The sunny boy in Cardcaptor Sakura

Chapter 669 IF Line: Is This Correct?

"This is no ordinary fire; water elemental cards alone cannot extinguish it completely!"

Just as Sakura was listening to Xia Yu's words and planning to use the water card or rain card to solve the problem, Li Xiaolang suddenly ran into the woods and shouted at the two of them.

“You’re right, brat. This is the Fire card, one of the four elemental cards. It’s an extremely powerful card,” Xiao Ke added, flying out of thin air.

Sakura and Xia Yu were both surprised to see Xiao Ke and Li Xiaolang suddenly appear.

"Xiao Ke, Li Tongxue, what are you doing here?"

"Are you two NPCs that respawn with the events? How come I keep seeing you here?"

In response to their questions, Li Xiaolang snorted, "I came to the amusement park with Meiling, and then I sensed the aura of the Clow Cards here, which is why I came here."

Xiao Ke waved her hand and said, "Why I'm here isn't important. The key is the fire token that appeared here."

As Xiao Ke finished speaking, the flames burning in the withered forest suddenly gathered into a circle, and then transformed into a fire tornado that shot straight into the sky.

Once the fire tornado reached the top, the flames dispersed, revealing a fire sprite with long ears. It was naked, with fiery wings on its back, and its lower body and head were engulfed in flames.

At this moment, Huo Pai, now in his true form, crossed his arms and arrogantly glanced at the people below.

Stared at with such disdain, Xiao Ke frowned and said, "It has revealed its true colors."

Li Xiaolang frowned and said, "Fire cards are attack cards, and wind cards alone are indeed no match for them."

"According to the principle of mutual generation and restraint of the five elements, water should be able to extinguish fire, right?" Feeling the disdainful gaze of the fire sign, Xia Yu was slightly annoyed.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ke quickly replied, "According to the principle of mutual restraint of the five elements, the water card can indeed suppress the fire card, but it is only a suppression. The water card and the fire card are of equal strength, and it is impossible to determine the winner by using only the water card."

"What should we do then?" Upon hearing this, Sakura quickly asked.

"You need to use both wind and water cards at the same time. Only by using both elemental cards together can you defeat the fire card."

Before Sakura could react to Xiao Ke's suggestion, Li Xiaolang frowned and said, "Using two powerful cards at the same time? That's absolutely impossible!"

"Shut up! How can it be impossible if you haven't even tried?"

Xia Yu retorted to Li Xiaolang, then turned to Xiaoying and said, "Don't listen to that guy's nonsense. Xiaoying, you can definitely do it. Nothing is impossible for you."

Faced with Li Xiaolang's doubts and Xia Yu's encouragement, Xiaoying was a little flustered, as she had never used two powerful cards together before.

At the same time, the fire sign in the sky seemed to have no desire to listen to their argument anymore. With a wave of its hand, flames condensed into rockets and shot straight at them.

The sudden attack caught Xia Yu off guard. He raised his hand, summoned his wand, and then crouched down, slamming his wand into the ground.

"All curses end!"

boom--!
The tip of the wand gleamed with golden light, and in an instant, a crack appeared where the tip had pierced the surface, from which golden light burst forth.

Then the cracks quickly spread and surrounded them. Immediately afterwards, flames, distinctly different from the fire tokens, emerged from the cracks, forming a barrier that protected them.

The incoming fiery arrows vanished the moment they touched the barrier, turning into wisps of smoke.

After successfully blocking the fire card's attack, Xia Yu stood up and looked at the insecure Xiao Ying. He reached out and pressed his hands on her shoulders, making her look at him.

"Sakura, have you forgotten the resolution you made? You must take back all the Clow Cards!"

"You absolutely can do it! You have to believe in yourself. If it were you, there would be no problem!"

Seeing Xia Yu's complete trust in her, without a trace of doubt, Xiao Ying was moved and nodded emphatically.

"Yes, absolutely no problem!"

With a determined look in Xia Yu's eyes, she said, "Thank you, Xia Yu. I will no longer doubt myself. I can definitely do it."

"That's right, this is the Sakura I know."

Xia Yu grinned and stepped aside, allowing Xiao Ying to face the fire tablet directly.

Gazing at the fire card in the sky, Sakura had no more hesitation. She reached out and took out the Wind and Water cards she always carried, looking at the two cards.

"Please, please, try one more time with me."

With that, two elemental cards were thrown in front of him, and his spinning wand followed suit.

"Wind, water, please help me extinguish the raging fire before me."

"Wind! Water!"

