The moment they saw that license plate, four big words appeared in everyone's mind: The Governor is on the move.
What that plate represented was the most powerful person in Petalglen City, without question.
The Chairman of the Petalglen City Pokémon Center.
If this had been before the League was established, someone like that could bury a professional trainer in the ground and still apply for an agricultural subsidy.
Of course, after the League was founded, something like that could never happen in Aurient.
But his status was absolutely real, not discounted in the slightest.
Everyone grew excited. At last, they were about to find out the identity of that mysterious resident.
Dozens of black cars drove in one after another, stretching from downstairs of Axel's home all the way to the entrance of the residential complex.
Click!
The passenger door opened, and a fair, slender leg in a red high heel stepped out, followed by a fiery red cheongsam.
"It's the Petalglen City Gym Leader, Miss Shasha," someone recognized her immediately.
In terms of status, she couldn't compare to the Chairman of the Pokémon Center, but her potential was no less.
At only around twenty-five years old, she had already become one of the top-ranked Gym Leaders among Aurient's eight.
Given time, it wouldn't be impossible for her to contend for a position as a Elite Four, or even the Champion.
However, in the past, Shasha usually made her entrance riding a Charizard. This kind of appearance was a first.
"So it's Gym Leader Shasha? No wonder that person's strength has been improving so quickly, turns out they know the Ho-Oh trainer."
"If it's her, then riding in this car isn't undeserved."
But very soon, their whispers came to an abrupt halt.
Because they saw that after getting out, Shasha didn't immediately head toward the villa guarded by Ho-Oh. Instead, she opened the rear car door.
What that meant was obvious.
Inside the car was someone even more important than Shasha.
"No need to trouble you, Gym Leader Shasha. I'll get out myself."
A familiar voice came from the car. Great Bear lowered his head, opened the door, and stepped out cleanly.
At the same time, on the other side of the back seat, Aulus also got out slowly and pointed toward Axel's villa.
"Elite Four Great Bear, that's Mr. Axel's home."
Before the crowd could recover from their shock, the Poké Ball at Great Bear's waist opened, and a deep water-blue light flashed out.
His signature Pokémon, Urshifu, appeared instantly. Waves of water rippled outward, quickly spreading across the sky above the entire villa district.
And Great Bear, a figure standing at the peak of power in the Aurient League, comparable to Raihan of the Galar region, turned his back toward Ho-Oh with a solemn expression.
Then his voice, amplified by Urshifu, spread throughout the entire villa area.
"Today, I, Great Bear, on behalf of the Aurient League, welcome the trainer of Rayquaza home."
Aulus also spoke with a smile, using Urshifu's amplification as well, "I likewise represent the Aurient League in inviting Miss Eva to become a Doctor of the Aurient region."
"What?", Hearing those two names, the residents hiding inside their villas, who had been too afraid to speak loudly, completely lost control of themselves and shouted out.
So it was the trainer of Rayquaza, the hero rumored to have saved the Sinnoh and Alola regions.
On top of that, through various channels, they had also learned that Axel had previously gone to the Hoenn region and was involved in several major battles there.
With those achievements, combined with the aura Rayquaza held in the hearts of Aurient's people, they suddenly felt that having a Ho-Oh guarding Axel's door was actually quite easy to accept.
As for Eva, she too was someone who had, in her own way, changed the structure of the trainer world, with outstanding research results.
What felt absurd was... People like that were actually living in the same residential complex as them.
"Wife, from now on, keep a low profile in the neighborhood. And take our Pikachu out for walks more often."
"If we can get connected with that family, we'll be set for life!"
"Mom, are you free lately? How about coming to stay in our neighborhood for a few days? This is big."
"Honey, listen, sell our Rolls-Royce immediately. The Wood family only drives a car worth a little over two hundred thousand. Who do we think we are?"
Faced with these reactions, some people raised doubts.
"Why are you all so excited? It's fine to show respect to the Rayquaza trainer, but there's no need to try getting close, right?"
"What if they don't like that kind of contact? It might backfire."
"Taking a step back, even if you do get to know him, what makes you think Axel will help you? Adding flowers to brocade can't compare to sending charcoal in the snow!"
"What do you know!", someone immediately shouted back, "I built my fortune in Petalglen City. How could I not know Axel's sense of righteousness and how much Aurient values him?"
"Ever since he rose to prominence, everyone in his old neighborhood basically rode his coattails to success. Even the stray dog he used to feed regularly got treatment equivalent to one-third of a police dog!"
"Without exaggeration, as long as you connect with Mr. Axel, even if he doesn't say a word, Aurient will naturally guarantee you a lifetime of wealth and status!"
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"Elite Four Great Bear has arrived? I've long heard of your name!"
Axel opened the door and looked at Great Bear with a smile.
Back when he had just stepped onto the path of a trainer, Axel had heard Great Bear's legends almost every day.
Before Axel rose, Great Bear was probably the fastest-rising and highest-ranked Elite Four in Aurient.
"It's me who's heard of you for a long time," Seeing how polite Axel was, Great Bear quietly let out a breath of relief.
On the way here, he had been worried that Axel might be the kind of person with sky-high arrogance and an overbearing attitude. That was why he had brought Shasha along, someone familiar with Axel.
After all, Axel had become the trainer of multiple legendary Pokémon at just twenty years old. He had also dealt devastating blows to villainous forces in several regions, and even had the friendship of the entire Officer Jenny family.
What was even more outrageous was that ever since Axel debuted, nearly every one of his battle tactics had spread throughout the world, evolving into countless styles and bringing major changes to trainers in Aurient and many other regions.
A person like that wouldn't be out of line no matter how arrogant he was.
But now that he saw him, Axel was practically a perfect trainer.
Humble, righteous... almost every noble and upright word could be used to describe him.
Thinking this, Great Bear added another sentence.
"You are the light of this world."
Compared to Great Bear, Aulus, who was of a higher generation and an old acquaintance of Axel's parents, was much more relaxed.
"Hahaha! Well said, Great Bear. You two truly are genius trainers, appreciating each other, appreciating each other, hahaha!"
At the side, Shasha's mouth twitched. She suddenly felt an urge to interrupt and correct the mistake in Great Bear's words.
The light of this world?
Axel had nothing to do with light at all, okay.
Those extremely underhanded tactics, just thinking about them still made her scalp tingle. Sometimes even her nightmares were filled with Axel's Gardevoir.
If Axel hadn't saved several regions, she would have thought he was the great demon king.
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