TRC 145 + XXXHOLiC 130 !

Here we are one more week and this time we have double chapters !

Clean scans can already be downloaded at The Room of Requirement, the credits for scanning goes to ladydarkmoon-san, of course ^__^


Tsubasa

The splash page, what can I say? VERY nice. I’m loving Sakura here, and the Syaoran from the right xDD they’re taking off your clothes, you’re being stalked, sakura-chan XD

Hikaru is, as expected, as fast as light, and Syaoran notices that xD However, I think he already found her weak point (the fact that she’s a machine can be used against her). So I know things will turn to Syaoran’s side on the next chapter.

Then, we see more of the oh-so-many secret talks with Yuuko.

Sakura wants to go to the world she saw in her vision in order to prevent that future from happening. At first I thought she didn’t know what world that was, but reading well, seeing how she said “kono sekai”, I’m starting to think she knows what world is that. I might be wrong though ^^”

So, since she can only use the power to cross dimensions ONCE (like anybody else so far except Yuuko and Fei Wang), and since she can’t decide the world she’ll land to, she asks Yuuko to make her land in that specific world. However, we know our favorite Witch and she doesn’t do a thing for free, and so she asks for a price.

The price is OMG Sakura’s good luck ! Now, I so so so so loved that. If already I loved CLAMP before now I love them a bit more. Because until now I wasn’t able to digest that little “God’s daughter” story, and all her immense luck annoyed me. I mean, just because she’s the main character AND CLAMP’s most known character? Now, having CLAMP taking away one of the few things Sakura still has, yeah, that makes me immensely happy ^_____^ In other words, I like when main characters are just as normal as any not-main characters, it’s not because she’s “Sakura” that her ass will always be the one with the best smell.

Also, this made me think how Yuuko chooses what price her costumes will have to pay. I mean, why her luck?

Anyway, this leads us to the other side of the boat. Who do we know that totally LACKS on good luck? Way to go for those who thought on Himawari! XDDD It was my first and immediate thought, that that luck might eventually be transfered to Himawari. After all, Yuuko doesn’t keep anything to herself. If you ask me, I sure hope so, it would be SO awesome if that happens.

And now we wait 2 weeks to see what’s going to happen.

XXXHOLiC

Today is the day of the awesome splash pages. I loved this Maru & Moro one too ! They appear way too few in XXXHOLiC.

A two-headed crow broke the kekkai protecting the store and flew inside it o_________o

TODAY, Yuuko just flicked her hand and that was enough to make it disappear, but I’m not so sure if that will work as efficiently as it did.

And it’s not a normal crow, it has two heads….. I don’t know but it looks like it was sent by someone.

Yuuko says the energy protecting the place has weakened due to the path that the TRC people has chosen o.o That store is more connected to Sakura and the others than I actually had thought o.o

Now, isn’t this one of the best dresses Yuuko has ever worn?

Bah! Watanuki made gloves to Doumeki? XDDDD LOL! That will give the fangirls a lot of subjects to talk about during the waiting for the next chapter xD

And oh, look who’s back, Kohane-chan ! And Watanuki made gloves for her too~~ how cute xD (he’s making gloves to everybody xD)

Unfortunately I can’t tell what they are talking about, but there are many awkward expressions from Watanuki so I guess the conversation is well, something very Kohane-ish ^^”


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71 thoughts on “TRC 145 + XXXHOLiC 130 !

  1. Oh wow, her good luck? That is a nice move on CLAMP’s part, definitely. And the thought about Himawari is a good one.

    Maru and Moro are so gorgeous. ♥ OTP anyone? XD I’m looking forward to finding out how their path is weakening the store. Interesting.

    Haha, the gloves are too. darn. cute. ♥

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  2. Yeah, I had thought about Himawari as well. Lately Yuuko’s prices have been having some use later on in either story, I wouldn’t put it past it in this case either.

    I noticed the two-headed crow as well, reminded me of Subaru’s shikigami from the first volume of TB. That’s not very good if shiki’s are getting through. I think Watanuki is going to kill me with his gentle smiles though. 😀

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    • Yes, definitely, if it’s not for Himawari, I would like to know where that huge amount of luck will be used.

