Chapter 399 People are like four seasons
"Did you get enough sleep?"

Suddenly, the voice of Kuro Reedo came from the side. Hearing the voice, Sakura quickly turned her head and said, "Mr. Kuro, I..."

But before Sakura could express her request, Clow Reed once again put his index finger to his mouth, signaling Sakura not to worry.

After Sakura calmed down, he continued while reading a book: "It's cool here, perfect for a nap."

"Well, I want to ask you something." Although Sakura did calm down, she still didn't forget the purpose of her coming here.

"that……"

"You are from the future."

"Eh? Yes."

"So what is it you want to ask me?"

Hearing Clow Reed's gentle and calm voice, Sakura thought for a moment and replied, "Because some strange things happened around me, and every time I could feel your presence, so I wondered if you did something?"

"If I say I did it, then I did it. If I say I didn't do it, then I didn't do it."

This rather riddle-like answer made Sakura stunned, and she quickly asked: "What does that mean?"

"Kuro, didn't I tell you not to use bubble cards to wash for me? Don't do that, hahaha..." Suddenly, Korberos, who was taking a nap under the shade of a tree, started talking in his sleep, interrupting Sakura's question.

Looking at Xiao Ke who was so relaxed, Xiao Ying felt a little envious. She looked at Clow Reed who was smiling at her and said, "You two have a great relationship."

The breeze continued to blow, and she continued, "I'm a little envious."

"What about you? Don't you like these children?" Instead of comforting Sakura directly, Clow Reed suddenly asked back.

"Of course I like it best."

Hearing this, Sakura quickly retorted: "I like Kero, Yue, and the Clow Cards."

But after saying that, Sakura said a little sadly: "But I am not Mr. Kuro after all."

Hearing this, Clow Reed suddenly stood up from the shade of the tree and walked forward. Seeing this, Sakura also stood up quickly.

"Wait a moment, Mr. Craw."

Clow Reed suddenly stopped while walking, but he did not turn back to look at Sakura. Instead, he looked at the sky and spoke as if answering or talking to himself.

"It looks like summer is over."

As he finished speaking, the scene that night, which was like a spring garden, turned into a scene of falling leaves in autumn.

Withered yellow leaves drifted down, and a lonely atmosphere filled the air. Clow Reed continued, "The seasons seem to change naturally. Have you ever thought about that feeling of sadness? I have, because I am just like the fallen leaves that make people feel the change of seasons."

As he spoke, the leaves continued to fall in the wind, and as more and more leaves fell, Clow Reed in front of him also dissipated, just like the falling leaves.

Seeing Clow Reed suddenly disappear in front of her, Sakura wanted to catch up with him, but as she ran, she somehow ended up in a corridor.

At the side of the corridor, a door was open, and Clow Reed was sitting on a familiar red high-back chair, and in front of him were Yue and Kerberos.

The snow was falling outside the window, just like Clow Reed's calm and smiling face.

However, except for him, no one else at the scene smiled. Yue even shook his arms and questioned seriously.

"Explain it now, Kuro! What on earth does this mean?"

"That's what it means literally, Yue."

Facing Yue's questioning, Kurolido still smiled and said, "I am leaving this world today."

After these words came out, Sakura behind the door slightly opened her eyes, but Ruberos also frowned and said seriously: "This joke is not funny."

"I'm sorry, but this is no joke, Kruberos."

"Why!?"

Seeing that Clow Reed didn't change his words at all, Yue subconsciously leaned closer and asked, "Why!?"

"Because my life span has come to an end." Clow Reed gently raised his hand, stroked Yue's face and replied.

Keruberos couldn't help but continue, "Although you have a strange personality, you are the strongest magician in the world. We were all created by you. No one knows your strength better than us. Even though you have lived for hundreds of years, your magic power has not diminished at all."

Hearing Keruberos's rebuttal, Clow Reed also stepped forward and stroked his head and said: "Even so, I will die one day just like all living things, so I must also be prepared."

"What preparation?"

"In order for someone to continue to love and care for you in the future, I have to make some preparations."

"I don't want another master..."

Yue frowned, and seeing this, Kurolido smiled and stepped forward to touch Yue's face and continued, "Then it is up to Yue to decide whether that person is suitable to be your master."

"...No one is suitable." Yue still insisted on his point of view.

However, Clow Reed did not continue to answer. Instead, he looked at Keruberos and said, "It is not fair for Yue to decide alone. Let Keruberos decide the candidate."

