Right now, Gholdengo was wearing a pair of black sunglasses, with a lit cigar in his mouth, puffing out smoke.
Looking closely, those black glasses were even an item that could boost Dark-type moves.
On top of that, his body was made of gold, giving the first impression of a super tycoon.
Even more ridiculous was that on his body, a few large words were inlaid with colored diamonds:
[Wyndon Arena]
Axel looked speechlessly at Raihan, "What's this about?"
"Spokesperson for Wyndon Arena."
"As long as you take Gholdengo out with you, others will definitely have a deep impression of my arena."
"Before, I ran into someone with a Gholdengo in Paldea, but unfortunately, that guy wasn't easy to talk to. No matter what I said, he refused to let me make use of it."
Axel raised an eyebrow, just about to say, "I'm not easy to talk to either."
But before he could speak, he heard Raihan's next sentence, "Besides, that guy didn't seem to care much for the five million per year endorsement fee. Lucky you also have a Gholdengo now."
Axel's eyes lit up, "With our great relationship, of course I'm easy to talk to."
"As for the money, it's not that important."
Raihan grinned, showing his signature smile, "Then the five million?"
"Just deposit it into my account!"
———
After this little interlude, Axel led the newly dressed-up Gholdengo and Duraludon off the deck.
Raimon City wasn't a coastal city and required taking a shuttle to reach.
Fortunately, Raimon City placed great importance on the entertainment industry, so it had close partnerships with major cruise lines.
In less than an hour, Axel and his group arrived at the entrance of Raimon.
"Waa waa waa, this is Raimon? It's so beautiful!", Wearing a mask and sunglasses, Raihan excitedly waved his arms, "Axel, I'm going to check in at a few places. Wanna come with?"
"Nope," Axel shook his head, "I plan to visit the Raimon Gym and check out the battle level over there."
"Haha, challenging a Gym, huh," Raihan grinned, "After spending these days together, I almost forgot you're just a regular Trainer."
"Since you're going to challenge the Gym, let's split up for now. Let's meet back at the Raimon Gym later."
"Alright!"
———
After parting from Raihan, Axel wandered the streets of Raimon with the two little guys.
Gholdengo was alright. After all, having lived for so many years, he had seen just about everything.
Duraludon, however, was a different story.
It was his first time coming to one of the top ten cities in the world, and one renowned for its entertainment industry. His little eyes couldn't keep up.
"Rawr! Rawr! Rawr!", Duraludon gently patted Axel's arm, eyes full of expectation as he looked at an ice cream shop in the distance.
"You want that?"
"Rawr!", Duraludon nodded hard.
"Alright, we'll buy a lot to bring back so the other Pokémon can try it too."
After taking a few steps forward, they entered the shop.
Axel saw a female streamer dressed in loose yellow clothes, with hair in alternating blue and pink colors, confidently speaking to the camera with a selfie stick.
"Hi everyone, I'm now in the city of entertainment, Raimon!"
"We've already played at the Battle Subway and watched a Pokémon performance."
"Now let me show you a specialty from Unova, Casteliacone!"
As the girl introduced Casteliacone, she stuck out her tongue from between her pearly white teeth, took a bite of the ice cream, and showed an expression of enjoyment.
"Mmm~ So tasty!"
Her voice carried a hint of playfulness. Her big eyes sparkled, and the two hair clips on her head shaped like Magnemites swayed with her clean neck, delivering a strong visual impact.
Axel blinked. It was hard to believe he would run into the popular Gym Leader from Paldea here.
Iono.
Even though this young girl was just a Gym Leader, her popularity in the Pokémon franchise was extremely high.
Even before Generation 9 was released, her cute appearance and quirky personality swept to the top of all major Pokémon fanboards.
Upon her debut, she even took a significant portion of the fanfiction heroine share from Cynthia, Lorelei, and Elesa.
In the world of Pokémon, Iono, with her unique livestreaming style, had gathered tens of millions of followers, her fan count rivaled Raihan and Cynthia.
To sum it up, she had money and looks.
Now that he saw her in person, she was indeed a very cute girl.
Axel looked for a few moments, then turned back to line up.
The two of them had no connection anyway, and he was planning to visit the Raimon Gym later, he couldn't waste too much time looking at pretty girls.
Just then, Iono's introduction of Casteliacone reached its end.
Her big eyes swept the store, finally landing on Gholdengo and Duraludon. Her little tiger tooth bit her tongue in surprise.
She originally thought she would end the stream after finishing the ice cream intro. She didn't expect to run into two such rare Pokémon.
Raimon really was a streaming paradise.
"Viewers in the chat, take a look, even Steel-type Pokémon that usually don't like sweets are lining up at this store!"
Saying this, Iono held the bitten Casteliacone in her hand and quickly walked up beside Axel.
"Mister, may I interview you?"
Axel took a wary half-step back, intending to refuse this rich girl.
After all, his tags were a bit sketchy, he had a tendency to attract rich women.
But at that moment, the craving Duraludon lowered his body and took a big bite of Iono's ice cream.
Axel: "..."
'Duraludon, you little punk, trying to stab me in the back!'
'Ridiculous, you haven't even looked at how much money your master has now, and you're trying to use such a cheap trick to sell me off?'
"Gholdengo, pay up!"
Clink~ Clink~
Gholdengo held the cigar in his mouth, made a human-like crooked-mouth gesture, and opened the bulging chest behind him.
The entire ice cream shop instantly glittered with golden light.
When Gholdengo handed a gold coin to Iono, she was surprised to find that her livestream viewer count instantly hit the hundreds of thousands.
[Oh my god, Miss Iono is streaming from Unova?]
[Waaahhh, please promote this!]
[I heard Casteliacone is only sold in Castelia City and a few big cities in Unova, I'm drooling.]
[Huh, what the heck is that golden shiny Pokémon? Gholdengo is such a showman!]
Initially, the viewers in the stream were still discussing Casteliacone, but after Gholdengo appeared, nearly every comment was about wanting to see more of Gholdengo.
Seeing her viewers' requests, Iono looked at Axel with big, watery eyes.
"Mister, may I stream your Gholdengo for a bit?"
"If you agree, I'll treat you all to ice cream!"
Although Axel really wanted to refuse, seeing Iono's big, pleading eyes and her earnest expression, he couldn't help but nod.
Thankfully, in Axel's view, the two of them probably wouldn't have much connection.
After all, he hadn't provoked her like he did with Cynthia, nor did she need his help like Caitlin.
At most, it would be a fleeting encounter like the one with Saphhire.
'This round... I, Axel, must remain steady as an old dog.'
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