Hearing someone coming from behind, the girl with a headscarf looked back.
She lightly bit her lower lip with her canine teeth, her eyes tightly shut.
Her eyelashes trembled, looking extremely pained.
"Sir, she's very dangerous, have your Pokémon be careful!"
"I was just sneak-attacked by her with spicy tomato sauce, and now I can barely fight."
"Have your Pokémon use long-range attacks as much as possible, don't get close easily…"
"Little girl, you're so annoying!", Before Sapphire could finish speaking, Courtney interrupted her.
Courtney crossed her arms, chewing a bubblegum, looking at Axel playfully.
"Gardevoir, Gimmighoul... and one Pokémon I haven't seen before, just don't know if they can beat my Ninetales?"
"You're overthinking it. They can beat her," Axel smiled the same way at Courtney, ignoring Ninetales' presence, stepping forward to pull Sapphire to safety.
Feeling someone holding her hand, Sapphire's earlobes and cheeks turned slightly red.
Her eyelashes flitted about in panic, but she couldn't open her eyes at all, instinctively biting her lower lip with her canine teeth, "You... you're not hurt, right?"
Even though he already knew Sapphire was a carefree girl, Axel couldn't help but laugh aloud.
"We haven't even started fighting yet, how could there be danger?"
"Huh? Oh...", The redness on Sapphire's cheeks deepened, like a ripe apple.
Seeing the two chatting casually, Courtney subconsciously puffed out her chest.
'Damn it, I'm clearly good-looking too, why did you go save that little doll?'
'Just because I'm dressed a tiny bit more conservatively?'
"You little brat, are you ignoring me?", Courtney waved a big hand, and the Ninetales beside her opened its mouth wide, aiming to use Flamethrower at Axel and Sapphire.
At the same time, fireballs began to form on Ninetales' tails.
This was Courtney's strongest ability, the Pokémon she trained all had immense pressure.
In the Special Manga battle against Ruby, her Ninetales had once released nine fireballs at the same time from its tails.
But just as her flames were about to finish forming, a terrifying aura emanated from Gardevoir.
The deck of the abandoned ship instantly melted away, revealing the bright moon in the sky.
Endless moonlight poured down, driving away the darkness inside the ship, while also bringing a mysterious and eerie aura.
Ninetales instinctively took half a step back, standing in front of its trainer.
Before the Flamethrower could even be launched, it was completely dissolved by the moonlight.
Even after neutralizing the flames, the moonlight was barely affected and crashed down onto Ninetales.
"You!", Courtney widened her eyes in disbelief, staring at Axel.
"You're an Elite-level Trainer?"
Her Ninetales was a Gym Leader-level Pokémon, and one of the best among them.
To easily break its move and deal heavy damage to it, unless Axel was Elite-level, she couldn't think of another explanation.
Axel didn't answer, continuing to command Pheromosa in battle.
A net of electricity dropped from above, crackling with sparks, trapping Courtney and Ninetales in place.
"Hand over the Poké Ball, and let your fire-type bring the thing you guys were looking for, I want it too."
Courtney: "???"
Hearing Axel's string of commands, Courtney suddenly felt her brain wasn't working right.
'If I remember correctly, I am the villain, right?'
'You just came up and snatched something, what the heck are you doing?'
"Not giving it?", Axel smiled at Courtney, showing no emotion.
In the sky, Pheromosa's eyelids drooped slightly, looking coldly at Courtney and Ninetales below.
Her right hand slowly lifted, gathering a massive amount of fighting energy, condensing a crimson energy orb in her palm.
Seeing this terrifying aura sphere, Courtney instinctively stepped back.
Immediately after, she felt a tingling sensation on her back, arcs of electricity crackling.
With the tension in her heart and the torment of the electricity, Courtney instantly collapsed.
Axel helplessly patted his forehead.
'Man, am I that good-looking, how did you manage to faint just by looking at me?'
'But fainting is good, saves me the trouble of doing it myself.'
'The only issue is we need to act quickly, or the other Team Magma member might find that detector first.'
"Gardevoir, go heal the girl she attacked, we still have some things to do in a bit."
"Garde~"
Gardevoir nodded lightly, and a glowing droplet of water appeared in her hand, floating toward Sapphire's eyes.
At the same time, a thoughtful glint flashed through Gardevoir's eyes.
If she remembered correctly, this girl in front of her was one of the key figures in the Hoenn region, involved in that epic regional war.
'And today, is probably the day that detector for locating Groudon would appear?'
'If so, then we really have to hurry.'
In her previous life, Groudon and Kyogre's appearance was nothing short of a disaster.
But in this life… her Trainer already had Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, and even Eternatus.
Adding her own strength, they could very well gain something from this so-called disaster.
Thinking of this, a determined glint flashed through Gardevoir's eyes.
'We must fight for it!'
As for why, very simple.
'If Gimmighoul can feel the calling of gold coins, why can't I, Gardevoir, feel the calling of the detector?'
["Master... I feel something calling me too..."]
["You go with Pheromosa to help Gimmighoul... I'll go ahead alone…"
'Something calling?'
Axel paused for a second, then quickly understood.
'Most likely, Gardevoir's Supreme Trait is reacting.'
Axel had already seen how terrifying Gardevoir's trait was, especially back in Mt. Moon, when it had powered them up significantly.
"Then we'll split up, after we find the coins, we'll go find you."
["Okay!"]
Gardevoir nodded, gently waved to Axel.
At the same time, her body gradually faded, vanishing on the spot, leaving behind some pink fairy butterflies.
Sapphire had just opened her eyes and couldn't help but cover her mouth as she witnessed this beautiful scene, "This... this is way too beautiful!"
"If you took her to participate in a Contest Show, I don't think anyone else would stand a chance."
"Maybe, but I don't have plans to join contests," Axel chuckled lightly and extended his right hand to Sapphire, "Hello, I'm Axel."
"Hello, I'm Sapphire. Thank you for saving me," Instead of the handshake, Sapphire instinctively bowed to Axel.
Her light outfit slightly revealed a not-too-deep cleavage.
'Uh...'
Axel couldn't decide whether to lower or raise the hand he had extended, awkwardly patting Sapphire on the head instead.
"Is this a special greeting in Hoenn?"
Feeling someone touch her head, Sapphire trembled like a satisfied kitten, letting out a soft "mmm~".
'Ahhh, so embarrassing.'
'He reached out for a handshake, and I bowed, what am I doing!'
'Damn it, damn it, I'm dying of shame!'
Seeing Sapphire looking socially destroyed, Axel awkwardly pulled back his arm.
"Sorry, I thought it was your regional custom."
"If there's nothing else, I'll get going?", Axel glanced at Courtney lying on the ground and continued, "This woman on the ground, I'll leave her to you. She seems to be from your Hoenn evil organization."
"Okay, I got it," Sapphire bowed again.
Axel licked his lips and instinctively reached out to ruffle her hair once more.
Off to the side, Pheromosa's mouth twitched.
'Oh no, Sister Gardevoir, you left too early!'
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