Fantasy in the world of crossover anime

All Tomoyo knows about her mother, Hiroyu Mikami, is that she is the president of a large toy company and seems to be very busy. Tomoyo says that sometimes she doesn't see her for a whole day.

Soon it was lunchtime, and Mikami Hiroyu said goodbye to Sakura and Tomoyo and found his older brother, Li Xiaolang.

"Brother, did you bring a compass?"

"What, do you have Clow Cards?" Li Xiaolang asked curiously.

Yu Shen Haoyu pointed to the petals floating in the air. Li Xiaolang caught the falling petal and closed his eyes.

"Although it's weak, it still has the aura of a Clow Card. It's a pity I didn't bring my compass."

Today is the sports meet, and everyone is wearing sportswear, including Li Xiaolang. Yu Shen Haoyu had roughly guessed this outcome, but still held onto a sliver of hope.

"It seems we have no choice but to use the brute force method. Judging from the situation, this might be the flower card (THEFLOWER)," Mikami Hiroyu thought, looking at the flowers that had been slowly falling since the sports meet.

Seeing Yu Shen Haoyu's enthusiasm, Li Xiaolang asked, "Why are you so enthusiastic? This is more like you."

Hiroyu Mikami was quite helpless; he couldn't very well say that he was afraid the flowers scattered by the karuta would alert Sakura and Tomoyo. That would inevitably mean he'd have to wear Tomoyo's specially made clothes again.

Taking advantage of the time to rest and eat lunch, since the flowers scattered by the Flower Cards didn't have much magic power yet, and there were still very few, I quickly collected the Clow Cards.

It must be said that after Mikami Hiroyu captured the Thunder Card, he and Sakura each captured several Clow Cards during the period leading up to the sports meet.

Yu Shen Haoyu recovered the following four Clow Cards: THEERASE, THEEBIG, THELITTLE, and THETIME. Li Xiaolang helped Yu Shen Haoyu recover the Clow Cards, but he did not recover any himself.

With the help of Kero, who regained his powers, Sakura recaptured the following cards: The Silent, The Arrow, and The Float.

When Mikami Hiroyu broke through ten Clow Cards, he felt that he could seal the Clow Cards without relying on the world's consciousness, which made him very happy.

To avoid his classmates discovering his use of magic, Mikami Hiroyu found a secluded spot and used the Elimination Card to erase his form. He then immediately used the Jump Card. It must be said that the Jump Card greatly aided Mikami Hiroyu, as he used it almost every time he captured the Clow Cards, much to the envy of the Power Card.

Yu Shen Haoyu jumped high into the air and discovered that the source of the flower petals was the roof of the teaching building. With a slight push, Yu Shen Haoyu jumped to the roof, where the flower plaques were dancing.

Mikami Hiroyu revealed his form to facilitate sealing the Clow Cards, but when the Flower Cards saw Mikami Hiroyu, they immediately pulled him to their side and started dancing together.

Seeing that the flower cards seemed to be going well, Yu Shenhaoyu started dancing along with them. Although this dance couldn't be described as changing the world or losing the sun and moon, it could still be said to be a unique dance in the world, even though no one saw it.

After Yu Shen Haoyu finished his dance, he noticed there were even more flower petals around him. He walked to the floral arrangement, took its hand, and said, "Floral arrangement, please return to your original form."

Unlike Sakura, who can seal Clow Cards directly using the Sealing Key after they reveal their true forms, Mikami Hiroyu needs to directly touch the Clow Cards and pronounce their names to seal them.

After carefully placing the Clow Cards that had flown into his hand, Mikami Hiroyu used the card elimination and jump card techniques again, and soon there was nothing left on the rooftop.

Mikami Hiroyu found a secluded spot again, withdrew the magic of the Clow Cards, and came out.

"It seems we've averted a crisis this time, but I wonder if we can avoid it again in the future." It seems that the clothes Tomoyo dressed Mikami Hiroyu in were extremely chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur), which allowed Mikami Hiroyu to face it in this way.

