Kitty, Shy, Covering Face

"Alright, child, hurry and sleep. Good night~"

"Good night, Grandma~"

After Grandma closed the door and left, Adam put down the milk and looked thoughtfully at the Book of Sealing.

From his probing just now, Grandma really couldn't see the true appearance of the Book of Sealing, and couldn't even hear Spinel Sun's voice.

"Do you believe it now?"

Spinel Sun's voice was tinged with fatigue. He didn't understand why this child was so wary.

"Speaking right now is consuming what little magic power we have left. In case you're still considering and our magic power is completely exhausted, I'll tell you how to sign the contract first."

"If you still don't want to sign the contract in the end, please write down the method of signing the contract and keep it with the Book of Sealing."

"……"

The more Spinel Sun spoke, the heavier his fatigue became. It was hard to tell if it was mental exhaustion or if he really had very little magic left.

"…Um, isn't there a magic wand or something?"

Adam now believed about ninety percent of what he'd been told about the Book of Sealing… okay, maybe seventy percent, no more than that. But he really didn't have any other means to verify it right now.

But he remembered that Sakura had a Sealing Wand.

"Um, there is a Sealing Wand, but I can only give it to you after you sign the contract…"

"Book of Sealing that hides the power of darkness, in the name of Adam Lee, I sign a contract with you…"

Adam followed Spinel Sun's instructions, placed his hand above the Book of Sealing, and recited the incantation to sign the contract.

As it stood, this Book of Sealing didn't seem to have any flaws. For his safety… it was worth a try!

After reciting the entire incantation, Adam felt a power running through his body. He seemed to see the incantation he recited forming a contract, and when Adam's name was finally branded on it… the contract failed.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Spinel Sun and Cerberus's voices sounded at the same time.

"Oh, I was just testing to see if there were any loopholes in the incantation. It seems you guys really weren't lying to me."

Adam cleared his throat without changing his expression.

"Book of Sealing that hides the power of darkness, in the name of Adam Reed, I sign a contract with you…"

"Eh?!"

When the name was branded, Spinel Sun and Cerberus made even more shocked noises.

"What's wrong? I followed your instructions this time."

"No, it's nothing..."

Spinel Sun and Cerberus in the Book of Sealing exchanged glances. Could this be the standard for opening the Book of Sealing?

Clow Reed really took the principle of keeping the good stuff within the family to the extreme!

"From now on, you are the Cardcaptor we serve, and we will do our best to assist you!"

"I will summon you as soon as possible."

After signing the contract, Adam learned about the current state of the Book of Sealing. It was severely lacking in magic power and urgently needed replenishment. The two Seal Beasts couldn't even condense their forms in energy-saving mode.

Adam also learned the attributes of the two Seal Beasts. Cerberus represents the sun and Western magic, while Spinel Sun represents the moon and Eastern magic.

At the same time, Adam naturally gained the ability to open the Book of Sealing. Opening the cover, a stack of Clow Cards lay quietly in the center of the book, with the Sealing Wand in key form on top.

"Hmm?"

Adam picked up the golden Sealing Wand and held it in his palm:

"Has the Sealing Wand always looked like this?"

"The appearance of the Sealing Wand will change with the Contractor's magic power. This one is the Wand of Darkness that Clow Reed used."

The voice came from Cerberus.

"It seems that you and Clow Reed's dark magic are very compatible, Adam."

"Clow Reed's Wand of Darkness... In the name of the contract, show me your true form."

The head of the Wand of Darkness in key form was a crescent moon completely enveloping a solar disc. After complete release, the enveloping relationship did not change, but the solar part was enlarged, and only the circle in the center of the sun remained enveloped by the crescent moon.

Those spikes symbolizing sunlight pierced through the crescent moon. Adam waved it around, feeling that it would also be very handy for close combat.

At the same time, the Sealing Wand seemed to be able to adjust its size after complete release according to the user's height, but the Wand of Darkness was still a head taller than Adam, but fortunately the wand body was slender, and the proportions were still coordinated.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, Adam looked at himself in the mirror wearing pajamas and holding the Wand of Darkness.

Should he regret it or be glad that the Cardcaptor's transformation doesn't include a change of clothes?

Might as well try the Clow Cards...

"I need to remind you, Adam, that you are still too young and your magic power is not enough to use the Clow Cards at will."

Spinel Sun's voice came from the floating Book of Sealing:

"Magic power will increase with age, proficiency in using magic, and learning more magical knowledge. Right now, you can probably only use a Clow Card once a day, otherwise there may be danger."

"Once... including The Nothing?"

Adam's gaze swept across the Clow Cards, but he couldn't find The Nothing.

"The Nothing is still sealed. Even just touching that card in your current state would be affected by its magic. Even if The Nothing doesn't intend to, you would still completely disappear from this world."

The two little ones weren't surprised that Adam knew about The Nothing. The information Adam received after signing the contract was left by Clow Reed, and they didn't know exactly what it included.

"The Nothing is the void that opposes all things represented by the other fifty-two Clow Cards. To use this Clow Card, you not only need immense magic power, but you must also create the fifty-fourth Clow Card yourself—The Love."

"The Love, huh? I understand."

"Of the 54 Clow Cards, only The Love doesn't... eh? You're not going to ask more about it?"

Cerberus's voice was a little hesitant.

"After all, with my current abilities, understanding more won't allow me to create The Love right away, will it?"

A smile flashed in Adam's eyes:

"However, if you're willing to share information about The Love, Kero, I'd be happy to know."

"Ugh, being called 'Kero' like that is too..."

Hearing this voice, Adam couldn't help but imagine a scene in his mind—

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"Eee~"

"Spinel, I can call you that too, you know."

"Eeh?!"

The cat in his mind doubled. Adam couldn't help but look forward to the lives of the two cute creatures after they were summoned.

Speaking of which, Hogwarts doesn't seem to allow any animals other than cats, toads, and owls?

"Ahem, The Love wasn't kept among the Clow Cards because love cannot exist independently of people."

After a long while, Kero finally regained his voice.

"All things in the world will inevitably return to nothingness, but only love can counteract it."

Adam said with emotion. As soon as he finished speaking, he faintly felt a force.

Hidden deep within his heart, it involuntarily brought a sense of peace and joy.

"That's...?"

"Eh? You can already sense The Love?"

Kero's voice was a little anxious and regretful, "It's a pity you don't have enough magic power yet, otherwise you could have taken this opportunity to create The Love!"