"Terrarium's Polar Biome?"
The administrator was a bit surprised, looking at Axel in confusion.
"You mean you want to capture an Ice-type Pokémon?"
"Then I'll explain the Pokémon distribution of the Polar Biome for you."
"No," Axel interrupted the administrator:
"I don't want to capture an Ice-type Pokémon, I just want to understand how the Polar Biome is formed."
"When I came the other day, I heard from your school's students that this Polar Biome doesn't seem to be maintained by any specific Ice-type Pokémon."
"But Blueberry Academy isn't located in an especially cold place, so there's no reason the snow and ice shouldn't melt, right?"
"Oh, you're talking about that," The administrator suddenly understood.
"That's one of Blueberry Academy's great features, young man, you're asking the right person."
"This is a secret only known by veteran staff!"
He pocketed Gholdengo's gold coin, walked a few steps closer to Axel, and whispered, "In the words of some elders, our Blueberry Academy is said to be a land blessed by the gods."
"Here, without relying on Ice-type Pokémon, you can regularly see snowfall, and this snow never causes disasters. Because every dozen or so years, it all disappears for a while."
"Such a finely balanced ecological equilibrium, only a god could pull it off."
"And also…"
The administrator continued mysteriously, but Axel was no longer listening.
'Perpetual snowfall that disappears every dozen years…'
'Why does that sound so familiar?'
If he remembered correctly, Marsnow in Aurient also had a once-every-dozen-years heavy snowfall, sometimes even affecting the entire Aurient.
"Thanks, I understand now," Axel hurriedly said goodbye to the administrator and found a quiet place to dial Karen's communication.
Now, a very clear thought had formed in Axel's mind, he just needed one final verification to confirm it.
The call connected.
In the projection, Karen looked dusty and travel-worn. Very different from the refined look she had the last time they met.
Now she looked almost a size thinner, with even some holes in her clothes. Her thighs and arms had faint abrasions.
And the background behind her looked familiar. An open, water-blue ground, with countless students waving flags and cheering from the stands.
On the battle platform, a huge and familiar Gyarados was using Giga Impact against...
'Seriously, this kind of thing is being broadcast? Who taught it to battle like that?'
But this also confirmed, Karen was currently right outside Blueberry Academy.
Seeing Axel, Karen wiped her dirty little face, looking extremely happy.
["My lord, I was just about to call you! I didn't expect you to call right now."]
["These past few days, I've finally confirmed the approximate location of Glastrier."]
["It's right in…"]
Axel: "..."
"Is it in Blueberry Academy?"
["Ah?"], Karen opened her mouth wide in surprise, but quickly recovered.
As the Savior, it's natural that he wouldn't only rely on one subordinate. It's perfectly normal for his intel network to be better.
["My lord, you're right. I've been tracking Glastrier's footprints for a long time, and I'm now almost certain that it's residing in the Terrarium of Blueberry Academy."]
["But I haven't reported it to the League yet, and I don't have any affiliations with Blueberry Academy."]
["If I go there now, I'm afraid Masked Man will get suspicious. If he acts first, it'll be troublesome."]
["So I plan to ask the League to assign me a mission, to create the illusion of coincidence. When the time comes, I'll definitely secure Glastrier for you!"]
"No need to make it that complicated. I'm already at Blueberry Academy. Wait for me at the entrance..."
———
A few minutes later, Axel appeared at the battle plaza in front of Blueberry Academy.
On the stage, Dragonair was holding a Poké Ball in her mouth, letting out a series of childish roars at Gyarados with a proud look.
And Gyarados obeyed completely, beating the opponent's Alolan Muk with no chance to fight back.
The only issue was... the battle process was indescribable...
Normally Axel relied more on tactics in battle, but Gyarados either attacked from below the belt or directly face-mounted the opponent.
'Really, a daring commander and an even more daring fighter?'
As for the General (Duraludon), he had already been pushed off the stage by Dragonair. His two metallic claws kept twitching, clearly ready to jump in and save the day at any moment.
Axel couldn't help but smile. Though the three little guys were a bit absurd, Duraludon was still very responsible.
Since that's the case, he'd leave clearing the Ranked Matches and unlocking the Elite Four qualification task to them.
Axel continued forward and soon spotted Karen in the audience stands.
Without Rotom's beauty filter, Karen looked even more worn out than earlier.
Her once snow-white face had turned waxy yellow, her once-shiny sky-blue curls unkempt and dull.
No wonder these college students who were experts in battle didn't recognize her as one of Johto Region's Elite Four.
As Axel approached the stands, Karen was watching the match with intense focus.
She was even muttering softly to herself, "Who uses Dark-types like that? Either go full offense or pure debuff."
"Such a good Dark-type, and Gyarados ends up face-sitting for DPS..."
Axel smiled. Although Karen had once taken a narrow path, she really did love Pokémon.
In a way, Karen could even be considered a pioneer of Dark-types.
Bold in love and hate, known as the Dark Demoness blooming atop the peak.
Just as Karen was completely absorbed in watching, a Flying Cloud Ice Cream blocked her view.
"You've had a hard time lately," Axel said with a smile, holding the ice cream. His opinion of Karen improved a bit.
"Ah, My lo, mmph!"
Karen had wanted to say "My lord," but before the word "lord" left her lips, Axel had stuffed the ice cream into her mouth.
"So many people are watching. Don't be so formal," Axel sat down in the empty seat next to her.
"You couldn't even clean yourself up? Even while tracking footprints, you could've found time to book a hotel and take a bath."
"I...", Karen lowered her head, blushing, afraid Axel would dislike her. She quickly scooted a seat away, "I transferred all my money to you. I couldn't afford a hotel…"
Axel: "..."
'Wait, Masked Man moved tens of millions through you, and you really didn't keep any backup?'
"Sigh~", Axel sighed and pulled out two cards from his pocket.
"The black one is a bank card. Keep it."
"The blue one is my room card. You can use my room to take a shower. There are clothing stores inside the school, go buy yourself a new outfit."
"I can't," Karen nibbled her ice cream and gently shook her head.
"Masked Man is suspicious by nature. I'm sure he installed a tracker on me. I can't enter Blueberry Academy."
Axel grinned, exuding quiet dominance, "Who the hell is he that I need to avoid his edge?"
Karen's eyes lit up, "Then you're already strong enough to crush him now?"
Recalling the battle strength of the Swinub and the Delibird, and estimating that Mewtwo could maybe beat one of them, Axel lightly coughed, but his aura didn't weaken at all.
"Don't worry, I can summon Raihan!"
"And me," Karen suddenly stood up, "For you, my lord, I'll fight the entire world!"
The moment she spoke, a few girls nearby looked at her and Axel in horror, then quietly scurried off to a distant corner.
Axel: "...."
'You freaking, can't you consider the occasion when you speak?'
'People are gonna think I have special fetishes!'
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