Since Mikami Hiroyu and Li Xiaolang's parents weren't in Japan, they weren't involved in the family activity. After seeing Mikami Hiroyu collect the Clow Cards, Li Xiaolang went home alone.

After Li Xiaolang went home, Yu Shen Haoyu returned to the classroom. He realized he hadn't brought a pen, and to avoid any accidents, he decided to write his name on the flower cards.

"Alright, please take good care of me from now on with the karuta," said Mikami Hiroyu after writing his name and feeling a connection between himself and the karuta.

The flower cards flew around Mikami Hiroyu once, signifying closeness, before landing in his hand. Now, Mikami Hiroyu has 13 Clow Cards in his hand.

A battle was taking place on the playground among the adults, but Yu Shenhaoyu didn't participate because his parents weren't there. However, this didn't bother him as he watched the adults' fight.

On the playground, a man wearing glasses led the way, followed closely by a capable-looking woman in red.

Yu Shenhao felt that there was a grudge between the two of them, or more specifically, the woman in red had a grudge against the man with glasses, as if the man with glasses had stolen her favorite thing.

Yu Shen Haoyu found it very interesting and watched until the very end. In the end, the man won first place by a narrow margin, and the woman in red came in second. The woman in red seemed very unwilling and was saying something to the man with glasses. However, Yu Shen Haoyu lost interest in watching any further and went to the top floor to use the elimination and skipping cards to leave the school.

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The next day, Hiroyuki learned a surprising piece of news from Sakura and Tomoyo: Sakura and Tomoyo were actually relatives.

According to Sakura and Tomoyo's description, it seems that Sakura's mother is Tomoyo's mother's cousin, and Tomoyo's mother, as Sakura's mother's older cousin, has always been very fond of Sakura's mother.

When Sakura's mother was 16 years old, she married Sakura's father. At that time, the person who was most opposed to it was Tomoyo's mother.

However, Sakura's mother passed away when Sakura was three years old, which caused her mother's family to hold Fujitaka very badly against her. As a result, the two families lost contact.

Thus, Sakura only now realizes that Tomoyo is her relative, which can only be described as fate. The two, who were already very close, have their relationship deepened after learning this.

It seems I should thank Sakura's father and Tomoyo's mother. They drew Sakura and Tomoyo's attention, which allowed me to perfectly capture the Clow Cards without even wearing Tomoyo's special clothes.

"So did they make up in the end?" Yu Shen was curious about the final outcome after learning that Sakura's father and Tomoyo's mother had been arguing and smiling (Tomoyo's mother was arguing, and Sakura's father was smiling) after meeting at the sports meet yesterday.

"They made up in the end, with the help of me and Tomoyo," Sakura said proudly.

"Really? Then congratulations to you both."

Chapter Sixteen: "Cinderella"

The sports meet at Youzhi Elementary School lasted for three days, followed by the weekend. On the first day, Li Xiaoxi stayed at home after participating in her own and team events.

Seeing that his younger brother hadn't gone, Li Xiaolang stayed home with him.

As Li Xiaoxi accumulates more Clow Cards, her magical power also gradually increases. When she collected her tenth card, she discovered she could seal a Clow Card individually. Will she gain new abilities with her twentieth or thirtieth card?

Li Xiaoxi can now also have precognitive dreams. Previously, precognitive dreams were exclusive to Sakura, but now Li Xiaoxi can also have them. However, these precognitive dreams can only be experienced in this world. If they were to occur in other worlds, it would affect the development and balance of those worlds.

In other words, if Li Xiaoxi had a precognitive dream tonight, then the dream will come true the next day. However, this precognitive dream also has a drawback: it only works for dreams related to Clow Cards, as long as there's a sign that a Clow Card is about to appear. In this case, the precognitive dream will give a hint, allowing Li Xiaoxi to prepare.

This is the ability Li Xiaoxi gained after obtaining the flower cards. After acquiring this ability, Li Xiaoxi exclaimed, "This precognitive dream is a bit unreasonable!"

