"So if you want to bully her, you'd better do it this year. Next year, the Star Wand that Clow Reed left her should appear, and Sakura's magic power and strength will see a qualitative improvement. To be honest, if Sakura completely absorbs the power of the Clow Cards, I won't be able to do anything to her."

"Very good, you've answered all my remaining questions in one go. Here, take this."

Gengo nodded in satisfaction, picked up a fruit knife without changing his expression, cut open his arm, dug out a diamond-shaped fragment, and threw it at Hiiragi Eriol. The bespectacled guy sensed the terrifying aura the moment the wound appeared. Without saying a word, he grabbed his wand and cast a healing spell on Gengo. Even with his glasses, he knew that Gengo's seemingly healthy appearance was actually supported entirely by the power of this fragment. Once it was removed, he didn't believe Gengo wouldn't give him a live death performance.

"Coming to you was definitely the right decision."

Blood gushed from Gensou's seven orifices, and his skin turned dark red with blood beads seeping out. In the blink of an eye, he became a blood-soaked figure. However, the boy smiled nonchalantly. Hiiragi Eriol gave him an annoyed look, turned his wand around, and the blood-soaked figure returned to the clean-cut boy. Of course, he also kept the fragment within the barrier.

"You bastard..."

After treating Genji's life-threatening injuries, Hiiragi Eriol finally had the mind to pay attention to what this person had thrown at him. What he saw shocked him. To be honest, if he were to extrapolate the whole thing from this fragment, Hiiragi Eriol really didn't know whether the original fragment was stronger or Clow Reed at its peak. In any case, it was something that had exceeded his imagination. And as far as Hiiragi Eriol's senses were concerned, he could naturally tell who the original fragment was, since that person was sitting right in front of him.

"What you are standing in front of me now, is it your clone or your projection?"

"Could it be my true form?"

Noticing the suspicious look in Hiiragisawa Eriol's eyes, Gengo chuckled and spread his hands in response. Hiiragisawa Eriol paused for a moment; he could tell how the residue had appeared—it was caused by the impact of some kind of great force, and definitely not something Gengo had peeled off himself. So…

That's beyond the scope of the curriculum.

I'm just the reincarnation of Clow Reed; I don't really have much way of dealing with such high-level stuff.

"Looking for me is no problem, but..."

Hiiragi Eriol hesitated for a moment before slowly giving his reply:

"But to win this game, I need to bring out your reincarnation. Otherwise, I probably won't be a match for you."

"What are you thinking about?!"

At first, Genji didn't realize what Hiiragi Eriol was talking about, but after listening, the boy immediately understood, smiled, gently tapped the armrest, and whispered:

"Look at what you're saying. How could I drag others into an enemy of this magnitude? Don't worry, I've already taken care of things. It seems to be a permanent solution, so there's nothing to worry about."

"So you've come to me intending to reshape your divine status?"

Hiiragi Eriol thought for a moment, then said somewhat shyly in a low voice:

"I really can't do this. You should wait until Sakura becomes stronger."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hiiragi Eriol felt his face burning. After all, if he could recreate this divine essence, then the so-called cycle of reincarnation wouldn't be a problem. But his answer... well, when Sakura becomes that strong, wouldn't it be better to just have her erase those cycles of reincarnation? Why bother going through the trouble of recreating the divine essence? Especially since, in Hiiragi Eriol's eyes, while this divine essence was powerful, it wasn't perfect. Wouldn't it be better to just call her "Sakura-chan" and create an even better one?

I have a feeling you're thinking about something bad.

Gengo looked at Hiiragi Sawa Eriol speechlessly, but didn't dwell on the topic for too long. He changed the subject and said softly:

"Alright, I'll be frank. You can draw upon the power within this residue, right?"

"Yes, if used as a medium, it can indeed amplify my magic."

Hiiragi Eriol nodded, and at the same time, his expression became serious. He could sense that Genji was about to say something important.

"In the dimensional chat group, besides Nanoha, can you use magic to locate other children's worlds?"

"Yes, now that I have this residue, I can confirm it more accurately."

Am I to act as a bodyguard?

As he spoke, Hiiragi Eriol was thinking to himself that maybe this person had finished dealing with the boss but didn't have the energy to deal with the other 'tails', so he handed the task over to him. Logically speaking, wouldn't it have been more straightforward to just drag me along to deal with the people?

To be honest, after watching too much of Sakura Kinomoto's Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Eriol Hiiragi felt that he should also find a chance to fire a shot. After all, although he inherited Clow Reed's memories and looks a bit mature, he is still a primary school student at heart, so it's normal for him to be a bit playful.

