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Reiner, in the Armored Titan’s form, appeared in Sakura's world. Acting like a wild animal, he threatened human lives. Fortunately, Sakura was able to capture him and he became a Clear Card. "Reiner – Armored." Since then, Sakura has used the card to allow him to take on human form and live in her world until he finds a way to return to Marley. Reiner lives with Tomoyo. Sakura often visits him after school. Reiner is a man who knows how to adapt to survive. He's always polite to Sakura, Tomoyo and the Daidouji family maids. Only Tomoyo's bodyguards and her mother are distrustful of him. They must suspect that he's not 100% human, that the titan who threatened the town and damaged her daughter's school was him.
Reiner is also always ready for battle, so when another titan, a Mindless one, appeared in town, he was ready to transform into a titan when Tomoyo stopped him.
"No, Braun-sama! If you transform here, my house will be damaged and my mother will be terrified!"
Although Reiner has repeatedly told her to call him by his first name, Tomoyo always uses -sama when she talks to him. His power to transform into a titan must have something to do with it.
"I can transform outside, but time is running out! This titan is going to devour every being he crosses in his path!"
"I know, Braun-sama, but Syaoran-kun is already heading his way and Sakura-chan will be here soon."
Indeed, Sakura enters the room. She's still wearing her roller skates and she's panting. Reiner can see that her forehead is sweating profusely.
"Sakura-chan!"
"R...Rei... Rei...ner..."
She pulls out her magic key from under her clothes and nods. Reiner knows what to do. He closes his eyes and his body becomes luminous. It disintegrates and takes the form of a Clear Card. The Reiner – Armored Card. The magic card flies into Sakura's hand. Sakura puts it in one of her pockets. Still panting, she tells Tomoyo that it's time to go. Tomoyo hands her a glass of water. Sakura drinks half of it, douses herself with the rest, and heads for where the titan is. Tomoyo follows her with her camera.
When Sakura and Tomoyo reach a safe distance from the mindless titan, Sakura is horrified to see that the titan is about to eat Syaoran!
"SYAORAN-KUN!"
"Sakura! His weak spot isn't working!"
"What?" Tomoyo asks.
"I've touched the back of his neck repeatedly with my magic. It doesn't work!"
Sakura transforms her key into the Dream Staff. She uses Gale to repel the titan. Syaoran thanks her.
"It's not over yet!" He said.
"I'm going to try Aqua and Blaze." Sakura says.
Aqua, then Blaze, attack the titan and hit his neck, but he doesn't die.
"Maybe we should cut off his head?" Tomoyo suggests.
"Yes, but it's impossible to get close without him trying to eat us." Syaoran replies.
"I've got a plan." Sakura says.
She uses Blade and Reiner – Armored at the same time. Her body is surrounded by the Armored Titan’s armor, as if she were a mini-Titan, and her right arm becomes a sword’s blade. Tomoyo films the whole thing, her eyes full of stars.
Sakura rushes towards the titan. Syaoran doesn't show it, but he's worried about Sakura. The mindless titan grabs Sakura to eat her, but Sakura cuts his hand, freeing herself. Blood gushes out. Sakura is covered in it. She cries out in surprise.
"Sakura!" Syaoran exclaims.
<Don't panic.> Reiner's mental voice said to Sakura. <Climb the titan and cut off his head.>
"Yes!"
Sakura sidesteps the titan, climbs on his back and reaches the back of his neck. Although she's small compared to the titan, she cuts off his head with Blade's power. A fountain of blood spurts out. Syaoran and Tomoyo are hit by it. Syaoran wipes it off with his hands, although he still has some on him. Tomoyo cries out in fear. The titan falls to the ground and disintegrates.
"I did it!" Sakura said, reverting to her human form.
The Blade and Reiner – Armored cards appear in her hand. Sakura uses Reiner – Armored again to turn him into human form. She puts Blade away and turns her staff into a key.
"Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo said. "I'm glad you're all right."
"The titan is defeated." Said Syaoran. "But we're still covered in titan’s blood!"
"I know." Said Sakura.
"Simply go to the lake." Reiner says. "The blood can be washed away there."
"Come on!" Sakura says to the others.
Sakura, unlike Tomoyo, switched from "Braun-san" to Reiner quickly. Like Syaoran, who also says "Reiner" and "Sakura" without honorific.
Sakura takes Tomoyo, Syaoran and Reiner to the lake in Tomoeda Park. Keeping their clothes on, Tomoyo, Syaoran and Sakura bathe and emerges clean. The titan's blood diluted in the water before disappearing. Reiner has been watching them.
"Well, I guess it's time to part ways." Syaoran says. "See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow, Syaoran-kun!" Tomoyo replies.
Sakura waves goodbye. Syaoran returns home.
"Goodbye to you too, Tomoyo-chan!" Said Sakura as she walked away to return home.
"See you tomorrow, Sakura-chan!"
Sakura shouts a goodbye to Reiner, as she has gone far away, and Tomoyo loses sight of her. Reiner looks worried. Tomoyo asks him why.
"Well, I don't want to face your mother's wrath. If she sees us going home together..."
"Oh, there's no danger at all. Mother's a reasonable woman. She'll understand that you were only accompanying me."
Unfortunately, Tomoyo was wrong. As soon as her mother saw them arrive together, she became furious.
"BRAUN-SAN! Are you courting my daughter?"
"What? No! I..."
"Tomoyo-chan, my daughter, be honest with your mother! Is Braun-san your boyfriend? He's much too old for you! And you're so young..."
"Mother, no, Braun-sama is..."
"‘Braun-sama’?!? So, it's a serious relationship between you two."
Tomoyo continues to try to reason with her mother. Reiner sighs.