The sunny boy from Cardcaptor Sakura

This place is completely different from the bustling streets; the quiet forest is the main scenery. A gentle breeze rustles the leaves, making it feel like another world.

A cool breeze rustled the hem of their kimonos, and the sounds of lively revelry could still be heard in the distance. Through the gaps in the leaves, the bright lights of the street could also be seen.

Xia Yu raised his hand to push aside the bushes and shrubs in front of him, turned to Tomoyo and smiled, "I didn't expect there to be a place like this at the shrine. It's a good place to get some fresh air."

As he spoke, he stepped forward, clearing the way for Tomoyo, who then stepped out as well.

In an instant, the scenery suddenly opened up.

With the bushes and trees no longer obstructing the view, the scenery in front was fully revealed; it was a rare flat area in the woods.

The moonlight, like water, gently spilled over the quiet meadow, draping the lush green grass in a dreamlike glow. If you paid close attention, you could even smell the faint fragrance of fresh grass, which was truly refreshing.

Xia Yu stepped into the grass and sat down in the middle of the field. He didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly on the grass.

Seeing this, Zhi Shi smiled faintly and sat down next to Xia Yu with her legs crossed.

Once she sat down, she realized that besides the open grassland, she could also clearly see the moon in the sky, its light flowing like water and standing out brightly in the night.

No one spoke; their shadows stretched long in the moonlight, and a sense of tranquility and peace permeated the surroundings.

"The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

Xia Yu tightened his kimono. Sitting on the grass, it was indeed a bit chilly, especially since it was evening. However, compared to the beautiful scenery, the slight chill was not a problem.

"what……?"

Hearing Xia Yu suddenly say that the moonlight was beautiful, Zhi Shi blushed and looked over.

But seeing that Xia Yu was still gazing at the moon and had no other expression on his face, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her suddenly racing heartbeat gradually slowed down.

It turned out that Xia was simply admiring the moonlight; she almost thought that Xia had suddenly confessed his feelings to her.

The moon is beautiful tonight.

This is a classic expression of love, a kind of love language from their country, originating from the famous writer Natsume Soseki.

It is said that when Natsume Soseki was still an English teacher, he once gave his students an English text and asked them to translate the line "I love you" that the male protagonist couldn't help but say when the male and female protagonists were taking a walk under the moon into Japanese.

One student translated it as "Aishiteimasu" (a rather straightforward "I love you"), but Natsume Soseki shook his head and said, "Japanese people don't say 'I love you' all the time; such a direct translation lacks flavor." "Then how should it be translated?" the student asked. Natsume Soseki pondered for a moment and said, "Japanese people would say 'Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ne' (The moon is beautiful tonight)." From then on, "The moon is beautiful tonight" became a symbol of Japanese ambiguity.

This subtle expression hides the boy's affection for the girl within the feeling of "willing to share beautiful things with you".

However, this is just a beautiful rumor, because in reality there is no record to prove that Natsume Soseki said this, but even so, the story was still widely circulated in the 70s.

Even now, the phrase "The moon is beautiful tonight" still carries the meaning of expressing affection.

Thinking back to this, Tomoyo secretly glanced at Xia Yu's profile and couldn't help but ponder to herself.

Since Xia doesn't know, how should she answer?

It doesn't matter if you die?

"It's okay to die (死んでもいいわ)" is a fixed line in response to "The moon is beautiful tonight." Because the literary master Futabatei Shimi translated the line "Yours (belonging to you)" as "It's okay to die" when translating Turgenev's novel, putting "The moon is beautiful tonight" and "It's okay to die" together can be understood as "I love you" or "I'm yours."

No, this statement actually echoes the implicit confession; she wasn't ready yet.

Just as Zhi Shi was struggling with whether to answer or remain silent, Xia Yu suddenly said, "But when you look up at the moon, don't forget the sixpence at your feet."

"Sixpence?"

Tomoyo was slightly taken aback. How did the beautiful moonlight end up being related to money again?

便士是英国货币的辅币单位，1970年以前，1英镑等于240便士；1971年以后，1英镑等于100新便士。

"The Moon and Sixpence".

Seeing Zhi Shi's confusion, Xia Yu smiled and explained, "It's a pretty good long novel, but the title and the content aren't directly related."

According to him, the title "The Moon and Sixpence" came from a critic who said that the protagonist of "Of Human Bondage," like many young people, gazed at the moon all day long, but failed to see the sixpence coin at his feet. Maugham liked this interpretation and used "The Moon and Sixpence" as the title of his next novel.

