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

Yili nodded again.

Qianyu was silent for a few seconds before saying, "You made a mistake by listening to Xiaoke's advice to make decisions."

Xiao Ke instantly bristled: "Hey! Who are you calling a bad idea?!"

Qianyu ignored it and continued talking.

"First of all, these superpower cards you mentioned have nothing to do with me, because I've never made anything like that."

Yili paused for a moment. "But Xiao Ke said the energy waveforms of those cards are somewhat similar to your Clow Cards, Dad..."

Similar energy waveforms do not necessarily indicate a common origin.

Chapter 234 Daughter? Thug!

Chiyu continued to explain:

"Although I have worked with cards, I have full control over the energy supply and output of each card."

"These cards are essentially energy carriers that I've distributed; there's no possibility that they could operate independently outside of my control."

He paused for a moment, glanced at Yili's bewildered expression, and decided to be more direct.

"To give an analogy, these monster cards are like kites I've flown out; I hold the string. I can reel them in whenever I want, and cut them whenever I want."

"What if the thread breaks..." Yili whispered.

"It won't break." Qianyu's answer was resolute. "Unless I cut it off myself, no external force can bypass this mechanism."

Yili opened her mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again.

Chiyu continued to advance the logic.

"More importantly, these cards exist to create conflict in the short term and accelerate the ripening of the wheat I need."

"Once I achieve my goal, all the cards will be recycled and destroyed. These are meant to be single-use consumables; how could they possibly remain in circulation for over a decade?"

"So the future card crisis you mentioned has no causal relationship with what I'm doing now. Even if there are similarities in energy waveforms, it only means that the creator may have referenced a similar technological path, but the creator is not me."

Upon hearing Chiyu distance herself from the situation, Ichiri's simple, almost transparent mind went through a series of thought processes and actually got caught up in it.

"So, it wasn't you who did it after all..."

In Yili's mind, although her father usually seemed a bit cold, he was definitely a man of his word.

Since Dad has explained the ins and outs so clearly, the future card crisis will definitely have nothing to do with him.

"Since it's not Dad's fault, then some other force must be behind it. Xiao Ke, let's hurry back; there are still many things waiting for us to deal with over there."

Xiao Ke, floating in mid-air, rolled her eyes speechlessly.

It didn't believe Qianyu's nonsense.

Although it couldn't find a single fault with Qianyu's words, it knew Qianyu's character all too well after dealing with him for over a decade.

Who else but this ruthless and heartless guy could create such a crisis?

However, Xiao Ke did not refute it.

Trying to reason with Qianyu is always a waste of breath; this guy has the silver tongue to turn black into white and cause into effect.

As Qianyu watched Yili get up, she had already prepared a set of polite words in her mind: "Then be careful on your way back and do a good job when you get back."

But before the words could be uttered, a thought flashed through my mind.

Wait a moment.

The girl in front of me, Ichiri, may be timid and socially awkward, but she is actually a Kazama magician from the future.

More importantly, she has his own blood flowing through her veins and has fully inherited his power.

Why not just let her go back when there's such a readily available high-level enforcer?

That would be such a waste!

If I could trick this silly daughter into becoming my free labor... I'd hit the jackpot!

After making up her mind, Qianyu suddenly changed her tune.

"and many more."

Yili, who had just stood up, paused and turned to look at him.

"Don't rush off yet."

Qianyu walked to the front of the door.

The cold, aloof expression that had kept people at arm's length vanished instantly, replaced by a tender and caring demeanor.

“I just thought about it. Although the future crisis is not caused by me, since it involves cards, and you came all the way to find me, it wouldn’t make sense for you to go back empty-handed.”

Yili tilted his head, a question mark appearing on his face.

"How about this, you stay in this era for a few more days."

Qianyu's tone softened somewhat, "Regarding the future overabundance of cards, I'll help you look for clues along this timeline. Perhaps we can find some leads."