      >reminded me of Subaru’s shikigami from the first volume of TB.

      Reminded me of Evil-Hinoto’s ! XDDD Demo, that one was single-headed xD

      >That’s not very good if shiki’s are getting through. I think Watanuki is going to kill me with his gentle smiles though. 😀

      So you definitely think it’s a shikigami? It was my first thought too. It’s better than random ayakashis anyway…

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      • The shikigami’s seem to vary in appearance greatly, Yuuko’s is a butterly. We’ve seen Subaru’s a both a black and white crow, the number of heads vary though. :/

        ^ From volume 1

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          • I think that’s the only instance where we saw him using a black crow, his were usually white. It’s probably just some random practitioner’s shiki, but they typically are looking for a target, aren’t they?

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            • I think so too…

              But, if it’s a shikigame, don’t you think we would have seen the “paper”? We always see it when someone defeats one. And since Mokona said that they started appearing after the ghost girl went to the shop, I wonder if it’s not just some random creature from the underworld.

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              • It’s either a shikigami or some other creature, it’s hard to tell. Subaru summoned his from either a piece of cloth or paper, Yuuko seems to do the same as well. Seishirou summoned his without anything as a source, so I think it can vary.

                I more curious about what will happen when the shops kekkai completely fails, how will it effect everything.

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                • Sorry to intrude, just to make you remember that Seishirou summoned his own at least one only by using his cigarette smoke, so if you dismiss a smoke base shikigami, nothing will be left. But in the case of the shikigami Yuuko was taking care of, it looks like the two-headed bird turned into a bat shaped piece of paper on page 2. Which probably means Feiwang Reed. ^_~

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                  • He did seem to use his cigarette smoke on occasion, but sometimes he wasn’t smoking at all.

                    You are very right about the bat shape, I completely didn’t notice that at all. o_O

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                    • > He did seem to use his cigarette smoke on occasion, but sometimes he wasn’t smoking at all.

                      I don’t remember every details, I guess I should re-read it all, it’d been a long time. Though it won’t be a chore. ^_~

                      > You are very right about the bat shape, I completely didn’t notice that at all. o_O

                      Yeah it’s hard to see. At first, I mistoke it for a wind gust.

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                    • I’m a TB fangirl and have read it far too many times, I think I’m memorized the series by now. ¬_¬

                      CLAMP doesn’t put in these little details without a purpose. ^^

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                    • > CLAMP doesn’t put in these little details without a purpose.

                      There’s no such a thing as coincidence, only hitsuzen, isn’t it ? ^_~

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                    • 02.jpg in the file available on the Room of Requirement on the fourth and fifth panel, just after Yuuko raised her hand. It’s hard to see since it’s very much alike the wind gust and don’t look for a real bat, it’s looking like the symbols Feiwang Reed put everywhere.

                      Hope it help you. ^_^

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                    • ohh i think i can see it now! i didn’t really notice that before your mentioning it (but i did think that the wind looks a bit strange :P), thanks~ ^^

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  3. “it’s not because she’s “Sakura” that her ass will always be the one with the best smell.”

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That… That was great..! ^^; haha… Though, I’m torn on that… haha My brain is still having a hard time processing the fact that Sakura can even bleed, let alone be “normal”-ish.. haha ^^; On a sidenote, I can’t get the thought out of my head that I’m almost positive that Eagle is hiding something important….

    Thank you once again for this amazing and fun-filled chapter! ^^

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    • HAHAHAHA I’m so embarassed ^^”””

      I thought twice whether to use that sentence, but I thought replacing for other words would be watering it down too much. It had to be that one ^^”

      >I can’t get the thought out of my head that I’m almost positive that Eagle is hiding something important….

      Oh, definitely, it’s really hard to believe that he’ll just sit and watch Sakura win.

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  4. Oooh, nice thought on giving the luck to Himawari! That would be…. an AWESOME move from CLAMP. (I really liked giving up the luck as a price too. :))

    Though I’m a bit worried for Sakura, will she never get that luck back? Of course that doesn’t mean she will become exactly *unlucky* per se, but still. CC!Sakura’s main strength was her faith in luck and things turning out right, so…

    Well, we’ll see. 🙂

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    • >That would be…. an AWESOME move from CLAMP.

