The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

Xia Yu didn't back down either, staring back at him with wide eyes.

"Alright, alright, Xiao Ke, don't be angry anymore. If it weren't for Xia's help, I definitely wouldn't have been able to subdue the Flying Card, so let's give the Flying Card to Xia."

Seeing that the human and the beast were still planning to continue arguing, Sakura quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

Chapter 11 Analysis

"Well……"

Xiao Ke was immediately displeased that Sakura had said so. It was an inauspicious start; it was supposed to be Sakura's debut, but a strange magician beat her to it.

Although this magician seems to know Sakura, and Sakura was indeed able to capture the Clow Cards so easily for the first time with his help, she's still so angry.

A few seconds later, Keroberos, pouting, finally sighed deeply: "Alright then, as long as he promises not to use the Clow Cards for bad things."

It gave up so quickly not just because of Sakura, but there was another reason it didn't say: whoever turns the Clow Cards back to their original state, then the Clow Cards belong to them.

Returning to the original state here does not mean turning the Clow Cards back into playing cards, but rather sealing away the magic of the Clow Cards. It is the step before the Clow Cards can be bound and sealed into playing cards.

Because Xia Yu restricted the flying cards first, Sakura was able to seal them. Naturally, the Clow Cards, which had turned back into playing cards, would recognize Xia Yu more than Sakura.

Seeing that Kero was no longer bothered by the Clow Cards, Sakura breathed a sigh of relief and then turned to Xia Yu: "Since Kero has said so, then Xia-kun, you..."

"Only immature mortals are controlled by their desires, while I, who will eventually stand in the heavens, have only the desires to submit to me."

"Um... okay, Xia has promised, so let's go back, Xiao Ke."

Although she still couldn't quite understand what Xia Yu meant, Xiao Ying simply assumed that Xia Yu had agreed with what Xiao Ke had just said.

"My friend, since you're leaving, let me give you one last little gift." With that, Xia Yu waved his magic wand and lightly tapped Sakura.

"Clean up!"

After cleaning up the dust and sweat that Sakura had accumulated on her journey, Xia Yu laughed heartily and left, his figure gradually disappearing into the darkness.

It wasn't until Xia Yu's figure was completely out of sight that Xiao Ying belatedly realized what had happened.

She touched her pink pajamas, which were now clean and tidy again, and couldn't help but smile softly: "Although Xia is a bit strange, she is indeed a good person."

"Hmph, that brat knows quite a lot of magic." Keroberos snorted lightly, but did not refute Sakura.

However, after grumbling to herself in annoyance, Xiao Ke muttered to herself with some doubt, "But why didn't I sense any magic from that brat? That's strange."

"Huh? What did you just say, Xiao Ke?"

"No, it's nothing."

Xiao Ke snapped out of her daze, shook her head, and laughed, "I said let's hurry home. It's so late, if you don't go to sleep soon, you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning."

"Yes!"

Sakura punched him in the face; she had school tomorrow and couldn't stay up late.

"Hurry up, let's go home and sleep!"

……

Meanwhile, on Xia Yu's side...

Xia Yu hummed a song while playing with the Clow Cards in his hand.

He only stopped when he felt he was out of Sakura and Kero's sight and held the throwing card in front of his eyes.

"Xiao Xi, can you analyze the Clow Cards now? How long will the analysis take?"

[Master, Master, Clow Cards can be analyzed anytime, anywhere. The analysis time varies, mainly depending on the card's ability, but it generally won't exceed 24 hours. You can also use Sunlight Points to speed it up!]

"So fast? And it can even accelerate? That's not bad."

If it takes no more than 24 hours, then a Clow Card can be analyzed in a day. He was afraid that the analysis time would be measured in years.

If it takes a year to analyze one card, even if Sakura collects all the Clow Cards, he still won't be able to analyze more than a few.

Furthermore, unlike other cards, the Flying Card is an indispensable card for Sakura to collect the Clow Cards in the future, since the Flying Card represents mobility.

Without the flying card, Sakura would lose her mobility, which wouldn't do.

He also wanted to take more photos of Sakura in different poses.

If the analysis of the flying cards only takes one night, then he can return them to Sakura tomorrow morning.

However, this only applies to flying cards. If they were unimportant Clow Cards, he would definitely keep them for himself and then give them to Sakura during the final battle.

He vaguely remembered that many of the Clow Cards had only appeared once, and had never appeared again except for the time they were captured.

Although those cards didn't play a major role, they were still embodiments of the laws, and could at least help him comprehend them.

Thinking of this, Xia Yu asked again, "How many Sunshine Points are needed to analyze a Clow Card? Don't even mention anything over five digits."

[Don't worry, Master, it's not that expensive. One Clow Card only costs 1000 Sunshine Points.]

Is a thousand suns worth it?

Xia Yu looked down at the flying cards in his hand and pondered. He didn't expect that the sunlight required to analyze the Clow Cards would be much cheaper than he had imagined, only 1,000 sunlight.

This is a chance to grasp the basics of the laws, and it's only a thousand sun points—it couldn't be cheaper!

However, this was all thanks to the Clow Cards. If he were to actually use his Sunshine Points to buy the basics of the rules, he probably wouldn't be able to afford it even if he sold all his possessions.

If I remember correctly, the Clow Cards in the anime are the same as playing cards, with 52 regular cards and two special cards.

52 1000 × = 52000

A full 50,000 Sunshine Points seems like a lot at first glance, and it really is a lot, considering that his Sunshine Points are currently only a little over 10,000, and he is still more than 40,000 short.

However, as long as you stay by the protagonist's side, you can accumulate sun points faster. It's a pity that you can only get over 1,000 sun points a few times. If you could get over 1,000 sun points every time, that would be perfect.

Thinking of this, Xia Yu chuckled and shook his head.

One shouldn't be too greedy. It's good as it is now. This is only the first Clow Card. Let's take it slow.

"Xiao Xi, let's start analyzing the flying cards."

[Understood, analysis begins!]

……

The next day, early in the morning.

【Master! Wake up!】

"Hmm... let me sleep a little longer..."

"Well... then you can only sleep for another five minutes."

"it is good……"

five minutes later……

【Master! It's time to get up! You can't sleep anymore!!】

"Let me have another..."

The analysis of the flying cards is now complete!

"Um?!!"

Xia Yu sat up with a start, his eyes revealing the confusion of just waking up. He sat on the bed for almost a minute before he was fully awake.

"Xiao Xi, what did you just say?"

【Master! It's time to get up! You can't sleep anymore!!】

"No, it's the next sentence."

The analysis of the flying cards is now complete!

"Yes, that's it!"

Xia Yu excitedly got out of bed, then frowned slightly in dissatisfaction.

"Xiao Xi, now that the card analysis is complete, why didn't you wake me up earlier?"

[It was the master who said...]

No excuses allowed!

QAQ

"You're still trying to play the victim with me, aren't you? Don't you dare cry!"

【QxQ】

After bullying his own little system, Xia Yu felt refreshed and even his morning sleepiness disappeared.

Then he carefully examined the changes in himself. According to the basics of the system's rules, he should have gained the ability to throw cards.

"Huh? This is it?"

Chapter 12 is pretty cool, isn't it?

Early morning, on my way to school.

A new day has begun, and Sakura has put on her roller skates and is skating along the cherry blossom avenue toward school.