"Really? Dad, would you help me investigate?"

"Okay." Qianyu nodded. "However, investigating a case takes time. You should stay here for a few days. I'll let you know when I have news."

Upon hearing these words, the gloom on Yili's face vanished instantly, replaced by a beaming smile.

That way of laughing was completely different from her usual socially awkward self; her eyes curved into crescents, and even her pink ahoge (antenna-like hair sticking up) stood up.

"That's great, thank you Dad!"

Xiao Ke watched from the side and just grimaced.

Again.

That silly girl, Yili, is always like this. Qianyu gives her a piece of candy and she'll be happy all day.

Xiao Ke felt that Qian Yu wasn't trying to help out of kindness; he was definitely up to something.

But Yili was so happy she was almost spinning around on the spot, radiating an aura of "Dad is so good" and "Dad is the best".

"Then, I'll listen to Dad!"

"I'll wait patiently for news!"

Looking at Yili like this, Xiao Ke knew that saying anything now would be pointless.

Forget it, let's take a step by step.

Having settled things on this side, Qianyu stood up, walked to the door, and reached out to turn the doorknob.

In the hallway outside, a pink-haired figure was leaning against the door in an extremely unnatural posture.

With his ear pressed against the crack in the door, his butt sticking out high, and all his weight on the balls of his feet.

Michiyo Urushihara was wondering why there was no sound coming from inside.

The door was suddenly pulled open, and Michiyo, losing her balance, stumbled and fell into the room in an extremely awkward manner, almost bumping into Chiba face to face.

"Have you been eavesdropping enough?" Chiba looked down at Michiyo, who was lying at her feet.

Michiyo pushed herself up from the floor, dusted off her skirt, her face slightly flushed, but she quickly regained her fearless smile.

"I wasn't eavesdropping! I just heard some noises coming from inside when I was passing by, and I was just checking to make sure it was safe."

"The way you're leaning against the door has absolutely nothing to do with security."

"That's because there was dust on the door, and I was wiping it for you."

Qianyu was too lazy to expose her, so she just said...

"Alright, if you're free, come and help me with something."

Qianyu pointed to Yili, who had an innocent look on her face, and said, "Take her around the neighborhood and let her get familiar with the area. It's her first time in Shenshui City, and she's unfamiliar with the place."

Michiyo's expression changed several times.

Let her, the official girlfriend (who calls herself that), act as a tour guide for her supposed childhood sweetheart rival.

What kind of thunderous move is this?

Michiyo was about to refuse, but then she thought, isn't this the perfect opportunity to find out about her rival?

As long as I take this shrewish girl out, with my social skills as a "social terrorist," I'll surely uncover all her secrets.

Thinking of this, Michiyo's eyes lit up, and her previously frustrated expression vanished instantly.

In intelligence warfare, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory.

"Okay!" Michiyo smiled brightly and readily agreed. "Then let me take care of this little Pochi."

Ichiri noticed the subtle change in her mother's smile, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong; she just instinctively felt a little nervous.

"Well, then I'll have to trouble you..."

"No trouble at all~" Michiyo walked over, took Ichiri's hand, and said with a smile, "Let's go, Pochi-chan, I'll take you to eat the best crepes in Kamisui City!"

Yili was being pulled towards the door, and he glanced back at Qianyu.

Qianyu waved to her, her face bearing a standard "go have fun" expression.

Then the two figures with long pink hair disappeared one after the other.

Chapter 235 Don't be afraid, charge towards the jeep!

Meanwhile, inside the Rainbow Space.

"Boom—Rumble!"

A military green jeep was speeding across the uneven, scorched earth, kicking up clouds of dust.

"Don't hide! Asagiri!"

Akane Shinjo sat in the driver's seat, half of her body leaning out of the car window.

She held the steering wheel with one hand and held up a megaphone with the other.

"Hurry! Turn around and crash into the front of the car head-on!"