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

At this point, it suddenly remembered something.

"Wait a moment."

Kerberos slowly looked at Kazama Chiba.

"Um... what about the other cards? I mean, besides the wind cards, where are the other fifty-one cards?"

Kazama Chiba raised her hand and casually pointed to the still-open window.

"Just now, about a minute before you woke up, there was a strong gust of wind that blew all the cards away."

Kazama Chiba shrugged.

"I didn't see exactly where it flew, but it probably flew all over the city, in all directions. It's probably flown all over Shenshui City by now."

Kerberos was stunned.

It blinked its beady eyes, as if trying to understand the meaning of the sentence.

They all flew out.

They're found in all directions: east, west, south, and north.

Flying all over Shenshui City.

..........

"what?!!!"

Chapter 6 Become the Cardcaptor Sakura, Boy!

A scream powerful enough to shatter glass erupted in the small room.

The decibel level was so high that Kazama Chiba subconsciously frowned and took a step to the side to avoid damaging her eardrums.

Kerberos clutched his head, his entire body trembling violently in mid-air, as if he had just been told that tomorrow would be the end of the world.

"You're kidding me?! They all flew away?! Those are Clow Cards! If they run rampant outside, the world is doomed! I'm going to get yelled at to death by Clow Reed! Even though he's dead, he'll still yell at me to death!"

"And if that awful Yue finds out, she'll laugh at me for the next century!"

Cerberus darted around the room like a runaway helicopter, crashing into the ceiling and then into the wardrobe door.

It circled twice in the air before finally hovering in front of Kazama Chiba's nose, its long, thin tail, which resembled a lion's tail, thrashing wildly in anxiety.

"Hey! You little brat! You saw it, why didn't you stop it? You could have just closed the book, right? Those are Clow Cards! If they got out of here, it could cause a catastrophe like the end of the world! Do you know what the end of the world means? It means no more takoyaki or pudding!"

Faced with the spittle raining down on the plush toy, Kazama Chiba calmly raised her hand, pinched the scruff of its neck with two fingers, and lifted it to a safe distance like a disobedient kitten.

"I'm saying, don't you understand the situation yet?"

"You lost the card. As the guardian, sleeping on duty and causing a hazardous material leak is a serious dereliction of duty. What, is it now fashionable in the magical world to shift the blame to innocent witnesses?"

He casually tossed Xiao Ke back onto the table, then pulled up a chair and sat down.

"Um...this..."

Little Ke was momentarily speechless, its little eyes darting around, clearly trying to find a logical flaw in the rebuttal, but it quickly gave up, sadly realizing that what the other person said also seemed to make sense.

Indeed, it overslept and failed to properly guard the Book of Seals.

According to the rules left by Kuroide, this is indeed its full responsibility.

"But...but! Now is not the time to assign blame!"

"Those cards are magical! Each one has the potential to turn this city... no, this country upside down!"

"Especially those hot-tempered guys like 'Fire' and 'Thunder,' if they don't rein themselves in quickly, the world will be destroyed!!"

After hearing this, Kazama Chiba simply said calmly

"Since it's so dangerous, why don't you hurry up and chase after them?"

"Chase them? Yes! We must chase them!"

Cerberus abruptly stopped in mid-air, turning his head to stare intently at Kazama Chiba.

"Hey! You there! Since you were able to activate this wind card, it means you do have some magic power! Hurry up, come with me to find them!"

"I refuse."

Kazama Chiba swiftly returned to her chair, sat down, and tilted her head back to gulp down a mouthful of soda.

"That's your job, what does it have to do with me? Besides, you look like this right now..." He looked the palm-sized plush toy up and down, "...besides being cute, you don't seem to have any fighting ability, do you?"

"What did you say?!"

Cerberus was so angry that his face turned red.

"I'm like this because I don't have enough magic! As long as I find the 'Earth' card and the 'Fire' card, I can turn back to my original form! I'll scare you to death then!"

It flew up to Kazama Chiba and tried to stare at her with its harmless eyes.

"Hey! Now that you know how dangerous the Clow Cards are, why are you still so calm!"

"That's your responsibility, not mine."

Kazama Chiba put down her cola and said, "And to correct you, it was you who overslept and let them escape, while I was the kind person who woke you up from that pile of waste paper."

"How could you do this! How heartless!" Cerberus was so angry that he did a somersault in the air.

