The moment Axel's words fell, icy light burst from Chien-Pao's eyes.
Having just come into the world, it had been easily suppressed by Axel's legendary Pokémon. Now that it finally had a chance to vent, there was no way it would let it slip by.
"ROAR!"
Chien-Pao's roar seemed to carry endless frost. Just hearing it made people feel a chill deep in their hearts.
Ceruledge and Garganacl were still somewhat fine. Onnis and Amethio were both relatively easygoing trainers, and they had joined the Explorers for various reasons.
So aside from fear, they didn't have much hatred in their hearts.
But their subordinates were not the same.
Most of the people and Pokémon felt an uncontrollable surge of anger rising within them. That trace of anger spread rapidly, making their bodies feel colder and colder.
In just a few breaths, the people who had attacked Axel moments ago on the plaza turned into countless ice sculptures.
Onnis recalled the slowing Garganacl with a Poké Ball and quickly moved closer to Amethio. The two of them stepped onto Corviknight's back together, trying to flee into the distance.
But just then, a deep roar sounded, and a golden portal suddenly appeared in front of them.
Giratina hid within thick black mist, its body flickering in and out of view, its crimson eyes locked onto Corviknight.
"Cor… Corvi—", Having personally witnessed Giratina suppress the Treasures of Ruin, Corviknight couldn't muster even the slightest will to resist before this ruler of the underworld.
Even its cry sounded weak and timid.
"Giratina, send them to the nearest Officer Jenny. Leaving them here ruins the mood."
"Hmm… Chien-Pao, go along too. Don't let Giratina kill those Explorers. Its power is still too rough when it comes to humans."
"Roar!", Giratina and Chien-Pao both let out a cry, gathering up the ice sculptures of the Explorers on the plaza before quickly disappearing from the spot.
———
Axel spent the whole day playing around in Shudian with Elesa and Iono, a rare chance to relax.
During that time, he told the two girls about Ogerpon's experience, which made the kind-hearted pair pat their chests repeatedly, saying they would definitely keep an eye on the festival in Kitakami.
That night, after eating all kinds of skewers grilled by Infernape, Axel thoroughly enjoyed himself.
An hour later, Axel leaned against the headboard, holding two stunning superstar beauties, and couldn't help letting out a heartfelt sigh.
Humans really are easy to deal with.
He had rested enough and played enough. Axel decided that next, he needed to balance work and rest for a while.
Enter the dream.
It was still that pure white space, with drifting clouds and more than a dozen mirrors showing all kinds of scenes.
In the past, nine mirrors had been lit, while the others showed question marks.
But today, Axel was surprised to find that behind the mirror representing Hoenn, a small mirror had lit up.
As if sensing Axel's confusion, the system prompt sounded at just the right time.
[The host has captured all Tier-1 legendary Pokémon in the Hoenn region. You can now unlock the movie scenario "Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages." Note: This instance has no growth phase. You will enter with copies of your Pokémon, and there is a certain probability of danger. Before summoning Hoopa, you must retrieve Kyogre.]
Seeing this description, Axel's eyes lit up immediately.
Hoopa!
That legendary little demon god, a being extremely hard to encounter in the real world.
The little guy looked cute and loved pranks, but possessed combat power completely out of proportion with its size.
Its special ability, "Rings," not only allowed spatial travel but could also summon all kinds of top-tier legendary Pokémon, making them fight for it for a short time.
An ability that was basically a bug.
That battle had also produced many iconic scenes.
Whether it was Rayquaza going 1 vs 6, or Groudon not being able to fly, all came from that movie.
Axel suddenly got interested. If he entered with his own Rayquaza, Groudon, and the others, could he beat those movie legendaries into the ground?
"System, I'll choose this one!"
[Request acknowledged. Constructing world…]
[This world construction will take one day. Please return later.]
A dizzying sensation hit, and Axel was kicked out of the dream world, completely dumbfounded.
"Damn it!"
"Damn what?", Elesa, who hadn't slept yet, looked at Axel with a teasing smile.
Beside her, Iono opened her sleepy eyes, her pale hand gently patting Axel's back.
"Hey, I'm really tired… can we sleep now?"
Axel twitched his mouth. Not wanting to keep Iono up any longer, he coaxed her to sleep, then pulled Elesa beside him into his arms…
"I'll show you what I mean by that!"
———
The next day, a familiar dragon's roar sounded outside the window. Gyarados had come to pick Axel up.
"See you next time," Axel gently stroked the heads of Elesa and Iono.
After just one day together, the feelings between the three had grown rapidly.
Iono nodded hard, "We will. Hurry and finish your work, then come visit us more."
Elesa also looked at Axel with a smile, biting her lip as if thinking about something.
Just as Axel waved and was about to leave, she suddenly extended her hand toward him.
"Pay me back!"
"Huh?", Axel froze for a moment, then quickly understood. Elesa was telling him that she was his girlfriend, not some strange transaction. He immediately burst out laughing.
"Pay back what? That's a dowry I earned with my own ability. Why would I return it?"
"Tch!"
"Hahaha, I'm off!"
With the boost from spatial jumping, Gyarados traveled far faster than Dragonite.
In less than an hour, they had already reached Donghuang territory.
Axel had Gyarados stop its spatial jump and dialed his mother on video.
"Mom, are you still in Petalglen City?"
"Should I head straight to Emberpine, or go to Petalglen to find you?"
["Son, you're back?",] Dusk had Rotom floating in the air and zoomed in on the screen, letting Axel clearly see the entire room.
Aunt Stacy was placing dishes on the table, while his mother stood behind Eva, braiding the her hair.
Noticing Axel's gaze, Eva winked playfully at him and puffed out her chest.
Axel was stunned. How did Eva brainwash his mom?
The woman who even made his dad wash her socks was now braiding someone else's hair?
"No, Mom, Eva's already this old and you're still braiding her hair?"
Qin's mother replied confidently, ["What about it? What's wrong with me dressing up my daughter-in-law?"]
["And come to Emberpine today first. People from the Aurient League are here. They said they're officially awarding Eva her doctorate today and helping her set up a research institute."]
Axel's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected Eva to really achieve becoming a doctor during her university years.
He just wondered how professors at Petalglen University would address her in the future. Dr. Eva?
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