided to try someone else.

So whose company can best arouse her emotions?
Sakura was working hard on this side, while Xiaoke on the other side was looking at Sakura nervously who had her eyes closed.

In addition to Xiao Ke, Li Syaoran and others also looked over. After all, they were also curious whether Sakura could really use this to create new cards.

Suddenly, magic power appeared out of nowhere, and a small bubble of light appeared in front of Sakura without any warning.

Looking at this sudden strange phenomenon, Xiao Ke shouted in surprise: "Xiaoying, it appears!?"

"Did it appear?"

Sakura, who had her eyes closed and was thinking about something, quickly opened her eyes and looked in front of her when she heard the words.

Sure enough, there was a small bubble of light floating in front of her. Seeing this, she reached out to it without waiting for others to remind her, and she didn't even unseal her wand.

"Get the card!"

There was no need to use a wand to obtain the card. He just reached out and touched it, then recited a spell, and the crystal naturally emerged, wrapping the glowing bubble.

The transparent crystal turned into a sealing crystal. After the sealing crystal shattered with a crackling sound, a light blue card slowly fell.

Looking at the card that appeared out of thin air, Xiao Ke flew over excitedly and shouted, "It appears, Xiao Ying, come and have a look, is it my card?"

"Ok!"

Seeing Xiaoke's excitement, Sakura also looked at him happily.

The top of the card has the artistic Chinese character "伴" written on it, and the English word "ACCOMPANY" is written at the bottom. The card also features a young elf with dragon horns, wearing a robe decorated with dragon scales, holding a heart in his hands and smiling.

“accompany…accompany…”

Hearing Sakura read out the name of the card, Xiao Ke quickly looked down and said, "It's actually a companion card? That's not bad. Although it's not Justice and Bravery, I feel that the companion card is also suitable for me."

Xiao Ke was just saying this, but was suddenly stunned after seeing the image on the card.

It looked at Li Xiaolang who was looking over curiously in astonishment, and its voice trembled with disbelief: "Why is it you, kid!?"

(End of this chapter)