      Isn’t it? Himawari having Sakura’s luck… such an awesome twist ! A character from a certain work having the luck of a character from another work added to her personality xD

      >Though I’m a bit worried for Sakura, will she never get that luck back?

      I can’t see how… unless there’s a way and we don’t know. But I guess she’s giving up her “gift” as a whole, and she can’t get another one, right? o.o

      I’m REALLY looking forward to see the consequences of she giving up of her luck.

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    • It’s all about balance ^____^ I always knew that if Himawari would ever get any amount of good luck, it had to come from SOMEWHERE. Yuuko can’t just “create” good luck. I hope the source is Sakura ^^

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  5. Awh, it’s so cute that Sakura is so determined to save our angsty little magician that she’s willing to give up her character shield to do so.

    Kinda a hollow gesture. “I’ll take your character shield! But since Clamp has already admitted that you’ll have a happy ending…” If her heart’s not in it, then Fai is pretty much good as worm food, right? So is this all going to be pointless? Or is Sakura gonna get the crap beaten out of her in Celes?

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    • >it’s so cute that Sakura is so determined to save our angsty little magician that she’s willing to give up her character shield to do so.

      Indeed. And Fye (and the others, too) is gonna get so mad at her for doing it ^^”””

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  6. Because until now I wasn’t able to digest that little “God’s daughter” story, and all her immense luck annoyed me.

    Finally… damn well, YES.

    It was her luck that made me stop buying the tankoubons. It was too Mary Sue for me to digest. I blame you, Piffle World.

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    • In the anime, it’s even MORE annoying (never mind, that thing shouldn’t even be considered xD)

      But yeah, I do feel that Sakura has some kind of “protection” from CLAMP. I mean, what are the chances of seeing Sakura’s head being chopped off? XD She’s able to talk to animals, she has the power to change worlds, she can see the future, she’s lucky, she’s PERFECT ! XD So it’s really nice to see Sakura being a little less-perfect.

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  7. You know, everyone’s been talking about how both series might be coming to an end in the nearer future, but the fact that the shop is weakening or whatever is the first evidence I’ve actually seen that would make me consider that. Man, I dreamed about talking to Indonesian crows this morning. I wonder if the gloves are significant in some way, beyond being a nice present?

    I still can’t believe Sakura is going alone, either, but it’s looking more and more likely. I still don’t like it though. But Himawari getting her good luck will make up for it a little bit.

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    • >but the fact that the shop is weakening or whatever is the first evidence I’ve actually seen that would make me consider that

      Isn’t it? It’s screaming “THE CLIMAX IS COMING !!” It’s the beginning of the end.

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  8. I know this is alot to ask but I have become dreadfully behind on the happenings in Tsubasa and xxxHOLiC. I was wondering if anyone could give me just a brief synopsis of the major occurences and revelations that have gone on in the 2 stories. Thanks for any help.

    PS: Does anyone know where I can get scanlations of the two? Thanks!

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  9. Argh, the splash page drives me crazy!!!!

    And about Sakura’s good luck… a round of applause for CLAMP! I was getting irritated with that luck of hers ever since I saw what happened in Koryo – especially in Piffle (the way she got the best position really irks me). It’s good that she has given up something in order to diminish that perfect-ness of hers.

    (I think I’m becoming repetitive? o.O)

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    • The splash is very pretty, one of the prettiests, actually.

      >I was getting irritated with that luck of hers ever since I saw what happened in Koryo

      Really? That’s very nice coming from you, such a hardcore Sakura fan ^^

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  10. Wow, things are getting really exciting. I’m glad to see more tie-ins between the two series as well. It’s interesting to see how the plot will progress if the actions of one world affect another.

    How could Himawari afford Sakura’s good luck? 😦 That has to be very expensive.

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    • >It’s interesting to see how the plot will progress if the actions of one world affect another.

      Yes it is, but I’ll be waiting for CLAMP’s explanation of WHY all worlds get all messed up just because of what those irresponsible children are doing XDDDDDD

      >How could Himawari afford Sakura’s good luck?

