Chapter 5
Accelerate
Thank you for reading. CLAMP owns Tsubasa. But I am better than them because … To …
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We returned back to Chunyan's house. Syaoran looked very miserable as he carried the provisions I won.
"Okaeri! How did it go?" greeted Fye. "I managed to keep up a conversation with Kurotan the whole time, so I doubt you got very far?" He noticed Syaoran's wound. "Something happened … right?"
Chunyan handed me a clean moist cloth to clean Syaoran's cut and started on explaining the incident to Fye and Kurogane.
"I see … So you were beaten by the Ryanban's wind again …" said Fye after Chunyan explained what had happened.
"But how come you didn't fight the Ryanban?" Kurogane asked.
" We've tried! So many times … again and again!" Chunyan sighed. "But we can't even lay a finger on him. The castle where the Ryanban lives is protected by secret magic. Nobody can get near it!"
"I see … And that's the strange power that Mokona's been feeling …" said Fye conversationally.
"There're lots of strange powers," said Mokona. "I can't tell which one is the aura from the feather."
"You have to be very careful," I told Syaoran as I cleaned his cut.
He nodded. "It's ok."
Fye thought for a while. "Well how about the son? Can't we do something like take him hostage?" Fye suggested blithely.
"Eh!?" Syaoran looked up.
"You just said something very terrible, you know," said Kurogane.
"The Ryanban's watching over the whole town of Ryonfi with his secret magic! If we do something to his son –" said Chunyan. "Like yesterday and today with Syaoran-kun, we'll get attacked by his secret magic …"
"You said that a year ago, the Ryanban just got strong all of a sudden. I wonder if it might have something to do with Sakura-chan's feather," Fye said.
"That wouldn't really make sense," said Kurogane pointedly. "The wings with her memories flew away just a little while ago."
"I'll go check it out. I'll see if the Ryanban has the feather," said Syaoran, getting up.
"Matte! You're hurt … Syaoran," I said, tugging his arm.
"Daijoubu desu," Syaoran said. "If there's a feather, I'll bring it back.
"Syaoran-kun …"
"Chotto matte!" said Fye. "Don't worry, I'm not going to stop you. Demo ne … that secret magic the Ryanban seems really powerful. It's impossible if you're going to just go. You've at least got to break through the magic barrier at the castle's entrance."
"Can't you do anything about it?" said Kurogane.
"Impossible," said Fye, without a care in the world.
"Then quit talking like you've got a plan!" bellowed Kurogane.
"I'll ask Yuuko!" said Mokona imposingly. Mokona hovered a few feet and the red jewel on his head sparkled. The gem emitted bright rays of light and a circle formed. The picture in the circle flickered and a beautiful woman with long black hair came into view. She must be Yuuko.
"Mokona's really convenient, huh?" said Fye, pointing at the projected image of the woman. "This is a connection to a different world!"
"There's a limit to convenience, too!" Kurogane bawled, pointing at Yuuko too.
I stares at the woman. She was from another world? I heard Chunyan gasp next to me. Oh right, she had never journeyed through Mokona's mouth.
"I see," Yuuko said. "So you want to break the secret magic and enter the castle." Her voice echoed eerily, as two voices would.
"Sou nan desu!" said Fye.
"Demo … you don't have to ask me … Fye can use magic, right?" said Yuuko.
"I gave you the origin of my magic …"
"The tattoo that I took as payment is just the origin of magic meant to stop other magic. It's not your actual magic power."
"Well, yeah, demo … I've decided not to use magic without it."
"Ii wa," agreed Yuuko. "I'll send you something to break the castle's secret magic. But you've got to pay the fee."
"If there's anything I can give you …" Fye looked around the house for something and picked up his wooden staff. "How about this? It's a magic tool, but I don't really use it."
"Ii deshou. Give it to Mokona."
"Ikuyo!" said Fye, pushing the staff into Mokona's expanded mouth.
Mokona swallowed the staff but it didn't come out the other end. Chunyan seemed to find it very frightening. "Mekyo!" Mokona murmured in satisfaction.
"Are you sure this is ok?" said Syaoran to Fye cautiously.
"Of course it's ok," said Fye very self-assuredly.
With a loud 'ha!' Mokona ejected a shiny round object. Syaoran caught it neatly. An orb of solid magical powers. The hazy coloured mists in the ball swirled. It gave off a diffused luminosity, concealing magic. "This is the thing that will break the secret magic."
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