Although the world's consciousness didn't directly interfere with events happening in the world, the arrival of the Clow Cards was always too sudden, catching Li Xiaoxi completely unprepared. Therefore, the world's consciousness indirectly bestowed this ability upon Li Xiaoxi. After all, Li Xiaoxi is also part of the world, and the world's consciousness can make minor adjustments to a part of itself, of course, without interfering with the normal operation of the world.

Li Xiaoxi and Li Xiaolang didn't actually stay at home for the past three days as they seemed. With the help of a precognitive dream, Li Xiaoxi found three Clow Cards.

Of these three Clow Cards, Li Xiaoxi particularly liked the one called The Mirror Card because it was the first Clow Card she encountered that could speak. Although other humanoid Clow Cards could also speak, this required Li Xiaoxi to continuously use her immense magical power to help them grow.

In addition to the Mirror brand, Li Xiaoxi also received the Theecreate and Theelibra brands.

These three Clow Cards took Li Xiaoxi and Li Xiaolang a lot of effort to obtain. The Mirror Card, in particular, couldn't transform into Li Xiaoxi, but it perfectly replicated everything about Li Xiaolang. Finally, through the combined efforts of the two brothers, they managed to seal the Mirror Card.

After the sports meet ended, the two brothers from the Li family concluded their four-day stay-at-home period.

Since Sakura and Tomoyo knew about their relationship, on the last day of the sports meet, Tomoyo invited Sakura to her house to play.

At Tomoyo's house, Sakura met her newly acquainted aunt, Tomoyo's mother, Sonomi Daidouji. This aunt was incredibly kind to Sakura, which made Sakura very happy.

Finally, Sakura bid farewell to the Tomoyo family. During her stay at the Tomoyo family, Sakura met her aunt and also gained a shield, so she gained quite a lot.

After the sports meet at Youzhi Elementary School concluded, the school returned to its usual routine. Li Xiaoxi won two first-place awards at the meet, adding considerable honor to Class 4-2. This further enhanced Li Xiaoxi's reputation within her class.

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Every semester, Yuzhi Primary School holds a special class where each student's parents give a brief introduction to their work on stage. However, Li Xiaoxi and Li Xiaolang's parents were too busy in Hong Kong to attend this special class.

The school didn't require it, and Li Xiaoxi's parents came. However, this activity was for the entire class, and Li Xiaoxi and Li Xiaolang had to be present. Li Xiaoxi agreed to this one point.

On the day of the event, Li Xiaoxi was initially uninterested in listening to the work reports from the parents of her classmates, but she quickly became bored. However, out of respect for the parents, Li Xiaoxi forced herself to stay focused and listen to their reports.

While one of the classmates' parents was going downstairs, Li Xiaoxi asked Xiaoying and Zhiyi when their parents would arrive. The two said it would be a few more days, and they would call Li Xiaoxi when their parents arrived.

Li Xiaoxi was now filled with regret. Her brother seemed to have foreseen this outcome, so he begged the mirror tablet in Li Xiaoxi's hand to transform into her likeness and participate in the event. Upon hearing that it could participate in an event with its master, the mirror tablet agreed without caring what the event was.

While Li Xiaoxi was lost in thought, the mirror tablet, transformed into Li Xiaolang, sat beside her, thoroughly enjoying the moment. It knew how envious its kind had been when they learned they would be participating in this event with their master.

Just as Li Xiaoxi was about to fall asleep, she felt someone nudging her. Opening her eyes, she saw the mirror pointing at Sakura, who then pointed ahead. Li Xiaoxi knew that Sakura's father had arrived.

Following the direction Xiaoying pointed, Li Xiaoxi saw a middle-aged man who looked like Xiaoying standing on the podium, introducing himself. Li Xiaoxi knew that Xiaoying's father was a university professor majoring in archaeology.

However, when Li Xiaoxi met Sakura's father, Kinomoto Fujitaka, she sensed Clow Reed's aura on him. Although Kinomoto Fujitaka didn't possess any magic, Li Xiaoxi was very familiar with Clow Reed's aura. But why did Sakura and her brother possess magic, while their father didn't? Li Xiaoxi soon learned the specific reason, but we won't discuss that now.