Ding--!
A soft hum echoed, and magic reverberated.

The milky white wind and the sky-blue water intertwined, and the card spirits echoed each other back to back, transforming into countless chains that bound the fire cards in the sky.

Seeing that Sakura had actually used two elemental cards at the same time, Li Xiaolang exclaimed in astonishment, "Using two powerful cards at the same time..."

"How about that? I told you Xiaoying was good, why don't you ever believe her?" Xia Yu raised an eyebrow at Li Xiaolang, looking smug.

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Li Xiaolang fell silent, clenching his fist inwardly.

At the same time, the arrogant Fire Token flying in the sky also noticed this scene. It, which had always had a disdainful expression, finally panicked.

With a wave of his hand, the fireball condensed and transformed into a blazing pillar of fire, completely engulfing the intersecting wind and water.

Unfortunately, its attack was futile. Feng Shui easily broke through the flames, transforming into a crisscrossing spiral that wrapped around it. In less than half a second, the fire card was completely bound, and the burning flames turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated.

A second later, the Fire Token lost its source of power, the flames went out, and its body fell limply from the sky.

"Now!"

Seeing this, Xiao quickly pointed, and Xiaoying hurriedly ran to the spot where the fire sign had fallen and smashed it with her staff.

"Return to your original form - Clow Card!"

Ding--!
In an instant, the illusory card appeared, and the extinguished fire card transformed into several orange-red streams of light, all of which plunged into the illusory card.

A few seconds later, the card solidified and slowly floated down.

Sakura, having successfully captured the card, caught the falling fire card, and Kero immediately flew over, exclaiming joyfully, "Great job, Sakura!"

"Ah."

Sakura smiled broadly, turned around and hugged Xia Yu tightly, saying, "Thank you, Xia Yu, thank you for always believing in me. Because of your belief in me, I was able to do it."

Xia Yu stiffened at the sudden hug, somewhat at a loss, but when he remembered that Sakura had hugged Li Xiaolang several times in the original anime out of excitement, he relaxed a little.

It's not a big problem; Sakura is just a little too excited.

He gently patted Sakura's back and replied, "No, you can do it without me. You are Sakura, the chosen one of this world."

"No, it's not because she's some kind of chosen one."

Sakura shook her head and replied, "It's because I didn't want to let Natsu down that I was able to give it my all. Luckily, Natsu has always been by my side."

"Forehead……"

Isn't this a bit too intimate?

Xia Yu felt a little uncomfortable despite his relaxed posture. Even if they were friends, wasn't this a bit too intimate? Or was Xiaoying just naturally naive? Was that why she couldn't grasp the appropriate distance between friends?

"Wow—my strength has been restored!"

Suddenly, a joyful cheer caught the attention of the people present. Turning their heads, they saw Xiao Ke, who was radiating golden light.

Facing everyone's gaze, Xiao Ke crossed her arms and said, "My symbol is the sun. With the fire card, my power has been partially restored."

Upon hearing this, Sakura quickly asked, "Can you return to your original form?"

"Not yet." "Uh..."

"But I can do it this way."

Xiao Ke stretched out his short hand, and a tiny flame suddenly appeared, just like a small lighter.

"My magic has recovered a little bit. Once I collect another card that is related to me, I will be able to return to my original form."

"Yes, we must keep up the good work!"

Sakura nodded emphatically, then turned to Xia Yu and said, "Xia-kun, you'll always be there for me, right?"

"Uh... um."

Xia Yu scratched his head. Why did this question sound so strange? Although, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he would indeed stay with Sakura until she collected all the cards.

Hearing this, Sakura's smile became even brighter.

Li Xiaolang, who had arrived but hadn't been able to help at all, watched the group chatting happily, said nothing, and silently turned and left.

He seems a bit superfluous here.

Because the others were all absorbed in their own thoughts, they didn't notice Li Xiaolang quietly leaving.

By the time they realized what was happening, Li Xiaolang was already gone.

"Li Xiaolang left without even saying goodbye," Sakura couldn't help but say, unable to find him anywhere.

"Ignore that rude guy. By the way, you still haven't explained why you suddenly appeared. We understand Wang Xiaoming, but what about you?"

Xia Yu stared at Xiao Ke, who scratched her head and laughed, "Don't worry about the details."

It came with Tomoyo, and because Tomoyo had instructed it beforehand, it wouldn't betray her.

"Oh? What if I try to coerce or bribe you?" Xia Yu narrowed his eyes, preparing to take out a small cake to coerce or bribe this glutton.

