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

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“I have no interest in those cards. To me, they're like discarded toys.”

“What I’m really interested in.”

She leaned forward, and the aroma, a blend of wine and flowers, wafted towards her.

"It's you."

"A human with no magic circuits, no inherited bloodline, yet able to control the Clow Cards through some strange energy source."

"I'm curious to see just how far you can go?"

Kaguya reached out and pointed to Chiba's bulging chest.

"So bring out that blond plush toy you've been hiding in your arms. Don't let it suffocate. Even though it's just a fake, it's still quite amusing to see it trembling like that."

Since we've already come this far, there's no point in hiding it anymore.

Kazama Chiba unzipped her jacket.

Xiao Ke, who had been holding her breath, immediately poked her head out and flew onto Qian Yu's shoulder. Although she was scared, she still assumed a guardian's stance.

"You woman!"

Xiao Ke tried its best to appear dignified, although its tiny eyes betrayed its fear.

"So you really came for the Clow Cards, huh! Let me tell you! We may not know who you are, but we're not to be trifled with!"

"I've already said I'm not interested in cards."

Kaguya toyed with the wine glass in her hand, looking somewhat bored.

"I just want to see... if the new Cardcaptor Sakura can bring me some fun."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this...

Before Qianyu could react, Xiao Ke exploded, its eyes wide with disbelief and disdain.

"You...you actually want to have an older man eat younger grass?!"

"Wow! You're so shameless! This is a minor!"

"..."

Kazama Chiba awkwardly covered her face; this lion was truly courting death.

Kaguya's smile remained unchanged, and even became more radiant.

In a flash, she flicked her finger.

"boom!"

Xiao Ke, who was still making a racket in mid-air, was suddenly struck head-on by an invisible high-speed train, turning into a yellow afterimage and slamming hard against the opposite wall.

The entire doll was embedded in that hard wooden decorative panel, and it couldn't be pried off.

"Yale yaale".

Kaguya withdrew her finger and elegantly blew away non-existent dust from her fingertip.

"Looks like this imposter needs some serious training."

The dull thud echoed in the private room, shaking the ukiyo-e print hanging on the wall so much that half of it tilted.

Kazama Chiba looked at Kero, who was stuck to the wall like a rotten tomato, reached out and used a little force to pry him out.

"Hey, are you alive?"

"Ouch...it hurts, it hurts..."

Xiao Ke let out a few muffled whimpers, covering her head with her two short hands. Her previously arrogant and domineering demeanor had been completely shattered by that slap.

"It's good that you're alive."

Kazama Chiba tucked it back into her arms, leaving only its head sticking out to breathe.

Then he turned around and sat back down in the same spot.

This time, he didn't adopt that defensive posture. Instead, he leaned back in his chair, his hands clasped on his knees.

The initial awkwardness of trying to pretend to be an ordinary high school student completely disappeared, replaced by a cool and composed attitude that since the truth had already been revealed, everyone should be open and honest with each other.

When faced with Kaguya's question about whether he had guessed her identity, Chiba already had a conclusion in his mind, but out of caution, he turned to ask Keroberos first.

"Hey, Xiao Ke. Even though you're a useless glutton, you're still a so-called sealed beast. Have you sensed anything from this woman?"

"Waaah..."

Xiao Ke shook her dizzy head, tried to focus her gaze, and stared at Kaguya for a while.

That flick of my finger really hurt.

But beyond the pain, the burst of magical energy that erupted in an instant was indeed deeply etched into its memory.

"Although I hate to admit it... that magical power just now was definitely from the same source! Just like Clow Reed's magical power."

It took a deep breath, as if making a firm decision, and suddenly shouted at Kaguya:

"Who are you?! Why do you possess the same power as Lord Clow Reed?!"

"It's so noisy."

Kaguya ignored its question, simply put down her wine glass, rested her chin on her hand, and looked at Chiba meaningfully.

"You clever child, you must have already guessed it, right?"

"what."

Kazama Chiba nodded, quickly going through all the information in her mind.

The answer is already obvious.

"You were sent by Clow Reed, weren't you?"

“That’s right, I am a creation of Clow Reed,” Kaguya admitted without changing her expression.

"In order to take care of you, this new mage who came out of nowhere, that person went to great lengths to create me, the new guardian who was specially created to replace 'Yue'."

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"what?!"

This time, before Qianyu could even speak, Xiaoke exploded.

"Clow Reed would never create a woman with such a terrible personality as you! In his creations, besides me and Yue, there are only those two special cards, Nothingness and Hope! There is no such person as you! I know the contents of the magic book by heart!"

"Hahaha……"

Kaguya suddenly laughed.

The laughter made Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was fast asleep next to her, frown. She turned over and muttered, "Don't make noise... another bottle."

"A catalog? That kind of outdated stuff is only something an old fogey like you would treasure."

Kaguya finished laughing, stretched, and her perfect figure was on full display under the lights.

Her smile faded, and her eyes became somewhat playful.

"I'm not actually in the catalog because I was rushed out at the last minute."

"Lord Clow Reed sensed the new Clow Cards in this world. He found it interesting, but also felt that something was missing."

"We're missing someone who can take charge; that position originally belonged to Yue."

"It's a pity that the real moon has become the exclusive card of the previous magician, that little girl named Kinomoto Sakura, and can't come on business trips."

"And so, I was born."

"In order to take Yue's place, to clean up this messy start, and also to take care of you, the lovely new mage."

"what?!"

After hearing this, Xiao Ke's eyes widened like copper bells.

"Replace? You mean you're a substitute?!"

"What a joke! The moon is one of a kind! You, with your powerful magic but completely out of place, dare to call yourself a substitute for the moon?!"

"I've never seen you before. Although that treacherous bespectacled man, Kuro Reid, likes to cause trouble, I know all the creations he's made. There's absolutely no such person here!"

"Qianyu, don't believe her! You imposter! You don't even have the basic attributes right. You don't have any of that cool, aloof feeling that the moon has. You're just full of weird tastes!"

"A fake?"

Kaguya raised an eyebrow, and the murderous aura that had just subsided spread out again.

"A doll that can't even maintain its own form and can only survive by relying on the magic bestowed upon it by others, has the right to call me an imposter?"

"you--!"

Xiao Ke was so angry that she was about to rush up and fight.

Just then.

A hand reached out and grabbed the little lion that was teetering in mid-air.

Kazama Chiba looked at Kaguya, pondered for a moment, and then decided to stand up for Kero.

"Although this guy is a good-for-nothing, a glutton who can't eat anything and is useless at everything."

“But it’s mine now.”

"What's there to be proud of, you're just a backup who was temporarily put in place of Yue?"

"..."

Xiao Ke peeked out from his arms, looking at his master who usually mocked him but stood by him without hesitation in crucial moments.

In that instant, its heart, which was probably made of cotton, inexplicably felt a warmth.

Although it sounds like she's insulting it, Qianyu is clearly protecting it!