In the evening, Axel carried his bag into the small canteen to cook a meal.
The other Pokémon were all sitting in a row, waiting for Gardevoir and the others to return.
This was a tradition in Axel's team, under normal circumstances, they would only begin eating once the whole team was gathered.
Iono and her few Pokémon leaned close to the food, clearly unable to hold back, sneakily taking a bite from time to time.
Half an hour passed, and the food on their plates was already half gone.
Axel looked at Iono with a grin, "If you guys want to eat, go ahead. We're just waiting here."
"That won't do. Since when does the host not eat and the guest eats first?", Iono looked righteously at Axel, discreetly wiping the cream from the corner of her mouth.
Axel chuckled, "Alright then, let's wait together."
Luckily, they didn't have to wait too long.
After a few more minutes, a spatial fluctuation appeared in the small canteen, and Gardevoir appeared in the middle of the room riding Glastrier.
"You delivered him?"
"Mm~", Gardevoir lightly nodded, unusually avoiding Axel's gaze.
She dismounted and sat beside Pheromosa.
Glastrier, Dragonair, and Gyarados obediently stayed put, their eyes occasionally sneaking glances at Axel and Gardevoir, looking extremely reserved.
They had just finally realized why Gardevoir, an ordinary Pokémon, could firmly sit in the position of big sister.
'This lady is too ruthless!'
Just now, Gardevoir took them to an uninhabited sea area.
Once they arrived, they didn't feel anything unusual, just assumed Officer Jenny's office location was a bit remote.
But then, they saw Gardevoir's other side.
She didn't intend to hand Ghetsis over to Officer Jenny at all.
For the entire half-afternoon, Ghetsis was in constant screams.
He bled all afternoon, and struggled all afternoon.
The two little guys only watched for less than ten minutes before making excuses to run off to the side.
Glastrier, although he also wanted to run far away, was constrained by his dignity and forced himself to stay in place.
The price was that he puked like crazy, and almost couldn't find his way back afterward.
"Since the matter's settled, let's eat."
"Wooee!"
"roar!"
Nihilego and Eternatus cried out innocently, happily scarfing down their food.
Pheromosa also obediently handed food to the clearly trying to hide something Gardevoir, and the calm-faced Axel.
The other Pokémon, although they more or less understood what happened, didn't show anything on their faces and ate dinner as usual.
Only Glastrier, Dragonair, and Gyarados obediently stayed put, occasionally glancing at Gardevoir from the corners of their eyes.
A red light flashed through Gardevoir's gaze.
["Master said to eat... you all... didn't hear it?"]
"Neigh!"
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
Three mosquito-like tiny voices came out, and the three guys teleported to their spots.
Nom~ Nom~ Nom~
In less than five seconds, their plates were clean.
'We finished, big sis!'
Axel: "..."
'Just what the heck did Gardevoir show them?"
From the first glance at Gardevoir's avoiding gaze, Axel already knew she had killed someone again.
But so what if she killed? It wasn't some good person anyway.
Only thing unexpected was Glastrier and the others' reactions.
Could Glastrier, who survived the Colonisation period, actually be some kind of softhearted saint?
'Doesn't look like it!'
"Forget it, no point thinking about it... Everyone eat up, then back to the dorms to rest."
———
Back in the dorm, Axel carefully bathed Gardevoir and Pheromosa, then lazily lay on the bed.
It had only been a day since arriving at Blueberry Academy, but it felt like a long time had passed.
He'd tamed Glastrier, helped Gardevoir unlock the Fairy Queen form, and patched up her racial flaws.
He also met Iono, N, and Lacey, three important characters in the storyline.
Even more outrageous, by encountering the weak Ghetsis at the start, he may have resolved the disaster in the Unova region.
The only bit of regret was not obtaining the Supreme Trait from N.
That trait was similar to Yellow's Viridian Power, allowing a Pokémon's strength to fluctuate wildly, a very powerful trait.
Thinking about the dismal drop rate of that trait, Axel couldn't help but shake his head.
Instead of gambling on N's drop rate, might as well take a trip to Viridian Forest when there's time.
What if the Viridian Forest takes a liking to him?
Thinking of this, Axel gently nodded.
After getting the evolution item for Duraludon, it would be time to return to Kanto for a while.
Just then, a string of notification sounds came from Axel's Rotom.
["Host, it's time to call them!"]
["Host, in one minute you'll be branded a heartless man!"]
["Danger! Danger, Host!"]
Axel jolted awake, instantly coming to his senses.
"Quick, call now!"
"Roto-Roto-Roto~"
Soon, Cynthia's elegant figure appeared in midair.
She looked like she was in her villa, a big pile of documents in front of her.
After the call connected, her lips pouted slightly as she looked at Axel with a resentful gaze.
["If I had known, I wouldn't have let you battle Flint. Now a bunch of responsibilities have fallen on me."]
"Huh?", Axel was totally confused.
Cynthia sighed and told Axel about Flint requesting leave after getting beaten.
Then she continued, ["Flint just left yesterday, and today a small town in Sinnoh had a never-before-seen Pokémon appear."]
["It emits an evil aura and seems to have powers similar to Munna, preventing the townsfolk from sleeping well."]
["Normally, this kind of mission that requires going out to battle would be Flint's job, but he's not around, so I have to take over."]
At this point, Cynthia lazily lay on the desk, her crescent eyes narrowing as she looked at Axel.
["Thinking about going on a work trip tomorrow just makes me feel like a vacation in Aurient would be way more comfortable..."]
Hearing Cynthia's words, Axel couldn't help but freeze for a moment, "That guy... is it black, and looks like a ghost?"
["How did you know?",] Cynthia's voice had a trace of surprise.
This incident had just happened, and the confidentiality level was very high, not even Officer Jenny knew yet.
The only ones aware of it were herself and her Elite Four.
Thinking of this, Cynthia narrowed her eyes and checked the location of the Elite Four.
Seeing Flint in Unova, Cynthia's little fist slowly clenched, ["Looks like someone's getting too bold again..."]
Axel blinked in confusion.
'I didn't say anything. What exactly are you imagining?'
But none of that really mattered. What mattered was reminding Cynthia to be cautious.
Axel vaguely remembered that the appearance of Darkrai signaled the arrival of Sinnoh's three dragons.
Although Cynthia was incredibly powerful, strong enough to deal with ordinary legendaries, when it came to those three, she probably wouldn't be enough.
The three dragons might not have overwhelming strength, but their authority was truly terrifying.
Since that's the case, the matter with Viridian Forest would have to be postponed.
Once things here were dealt with, he'd prioritize going to the Sinnoh region.
"Cynthia, be careful when you go. I suspect those guys are connected to the gods."
"Once I solve the evolution issue for Duraludon, I'll come help you!"
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