      Someone must definitely pay for it. Yuuko won’t give it for free…

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  11. Yeah well, we don’t have to be Yuuko to guess that “teh world” it’s gonna be Celes XD

    I’m completely agree with your theory Chibiyuuto. XD
    Himawari will get a lot of luck soon!
    She deserves it!

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  12. Hey!!
    thank you so much for the clean scans!!! thanks to of course :).
    it took me for surprise , i could swear we didn’t have Tsubasa this week xD ;dam you college ¬¬.

    they’re taking off your clothes, you’re being stalked, sakura-chan XD

    *ROFL* i never thought it that way, you pervert me xD and i like it , *lol* i only had those kind of thoughts on the last chapters when R!syaoran takes Sakura to her bedroom i went like: “omg he is gong to rape her! :0 , i think he wants his valentine’s present”, anyway!! , hehe; they look so HOT pulling of Sakura’s dress strips , like they fight for her xD……. i want to be Sakura o_o.

    Now, having CLAMP taking away one of the few things Sakura still has, yeah, that makes me immensely happy ^_____^

    it was kind of shocking , yeah , so now she can die ,and all bad things can happen to her now,gosh O___O , i can bet she is going to CELES to suffer a lot in the name of Fay, gosh =_=u.

    that that luck might eventually be transfered to Himawari

    ZOMGWTF !!!!, O___________O i’m speechless

    well ,sorry for the spam~~~~ 😀

    see ya dear

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    • >it took me for surprise , i could swear we didn’t have Tsubasa this week xD ;dam you college ¬¬.

      Oh such a good surprise xD

      Sakura dying is something that I think I’m never gonna see xDDD But I am looking forward very muchly to see the consequences of her giving up on her luck.

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  13. if the good luck is really going to Himawari…OMG!!!clamp i really love u!!! Good for u Yuuto, i never thought of tat.
    i dont thing eagle just sit there and let sakura wins, he is hiddin something…(maybe he knows tat sakura will surely wins, and wat he wans is the path sakura does after it??)well there is another weakness of hikaru tat is “light” as we all know, hope syaoran realize this.
    the splash page is really nice, the look of sakura is soooo mature>///

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  14. Thank you for claning and uploading the chapter. ^_^

    I hope the fights will be over soon and wathever plan Eagle has won’t be too long to realize. I mean, Ashura-Oh is still waiting in Ceres. ^_~

    Himawari-chan getting Sakura-hime’s luck? o.O
    Why didn’t I think of it before myself. T_T I getting rusty at guessing what’s coming, I’m affraid. -_-

    Anyway, the way Doumeki is looking at his glove is so cuuuute! He seems so amazed about Watanuki sewing talent. I don’t know, but after seeing him and Kohane together, I want them to end up with each other. ♥
    I mean, IF Watanuki ends up with the Washiki-Zarashi or Himawari-chan, of course. Else, I want my “ménage à trois” to spice things up. ^_~

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    • You’re welcome ^__^ Thank YOU for your comment~

      >I hope the fights will be over soon and wathever plan Eagle has won’t be too long to realize. I mean, Ashura-Oh is still waiting in Ceres. ^_~

      LOL same here xDDDDD

      >Why didn’t I think of it before myself. T_T I getting rusty at guessing what’s coming, I’m affraid. -_-

      You’re more busy worring about birds, I’m afraid XDD (really, don’t worry, you already guessed what was going to happen loads of times ^__^)

      >Anyway, the way Doumeki is looking at his glove is so cuuuute! He seems so amazed about Watanuki sewing talent.

