Chapter 44: Ascending Immortal Steps? At the very least, it can carry the camera for Zhishi~

[However, you broke your head upon landing and only woke up after a month-long coma. Discovering that your equipment was also damaged and fearing Kinomoto Sakura's revenge, you hurriedly sold this damaged treasure, using the spirit stones to purchase a skill on the black market.]

[Ding, you have obtained the skill—"Immortal Ascending Step"! Using this skill, you will significantly increase your movement speed, evade attacks, and gain a certain degree of airborne flight capability...]

"Oh, a movement technique?"

Ye Hui was somewhat surprised, yet it felt reasonable.

It seemed that tasks related to Clow Cards carried a very high probability of granting skill rewards closely resembling the abilities of those Clow Cards.

Therefore, acquiring this so-called Immortal Ascending Step made complete sense.

As for the airborne flight effect?

Ye Hui had some expectations, but not overly so.

After all, once he possessed the sword-flying skill, he could completely pilot a flying sword directly and soar through the skies!

The two were simply incomparable.

"However, with this, it might prove quite helpful for the mission of winning over Tomoyo..."

Should he ever fall behind one day and fail to keep pace with Sakura's rhythm,

he could at least carry the camera for Tomoyo.

Hahaha~

Ye Hui chuckled inwardly as he pondered.

Perhaps he could combine this lightness skill with flying talismans.

The flying talisman awarded by the system earlier was something he hadn't dared to use.

For no other reason than the sheer fear of falling.

After all, talismans had a time limit.

Yet the hovering effect of the lightness skill would allow him to linger in mid-air for a brief moment, providing the necessary time to deploy the talisman...

Unlike Sakura.

Who sometimes had to summon Clow Cards while plummeting, genuinely fearless of making intimate contact with the concrete ground before finishing her incantation.

Ye Hui opened his eyes.

He saw Kero flying around him, seemingly eager to see what insights he had gained this time.

"How is it?"

"Not bad! I gained some insights."

Hearing this, Sakura nodded slightly, finally setting her mind at ease.

Every time she saw classmate Ye Hui acquire a Clow Card and subsequently fall into deep thought, gaining some profound realization...

She always wondered if perhaps she was just too foolish.

Clearly, she interacted with the Clow Cards every single day.

Why was it that Ye Hui was always the one to comprehend things, while she extracted zero insights whatsoever?

Still, Ye Hui-kun was her comrade who fought alongside her shoulder to shoulder.

Sakura felt no jealousy, merely a touch of envy, followed by sincere well-wishes.

Fortunately, Ye Hui had no inkling that Sakura could harbor such tiny competitive thoughts, or his jaw would have truly dropped.

The cute king remained the cute king after all.

How could one possibly let the cute king become the Fourth Calamity of the gaming world, grinding monsters and leveling up?

Not to mention that Ye Hui's so-called insights were entirely bogus.

Without the absurd tasks assigned by his mentally challenged system, he would have been utterly incapable of comprehending any magic whatsoever, even while holding the cards.

Even a magician with heaven-defying aptitude like Sakura, who happened to be the chosen one,

could not instantly master magic upon receiving the Clow Cards.

How could an ordinary person like Ye Hui possibly manage it?

"You two..."

Tomoyo had finished filming by this point, thoroughly satisfied. She gave a gentle cough to remind Sakura and Ye Hui.

"It seems we still need to return all these items to their places, don't we?"

∑(っ°Д°;)っ

Hearing this, Sakura's eyes widened instantly: "Eh?"

[Kinomoto Sakura Emotion Value +9]

When Sakura had battled the Jump Card, there had been a pile of plush toys scattered across the small plaza.

Outside the shop, there was yet another blanket of toys covering the ground.

Cleaning all of this up would take forever!

By the time they finished,

the store manager would surely have woken up...

"I have a skill to control shadows, let me handle it. Besides, Sakura could use some practice too..."

