The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

Sakura, somewhat tearfully, took out the key necklace from her bosom. Then, with a flash of the Sun and Moon Magic Circle, she tightly gripped the bird-headed magic wand in her hand.

Although she didn't know if it was the Clow Cards' doing, holding the wand in her hand made her feel a little more at ease.

"Then let's set off."

Tomoyo, who came up from behind, smiled gently, but as soon as she took a step, she suddenly froze. Not far in front of her, a ball of fluorescent light, shimmering with a ghostly blue glow, was bobbing up and down.

That was the eerie blue glow they had seen not long ago. After the others also looked over, the glow quickly drifted into the depths of the forest at a considerable speed.

If I'm not mistaken, the fluorescent light's target is the cliff; it seems to want to lead them all to that dangerous location.

"Sakura!"

Xiao Ke was the first to react, pointing to the ball of light. Xiao Ying nodded in response and hurriedly pulled out the throwing card she always carried with her.

"fly!"

In an instant, the bird-headed wand grew larger at both ends, transforming into wings. Sakura swiftly mounted the wand and chased after the ball of light.

"Wait for me, Sakura!"

Seeing that Sakura rushed over without hesitation, Kero hurriedly shouted and flapped his little wings, flying quickly towards Sakura's direction.

"Isn't he afraid of ghosts? Why is he acting so recklessly? Could this be the legendary duality of recklessness and cowardice, being reckless when necessary and cowardly when appropriate?"

Watching Sakura's figure disappear in the blink of an eye, Xia Yu couldn't help but casually make a comment.

"Xia-kun, let's hurry over there too." Seeing that Sakura and Kero had already flown away, Tomoyo came to Xia Yu's side and pointed her camera at the dark forest.

"It's your order~"

Xia Yu casually agreed, and at the same time spread his wings behind him and reached out his hand to Zhi Shi.

Upon seeing this, Zhi Shi was slightly taken aback, then smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you so much for taking me there again, Xia-tong."

As she spoke, Tomoyo placed her hand on Natsume's hand.

"Don't mention it, we're like family."

Xia Yu laughed, took Zhi Shi's hand, and picked her up in a princess carry. Then, he flapped his wings and disappeared from the spot.

Chapter 42 Kinomoto Nadeshiko

Meanwhile, deep in the forest.

With the help of the flying card, Sakura closely followed the movement of the ghostly blue fluorescent light.

Because it is made of light, it moves extremely fast. Fortunately, the flying card is also fast, so Sakura didn't lose it.

Before long, the man and the light arrived at the front of the cliff.

The cliff remained the same, but under the cover of darkness, it was imbued with a sense of danger.

In the darkness, visibility is limited, and if one is not careful, it is very easy to fall off the cliff.

At a height of nearly ten meters, one would be severely injured even if not killed.

Seeing that they had reached their destination, the blue glow stopped. Sakura, who had been following the blue glow, also canceled her throwing card and landed on the ground.

Before she could do anything, the fluorescent light suddenly shone brightly again.

Seeing that the ghost seemed to be about to appear again, Sakura gripped her wand tightly with both hands and looked warily at the ball of light.

Although she is afraid of ghosts, she will not run away from them.

To her astonishment, after the azure light intensified, she did not see the ghost she and her friends had seen at dusk. Instead, she saw a woman with an incredibly gentle smile.

It was a figure that was both unfamiliar and familiar to her, someone she had never seen in person in her memory, but someone whose photo she saw every day in her home.

That was her deceased mother, Kinomoto Nadeshiko!

Just before leaving home today, she looked at the photos and sighed with emotion, wishing she could see her mother in person.

At that moment, she truly saw it with her own eyes—the mother whom her father had described as incredibly gentle.

"Mother……"

Sakura's pupils trembled slightly as she looked at the woman emerging from the deep blue light.

A white dress, slightly wavy long hair, and the same gentle smile as in the photo, especially those light green eyes, almost identical to hers, except that her eyes are slightly darker.

Is it really Mom?

The woman in the light did not answer; she simply floated there, smiling gently, appearing so ethereal and unreal.

However, Sakura didn't notice at all that when she saw her mother whom she had been missing, tears gradually welled up in her eyes, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"mom!"

"Sakura, what's wrong with you?"

Just then, Keroberos, who had been left far behind, flapped its wings and rushed over. Seeing Sakura standing there in a daze, it hurriedly flew towards her.

But before it could get close to Sakura, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Under the power of the barrier, Xiao Ke was thrown back, dizzy and falling backward. Fortunately, Xia Yu had caught up and rushed forward to catch the dazed Xiao Ke.

