[Nacrene City]
As one of the cities in Unova with the deepest cultural roots, the museum here could be called the finest in the whole region.
The local residents were all proud of knowledge, and Gym Leader Lenora even set her Gym inside the museum.
In the main hall on the top floor, an antique tea table was placed.
The decorations on the tea table were very delicate, like a miniature ecological river zone.
Several ordinary Magikarp swam around inside, the water plants swaying.
Under the light of a glowing stone above, the scene looked full of life.
Gym Leader Lenora and Elesa sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, chatting.
As a Gym Leader of another area, Elesa would visit here from time to time, to increase her knowledge.
Lenora also enjoyed Elesa's visits, since it helped attract more visitors to the museum.
Elesa's two Emolga were jumping around the room, clearly already very familiar with the place.
Suddenly, one of the Emolga's eyes flashed with a hint of confusion, turning its head in puzzlement toward a glowing pearl beside the chandelier.
A few seconds later, the two Emolga exchanged glances, then flew straight toward the pearl of the Dragon, grabbed it, and ran.
Seeing her two Pokémon take something and leave, Elesa immediately stood up, "Hey, where are you going."
The two Emolga squeaked, not showing the slightest intent of turning back, flying straight toward the direction of Nimbasa City.
Lenora was amused by the cute behavior of the two little Emolga and laughed out loud.
"Elesa, don't chase them. That pearl has been in the museum for a very long time."
"It's just an ordinary glowing stone. If they like it, just let them have it."
"No way!", Elesa puffed up her cheeks angrily, staring at the two Emolga, then summoned her Zebstrika to chase after them.
"No matter how cheap the item is, they can't just take it away. That kind of habit is terrible."
"I'll catch them first, and in a couple of days I'll bring the pearl back to you!"
Zebstrika's sprinting speed was extremely fast. Even if the two Emolga could fly, it was hard for them to escape his pursuit.
After half a day passed, Zebstrika had already chased the Emolga to a shopping mall in Nimbasa City.
Seeing the Emolga's location, Elesa finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That mall just happened to be part of her businesses, so this way, the two Emolga wouldn't be able to get away.
But if there really was a problem with the Emolga, it could easily cause danger to the safety of customers.
Elesa quickly dialed a phone call.
"Manager, close the mall for today. Help evacuate all customers and employees."
The manager was silent for a moment, his tone hesitant, ["But… Miss Iono, your friend just called, saying she wants to buy a few lingerie shops. What do you think?"]
Elesa's eyes lit up, 'What a coincidence!'
Iono was also an Electric-type expert, so she should be able to help check why the Emolga suddenly became disobedient.
"That's perfect. Tell her to come directly. I'll be waiting inside the mall. The rest of the plan stays the same."
"Within ten minutes, I want you to clear out this mall and shut down all the surveillance cameras."
After hanging up, Elesa and Zebstrika stayed in place, silently waiting.
Seeing the crowd come out from inside, Elesa took a deep breath, then immediately rushed in with her Pokémon.
During the time she waited for the evacuation, Elesa always felt an awe-inspiring gaze faintly watching her.
That feeling was extremely uncomfortable, even carrying a bit of fear.
But since the Emolga were still inside and she didn't know what had happened to them, Elesa couldn't just abandon them.
"Hopefully Iono can get here soon…"
The Emolga's location was easy to find, they were right at the entrance of a lingerie shop.
In their claws, they were still clutching the stone they had just taken from Nacrene City.
Elesa pushed her long hair behind her back, stepping toward the two Emolga. Her high heels clicked against the floor, making tap tap tap sounds.
"You two little brats are far too disobedient. How could you just take someone else's things like that?"
"Come down right now, and let's put that pearl back!"
The two Emolga looked at each other, then looked at the glowing pearl.
A domineering telepathic voice suddenly rang out, sweeping across the entire mall, ["I, Reshiram, have never belonged to anyone, only to the trainer who can defeat Zekrom."]
["Although it was wrong of me to borrow your Pokémon, I can make it up to you afterward."]
["As for now, you can forget about ruining my plans!"]
Before Elesa could speak, a powerful consciousness surged into her mind, instantly knocking her unconscious.
The white pearl flashed, wrapping Elesa's body and placing her in the corner of the shop.
At that moment, two familiar figures appeared at the entrance of the mall.
Reshiram's eyes inside the pearl instantly brightened, hiding beneath Elesa's body.
'This move, it is the perfect "coincidental encounter" I, Reshiram, set up! Simply invincible!'
'Black dragon, you idiot, what do you have to compare with me?'
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At the mall entrance, Axel looked with some surprise at the empty mall, secretly giving Iono a thumbs up in his heart.
He had heard from Cynthia before that when Caitlin went shopping, she would occasionally buy out an entire street.
He had thought only Caitlin would do something like that, but now someone around him had done the same.
It was simply too wild.
Iono had almost the same expression as Axel.
She only wanted to buy a few shops, but Sister Elesa had shut down the entire mall?
But that worked out fine, this way Axel wouldn't feel awkward.
"Let's go, Axel. Let's take a look inside," Iono tugged Axel's arm, leading him forward.
Iono was very familiar with this mall, easily guiding Axel straight to the destination.
Rows upon rows of clothes immediately entered Axel's sight, making his ears burn red.
"As expected of Unova, with its thriving entertainment industry… this is way too much, isn't it?", Looking at the clothes, Axel saw that most of them barely covered the essential parts.
Thankfully, Iono had bought a private yacht. If they had been planning to go to a crowded beach, Axel would already be dragging her away.
"Axel, come touch this, see what the material feels like?"
Iono pulled out an Eevee-style outfit from a mannequin. The top looked like it was woven from fox fur, a kind of little Chanel-style design, while the bottom was shorts with a tail attached.
On her head, Iono even wore a pair of Eevee ears.
"Gulp!", Axel instinctively swallowed and took a half step back, "This isn't good, is it? If we don't like it later, how could anyone else buy it after I've touched it?"
"Oh? Didn't expect you to be such a gentleman?"
Iono crossed her arms, looking at Axel with playful amusement. A mischievous smile suddenly spread across her face.
"If you're such a gentleman, then why didn't I see you holding back during our battles before?"
Seeing Axel fluster even more, Iono's mischievous smile turned sly.
She stepped closer, less than ten centimeters away from Axel's face, and blinked lightly at him, "How about I try the top on first, then just wear it straight out?"
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