Kero also chimed in with a reminder: "That's right, Sakura! The Shadow Card can manipulate moving objects, did you forget? Hurry up and try using the Shadow Card!"

...

Toy Store.

"Mmph."

Just as Manager Miki gently regained consciousness, she saw shadows on the floor clutching stuffed dolls and placing them one by one into various spots around the shop...

?!

Manager Miki's eyes widened once more.

*Snap.*

She fainted again.

Once Ye Hui and Sakura utilized the power of controlling shadows to properly arrange every single one of the plush toys,

Manager Miki finally woke up for a second time...

"Just now... was it a dream?"

She vaguely recalled seeing something rather bizarre just a moment ago!

Hearing this, Kero flew over, stopping right in front of Miki's face: "That wasn't a dream at all!"

This time, the manager did not pass out from fright.

Perhaps the previous shocks had been so numerous that her psychological threshold had been raised.

When Ye Hui and the others spoke of these bizarre occurrences once more, she was already capable of accepting them bit by bit...

Even though the plush doll known as Kero was highly suspicious, she began to feel it was quite normal.

After all, he was a magical puppet belonging to the "Master"!

Following explanations, Miki learned that the "monster" had been subdued and had become Sakura's shikigami.

She breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly expressed her gratitude!

Sakura waved her hands frantically.

Miki insisted on thanking them.

The two engaged in a round of polite formalities.

In the end, it was Tomoyo who pointed out that the hour was getting late and they should be heading home.

Miki then apologetically hurried them out the door.

On the way back.

Ye Hui muttered to himself: "It seems I didn't even need to do much; Tomoyo was capable of handling everything..."

With someone as silver-tongued as Tomoyo around,

Manager Miki apparently had no intention of continuing to probe for the bottom of it.

"That's right, in a place like Sakura Country, all sorts of bizarre things are bound to happen. They've probably gotten used to it long ago."

Ye Hui recalled news from his past life.

It was said that in such a tiny island nation,

the number of officially registered formal sects alone approached nearly two hundred thousand...

Thinking about it that way, it was no wonder their nerves were so thick and their minds seemed somewhat abnormal.

Walking beside Ye Hui, Tomoyo caught his murmurs.

Her purple eyes held a trace of curiosity.

"Yezu-kun, if the manager hadn't believed our words at the beginning, what would you have done?"

Hearing this, Ye Hui glanced sideways at her and chuckled softly: "Wouldn't that have been even simpler?"

He pointed at Sakura and said: "Sakura has other Clow Cards as well, doesn't she?"

He began analyzing the various practical applications of the cards to Tomoyo.

First, they could use the Shadow Card to manufacture terror and frighten Miki until she fainted.

Sakura: ∑(O_O；)

Second, they could use the Wind Card to conjure a violent tempest and blow away all the toys.

Sakura: (￣△￣；)

Next, they could use the Tree Card to accelerate plant growth and drive Miki away.

Sakura: (￣□￣)

Finally, they could use the Rain Card to cause severe weather, forcing Miki to close the shop early.

Sakura: （*-*）......

Listening to Ye Hui continuously rattle off methods, Sakura was dumbfounded.

Why did these methods get more extreme one after the other...

Did classmate Ye Hui want to drive Manager Miki to her wit's end like a trapped rat?

[Kinomoto Sakura Emotion Value +15]

Ye Hui spread his hands.

"Yet those truly are the simplest methods. If one doesn't wish to give the manager an excuse to walk out of her psychological shadow, and simply wants to resolve the matter, there are far too many ways!"

Even Tomoyo herself could pull it off!

Ye Hui had noticed while inside the shop that many packaging boxes bore the label "Daidouji Toy Company"...

If Tomoyo were to take action, letting the manager witness the dark hand of Hayek!

Economic sanctions, forcing the manager to close down prematurely!

She might never dare to open a toy store ever again!

That would be true extremism...