At the edge of the cliff, a gentle woman in the light reached out her hand to Sakura. As if bewitched, Sakura suddenly took a step and walked towards the cliff.

If Sakura is allowed to continue down this path, she will definitely fall off the cliff.

"Sakura, that's a cliff over there!"

Seeing that Sakura showed no sign of stopping, Tomoyo anxiously shouted at her, but Sakura seemed not to hear her and continued walking forward.

Danger is drawing ever closer.

"Collapse!"

Suddenly, a flash of light, like welding, appeared. Sakura, who was still walking towards her mother, felt everything go black before her eyes and immediately lost consciousness. She closed her eyes and fainted.

The spell that causes someone to faint is very effective even against magicians. It works very quickly, and anyone touched by it will fall down without any resistance.

Moreover, the spells and the magic in Sakura's world are completely different systems. Even with the magical barrier in place, Sakura, who was being bewitched, still fell for it.

"Sakura!!"

When Tomoyo saw Sakura suddenly collapse to the ground, she rushed over, knelt down, and helped Sakura up, letting her lean against her chest.

"Xia, what did you just use? I hope Sakura isn't hurt."

At this moment, Xia Yu also walked over with his magic wand. Zhi Shi hurriedly asked him a question, her face full of worry and anxiety.

Seeing how nervous Tomoyo was, Xia Yu squatted down in front of Sakura while holding Kei, shook his head and explained, "Don't worry, I just used magic to put Sakura to sleep. She'll be fine. The most important thing now is what Sakura actually saw."

At this point, Xia Yu looked up at the ghostly blue light. It seemed that because Xiao Ying had already fainted, the light also dimmed and gradually dissipated at the edge of the cliff.

"What did you see...?"

Tomoyo looked up at the spot where the glow was fading and wondered, "Could it be that Sakura saw something incredible in the light and was then bewitched?"

"I seem to understand..."

Just then, Xiao Ke's slightly dizzy voice suddenly came. It flew up from Xia Yu's hand and floated in front of the group, explaining, "The different images you see in the light are all your own thoughts."

"These are illusion cards! Illusion cards allow people to see what they want to see. They reflect what each person was thinking at the time, which is why you see different things."

Upon hearing this conclusion, Tomoyo suddenly realized, "No wonder the first thing I saw was a meat bun. I was so hungry at the time, and I wanted to eat a meat bun."

After saying that, Tomoyo looked at Natsumi and asked, "The first thing Natsumi saw was a castle. Does Natsumi want to be a prince?"

"This one……"

Xia Yu looked away somewhat embarrassed. No wonder he saw Hogwarts; after all, he had been practicing spells before that.

Seeing Xia Yu's unusually shy expression, Zhi Shi thought she had guessed correctly and covered her mouth with a light laugh, "Hehe~ I didn't expect Xia Yu to be so cute."

"Alright, alright, let's wake Sakura up first. After all, Sakura was almost lured down by the illusion card."

Faced with Tomoyo's teasing, Xia Yu suddenly felt a little embarrassed for some reason. He quickly changed the subject, took his wand and gently tapped Sakura. Sakura, who was sleeping, also moved her eyelids.

"嘤咛~"

Sakura, lying in Tomoyo's arms, let out a soft moan and slowly opened her bewildered eyes.

"Huh? Where am I...?"

Sakura sat up and looked around groggily. She just remembered seeing her deceased mother, but how did she suddenly faint?

"Thank goodness, Sakura, you're alright."

Seeing that Sakura had woken up, Tomoyo couldn't help but hug Sakura tightly in her arms. This sudden force immediately woke the dazed Sakura up completely.

"Cough cough, Tomoyo, you're squeezing me so tight I can hardly breathe."

Sakura couldn't help but slap Tomoyo's arm. Sensing Sakura's struggle, Tomoyo quickly let go of Sakura.

After being released, Sakura couldn't help but catch her breath, then looked around in confusion and asked, "What just happened? I think I saw my deceased mother. Why did I faint?"

"It's a long story..."

Kero slowly floated up to Sakura and explained everything that had just happened, including the power of the illusion cards and how she had almost fallen off the cliff.

Let me clarify here: those who have read this far probably already know that I'm purely following the original story. There might be some minor changes, such as the way the cards are collected, but the overall direction will remain the same. I won't be creating any major original plot points; the only difference from the original is the addition of a new main character. After all, the original story doesn't have any regrets; it's a beautiful world that doesn't need changing. Therefore, if you find it boring, please exit and delete the book now to avoid blaming me later if you're unhappy with it.

By the way, I will continue in this style until the end.