The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

Facing Naoko's curious gaze, Xia Yu shook his finger and said mysteriously, "A so-called magician is not just someone who can use magic; they also need to have a good physique and strong combat power!"

"Eh? Is that so?"

"That's it!"

Xia Yu smiled with delight and continued to deceive the bewildered elementary school students: "Only those second-rate magicians would only use magic to fight. True magicians are all close combat masters, possessing the powerful strength to split mountains with one punch, overturn seas with two punches, and destroy the world with three punches."

"Amazing."

"So this is what a real magician is like?"

"So all the magicians in comics are third-rate magicians?"

Hearing Xia Yu's confident words, the students watching had sparkling eyes and couldn't help but imagine what a real magician should be like.

"Ahem, Xia, we can do the science explanation during the break. Our vault test is still going to continue."

Just then, the PE teacher coughed twice, interrupting Xia Yu's attempt to fool everyone.

This student named Xia Yu is good in every way. He is good at studying, good at sports, and helpful. He is almost a perfect person. However, his personality is a bit unreliable, and he especially likes to be the center of attention.

However, there are no perfect people in the world. Only people with flaws can be called human beings. If you think about it this way, then the problem is no longer a problem.

"Okay, teacher and students, that concludes our science popularization session. Next time, I'll explain what a real warrior looks like."

Since the teacher had spoken, Xia Yu stopped his socially awkward behavior. After bowing slightly, he did a somersault off the pommel horse and left the testing area.

Upon seeing this, the teacher first recorded Xia Yu's score, and then called out the students for the next test from the list.

"Kinomoto."

A few seconds later, Kinomoto-kun still hadn't come over.

The teacher couldn't help but look around, and then she saw Sakura talking to Tomoyo by the barbed wire fence.

Seeing that Sakura didn't seem to hear, the teacher called out again, "Kinomoto!"

Although the sound was louder this time, Sakura, who was lost in thought, still didn't hear it until Tomoyo reminded her, at which point Sakura exclaimed in surprise and came to her senses.

"To!"

Sakura waved in agreement as she ran towards the pommel horse, then pushed off with both hands and leaped over it perfectly.

"As expected of Sakura, she always jumps so perfectly." Tomoyo murmured in admiration as she watched Sakura jump across the pommel horse.

"Hey, Power, was my jump not perfect?"

Just then, Xia Yu suddenly walked over, leaned against the barbed wire, and turned to smile at Zhi Shi.

"Honestly, can't you just call me by my name properly, Xia?" Tomoyo puffed out her cheeks, feigning anger, but seeing that Xia Yu showed no intention of apologizing, she still chuckled softly.

"Xia's dance wasn't just perfect, it was extraordinary. After all, Xia is a magician who can easily do things that ordinary people can't."

"That's natural!"

Xia Yu showed no humility whatsoever. One of the biggest traits of his sunny and cheerful personality was arrogance, and humility was absolutely unacceptable to him.

"By the way, what were you and Sakura talking about just now? I noticed Sakura looked a bit worried, and she didn't even hear the teacher calling her."

When Xia Yu asked, Zhi Shi's eyebrows drooped: "It's about the stolen doll. Chiharu's doll is missing. Not only are there no signs of theft, but we haven't even found the thief's fingerprints."

"Moreover, this is related to a certain toy store. There's a rumor that if you buy something from that toy store, something bad will happen. Coincidentally, Chiharu bought her doll from that toy store."

"Although it's just a rumor circulating in the toy industry, it's too much of a coincidence."

"Toy store?"

Xia Yu raised an eyebrow in confusion. Seeing Xia Yu's puzzled expression, Zhi Shi realized that Xia Yu didn't know about the toy store.

So Tomoyo briefly explained the situation, which was something that happened to a group of girls after school, and it had happened in the last few days.

A new toy store opened near the school. After school, the girls helped the store manager tidy up for an afternoon. As a result, the manager wanted to give them dolls as a thank-you gift, but they didn't accept them. Chiharu, who likes dolls, chose to buy them with her own pocket money.

However, the very next day, when the group went to Chiharu's house to look at the dolls, the doll Chiharu had just bought at the toy store was missing, and the thief had left no trace.

She had just been talking to Sakura about this, including some unpleasant rumors she had heard.

After she finished speaking, Tomoyo just looked at Xia Yu, wanting to hear what Xia Yu's insights were.

Chapter 32 We're Friends

"That does seem strange."

Xia Yu stroked his chin and pondered silently. If it were an ordinary theft, it would be impossible to leave no trace.

Furthermore, what kind of thief steals stuffed animals instead of valuables? It doesn't seem like something a thief would do, especially with the rumors surrounding it. This kind of unusual event seems very suspicious...

