"So that's how it is!"
Cerberus nodded repeatedly after hearing this, evidently believing Adam's explanation.
He felt that what Adam said was very logical; besides his creator, Clow Reed, who else would have the ability to do such a thing, especially since he could indeed feel the contract with Adam.
This couldn't be faked.
Of course, the most important thing was that Adam had treated him to so many delicious foods the first time they met, so how could he be a bad person?
Meanwhile, Yue, who was sitting opposite Adam, frowned tightly.
He was not as naive and easily fooled as Cerberus.
What Adam said seemed to make some sense, but there was no verifiable evidence, only words.
Why would Clow Reed, upon his disappearance, find a second Master for the clow cards, and a temporary Master from another World at that?
Could this magician named Adam have used some special magic to steal Sakura's magic and replace Sakura?
Or was there some conspiracy involved?
However, even if he was suspicious now, before he understood the truth, it was not good to make any other moves.
"I hope everything you said is true, otherwise, even if you have a contract, if we don't agree, you won't be able to fully unleash the power of the clow cards."
"I have no need to deceive you, because with my power, the clow cards are not of much help to me."
Adam smiled upon hearing this, then his eyes transformed into the Rinnegan, and a powerful aura emanated from his body, an oppressive feeling as terrifying as a god, causing Cerberus and Yue to instantly stiffen.
"What a terrifying feeling!"
At this moment, Cerberus and Yue, even if they fully released the power of the Sun and Moon within them, felt as if they could be crushed by Adam like ants at any moment.
They were simply not on the same level of existence.
"Although the clow cards are not much to me, I am still very interested in Clow Reed's magic, and I hope to become friends with you.
How about this, you can first observe this World, and in an hour, you will know whether I have deceived you."
Adam waved his hand, clearing the table in front of them, then directly took Cerberus and Yue and Apparated above New York.
"Go and learn about this World."
Releasing Cerberus and Yue, Adam Apparated away again.
It was naturally difficult to convince people with just words; it was better to let them see and understand for themselves.
The Cardcaptor Sakura World was in 1999, and this was 2006; it was easy to distinguish that they were two different Worlds.
Moreover, the history and development trajectories of the two Worlds also had many differences; Mutants and Superheroes, for example, did not exist in the Cardcaptor Sakura World.
And there's the League of Heroes; knowing about the League of Heroes and the actions of the Superheroes within it, knowing the story of him, Adam, saving this World, he believed that Cerberus and Yue's perception of him would greatly improve.
Then, an hour later, when they returned to the Cardcaptor Sakura World and saw Sakura safe and sound, and everything as usual, there would basically be no more problems.
"He actually let us leave so easily."
Seeing Adam disappear, Yue's face showed a thoughtful expression, then he took Cerberus and, transforming into ordinary people, entered New York to gather information.
After leaving, Adam did not return to the Adamantium briefcase, but instead left Earth directly and went into outer space.
Now possessing the Ōtsutsuki bloodline, he was perfectly capable of surviving in space.
He had always had a conjecture regarding the clow cards, and now that he had them in his hands, it was a good opportunity to verify it in outer space.
Taking out the Star Wand and the magic book containing the clow cards again, Adam showed a hint of hesitation on his face.
Since he wanted to study Clow Reed's magic and verify his conjecture, he naturally had to try to use the clow cards, but the way of using the clow cards made him feel a bit awkward.
"Never mind, no one can see anyway."
Holding Sakura's Star Wand in his palm, he recited the incantation according to Sakura's memory:
"Key that hides the power of the stars, please show your true power before me; Adam, who made a contract with you, commands you, release the seal!"
As the incantation sounded and magic was infused into the Star Wand, the Star Wand, which had originally looked like a key, immediately returned to its normal size.
He drew the first clow card, the hard-working Wind, from the magic book and touched it with the Star Wand:
"Come forth, Wind!"
Suddenly, a mature-looking Wind fairy sister flew out from the clow card and landed in front of Adam.
She looked at Adam with some curiosity, a hint of confusion on her face, but after sensing the contract with Adam, the Master of the clow cards, she returned to normal.
"Interesting."
After experiencing the process of releasing the Wind card using the Star Wand, Adam keenly noticed that the Star Wand actually had a similar function to a wand.
It could help a magician better control and use magic, allowing magic to unleash greater power.
In fact, if one's control over magic was good enough, one could still use the clow cards even without using the Star Wand as a medium.
No wonder Sakura later sent the Star Wand to the clone Sakura in Clow Country through a dream; perhaps by then, even without the Star Wand, Sakura could skillfully use magic and the clow cards.
"Now, let's verify my conjecture!"
Adam channeled his vast magic through the Star Wand into the Wind fairy, then pointed at a huge meteor in the distance and commanded:
"Destroy it!"
Hearing Adam's command, the Wind fairy immediately transformed into a green gale, sweeping towards the huge meteor.
The two collided, and the huge meteor lasted for less than three seconds before turning into a pile of fragments.
"Indeed, the power is much greater than I imagined!"
Seeing the Wind fairy destroy the meteor, Adam's eyes immediately lit up.
As one of the four major elements of the clow cards, the Wind card appeared the most, but from its performance, its destructive power was not actually strong.
Or rather, all the clow cards did not perform satisfactorily in terms of destructive power.
This instinctively made Adam feel that the power of the clow cards was nothing more than that, just small toys Clow Reed casually made for his future daughter.
But upon closer thought, it didn't seem to be the case.
If they were just small toys, Clow Reed wouldn't have gone to so much trouble, creating a bunch of problems and setting various trials.
Especially the last card, "The Nothing," which was born from the creation of the clow cards; even Clow Reed couldn't destroy it and could only choose to seal it.
Therefore, he conjectured that perhaps the clow cards were not small toys Clow Reed made for his future daughter, but rather Clow Reed's ultimate work, truly gathering all his magical knowledge, created before he left this World.