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

Then it saw the familiar magic circle pattern on the back of the card.

Xiao Ke's expression changed instantly.

"Wait, could this be?!"

"Just as you thought, this card represents Kaguya, that woman."

"Aaaaaaahh ...

As soon as Xiao Ke loosened its grip, it retreated frantically as if its tail had been burned.

"You...you...you subdued that woman...you subdued the Judge...Kaguya?!"

"Otherwise what?"

Xiao Ke's fingers trembled like someone in the late stages of Parkinson's disease, and her voice was distorted.

"Really?! How did you do that?"

"That's Kaguya! She's the Judge! Even in my prime, I wouldn't dare say I could beat her without a doubt. How could a novice mage like you possibly defeat her?"

Oh dear, you've really underestimated me, you stinky doll! Don't underestimate the power of Tiga!

It's a long story.

Seeing Xiao Ke's naive and unsophisticated appearance, Qian Yu shrugged, casually twirled the moon token between her fingers, and then stuffed it back into her pocket.

"In short, she's now my trophy."

He skipped over the fantastical plot involving summoning Ultraman and manually crafting Mebius, and directly steered the conversation to the core issue.

"And now there's a big problem that's really puzzling me."

"Although I turned her into a card, I can't use her at all. Not only can I not summon a physical form, but I can't even manipulate her magic in the most basic way; she's like a dead card."

That's why I called you out to see what's going on.

"Can't be used?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ke, who was still in shock, gradually calmed down.

"What do you mean you can't use it? Logically speaking, since you've already captured Kaguya, ownership of this card should automatically transfer to you."

"That's correct in theory."

Qianyu weighed the card in her hand.

"But in reality, this thing doesn't react at all; it's just a completely lifeless object."

Xiao Ke scratched his chin and fell into deep thought.

It flew to Qianyu and stretched out a small paw, gesturing for her to take out the moon plaque again.

Qianyu did as instructed. The orange-yellow fur ball circled the card three times, then sniffed it carefully before taking two steps back, her expression becoming somewhat strange.

"I think I understand what's going on."

"What do you mean?"

"Chiyu, do you know what Kaguya... or rather, 'the Moon,' is in the Clow Card system?"

Qianyu recalled the plot settings.

"The judge?"

"That's right, it's the Judge."

Xiao Ke nodded.

"In the Clow Card system, the Judge's position is equivalent to the Moon, which is the highest-ranking arbiter."

"According to the normal procedure designed by that old man Kuro, the magician needs to collect all the Clow Cards before he can trigger the final judgment."

"Only after passing the trial will all the Clow Cards truly belong to their holders."

"And what you did was skip all the steps and forcibly defeat the final boss before you even collected all the cards!"

Xiao Ke pointed at Qian Yu's nose with a "you cheater" expression on her face.

"It's like... you haven't finished the main storyline in a game, but you skip ahead and instantly defeat the final boss, which is why the Moon Card has become a dead card."

"……I see."

Qianyu nodded thoughtfully.

This situation was not entirely unexpected.

After all, his approach to fighting Kaguya was indeed a bit too simplistic and crude.

The idea of ​​summoning a bunch of Ultramen to gang up on the Judge is something Clow Reed probably never even dreamed of.

"Is there any way to activate it?"

Xiao Ke shook her head, her expression somewhat helpless.

"Theoretically, once you collect all the remaining Clow Cards, the system should automatically repair itself. At that point, the Moon Cards will recognize your ownership and will naturally function normally."

"So, this thing is just for show until I collect all the cards?"

"almost."

Xiao Ke nodded.

"Alright, then let's leave it for now."

Qianyu was quite open-minded. Since it was a problem with the system, they would deal with it after they collected all the cards.

Since Kaguya is already locked up, there's no need to worry about her causing trouble again.

He casually stuffed the "Moon" card back into his pocket and then pulled out a grayish-white card.

"What about this one?"

Xiao Ke's gaze fell on the card, and her expression changed slightly.

"Discard? You even got your hands on this? This is a very high-ranking special card. But how did you acquire it?"

"Kaguya was using it at the time, and I grabbed it after I defeated her."

Qianyu twirled the card between her fingers twice, her tone indifferent.

"But I don't have perfect control over this card either. It's usable, but it always feels like something's missing, like I'm operating it through a veil."

"That's not right. Logically, once you successfully capture it, it means you've gained the card's approval, and you should be able to control it completely."

Xiao Ke flew over and took a closer look, quickly discovering the problem.

"Wait, this pattern... no, this isn't your magic mark at all."

It raised its head and looked at Qianyu.

How did you subdue it?

"Didn't I say I just grabbed it?"

"You just grabbed it?"

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"..."

Xiao Ke opened her mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time.

"Are you saying you didn't go through the formal subjugation process at all? Did it willingly recognize you as its master, or did you forcibly take it from it?"

Qianyu touched her chin.

"Strictly speaking, no, because the card was in Kaguya's hand at the time. I took Kaguya, and it naturally came to me along with her."

"Is it... a free gift?"

Xiao Ke's lips twitched twice.

"You call this a free gift?!"

"The Clow Cards have a master-recognition mechanism, you know? Each card only recognizes the first person to successfully capture it as their master! What you've done isn't capturing, it's called—"

It paused, as if searching for a suitable word.

"—A bargain!"

Qianyu frowned.

"What bargain hunting? As long as it's in my hands, isn't it mine?"

"Besides, I can use its abilities normally, it's just that the control precision is a bit lacking. Maybe signing my name or something can force a binding?"

"sign?"

I was speechless.

"Do you think the Clow Cards are your personal parcels? You think signing for them means you've received them?"

"The Clow Cards' anti-theft system was designed by Clow Reed himself. It only recognizes the person who originally subdued it; any other method—whether it's stealing, robbing, buying, or signing—is disregarded in its eyes."

Xiao Ke gave a very vivid analogy.

"It's like writing your name in someone else's diary; does that mean the diary suddenly becomes yours?"

Qianyu thought about it and agreed with what Xiaoke said.

He held two top-tier Clow Cards in his hand, but neither of them could be used.

Is there anything more painful than this in the world?

"That's enough..."

"When can I use them? Do I have to wait until I collect all the Clow Cards?"

Xiao Ke shook her head.

"The monthly plaque should work, since it's part of the trial system."

"But the ownership of the tokens... I can't say for sure. The ownership of these tokens is too complicated; it might require going through a formal acquisition process."

"How do I tame it? It's not wild; it won't just come out and let me beat it up."