"More colorful than anything, yet emptier than The Nothing...?"
Just as Adam was still pondering the meaning of those words, The Nothing spread her hands.
"I'd actually only met him once before I was sealed away."
"...Sorry."
"It's fine~"
The Nothing tugged at her skirt and spun in a circle within the card.
"Back then, I was affected by the magic of nothingness. I didn't even know how long I'd been sealed away. Now that I've been freed from the Clow Cards, I'm quite satisfied with my life."
"...?!"
Wait, what The Nothing had just said contained far too much information.
Adam rubbed his forehead.
"First of all, what do you mean you were affected by the magic of nothingness?"
"Hm? It means exactly what it says. It shouldn't be hard to understand, right?"
The Nothing assumed the pose and sorrowful expression she had worn before.
"The magic of nothingness was too powerful. Even I couldn't escape its influence, spending every day immersed in empty solitude..."
Her suddenly ethereal voice held not a trace of life, but in the next moment, she became lively again.
"Now it feels completely different~"
"Then you said earlier that you'd been freed from the Clow Cards..."
"Oh? Once the trial began, Clow Reed's seal had already lost its effect. That's why my power went out of control."
Without noticing that Kero and Suppi's expressions had nearly frozen solid, The Nothing spoke as if it were perfectly natural.
"You used the power of love to free me from nothingness, so I belong to you now. Strictly speaking, I should be called... the Adam Card?"
"...The Adam Card?"
Adam stared blankly at The Nothing, then turned to The Love.
"The Love became an Adam Card too?"
"Yes. The Love is the same. The Love Card you