Chapter 197: Two Lives
...in which Syaoran returned from Clow Country badly wounded. Yuuko told him that Sakura would eventually die upon being consumed by the "seal of death". Hearing this, Syaoran asked Yuuko to send him to Clow Country once more so that he could find a way to remove that seal from Sakura. That's a piece of cake for Yuuko, but his price was: a relationship--he could never meet his family and his loved ones from his own world ever again.
Chapter 198: Invisible Mark
...in which Syaoran went back to Clow Country and met the very happy but oblivious Sakura. Sakura took Syaoran to the palace where he met and chatted with the high priestess a.k.a. the queen a.k.a. Sakura's mother. Apparently, apart from Syaoran, the high priestess was the only one who could see the seal of death engraved upon Sakura. Even Sakura herself didn't realize the seal's presence.
Chapter 199:The Power to Survive
...in which several years had passed since Syaoran's first arrival in Clow Country and he had yet found a way to remove that seal, while it's just getting bigger.
Chapter 200: Halted Time
...in which it was Sakura's birthday and coming-of-age ceremony. But the king, queen, and Syaoran were grim because they knew that Sakura was dying. Sure enough, the seal stabbed Sakura inside out, but the queen stopped the flow of time, begging Syaoran to save her daughter. At that moment, Syaoran wished he could go back in time and changed the past. Right then, an eerie voice exclaimed, "I shall grant you that wish."
Chapter 201: The Truth in the Ruins
...in which Syaoran's wish was granted by Fei Wong Reed. However, turning back time was a grave sin because even though Syaoran might be able to change the course of Sakura's future, the futures of all others involved would also be changed in the process, particularly the ones who knew about the seal (the king and queen of Clow). In addition to that, Syaoran would not be able to be by Sakura's side--his freedom would be stolen, his life would be placed in grave danger, and he could do nothing but watch. Syaoran persisted and time's turned back. Syaoran became a child once more, but upon opening his eyes, he saw a black-haired kid his age (young Watanuki Kimihiro of xxxHOLiC). It came as a shock to me, but it seemed that Watanuki was born in order to fill the time that Syaoran had turned back and the "relationship" he had paid as a price for his return journey to Clow. It's kind of answering the statement in previous chapter, about Watanuki being the closest person to Syaoran. Watanuki was certainly Syaoran's closest person, since he was a part of Syaoran.
Chapter 202: Distorted Wish
...in which Fei Wong Reed pointed out that, in order to fulfill his wish, Syaoran had violated a taboo. But thanks to that, now Fei Wong could make his wish--restoring a lost life--come true. Something else came out of Syaoran's wish: the creation of distortion of time and dimension. And, Feing Wong added, since a being (namely Watanuki) was created in answer to such distortion and thus was the representation of that distortion itself he would only bring misfortunes to others around him. According to Fei Wong, as long as Watanuki didn't disappear, neither could the distortion--a statement that Yuuko whole-heartedly disagreed with.
Chapter 203: Those in Darkness
...in which the flashback ended. Syaoran asked whether everyone (Fai, Kurogane, and Mokona) would still want to accompany him to save Sakura, after knowing what he had done. After all, things might turn out differently--Fai might not been born as a twin and Kurogane's parents might not been killed in such tragic ways--if Syaoran hadn't made his wish to turn back time. To Syaoran's surprise, the three of them stated very clearly that they wanted to be by his side despite everything he had done, adding that they would probably do the same were they in his position.