"Tomoyo, do you think it's possible that the Clow Cards are behind this? After all, it's hard not to think that way about such a strange phenomenon."

Xia Yu shared his guess, but that was all he could guess. Although Sakura sealed one Clow Card per episode, the timeline in the show was actually quite long, spanning two whole months from the first to the eighth episode.

By the time Sakura had collected all the Clow Cards, she had already moved up to fifth grade.

As for why he can remember the timeline even though he can't remember the plot clearly? It's because he remembers that Li Xiaolang appeared in episode eight.

When Li Xiaolang said that he hadn't finished collecting the Clow Cards after two months, it directly discouraged Sakura, and she remembered the connection between two months and episode eight.

Moreover, given the tone of this world, even if he can't remember the story of collecting each Clow Card, as long as something unusual happens around Sakura, guessing the Clow Cards is definitely the right thing to do.

"Clow Cards?"

Hearing Xia Yu's guess, Zhi Shi pondered for a few seconds and murmured, "It's not impossible. Looks like I should go and investigate with Sakura. Xia Yu, do you want to come?"

"Of course, after all, we're comrades-in-arms, aren't we?"

"Hehe~ That's right, we're comrades-in-arms."

After the physical education class ended, Tomoyo immediately approached Sakura and told her about the results of her discussion with Natsume.

After hearing this analysis, Sakura, though unsure, agreed to go to the toy store after school.

If it really was the Clow Cards that were causing the trouble, then she must seal away that mischievous Clow Card.

……

Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~

In the afternoon, the sound of the school bell echoed through the campus, marking the end of another day of classes.

After saying goodbye to their teachers, the students headed towards their homes.

Meanwhile, Sakura and Tomoyo led Xia Yu toward the toy store that hadn't been open for long.

The toy store is located near the school and is called "TWIN BELLS". The sign at the entrance is two golden bells tied with golden bows.

Because it was a newly opened store and there were bad rumors surrounding it, the toy store was deserted, with almost no customers.

crunch~

"welcome."

Hearing the door open, the shop manager, who had been frowning, forced a smile and greeted Sakura and the others as they entered.

The shop manager was a beautiful and gentle woman with long, slightly wavy gray-brown hair. She exuded a gentle and tranquil temperament, but this temperament could not hide the delicate sorrow in her eyes.

Upon seeing that two of the three customers who entered were students who had previously helped out at the store, the store manager's previously worried face relaxed slightly.

On the contrary, Sakura and Tomoyo looked astonished. Their gazes fell on a large-eyed doll in the cardboard box. The familiar doll was the one that Chiharu had lost before.

"what happened?"

The shopkeeper was puzzled by the surprised expressions on Sakura and Tomoyo's faces.

"Maki-sister, that's Chiharu's..."

Sakura pointed blankly at a panda head doll. The shopkeeper turned around curiously and, upon seeing the familiar doll, couldn't help but show a look of horror and shock.

"here we go again……"

"here we go again?"

Seeing the shopkeeper's complicated expression, Sakura couldn't help but ask curiously, "Masaki-neechan, do you know why Chiharu's doll is here?"

Although it was strange that the doll stolen from Chiharu's house suddenly reappeared in the doll shop, judging from the shopkeeper's attitude, she seemed to know something.

Upon hearing Sakura's question, the shop manager remained silent for a few seconds, then sighed deeply and said, "I used to run a shop in another town, and the same thing happened to me, several times in a row..."

At this point, the store manager's voice trembled slightly, and her tone was full of sadness and disappointment.

"So some rumors started that anyone who bought something from my store would be robbed. But because the culprit could not be caught, some people began to suspect that I had staged it myself."

Finally, the store manager's voice choked with emotion, as if he were about to cry: "I think I'd better close the store..."

"How could this be……"

Hearing this, the kind-hearted Sakura immediately felt a little sorry for them, and Tomoyo couldn't help but say, "What a pity, such a wonderful shop."

Xia Yu, who had always been invisible, didn't feel anything. After all, this was his first time in the store. Although the store was small, he could tell from his observation that the owner was taking good care of it.

As for the aura of the Clow Cards... he still didn't sense anything. He remembered the plot when he saw the Water Cards, but he had no recollection of it this time.

Moreover, he didn't even know which Clow Card was causing the trouble. Even with the "Guide to Me" spell, he still couldn't find the true form of the Clow Card.

It's worth noting that there are a total of 54 Clow Cards in the anime, many of which are just for show. The manga only has 19 Clow Cards, and the anime added 52 regular cards plus two special cards to match the playing cards.

So apart from a few memorable Clow Cards and important plot twists, he had no vague recollection of the other everyday events, since, according to his sense of time, those were memories from nearly twenty years ago.