Chapter 301 Trial
shrine.

"Sakura should be done with it now, right?"

Near the bench, Tomoyo held the camera with some worry, looking at the distance which had become quiet.

Not long into her filming, Sakura disappeared from the camera's frame, and only faint noises could be heard in the distance.

However, not long after, even that little noise disappeared. If we were to speculate in the positive direction, it would mean that the Clow Cards had been sealed and the matter was over.

But if it goes in a bad direction...

"Don't worry, it must be over. Look, the ground is starting to recover."

Looking at the stone pillars in the shrine returning to the ground, Xia Yu reminded that judging from the situation, the ground card must have been sealed.

Hearing this, Chishi looked around and found that, as expected, the ground that had cracks and stone pillars formed due to the earthquake was slowly returning to its original state.

"Great, Sakura succeeded."

Seeing this scene, Tomoyo felt relieved and couldn't help but feel happy for Sakura. Now he was just waiting for Sakura to come over.

"Yeah, now we can wait for the real big boss to appear. I hope Sakura won't be too sad then."

Xia Yu sighed quietly and looked up at the full moon that appeared in the sky. If Sakura knew that Snow Rabbit was Yue and he had to fight with Yue, she would definitely feel bad.

"sad?"

Hearing Xia Yu suddenly say this, Zhishi was slightly startled and asked in confusion: "Xia classmate, what do you mean by this? Isn't it over yet?"

"The end? No, this is just the beginning."

This is the consistent routine of animation. Often the end of one stage is the beginning of another.

The fight with Yue means the end of the Clow Cards arc, but at the same time it also means the beginning of the Sakura Cards arc, just like the words in the ninth verse of the first chapter of Ecclesiastes in the Bible.

"What has been is what will be again. What has been done is what will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun."

Although he first heard this famous quote in the animation "Ultra Beast Armor", that was an animation in which the protagonist could neither argue nor defeat the villain, so he remembered many of the famous quotes in it.

"..."

After listening to Xia Yu's vague explanation, Zhishi puffed up his cheeks, reached out to hold Xia Yu's face, and forced him to look at her.

"Xia, could you please explain it to me in words I can understand? There's no point in playing dumb this time."

Looking at Zhishi's puffed up cheeks and a slightly dissatisfied look, Xia Yu laughed in silence, raised his hand and pressed Zhishi's puffed up cheeks down.

It's soft and feels good.

"Okay, let's talk while we walk."

"Walk?"

"Yeah, don't you want to make a commemorative video for Sakura on the day when Sakura collects all the Clow Cards? Since we're going to make a commemorative video, we naturally have to change clothes."

"right!"

Hearing what Xia Yu said, Zhishi nodded suddenly. It was indeed necessary to wear special clothes and record a video on a special day.

It just so happened that she had already made that special costume early in the morning, but she had never found a chance to let Sakura put it on. Today was just the right day.

"Okay, let's go!" Zhishi smiled and took Xia Yu's hand.

At this time, Xia Yu also looked at Li Xiaolang and said, "Then please tell Xiaoying, Xiaoming. By the way, we will bring your uniform."

"Huh? Why is I involved in this?" Li Syaoran, who had been listening silently, finally spoke. Since he was filming a video for Sakura, why did he bring his uniform as well?
"Because classmate Li also has a Clow Card, he should also take a photo as a souvenir." Zhishi chuckled and answered for Xia Yu.

"This one……"

Li Syaoran was speechless for a moment. He wanted to say that Xia Yu also owned Clow Cards, but then he thought, this guy had given all his Clow Cards to Sakura, and now it seemed that he and Sakura were the only ones who owned the Clow Cards.

It seemed that there was no excuse to refuse, so Li Xiaolang could only nod helplessly and said, "I understand."

Seeing Li Syaoran nodded in agreement, Tomoyo and Xia Yu left here together, preparing to go to Tomoyo's house first to pick up Sakura's clothes, and then pick up Li Syaoran's uniform on the way.

Looking at the two people leaving, Li Syaoran sighed helplessly, folded his arms and leaned against the tree, silently waiting for Xiaoying to return and tell her about this matter.

Time passed slowly, and the sun finally set below the horizon, and the day ended.

The cold full moon gradually rose into the sky, dotted with twinkling stars all around. Under the not-so-dark night sky, the Tokyo Tower also lit up.

The evening breeze blew the leaves, bringing a rustling sound.

Zhishi, who was walking beside Xia Yu, frowned tightly, with a hint of sadness and disbelief in his eyes.

"Student Xia, does this trial have to go ahead?"

They were now walking towards the shrine carrying their clothes, and she had just learned the truth that Xia Yu had never made clear, including the final judgment of the moon.

Tomoyo felt sorry for Sakura when she learned that she had to fight against Tsukishiro Yukito's transformed form of Yue, and had to use all her strength to defeat him.

Because she has always known that Sakura still loves Tsukishiro Yukito, how could she bear to do that to the person she loves?

"I can't help it. This is what the owner of the Clow Cards must go through. I don't want to be a part of it. That's why I gave all the Clow Cards to Sakura."

Xia Yu shook his head and replied helplessly that this was the rule set by that wicked guy Clow Reed, and it was also something that Sakura had to go through. What could he do? He could only watch.

"How sad Sakura must be, after all, she has always liked Tsukishiro-kun."

"To be honest, Yukito and Yue can't actually be considered the same person. After all, their personalities are completely opposite. It's just that one is an incarnation and the other is the real body."

After finishing speaking, Xia Yu reached out and gently rubbed Zhishi's head, and said with a smile: "And don't be so unconfident about Xiaoying. We should believe in Xiaoying. She will definitely succeed."

"But……"

"Don't say buts, Sakura won't lose. Put away your sad expression, we're almost there."

"Um……"

After hearing this and seeing that the shrine's torii gate had already appeared in her sight, Tomoyo had no choice but to suppress her sad expression. She didn't intend to let Sakura see her sadness.

Because she was feeling sad for Sakura, if Sakura saw through it, she would definitely question her, and then it would be difficult for her to explain.

Although Sakura will experience it sooner or later, she doesn't want Sakura to be sad in advance.

No wonder classmate Xia has been hiding this. Even if this matter is told, it can't be resolved in advance, and it will make Xiaoying sad.

only……

"Xia, why do you know this?"

Zhishi looked at Xia Yu and asked. From Xia Yu’s explanation just now, she felt as if Xia had seen it with her own eyes. But this incident clearly had not happened. Why would Xia know about it?

And from the tone of his voice, it seemed as if he had seen it a long, long time ago, but Classmate Xia is obviously about the same age as them, so why would he use such a reminiscing tone?
"Well..."

Hearing Zhishi's question, Xia Yu smiled and said, "Guess~"

(End of this chapter)