Seeing this, Kruberos looked up and asked, "Are you serious?"

After saying that, it lowered its big head again and murmured, "Is there nothing we can do?" In response to Yue and Kerberos's reluctance, Clow Reed just smiled calmly, then looked at Yue and continued, "A new master that you recognize will definitely appear."

"I don't want a new owner. It doesn't matter if I stay asleep in the book and never wake up."

Hearing Yue's words, Sakura, who was hiding behind the door, covered her chest. She finally understood what Xiaoke said at the time, that it was mainly Yue's own fault.

Yue really likes Mr. Kuro.

Facing Yue's tough answer, Clow Reed shook his head and said softly, "Yue, Keruberos, and the Clow Cards were all created by me with all my strength and hard work, so even if I am gone, I hope you can live happily with your new master."

After saying this, as Clow Reed's mind moved, the reluctant moon immediately turned into the symbol of the moon and was placed by Clow Reed on the back cover of Clow's magic book.

Seeing this, Keruberos couldn't help but say, "You know Yue's character best. I don't think it will recognize its new master."

"Because of this, I hope you can choose a new master that you will recognize for a month."

Hearing this willful answer, Kruberos said with a sigh: "Tsk... You are indeed a willful guy."

But after he finished speaking, Kruberos came closer to Clow Reed and continued, "You have a bad personality and are willful. Your magic power is too strong and you are isolated from the world. You are really a strange person."

"…But you are a good master to me."

"Thank you."

After thanking Keruberos, Clow Reed turned Keruberos into a sealed beast pattern and placed it on the cover of the magic book.

After placing the Clow Cards and Kerberos and Yue who followed him, Clow Reed summoned his Sun Wand and muttered to himself.

"Well then, I'm going to use my last bit of magic."

As the words fell, a magic circle appeared, and Clow Reed's entire body burst into a glow of magical power, splitting him into two figures.

Sakura had to squint her eyes because of the blinding light. She could only vaguely see two figures. But before she could see who the two figures were, the scene in front of her faded away.

The familiar Milky Way starry sky appeared before her eyes again, and Clow Reed's voice sounded behind her.

"Just like the seasons keep changing, people keep changing too. That is the true attitude of people living in this world."

"Then what about Xiaoke and Yue?" Sakura didn't turn around, but asked in a muffled voice.

The scene of their farewell just now was still imprinted in her mind and could not be erased.

"That's why I want you to be their new master. I feel very happy."

"But I'm afraid..."

"No, you will be fine, so I'll leave those kids to you."

Seeing that Sakura didn't reply, Clow Reed continued to ask with a smile: "Okay? Sakura."

"I can not!"

Sakura, who had always doubted herself, finally couldn't hold back the grievance in her heart. With tears in her eyes, she turned back and denied herself.

"Because I can't turn into Mr. Kuro!"

After that, Sakura continued to express her inner thoughts: "I like the relationship between Kero and Yue as much as Mr. Kuro, but even so, I am still not Mr. Kuro."

Looking at Sakura's aggrieved and sad look, Clow Reed squatted down, put his hands on Sakura's shoulders, and gently counseled her.

"Of course. You are you. You will never become me, so you just have to try your best to survive within your time."

"My time?"

"Yes, the past cannot be changed or disappeared, but the future is always in front of you."

As he spoke, the starry sky around him turned into the original garden again, but this time it was a winter garden and everything was covered in snow.

Looking at the snowy scene in front of him, Clow Reed stood up and continued, "Look, winter is over."

As soon as he finished speaking, the snowflakes began to melt and the earth began to revive. It was as if winter had accelerated. Everything became colorful in the revival, no longer as cold and desolate as before.

"A new spring has begun."

Flowers began to bloom, and the bare tree trunks began to sprout flowers and buds again.

Sakura stared blankly at the scene in front of her, and the emotions in her heart were like the changing seasons, gradually changing from the initial winter to spring.

The flowers continued to bloom, and her originally aggrieved and sad mood melted away like snowflakes.

Gradually, a smile appeared on the corner of Sakura's mouth, but when she was about to thank Clow Reed beside her, she suddenly found that she was the only one left here.

Looking up, the cherry trees are still beautiful, with countless petals flying in the wind.

Just like this cherry tree that has experienced the four seasons, although the old people have passed away, the future of the new people has just begun.

Clow Reed's voice also came from afar.

“Don’t worry, because I am me, you are you, and you have a future that only you can draw.”

(End of this chapter)