"This……"

Xiao Ke took a step back, as if she could guess what Xia Yu was planning to do.

But then it remembered the snacks Tomoyo had promised it, and it quickly shook its head and flew out of the woods: "Never mind, I just appeared out of nowhere anyway, you guys go on your date, don't worry about me."

"This guy……"

Xia Yu's lips twitched. What date? Don't talk nonsense. He was just accompanying Xiao Ying out for fun.

"Xia, we..."

Hearing Xiao Ke's last words, Xiao Ying blushed slightly, grabbed Xia Yu's sleeve, and looked up at him expectantly.

Take a deep breath—

Once again charmed by Sakura, Xia Yu took a deep breath and calmed himself down before replying, "Alright, there's still the Ferris wheel tonight, let's go back to the restaurant and get something to eat first."

"Ok!"

After restoring the amusement park to its original state using a restoration spell, Xia Yu and Xiao Ying returned to the restaurant, and also dispelled the magic of the Sleep Card and Shield.

Then, night fell.

Neon lights flowed beneath my feet, converging into a dazzling river of light. The giant Ferris wheel slowly rotated, each illuminated cabin adorning the deep purple night sky.

Below the Ferris wheel, Tomoyo, wearing sunglasses and dressed in yellow, holds a camera and has Kero sitting on her shoulder, listening to Kero tell her what happened after she fell asleep.

Upon hearing that Xiaoying had hugged Xia Yu in excitement, she lowered her eyes and said in a deep voice, "I see..."

"That's right, and I haven't given you away at all, Tomoyo. Don't forget my snacks!"

Hearing Xiao Ke boast about her achievement, Zhi Shi smiled and said, "I certainly won't forget, Xiao Ke. I'll prepare some snacks for you."

"Great!"

"But I really envy you."

"what?"

"nothing."

Tomoyo gently shook her head and secretly glanced at the young boy and girl who were entering the Ferris wheel cabin.

Xiao Ke noticed that area too, and after thinking for a moment, it suddenly flew off Zhi Shi's shoulder.

Noticing Kei's actions, Tomoyo quickly said, "You'll be discovered."

"It's already quite dark, but it's alright, just wait here and see."

After speaking, Xiao Ke soared straight into the sky. At the same moment, inside the Ferris wheel...

Inside one of the cockpits, the air carried the coolness unique to early winter and a barely perceptible tremor. The glass shielded the noise from the ground, leaving only the girl's tension.

Sakura sat by the window, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her skirt, her heart pounding in her chest, her gaze constantly drifting towards the figure opposite her.

Xia Yu was engrossed in looking down at the dazzling night view of the amusement park below, completely unaware of Xiao Ying's hidden emotions.

Recalling Xia Yu's encouragement when she captured the Fire Card this afternoon, and his trust in her all along, Xiaoying took a deep breath.

The cool air seemed unable to cool her burning cheeks and palms. She forced herself to look away from Xia Yu's face and called out with her head down.

"Xia, Xia classmate..."

Her voice was very soft, with a barely perceptible tremor. The boy turned his head at the sound and tilted his head.

"what happened?"

"I...I have something I want to tell you."

The air fell silent for a moment. Xiaoying's shy appearance made Xia Yu's heart skip a beat, and his smile faltered slightly.

This scene, this conversation, isn't something a little off?
At that moment, he finally saw clearly the girl's unusually bright, watery yet resolute eyes, the emotions within them so intense that they felt unfamiliar to him.

No, that's not right. Maybe I just wanted to thank him for his help this afternoon?

Xia Yu's smile froze slightly. His lips moved, and he replied in a slightly hoarse voice, "You said..."

"I like you."

"what?"

Time seemed to freeze at that moment. In the cramped cockpit, Sakura's sudden confession was like a tornado appearing on a calm sea, stirring up a storm in Xia Yu's heart.

Outside the window, the Ferris wheel continued to rotate slowly. Suddenly, snowflakes fell like sparks, enveloping the entire Ferris wheel in a dreamlike scene.

But Xia Yu had no mood to appreciate this dreamlike scene. The smile on his face vanished completely, as if it had been wiped away by an invisible hand.

The air inside the cabin was so heavy it was almost suffocating.

"What did you say?"

Xia Yu's voice was dry, and he asked the question almost subconsciously. It wasn't a question, but rather a temporary disconnect in his cognition caused by the huge influx of information.

He needed to confirm whether he was hallucinating or having a bizarre dream.

Sakura said she likes him?

Is this right?
(End of this chapter)