"I plan to write my reading notes on this book during the summer vacation."

"I see."

Zhi Shi understood immediately. After a moment's thought, she smiled and said, "Since it's a book that Xia likes, I'll take a look too. I haven't written my reading notes yet."

"what?"

Hearing this, Xia Yu sat up in surprise. He glanced at Zhi Shi, who was smiling slightly, and asked curiously.

"Tomoyo, you haven't finished your summer homework yet? You don't seem like the type to put off all your homework until the last day."

"Haha~"

Tomoyo covered her mouth and chuckled: "But Sakura, yeah, in order not to leave Sakura alone to do her homework on the last day, I had no choice but to slow down."

"I see."

This is not surprising, this is not surprising.

Sakura is indeed the kind of person who is "a pen, an evening, and a miracle." She is clearly a magician, but she still has to do her homework. It's really pitiful.

Fortunately, he didn't have any such worries; thank goodness for the almighty magic.

Just as the atmosphere was returning to tranquility, specks of green light appeared out of nowhere.

These eerie lights flickered and, at first glance, looked somewhat like green fireflies.

The faint green glow danced in the wind, and in no time, the fluorescence increased. The pale green light and the silvery moonlight formed a perfect contrast, making people feel as if they were in a fairy tale scene.

"This is……"

Xia Yu waved his arm, creating a gentle breeze, and the fluorescent lights around him changed their trajectory, moving with the wind.

It's a bit like Hotarubi no Mori e (Forest of Fireflies).

However, Hotarubi no Mori e is hardly a heartwarming story, and Cardcaptor Sakura certainly won't have a story like Hotarubi no Mori e.

"wrong!"

Suddenly, Xia Yu sat up straight, frowned slightly, and reached out to grab the flickering fluorescent light.

The fluorescent light he held in his hand didn't struggle; it simply disappeared. This was clearly not the firefly he had initially thought it was.

"What's wrong, Xia?"

Seeing Xia Yu suddenly tense up, Zhi Shi also sat up straight and looked over with concern.

“These glowing lights aren’t fireflies; something’s strange.”

"Something's strange?"

Tomoyo reached out and caught the dancing glowing light, watching it gradually disappear into her palm, and guessed, "Could it be another Clow Card?"

“Clow Cards… before it was only a possibility, but now it’s definitely Clow Cards.”

"?"

Hearing Xia Yu's confident assertion, Zhi Shi looked puzzled: "Why was it only a possibility before, but now it's definitely true?"

"Since you've already guessed it's a Clow Card, then it absolutely is a Clow Card."

"??"

What do you mean by "I guess it's a Clow Card, so it's definitely a Clow Card"?

Is there any logical connection here? Her guesses aren't necessarily all correct.

"Um... Xia, I was just saying it casually, it might not actually be a Clow Card."

After thinking for a moment, Tomoyo added that Natsume's belief in her guess made her feel a little insecure.

Xia Yu gave Tomoyo a thumbs up and grinned, "Tomoyo, you have to believe in yourself. You're the kind of director who can actively drive the plot forward!"

"???"

Oh no, she can't understand what Xia is saying anymore.

Before Zhi Shi could figure out the connection between Xia Yu's words, Xia Yu had already stood up and walked along the path of the drifting fluorescent lights.

Although there is a lot of fluorescence on his side, a closer look reveals that it all comes from other places.

If we're not mistaken, these fluorescences should have a source.

Once we reach the source, we should be able to find out what these fluorescent substances are.

However, since Director Tomoyo has just spoken, these fluorescent lights must be Clow Cards. Could it be the Clow Card "Luminous"? By the way, are there any Clow Cards with a Luminous card? It can't possibly be the "Light" card, right?

The light card is the highest card in the same rank as the face card.

This tiny fluorescent glow definitely isn't from a light brand.

While pondering these random thoughts, Xia Yu followed the trail of the fluorescent light.

Seeing this, Tomoyo hurriedly stood up and followed Xia Yu's steps. Although she didn't know what these fluorescent lights were, she thought it best to stay close to Xia Yu to avoid any danger.

The two followed the fluorescent trail one after the other, and before long, they seemed to have arrived at the source of the fluorescence.

The source is also in the woods behind the shrine. It looks like a big tree, with green fluorescent light, like a sky full of stars, hanging among the branches and leaves, falling slowly like snowflakes.

Beneath the large tree stood two figures, one tall and one short, with a significant height difference. Under the moonlight, Xia Yu and Zhi Shi could clearly see them.

The figures were Sakura and Yukito, who were leaving together.

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