"Very well, after I die, please erase those people's memories, if there are any left."

Gengo did indeed come to Hiiragisawa Eriol as insurance. Look at the price he paid this time, and there were still 'fish that slipped through the net' like Hiiragisawa Eriol and Tokiwa Junichiro. So if someone still remembers him after he is dragged into reincarnation, that would be really bad. This is a problem that Gengo only realized when he was almost at his doorstep.

"...You rascal."

Eriol Hiiragi remained silent for a long time before finally sighing with a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex feeling of mixed emotions, including regret and reflection). Could he handle the cycle of reincarnation? No, he couldn't. And with Sakura involved, it was unlikely. What they saw last time was only a portion of the power that had been prematurely unleashed. Its full power wouldn't be unleashed until Christmas this year, on Genji's eighteenth birthday. And then…

If only Sakura had become a Cardcaptor Sakura a year earlier.

Hiiragi Eriol sighed inwardly, then silently nodded, indicating that he would accept the task. But then, as if remembering something, he looked at Genji and said:

"But what if I forget too..."

"If even you have forgotten, I think everyone else has probably forgotten as well."

Upon hearing this answer, Hiiragi Eriol pondered for a moment and silently nodded. Indeed, what he inherited was destined to bring him innate good fortune and karma. Based on what he had secretly observed in the dimensional chat group a month ago through magical means, those little girls should not be able to resist Gensou's cycle of fate.

"But... I mean, in case."

Hiiragi Eriol thought for a moment, seemingly making up his mind, then looked up at Gengo and said:

“Strictly speaking, Clow Reed’s power is not my power, so do you still have any remnants of it? If you do, I might be able to design a more perfect plan for you.”

"It's gone. Just rescuing this one took half my life."

Yuanxiang silently shook his head. Although he only lost his memories in the Earth Library, it was roughly equivalent to losing half his life. If he continued, he would not be able to get out and would directly become part of the pure data of Earth's memories.

"However, I have an idea."

Looking at Hiiragisawa Eriol, Gengo hesitated for a moment, then swiftly plucked out his own heart. Seeing the gushing blood, Hiiragisawa Eriol froze on the spot. The skillful movement was truly unexpected; it felt like taking off clothes. But after feeling the warmth of the blood on his fingertips, Hiiragisawa Eriol jumped up. If he hadn't been well-prepared, he would have let out a curse, "Holy crap!" Fortunately, he had just used healing magic, and Hiiragisawa Eriol instinctively cast about ten spells. Then, clutching his chest, he leaned against the sofa back, panting heavily. To be honest, he felt he needed to cast a healing spell on himself too. This was too stimulating; who goes around talking and suddenly digging out their heart like this?

"Cough cough, don't be nervous. You know about my heart condition."

Gengo coughed awkwardly, then spoke in a low voice to Hiiragi Eriol with a serious expression. Hiiragi Eriol pushed up his glasses with his middle finger, silently expressing his feelings: Knowing is one thing, seeing it in person is another. In this case, it's just me. If it were any other child, even if you ripped your heart out, the one sitting across from you would be taken away in a medical vehicle, believe it or not!

"Let's get down to business."

Under Eriol's gaze, Genji decisively acted as if nothing had happened, tactfully ignoring the topic and softly saying:

"I felt that this should work, since it is all my power, and in terms of its origin, it should be assimilated."

After saying that, Genji threw his heart into the slag. Hiiragi Eriol cooperated by releasing the suppression of magic, and then they saw that the thing swallowed the heart, and at the same time, the power inside it increased a little.

"Hmm...it has increased, but it's still not enough."

Hiiragi Eriol had never seen anything like this before. Driven by his research instincts as a magician, he squinted and subconsciously began to evaluate the situation. But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a 'poof' sound behind him.

"Hey! That's enough! Stop it!"

458 The Disappearance of the Heisei Riders

"I'm telling you, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have healing magic."

A moment later, Hiiragi Eriol adjusted his glasses and silently put down his wand. At the same time, the bloodstains that had almost soaked the carpet vanished. Only then did the bespectacled boy breathe a sigh of relief, looking at the young man before him with a helpless expression.

"The idea of ​​someone digging out a heart is still quite horrifying."

"That's because you're inexperienced. Didn't you see how cleanly I dug? It didn't hurt at all."

Gensho waved his hand dismissively and said softly:

"Even you should take a look around and broaden your horizons."

"..."

Hiiragi Eriol didn't want to speak, feeling an unimaginable chasm between his and Genji's values. Therefore, he abandoned the topic, looked at the remnants of godhood beside him, and said softly:

“I never imagined that I could be sustained to this extent by the anger of people. Gensou, I think if you want, it wouldn’t be difficult for you to return to the state of a god.”

