Chapter 30
The Seal - Released!
"So why didn't you appear when I opened the spellbook?" Sakura asked.
"Oh dear, this one~"
Upon hearing Sakura's words, Keroberos's momentum weakened slightly, and then he awkwardly touched his big ears, followed by a sheepish smile.
"I accidentally fell asleep at that time, so I didn't notice that you opened the spellbook. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you release all the Clow Cards."
"Asleep??"
Sakura was slightly taken aback when she saw Kero's somewhat embarrassed expression.
How could someone fall asleep while guarding something so important?
After a pause, Sakura couldn't help but ask Kero, "So, how long did you sleep?"
"ヾ(′??`。) Me?" Xiao Ke scratched his head, "I think I've been asleep for about thirty years?"
"Oh, thirty years." Sakura nodded gently upon hearing this.
However, she suddenly realized something and looked at the dazed Xiao Ke with an incredulous expression.
"What?! Thirty years!"
Sakura's expression was full of shock.
Even a pig couldn't sleep for thirty years straight, right?
"(·。·) Weren't you very proud when you said you were a Clow Reaper? How could you forget something so important?" Sakura asked, puzzled.
"Stop arguing!"
Sakura's words once again stung Kero's heart. It stomped its foot, having already passed the stage of shame, and entered the stage of being furious.
"Life is full of ups and downs, like the ebb and flow of the tide. Now that we're at our lowest point, we should unite and work together to retrieve all the escaped Clow Cards!"
Xiao Ke straightened its back, its little wings flapping incessantly, carrying it into the air.
If Sakura hadn't clearly seen the cold sweat dripping from Kero's forehead and its confident demeanor, she would have thought that this guy was really so self-righteous.
"(??snort!"
Sakura glanced at Keroberos: "Back then, Xiao Wang said that it was possible that some small animal had run into the house to sleep. At first, I thought it was impossible, but now I believe it."
"What ran in really was a big wild boar!"
Sakura glanced at Kero, her disdain and contempt evident on her face.
Xiao Ke's eyes widened, and she opened her mouth, but she stammered and couldn't say anything.
Finally, it gritted its teeth and said, "It's all that wretched brat's fault!"
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"Snap"
As soon as Xiao Ke finished speaking, Wang Changsheng's system notification arrived, but at the same time, Xiao Ying's finger landed on Xiao Ke's head.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Kero covered his head and stared at Sakura with wide eyes.
"Hmph, you're not allowed to speak ill of Xiao Wang!" Sakura glared at Xiao Ke. "If Xiao Wang hadn't been there with me when I found you today, I might have called the police to arrest the thief!"
"Thief? I am a noble sealed beast! How dare you compare yourself to me with such a filthy name!"
Xiao Ke was so angry that it jumped up and down, but then it suddenly remembered the words Wang Changsheng had told it when he left. After a pause, it suppressed its anger.
"Hmph! I can't be bothered arguing with you. In short, that's the gist of it: you opened the magic book, so you should take responsibility!"
Kero hugged Sakura's arms and looked her up and down.
"Your full name is Kinomoto Sakura, right? Then from now on, I'll call you Sakura, just like that brat."
After saying that, Xiao Ke flew to the side and stretched out a hand, pointing to the empty space next to it.
"Hey! Sakura-chan, could you please move over there now?"
"Huh?" Hearing Kero's words, Sakura tilted her head, looking at him with some confusion. "Why are we going over there?"
However, despite expressing her doubts, she still stood up and walked to the place Xiao Ke had indicated.
"Here? Kero, what are you doing?" Sakura stopped and looked at Kero.
However, the other person ignored her question and fell silent, slowly closing their eyes.
"Kero? You!" Just as Sakura was about to ask what was going on, a flash of light suddenly appeared!
"Swish"
A series of golden rays suddenly appeared before Sakura's eyes.
The endless radiance flowed like waves, and the blazing ball of light, seemingly cast from gold, completely enveloped them.
Amidst the burst of dazzling light, Sakura was stunned to find that everything around her seemed to have vanished.
A dazzling light shimmered, and her vision was filled with a clear, bright light. She felt as if she were no longer in her own room, but rather in a void.
Opposite her, Xiao Ke stood at eye level, with a magic book shimmering and floating in mid-air beneath Xiao Ke's feet.
"Buzz"
The next moment, before Sakura could even cry out in surprise, another change occurred!
Suddenly, an incredibly profound and exquisite magic array appeared in the otherwise empty space.
The sun and moon shone brightly on the magic circle, and streams of magical energy rose from the patterns, dissipating outwards.
All the lines and patterns that make up the magic circle are shining brightly.
At the same time, Sakura suddenly heard a rather distant voice echoing over her.
The voice seemed to come from the void, or perhaps it was coming from the little girl in front of her.
"The key to the seal—"
Xiao Ke was hovering directly above the magic book, its head slightly lowered, its arms outstretched, its expression solemn and dignified.
As an ancient incantation resounded within the dazzling magic circle, an even smaller ball of light detached from the magic book beneath Kero's feet, emerged, and appeared before Sakura's eyes.
Through the tiny golden light, Sakura seemed to see a small thing hidden within it.
"The one who wishes to form a contract with you is right here!"
"Her name is a human girl—Kinomoto Sakura."
"The key to the seal!"
"Please grant this girl divine power—"
As Keroberos finished chanting, it suddenly opened its eyes, then stretched out one of its paws, pointed at the ball of light floating in front of Sakura, and shouted.
"seal!"
"Disarmed!"
hum-
The next moment, the glittering light burst forth with dazzling brilliance, and Sakura involuntarily raised an arm to shield her eyes.
"Whoosh!"
The small thing hidden in the light instantly grew larger and longer, becoming an incredibly hard bird-headed staff, standing horizontally in the void, receiving the baptism of divine light.
The moment the pink magic wand appeared, Xiao Ke's voice suddenly rang out.
"quick!"
"Sakura!"
"Grab that staff!"