"The cards are all outside now, except for this one Wind card in your hand! If you don't help me retrieve them, no one can stop them! Please! Although I don't know who you are, since you can awaken the wind, it means you have magical aptitude! Sign a contract with me and become a Cardcaptor Sakura!"

As it spoke, it put on a righteous and awe-inspiring look, trying to launch its tried-and-true tactic of "cute offensive + righteous kidnapping".

Faced with this suggestion that would make countless magical girl manga heroines' brains tingle, Kazama Chiba simply pulled her arm out indifferently and flicked its forehead.

"reject."

"Huh? Why?!"

"First, I have no interest in being a volunteer for unpaid work. Second, I have no interest in being a hero who saves the world. You'd be better off going to the police or the Ministry of Defense for that kind of thankless work."

"In this society, labor without reward is called exploitation. Do I look like the kind of fool who gets swept away by the word 'justice' and gets all hot-blooded?"

"So... what exactly do you want?"

Seeing that Kazama Chiba wouldn't budge despite her threats, Kero's momentum visibly weakened; his once straight back slumped, and his ears drooped.

"If you don't take back the cards, I... I'll disappear... If you can help me, I'll do anything!"

Kazama Chiba nodded in satisfaction, opened the drawer, took out an unopened package of pudding, and casually tossed it over.

“That’s right, you have to be polite when you ask for help. I’m not some kind of devil. Since you’ve asked so sincerely, I can help you.”

Xiao Ke caught it instinctively, her nose twitched twice, and her eyes instantly turned into stars: "Wow! It's a limited edition caramel pudding!"

"Want some?"

"miss you!"

Do you want me to help you find the cards?

"think!!"

"Then shut up and do as I say."

Kazama Chiba turned around and looked out the window at the city lights that were already shrouded in night, her eyes flickering slightly.

In his eyes, the cards that flew away were not important.

The most important thing is for Xiao Ke to teach him magic.

As long as you can become a Cardcaptor Sakura, even if you don't reach Sakura's level in the end, you're guaranteed to be able to dominate the continent.

Moreover, using the Clow Cards has no side effects, isn't that exactly the power he's been pursuing?

After making up her mind, Kazama Chiba snapped her fingers to get Koko's attention.

“I will help you recycle the cards, but in exchange, all the cards will be under my control after recycling. Don’t talk to me about ‘temporary custody’ or ‘handing them over later.’ Once they’re in my hands, they are my private property.”

"Huh?!" Cerberus's eyes widened. "That's Clow Reed's legacy! It exists to maintain the balance of the world! How can it become your private property?"

"Don't want to? The door's over there. Goodbye." Kazama Chiba pointed to the doorway.

"Wait, wait! I promise! I promise, okay?!"

"It's yours! As long as it can be sealed away, it can belong to anyone!"

Xiao Ke, clutching Pudding, was so anxious she did a somersault in the air. Although she was extremely reluctant to hand over the Clow Cards to someone who looked so dangerous...

But at this moment, for the sake of survival (and the pudding in its hand) and the safety of the world, it could only swallow this humiliating treaty with tears in its eyes.

"But you have to promise you won't use them for anything bad!"

"The definition of bad things is very vague," Kazama Chiba said casually. "But if you mean meaningless murder and arson, then I'm not interested."

Then Kazama Chiba raised her second finger.

"Secondly, during this cooperation, you are my familiar and must unconditionally obey my commands. If I say go east, you are not allowed to go west; if I say shut up, you are not allowed to make a sound. Understand?"

"Pet?!" Xiao Ke felt her self-esteem being trampled on.

"I am the noble one of the seals..."

"Ok?"

"Um... I mean I understand! I'll do whatever you say! As long as we can get the cards back."

"Very good." Kazama Chiba nodded in satisfaction.

"Now, turn me into a Cardcaptor Sakura first, then tell me how to use this 'Wind' card to draw other cards. After all, a skilled craftsman must first have the right tools."

After the agreement was reached, Cerberus finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the process was full of humiliation and exploitation, at least this important fighting force was tied to the pirate ship.

"That scared me to death... I thought I was really going to have to fight this alone..."

It muttered a couple of things, then mustered its strength, floated back to the cover of the Book of Seals, stretched out its claws, and pressed hard on the golden sun emblem.

"Since it's agreed, let's begin the ritual. Although my current magic power is only enough to maintain this state, I can still perform the ritual to release the seal key."

With a soft click, the center of the badge cracked open, and a small golden key slowly emerged.

The key was only the size of a fingertip, with a red gemstone set at its tip, emitting a faint but pure light.