      WORD ! And I’m not even a DouxWata fan myself !! XD

      > Else, I want my “ménage à trois” to spice things up. ^_~

      LOOOOOOL ! Rayearth spin-off XDDD

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      • > You’re more busy worrying about birds, I’m afraid XD

        LOL! Talking about birds, when you look at the 2nd DVD-Box, you can see crows in the background on the other side of the shougi. And in this chapter, we saw what seems to be a (two-headed) crow shaped shikigami belonging to Feiwang Reed. So we can deduce that the crows on the DVD-Box is a symbolic representation of this ever watching villain (whom, of course, will be proven to be have a very noble goal at the end of Tsubasa, just like Taishakuten or Zagato). But, let’s take a look at the role the crows usually play in the ancient japanese mythology and folklore…
        *continue talking nonsense but no one is listening anymore*

        > LOOOOOOL ! Rayearth spin-off XDDD

        Totally. ^_~ You know, having the two boys ending up as couple is the easiest way for Yuuko to prevent the spirits from attacking Watanuki, which is at the core of this serie. And since we all know that Yuuko usually choose the easiest, least expensive way to fulfill a wish, she probably did see the possibilities that that pairing brings. And look how often she insist for them to do her chores together.

        But the problem is that xxxHolic is serialized in a teenage boy magazine, so I don’t think the editor will let two boys ended up together when every week cover brings a new bikini girl. So the only way the boys can form a couple is by adding a girl. This way, Watanuki will be able to realized is sweetest dream (being with Himawari-chan) by the sacrifice of having is worst nightmare turn into reality (being with Doumeki). Totally in this manga spirit if you ask me.

        I’m not sure it will end this way, there’s still some possibilities on the Zashiki-Warashi’s side, but Yuuko could propose to Watanuki to choose this option. this way, Watanuki will only have to pay Yuuko for her machtmaker services. ^_~

        My! I wrote a novel again, so it’s time to go to work. ^_~

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  15. Amazing splashpages today!
    I specially enjoyed Holic’s chapter today.
    All the matter about Sakura’s luck made me think about Himawari. TRC and Holic and getting one into the other more and more recently.

    Also, this made me think how Yuuko chooses what price her costumes will have to pay.
    That’s because Yuuko is GOD xD

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  16. yay! New chapters had arrived!

    Now I really want to see how Sakura’s fate will be after her ‘good luck’ was taken. And what the heck is the country that she desperately want to go??

    Anyhow, let me congratulate you for being 20 today. Happy birthday, chibiyuuto-kun!! :DDD
    Tomorrow I will also turn 20, hehehe…. ;DDDD

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    • >And what the heck is the country that she desperately want to go??

      My money is on Celes ^^

      >Anyhow, let me congratulate you for being 20 today. Happy birthday, chibiyuuto-kun!! :DDD

      Since I saw your other comment, I’m gonna ignore this xDDDD

      >Tomorrow I will also turn 20, hehehe…. ;DDDD

      Honto desu ka??? March 2nd? Congratulations !! ^____^

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  17. TRC
    it is both of the syaorans with sakura! lol.. now sakura is more queen-like face.
    go syaoran! you can beat hikaru! *cheerleading XD*
    i think there are more automata other than hikaru. if its true, can we see wizard, blanche and other angels too? XDDDD
    so sakura is not the ‘hero type’ person after all. yeah! now the trc sakura haters cant say anything about her good luck is a steriotype hero character. i cant think how can sakura survive all alone without good luck.
    i think the world she want to go is celes, since she saw the future when fay touched her. if you said celes sakura, i’m going to scream!

    >And now we wait 2 weeks to see what’s going to happen.
    and the waiting is a torture. XDDDDD

    HOLIC
    ah~ cute maru and moro! they are like freya and chii. and the clothes remind me of sakura too.

    omg… its weird.. 2 headed crows… crows always show unfortunate, bad things, and it must be very serious that the crow has 2 heads. *shivers*

    >Yuuko says the energy protecting the place has weakened due to the path that the TRC people has chosen o.o That store is more connected to Sakura and the others than I actually had thought o.o
    yeah. and i thought this is all had to do something with fei wong reed. i mean, he collects souls, right? >

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  18. WOW!! That cover is supreme!! i love the way both syaoran´s seems to be ready to undress Sakura, and i certanly love Clone-syao pose! he is the best and the coolest!!… ehem, sorry for the crazzy-fan explosion.
    Oh, so Sakura is giving up her good luck. hehe, i reaaaally love clamp for this. i´m more than sure now that we will see soon her ass kicked, and its another point to believe that even when she will obtain her wish of travelling alone, sooner or latter she will realize that she is unable to save anybody by herself, and without her good luck, even worse. On the other hand, Clamp would be unfair if sakura recover her luck, so i hope she doesnt ever get it back. She was to perfect to me, and perhaps that makes her so stupid and annoying. Maybe now i begun to like her a bit… but not before she gets her ass kick, hehehe.
    And, even when Himawari will seem the best destination for that good luck, i wonder what price will she have to pay for that.
    Thanks for the updates, chibiyuuto. see you.