Sakura's father explained some of the mysteries of archaeology to everyone, though he only gave a brief overview due to time constraints. However, being a university professor, his explanation was much more engaging than that of the average parent.

"Xiaoying, your dad spoke really well," Li Xiaoxi praised.

"Really? Hehe, next up is Tomoyo's mom," Sakura said shyly.

Because of her seating arrangement, Tomoyo was not near Li Xiaoxi.

Speaking of which, Zhi Shi's mother seems to be the richest among all the parents present! Looking at the podium, Li Xiaoxi thought to herself, "That strong woman's aura is immediately apparent."

The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class, and everyone went to find their parents. Li Xiaoxi said to Jingpai, "I'm sorry, I made you participate in such a boring activity because of my brother."

The Mirror Card, now back to its original form, shook its head. "No, this event wasn't so boring. On the contrary, I should thank your brother; he provided this opportunity." After saying this, the Mirror Card transformed back into a playing card.

Although the event was a bit boring, Li Xiaoxi didn't leave empty-handed. At least she learned that Sakura's father was connected to Clow Reed, so Clow Reed's influence was probably significant behind all of this. But why did he do that?

The school festival at the neighboring high school is coming up, and Sakura's brother gave her a few invitation tickets. Sakura has three tickets, one for herself, one for Tomoyo, and the last one she planned to give to Li Xiaoxi, but Li Xiaoxi refused.

That day, Li Xiaoxi planned to take the Clow Cards out to play again, in order to deepen her relationship with the Clow Cards.

However, on the night before the cultural festival, Li Xiaoxi had a premonition that interrupted her plans.

As for the tickets, Li Xiaoxi had to pay for them herself. The high school student selling name tags, seeing Li Xiaoxi's smile, generously offered to give her a free ticket, but then asked for her phone number! Li Xiaoxi, thinking the tickets were too expensive, tried to use her smile to negotiate a discount. However, she underestimated the power of her smile. While she could get the ticket price free, her own efforts far exceeded the ticket price, leaving her with no choice but to pay for them herself.

"If I had known this would happen, I should have used the 'disappearance' card," Li Xiaoxi sighed.

Li Xiaoxi browsed the stalls in the high school section, sensing the aura of the Clow Cards. Her dream gave her a hint: she was on a huge stage, where high school students were performing. Slowly, a thin mist appeared in people's eyes; this mist also had a corrosive quality, slowly eroding the stage.

There's still a while before the performance on the program. According to the program, the only performance we can have on stage is "Cinderella," performed by Sakura's brother's class.

Li Xiaoxi stared at the program list for a long time and realized that she hadn't misread it. It did indeed say "Kinomoto Touya starring as Cinderella". It seems that this class is very creative! They even came up with this idea. But what would it be like if Kinomoto Touya played Cinderella?

Despite searching for the weather, she still couldn't find the aura of the Clow Card. With the program time fast approaching, Li Xiaoxi had no choice but to resort to her ultimate move.

She found a quiet spot and used the Disappearance Card to make herself invisible. Then, she made her way smoothly to the backstage area, took out her compass, and chanted the incantation: "The Jade Emperor has decreed, the divine inkstone is in all four directions, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, thunder, wind, thunder and lightning are hereby decreed, lightly grind the thunderbolt and lightning, so be it!" The compass quickly gave Li Xiaoxi the answer. Following the clues given by the compass, Li Xiaoxi discovered that there was a cloud of mist rising above the stage.

Li Xiaoxi was still invisible, but she saw Sakura and Tomoyo not far away. Li Xiaoxi didn't care about revealing her presence, since using the Clow Cards required showing their magical power. In the past, when Sakura's magical power was lower, Li Xiaoxi wouldn't have worried about this, but Sakura's magical power was now much stronger, and since she was using two Clow Cards simultaneously, revealing their magical power was already beyond her control.

However, when Li Xiaoxi used the second Clow Card, Sakura felt the unique magic of the Clow Card.

It's somewhat like the magic Li Xiaoxi used, but didn't Xiaoxi say she couldn't use it? Am I imagining things wrong?

