With the help of the two colossal beings, Kyogre and Groudon, Gear City was quickly dragged out from the spatial rift.
Axel didn't waste any time. He directly had the Magnemite and the Klinklang line go full power, running the lighting system at maximum output.
The entire Gear City instantly turned into a small sun.
With the support of this city, the radiance on Necrozma grew more and more intense. Aside from its six massive wings of light, the rest of its body also began to show signs of turning into pure light.
At the same time, as Necrozma's strength increased, its control over the chaotic spacetime kept improving.
According to Lucian's calculations, even without relying on any external force, the current Necrozma could resolve the crisis brought by this "dual spacetime" within half a year.
And that didn't even factor in that Necrozma would continue growing stronger.
Overall... the time it would take for Necrozma to become the Blinding One of Light and eliminate this crisis shouldn't exceed five months.
"Axel, what are you planning to do next? Going back to Aurient for a break?", Cynthia looked at him expectantly, clearly hoping he'd take some time to stay with her.
"After a while...", Axel paused for a moment, then ultimately turned down Cynthia's request and decided to head to Kanto first.
"The situation with Team Rainbow Rocket is too urgent. I've already run into their people several times, which means they've figured out our coordinates."
"And you've seen it too, they don't exactly play nice... Instead of waiting around for them to attack, I'd rather find a chance to strike back."
"Right now, our world is basically solid as a rock, but there are still a few exceptions."
Cynthia blinked, "You mean the Kanto and Paldea regions?"
"Yeah, those two places," Axel nodded and continued,
"Paldea isn't too bad, actually. There are several of 'Lucius's' Pokémon there."
"According to Iono, it seems they received some kind of order and are protecting the Paldea region to a certain extent."
"I've also captured a few high-ranking members of the Explorers, so they can't really cause much trouble."
"What worries me more is what's happening over in Kanto. The fact that Giovanni has been active under Lance for so many years means he's definitely got some real skills."
"And..."
Axel paused, then revealed something that shocked both Cynthia and Lucian.
"He also has a Mewtwo."
"What?", As expected, the moment they heard that, both Cynthia and Lucian's eyes widened.
Lucian in particular, as a scholar, knew exactly what Mewtwo represented.
A god of battle. A nearly perfect existence. One that could absolutely tie down one of the opponent's main forces.
Even Kyogre, who had just blotted out the sky like the legendary Kunpeng of Aurient myths, had been easily stopped by Mewtwo.
More importantly, this was a being that had mastered Teleport.
If its trainer acted without restraint, they could deal devastating blows to the entire League.
"You... are you confident?", After learning that Giovanni also had a Mewtwo, even Lucian felt a bit less certain about Axel.
He wasn't worried Axel would lose to Giovanni. What worried him was that Axel might not be able to keep Giovanni from escaping, letting him run loose and slaughter indiscriminately.
Axel grinned, "Don't worry. I've dealt with Giovanni plenty of times. He's like Pryce, someone with his own pride."
"Even if he loses, at worst he'll just retreat and come back later. He's not the type to go around committing massacres."
"And... I've got a trump card. One specially meant for Giovanni."
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This time, instead of riding Gyarados to Kanto, Axel boarded the S.S. Anne again.
He wanted both Giovanni and Pryce to know that he had arrived in Kanto.
[Roto~ Roto~]
Axel was on the deck playing games with Elesa and Iono when a notification sound suddenly rang out from Rotom, followed by a message alert.
It was an @ mention from the Kanto Gym Leader group chat.
[Giovanni of the Earth: @Axel, heard you're in Kanto again? You should really come visit the Viridian Gym. I've invited you so many times, but you've never shown up.]
[Brock, Fanatic of the Sacred Fire: Axel's coming? Take some time to give me a few pointers! My Pokémon are already over level 40!]
[Cerulean Sisters: Wow wow wow, handsome guy, want to come watch our performance?!]
[Misty: @Officer Jenny, please kick those three above out, they're too embarrassing!]
Seeing how lively the group chat was, Axel replied to each of them, then @ mentioned Giovanni as well.
[Uncle Giovanni, the lightning insights you came up with last time were really useful. I'll definitely drop by for a visit this time.]
[Lt. Surge: ?]
After closing the chat, Axel was just about to switch back to his game when another burst of notifications came through.
Left with no choice, he said a quick word to Iono and Elesa, let Rotom AI take over the game, and opened the chat again.
A few messages were already there:
[Koga created the group chat]
[Koga invited you to the group chat. Your friends Archer, Lance, and Ariana are also in this group.]
[Koga: Savior-sama, you must be careful this time.]
[Giovanni has already had Lt. Surge build a massive airship. During last month's test, that airship successfully suppressed Lugia.]
'That strong?', Axel paused for a moment, then quickly came to terms with it.
Team Rocket in this world had developed for far longer. Being stronger than in the original wasn't surprising.
Still, it didn't matter much. Axel had plenty of legendary Pokémon on hand. If it really came down to it, he could even have Gyarados drag out the Ultra Wormhole and engage Giovanni's airship in an aerial bombardment.
Axel then @ mentioned the trio Archer and the others, [What are you three doing in the chat? Got something to say too?]
[Archer: Yes, sir. What we want to talk about is actually similar to what Gym Leader Koga mentioned, also regarding that airship.]
[Within Team Rocket, the main forces consist of us three executives and the Three Beasts.]
[For the sake of your great cause, Savior-sama, we are currently competing with the Three Beasts for control of that airship.]
[If possible, could you help rally some support for us, or provide a bit of financial backing?]
Seeing this, Axel couldn't help but laugh.
If the airship ended up under Archer and Ariana's control, Giovanni would probably be dumbfounded when the time came.
As for rallying support, he actually had something perfect.
Gholdengo!
With this guy's gold coins clearing the path, combining both money and favorability boosts, who wouldn't fall in line fast?
[Alright. Go wait for me at the Indigo Plateau tomorrow. I happen to have some business there.]
Axel didn't wait for Archer's reply. He set Rotom aside and leaned against the railing on the deck with both hands.
"Hope Karen pulls through. If there really is news about Silver, Giovanni might actually turn over a new leaf..."
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