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  19. Olá, Chibiyuuto!

    Thank you and Ladydarkmoon for the scans!

    Indeed it is a pretty splash page, but I see something in Sakura’s expression, I don’t know what it is, something in the eyes.
    Last week I was so happy with the automata reference (I love Hoffmann!) and its cool to se Hikaru (I’d love to see Wizard too!) But Shaoran WILL defeat her (joins in the cheerleading).
    Is interesting the fact that Sakura is now deprived from her luck. (And it was really surprising your expression XD) But then we will see her efforts paying of, because beside the luck, she is the one in the quest for her memories and now she will have to try extra hard to get them, because she don’t want to impose anymore on the team (and because she blames herself for the clone situation) And now, she wants to do something for Fai, to change the future, that will be more difficult than the feathers quest.
    And yes, it would be nice that Himawari gets the luck, but maybe it is a powerful weapon that is in reserve for the end, like Doumeki’s egg.
    Honestly, I don’t think the series will end soon, even with the Celes world ahead, I believe there are some loose threads still.

    Now, we have to wait, ne?

    My best wishes for the day after tomorrow, Chibiyuuto, and see you around!

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  20. Arigato!

    >>However, I think he already found her weak point (the fact that she’s a machine can be used against her).
    In Angelic Layer her weak point was also that she is too light.. maybe Clamp will use this aginst her again?

    >>It was my first and immediate thought, that that luck might eventually be transfered to Himawari. After all, Yuuko doesn’t keep anything to herself. If you ask me, I sure hope so, it would be SO awesome if that happens.
    I wish it too! But I don’t want to imagine the price.. let’s hope it’s time for sales at Yuuko’s shop (that never is XD)

    >>A two-headed crow broke the kekkai protecting the store and flew inside it o_________o
    Lol, for a distraction.. I read “cow” in place of “crow” XD It would be just too hilarious if a two headed flying cow enter in the shop X°D
    (and when I was downloading the file I was: “I want to see the cow! ** I want to see the cow! **” XD)

    And Maru and Moro are great! And they look older °.°

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  21. i’m so slow XP
    thanks for the cleaned scans chibiyuuto-kun~
    the splash is so very pretty~

    so Sakura’s luck is her most important thing? @@ and i like it when she loses it~ (or else it would be as if she’s at GodMode XD)

    Himawari getting Sakura’s luck? but the price would be very high @@

    and the holic chapter is cute~~Watanuki is making gloves for everyone~^^ such a nice boy, and he seems to be Kahane’s only friend…(oh, and Kahane has been calling him Kimihiro-kun @@)
    but the two-headed crow…i wonder what that means?
    and how is it related to…”the world trembled because of Sakura-tachi”? @@

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  22. haha:

    >>>Also, this made me think how Yuuko chooses what price her costumes will have to pay. I mean, why her luck?

    Okay, if CLAMP did an edit, it would sound something like this:

    Yuuko: Sakura-chan…to pay for your journey, I shall take…

    situation a) YOUR GOOD LOOKS!
    >sakura stands up, starts to look plain, hair turns black, face gets pale, gains 50 pounds, while Yuuko’s hair suddenly gets cut and she gets some colour into that skin (god help her).__

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    • LOLS!! that was nice 1! i think if sakura gives her good luck to himawari it would be like so pleasant for me. xDD
      i can’t stand sakura with that great luck and her smiling face when people are dying out there.. xDDD
      himawari rox!

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  23. I can’t keep up with all these wishes…am giving in and letting story wash around me for a while!! I’m partial to your theory that Himiwari gets Sakura’s luck, would be ammazingly cool and seems very possible! I’m loving all the little Watanuki gloves, though one can’t help but wonder how many nights he was up making them! (also yuuko’s dress is, indeed, one of the best!)

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