A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

ten seconds.

The blue plastic shell remained lifeless, not even flashing a cheap, five-cent special effect.

Kazama Chiba stubbornly pulled the trigger a few times, but nothing happened except for the clicking sound of the cheap spring.

???

Am I wrong?

Kazama Chiba threw the plastic toy back into the bag.

Since the tokusatsu genre isn't working, let's try the cultivation or magic genres.

Over the next ten minutes, Kazama Chiba began to try various things.

For example, he tried the Rumble-Rumble Fruit from One Piece, and even the Elucidator from Sword Art Online.

But without exception, they all failed.

The rat talisman was like an ordinary stone; it didn't react at all when stuck on, and even slid down due to gravity, hitting Kazama Chiba's instep.

It doesn't hurt, but it's extremely humiliating.

Kazama Chiba picked up the talisman, her brows furrowing into a deep frown.

"Where exactly did things go wrong?"

"It seems our previous assumptions were wrong. It's not enough to just have a setting; the core of the Rat Talisman is to transform stillness into movement."

"The most crucial word is 'movement'."

“If something is conceptually inanimate and has no living structure, then the talisman has no basis.”

Ordinary swords are just tools; they have no soul.

Even the most powerful artifact in the setting, if it has no self-awareness, may be no different from a brick in the spell's judgment.

For example, in the original world view, the Diend Driver is just a tool that can only be used by someone like Daiki Kaito.

It has no soul or consciousness.

Just like giving life to a stone, it is still just a breathing stone; it cannot suddenly learn calculus.

If this inference holds true, then to obtain a living weapon, one must find a vessel that possesses self-awareness or a life-like setting.

"We need to change our approach. We're not looking for inanimate objects, but rather for some kind of vessel that is inherently alive or has consciousness."

Kazama Chiba's gaze swept across the bookshelf.

There were rows and rows of brightly colored comic books displayed there.

The Zanpakuto from Bleach?

No, some sword spirits have even bigger tempers than their masters. They might resurrect and slash themselves first to add to the fun. The risk is uncontrollable.

Doraemon?

No, Doraemon doesn't exist in this world.

"It must be an object, possess self-awareness, be powerful enough for ordinary people to use, and most importantly, be absolutely loyal."

Kazama Chiba's gaze swept back and forth among the pile of figures, finally settling on a pink box in the corner.

Among a sea of ​​hardcore shonen manga merchandise, this box with its extremely girly art style stands out as an oddity.

Cardcaptor Sakura - The Book of Seals.

"Clow Cards..."

Kazama Chiba's eyes lit up instantly.

Even the toughest man can't resist the power of a magical girl!

In the original work, each Clow Card was created by the great magician Clow Reed, and they not only possess powerful magical abilities...

More importantly, they all have their own consciousness, their own personality, and even their own elven form.

"That's it."

Kazama Chiba sat up straight and reached for the hardcover book.

Although the sun and moon patterns on the cover are printed on, they still look somewhat mysterious under the desk lamp.

"I hope this time it won't disappoint me."

He turned the pages of the book, and it wasn't empty; instead, it contained a neatly stacked pile of cards.

Although the edges are printed on cardboard, the design is clearly visible.

The first image is of a female elf with long, flowing hair and only an upper body, surrounded by flowing lines.

One of the four elemental cards, The Wind.

In the original work, she was the first card Sakura captured, and also the one with the gentlest and most obedient personality.

"Don't let me down. If you can come back to life, even if you can only feel the breeze from an electric fan, that would be a huge improvement."

Kazama Chiba gently placed the Rat Talisman in the center of the card.

In that instant, a wondrous change occurred.

Kazama Chiba only felt that the touch under her fingertips seemed a little different.

That's not an illusion.

The rat talisman was like a piece of rock candy dropped into water, silently disappearing into that thin piece of paper.

The stiff texture that originally belonged to coated paper faded away in the blink of an eye, replaced by a warm and jade-like luster.

The female figure on the card seemed to move slightly, and an indescribable gleam appeared in her previously dull eyes.

A faint but real gust of air began to swirl above the pages of the book, ruffling the stray hairs on Kazama Chiba's forehead.

……

Meanwhile, in a dimensional gap that cannot be observed.

In a study filled with British retro style.

Clow Reed, the unfathomable magician, was currently holding a cup of tea, staring blankly at the witch opposite him who was holding a black Mokona.

Suddenly, his hand holding the teacup froze in mid-air.

For the first time, a genuine look of surprise flashed across those narrow eyes hidden behind the reflective lenses.

It's like he, as a game GM, suddenly discovers that someone has run a strange mod in the server backend.

"Oh?"

He put down his teacup, turned his head, and his gaze seemed to pierce through layers of cosmic barriers, landing on a distant and unfamiliar coordinate.

Just now, a strange fluctuation came from over there.

Although it was very faint, he would never mistake it.

That was the source of his magic, the kind of fluctuation that only the "children" he created could possess.

The problem is that there are no Clow Cards in that world.

"What's wrong, you sly bespectacled guy?"

Yuuko Ichihara raised an eyebrow at the witch opposite her.

"That expression... Could it be that your reincarnated Eriol has caused some trouble again? Or is there some problem with Sakura?"

"No, it's not Eriol, and it's not Sakura either."

Kuroide put down his teacup and let out a soft chuckle.

"Yuko, can you believe it? In a world where magic is almost completely depleted, someone activated my Clow Cards with a power I've never seen before."

"Oh?"

Yuko Ichihara narrowed her eyes, seemingly intrigued. Could someone other than Clow Reed really create Clow Cards?

"You mean, someone used counterfeit goods to create genuine products?"

"Not only that."

Kuroide stretched out his slender finger and lightly tapped in the air, as if pressing a follow button from afar.

"There was no contract, no magical inheritance, and even the medium was a low-quality printed material, yet he gave 'wind' true life. How interesting... Where does this unreasonable and domineering rule come from?"

"That sounds like a huge variable."

Yuko took a sip of her drink, looking at him with a half-smile: "What, as the original creator, are you going to collect copyright fees? Or are you planning to interfere?"

"No, no, no, getting involved would be too boring."

Kuroide picked up his teacup again, reverting to his enigmatic fox-like appearance.

"Since that child has worked so hard to perform magic for me, as a senior, I should of course enjoy it properly from this VIP seat."

Yuuko Ichihara helplessly stroked the mokona in her arms, delivering a perfectly apt comment:

"In the end, you're just a show-goer, aren't you?"

"hehe."

Kuroide smiled without saying a word.

After all, long-term immortality is just too boring. It's rare to have a wild little guy to bother him, and that's the kind of entertainment he'd be craving.

……

Inside a rented room in Shenshui City.

Kazama Chiba had no idea that his action had just earned him a place on the special watch list of top figures in the multiverse.

At this moment, he was completely focused on the card that was slowly floating up from the pages of the book.

The card named Wind did not grow to life size; it remained in the form of a card.

But it seemed to have a self-awareness, driving the wind to gently swirl around Kazama Chiba's fingertips, as if it particularly liked him.

Chapter 5 Cerberus