Watching the ice puppet on the ground still spouting harsh words, Mewtwo instantly teleported and appeared in front of the puppet.
He swung his man-sized spoon and frowned slightly.
["After a fight… you should say thank you, not… shout threats."]
Hearing Mewtwo's words, the ice puppet opened its mouth wide, about to launch into a string of traditional curses.
But before it could make a sound, Mewtwo pointed his spoon toward one direction.
["I can… find you…"]
Ice puppet: o((⊙﹏⊙))o
"Thank you!"
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Looking at the now-meek ice puppet, Axel couldn't help giving Mewtwo a thumbs-up.
'When it comes to moral education, Mewtwo really is the best.'
After soothing Mewtwo, Axel jumped down from Glastrier, picked up the Life Orb on the ground, and weighed it in his hand a few times.
After returning the orb to Infernape, Axel stepped on the ice puppet and crushed it, then cheerfully looked in the direction Pryce fled, "This guy's actually pretty proper… he even remembered to give back the orb."
Gardevoir's pleasant voice echoed in Axel's mind, with a gentle laugh, ["Dummy… it's not that he wanted to give it back. He thinks you're dirty…"]
"Cough…", Axel gave a small cough, "How is that dirty? That's called strategy!"
"Yoo~", Pheromosa also walked up to Axel, as well-behaved as ever.
The meaning was very clear, 'How could a trainer's actions ever be called dirty?'
Gardevoir rolled her eyes lightly, released the riding form, and leaned quietly at Pheromosa's side.
'Ah, dear sister~ you've never experienced those strange and bizarre tactics at all, so you don't understand the psychological torture of using tactics like that, okay?'
'Torture?'
Infernape nodded madly.
It was his first time seeing an opponent in such anguish.
He had run around everywhere with Flint in the past, and traces of their battles covered almost every corner of the Sinnoh region.
But this was the first time he had defeated a stronger opponent in such a manner.
This was definitely a brand-new, almost ignoring type-matchups, revolutionary style of battle.
Just thinking about the moment when he completely crushed that powerful Piloswine, Infernape wanted to straighten his back and pound his chest with his fists.
'So exciting!'
But recalling Flint's advice at the time, Infernape suddenly felt a bit guilty.
'This shouldn't count as dirty, right?'
After all, when the fight was over, he was still clean, and the Piloswine was also clean.
'Yes, as long as I end the fight clean, then I'm not dirty!'
The more Infernape thought about it, the more justified he felt, and the more he thought battles should be fought just like that.
Sensing Infernape's thoughts, Gardevoir sighed helplessly.
He really reminded her of that big cat she had spent some time with not long ago.
'Are all Fire-types this "mouth says no, body says yes"?'
At the start they firmly decide never to fight dirty.
But later they all end up using dirty tactics quite a lot.
Axel also grinned and patted Infernape on the shoulder.
"There's nothing shameful about tactics. You fight in order to win. Flint training your physique and reaction speed doesn't stop you from using tactics. Just now, didn't your reaction speed give you a chance to shine?"
"If your movement and defense couldn't keep up with Piloswine, then no matter how good the tactic is, it would be useless."
"And," Axel turned to Glastrier, "if I'm not wrong, those puppet soldiers you shattered just now weren't broken with an Ice-type authority, right?"
Glastrier pondered for a moment. He really wanted to say "I am the God of Ice, controlling frost and snow is natural."
But upon seeing the ridiculous group of divine beings around Axel, he obediently nodded.
["That comes from Napoleon's technique. Many Pokémon during the Colonisation era had some understanding of it, but it's very hard to fully recreate…"]
Axel grinned. He had just obtained Pryce's Lifelike as Ice entry.
He was just wondering who to give it to, and didn't expect Glastrier to be such a perfect fit.
"Alright, come here and let me give you a buff."
Axel casually handed over the Lifelike as Ice entry to Glastrier.
The next moment, Glastrier's eyes lit up.
He suddenly felt as if he had understood something extraordinary.
"Neighhh!"
With a roar, more than a dozen Ice-crystal Fairy Queens emerged behind Glastrier and Gardevoir, forming a small army.
Each of them looked lifelike, and the aura they emitted was sharp and fierce, like an elite miniature legion.
At the same time, a flock of massive Ice-crystal Dragonairs took shape in the sky, flying around.
The whole scene was extravagantly over the top.
Realizing that he had easily recreated Napoleon's puppet soldier formation, Glastrier excitedly rushed in front of Axel, sticking out his big tongue to lick him.
Axel reacted quickly and gripped Glastrier's mouth with both hands to stop the tongue from coming out.
"Alright, alright. No need to get too excited. Keep practicing and compensate for the shortcomings on both sides."
"And Infernape, you can stay with Glastrier and learn some of these tactics too. You might discover something new."
"Pokémon can also collaborate and learn from each other."
Infernape's eyes lit up and he nodded like crazy.
'No wonder Flint calls Axel the leader. Just look at how deep his understanding of battles is.'
"Okay, there probably won't be anything else happening today, so everyone can relax a bit."
"Since everyone's already out, let's take a walk around Dragonspiral Tower. You can also hang out here with them for a bit and discuss each other's tactics."
"Rooahh!", Infernape bowed formally with both hands clasped.
'I understand, Leader-sama!'
Only then did Iono finally recover from her earlier shock.
What had she just witnessed?
Axel actually completely overwhelmed such a terrifying person.
She didn't know the exact class of that opponent, but from the way Pryce acted at the beginning, the two Ice-type Pokémon beside him were definitely Champion-level.
Even though Infernape from Flint participated in the fight, Axel still had three Pokémon who didn't even act.
Ho-Oh, Pheromosa, and Duraludon had stayed in front of her the whole time to protect her.
And during the protection, that Duraludon even stacked six full layers of Dragon Dance.
Iono suddenly felt that even without Infernape, Axel's strength could rival most of the Elite Four of this world.
This time… she had really found a treasure~
"Axel, you're amazing!"
Gardevoir blinked her eyes, ["Didn't you already know that?"]
Iono stared at Gardevoir in disbelief, 'Sister, since when are you so good at saying suggestive things?'
Gardevoir giggled and stopped teasing Iono. She turned and looked in the direction of Dragonspiral Tower.
["Now that the trouble is dealt with, why not continue guiding us around Dragonspiral Tower?"], As she spoke, Gardevoir's psychic power flowed smoothly.
'Oh, Black Dragon~ it's finally time to find you.'
She just didn't know whether this Black Dragon was the same one that killed Axel.
If it really was the same one...
Gardevoir silently gathered the dragon scales on Duraludon's body, and the corner of her mouth lifted in a cold smile.
'If it's the same one, then today will be the day Rayquaza is revived!'
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