While Sakura was wondering if Li Xiaoxi had come, Li Xiaoxi used her shadow to grab and seal the Fog Card. Then, after glancing at Tomoyo, she left like a thief.

Touya's performance is about to begin...

Chapter Seventeen: Knowing the World

While Yu Shenhao was resting at home, his phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was a text message.

The text message read: Haoyu, do you have time? If so, could you please come to "Blue Elf"?

The sender's name, "Daidouji Tomoyo," was signed at the end of the text message.

"Why did Tomoyo want to see me, and in this way? And I've never heard Tomoyo speak to me like this before." Mikami Hiroyu had no choice but to dress himself up a little and tell the butler that he had something to do outside.

However, ever since I gave the Thunder Card to Sakura, I haven't seen Tomoyo anywhere outside of school.

"Blue Elf" is a stylish coffee shop with reasonable prices, making it a great place to chat and relax.

When Hiroyu Mikami arrived at the "Blue Elf" mentioned in the text message, he found that Tomoyo had been waiting there for a while. Tomoyo seemed to see Hiroyu Mikami and waved to him. Hiroyu Mikami nodded and went inside.

Led by a waiter, Mikami Hiroyu arrived at the place Tomoyo had reserved. "Sorry I'm late."

"No, I just got here myself. It was my fault for calling you out so suddenly," Tomoyo said apologetically.

Seeing that only Tomoyo was there and Sakura wasn't, Mikami Hiroyu asked in surprise, "Why isn't Sakura here?"

"I only called you today, Sakura is helping her dad," Tomoyo explained to Mikami Hiroyu again.

Hiroyuki Mikami pulled out a chair and sat down. Tomoyo, sitting opposite him, asked, "What would you like to drink? Coffee or green tea?"

"Green Tea Bar"

The waiter next to him took notes and then bowed slightly before opening the door. "So, Tomoyo, what brings you here? Can't we talk about it at school tomorrow?" Mikami Hiroyu brought up the topic first.

Tomoyo picked up her coffee and took a sip. Then she took out something that Hiroyuki Mikami recognized very well and placed it on the seat.

The moment Mikami Hiroyu saw Tomoyo take out that thing, he knew what it was. Wasn't that his student ID that he always carried with him? How did it end up in Tomoyo's hands?

"Haoyu, this should be yours, right?" Zhi Shi smiled and pointed to the academic certificate on the table.

Yuuji really wanted to say that it wasn't his. He just remembered when he lost his student ID. It must have been yesterday when he went to Sakura's school's cultural festival and was collecting the Clow Cards; he lost it backstage. How did it end up in Tomoyo's hands?

Yu Shenhao felt cold sweat pouring down his back. He forced a smile and said, "This should be me! How did it end up in Tomoyo's hands?"

"Since this belongs to Haoyu, then there's no way it will end up at Sakura-nii's school?" Tomoyo still looked at Mikami Haoyu with a smile.

Looking at the usually understanding Miss Tomoyo, Yushin Hiroyu saw that her smile was no longer so warm and inviting, but rather a little creepy.

With that chilling smile, Mikami Hiroyu explained why he had gone to Sakura's school for the school festival yesterday. However, he omitted the Clow Card incident. He simply said that he had found an invitation ticket while taking a walk and, not wanting to waste it, decided to go.

Tomoyo felt heartbroken listening to Hiroyu Mikami's fabricated story. She had found Hiroyu's club badge while watching Sakura's performance the day before, and Sakura had mentioned sensing the presence of Clow Cards, which quickly disappeared. The direction Sakura sensed the Clow Cards was where she had found Hiroyu's club badge.

From these clues, Tomoyo realized that Hiroyu Mikami's reason for coming to Sakura's brother's school was probably to seal the Clow Cards. She was already somewhat unhappy that Hiroyu Mikami had hidden the use of the Clow Cards from her, and now, hearing that Hiroyu Mikami was lying to cover up his mistake, Tomoyo felt betrayed.

When Mikami Hiroyu saw that his explanation made Tomoyo's face darken, he was used to Tomoyo's healing smile. Now, he looked aggrieved, and the lie on the tip of his tongue just wouldn't come out.