"Haha, that's true, but here's the problem: this thing isn't complete. It's just a bunch of unassembled remnants. I don't want to go through the process of becoming a god again. That was too long and too torturous."

Hearing this, Eriol Hiiragi fell silent. To be honest, he really didn't have many ways to shatter this fate...

Hiiragi Eriol glanced at Genji, who had already started to slack off, and sighed silently...

It seems that it no longer exists.

"Yuanxiang, have you stopped resisting fate?"

"I am the ace of fate. I have lived until now, which means I have been protected by fate, so let it be."

Yuanxiang chuckled and said:

"If I were to fight against those past versions of myself, the city might be destroyed. What good would it do for me to survive then? So be it, let me die. I started this cycle, so let me end it."

Upon hearing this, Hiiragi Eriol fell silent. In fact, he hadn't talked much with Genji about reincarnation, trying to divert his attention from the matter of Fuuto. However, it seemed that his idea was too naive. How could the guardian of that city not have thought of this issue?

In fact, once Gengoku starts fighting, even with the protection of the magical barrier, Fuuto will be damaged by half. Furthermore, since those reincarnation Jokers launch their attacks based on their own will, everything they attack and destroy will retain the Joker's obsession. As far as Hiiragi Eriol has currently perceived, it seems impossible to separate those objects tainted by obsession from time and restore them, just like those 'Gengoku' who died in past reincarnations, forever fixed at the moment of destruction.

Although the previous reincarnation projections that Hiiragi Eriol had encountered had not yet shown such terrifying characteristics, Hiiragi Eriol believed that he had a fairly good grasp of the ability to trace back to the source, so he trusted his judgment.

But if that happens, Yuanxiang might be beyond saving.

Yuanxiang would not harm Fudu for his own life, and the key to fighting against the monsters in the cycle of reincarnation lies with the boy himself, but unfortunately, he is already prepared to die.

"Alright, now this scrap can serve as your backup plan, right?"

The boy noticed Hiiragisawa Eriol's gaze, but didn't engage in the conversation. He simply wanted to ascertain Hiiragisawa Eriol's attitude towards the scum. After seeing the bespectacled boy nod, Gengo snapped his fingers, stood up, waved casually, and walked straight through the door back into the agency. He trusted Hiiragisawa Eriol's reliability. Although he felt somewhat sorry for the bespectacled boy, he believed that the boy would understand his situation and the reason he had sought him out.

Next, we need to go to...

Ok? !

Gengo stretched his body, intending to go to Kiryu Sento's place to deal with the matter there, but at that moment, he heard familiar footsteps approaching. The boy raised an eyebrow, quickly composed himself, picked up his coat, and planned to pretend to be in a hurry, say a brief greeting to Takamachi Nanoha, and then 'leave'.

However, just as the boy had calculated the time perfectly and performed flawlessly to avoid the girl with the heart of the rising sun noticing beforehand and thus becoming suspicious or even questioning him, Genji noticed a subtle change in the weight of the door as he opened it. He subconsciously looked down and saw the cake that Nanoha Takamachi had hung on the doorknob.

"that....."

Nanoha Takamachi seemed surprised that Genji would suddenly open the door, and was clearly startled. She then held up the bag of cookies in her hand and said:

"Mom, let me put this in too... Yuanxiang-gege, when did you come back? I didn't see you at all."

Don't overthink this statement. Takamachi Nanoha didn't mean anything by it. She just occasionally glanced at the thing in her hand. This child was really looking forward to seeing if the cake suited her taste. After all, they would be neighbors soon, and it would be common for her to bring over some snacks. It was important to grasp her preferences as soon as possible.

"I just got back, I came back to grab some things and then I'm going out again."

Gensho nodded with a polite smile, then casually put the cookies into the cake bag, and said as he carried it:

"I will enjoy these on the road. Thank you so much for your gifts."

"No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite."

Nanoha Takamachi waved her hands repeatedly, but just as she was about to say something more, she saw Genji skillfully lock the door, turn the sign upside down, smile slightly at her, and then run to the other end of the street.

"Is everyone this enthusiastic?"

It wasn't Takamachi Nanoha who said this, but Takamachi Momoko, who had seen what was happening at the opposite doorway through the window. This gentle wife looked at her husband, who was helping out beside her, and said:

"Speaking of which, why didn't Mr. Zhuangji bring his grandson to Fengdu? If it weren't for the fact that the child does look like Akiko, I would have suspected that he was a villain trying to steal Mr. Zhuangji's inheritance."

"That's right, he is a descendant of Mr. Zhuang Ji."

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