"ROAR!"
A unique bird cry rang out. Axel threw the crimson Poké Ball; it burst into flames in midair and finally formed the shape of a great bird.
At the instant the little Ho-Oh appeared, the ice and snow in front of Snowpoint Temple melted away, revealing the ancient stone ground.
The perennial fine snow in the sky stopped, the heavy overcast instantly dissipated, and almost the whole of Snowpoint City turned into bright clear weather.
A first-rate deity descended and changed the entire sky in an instant.
The moment Ho-Oh appeared, everyone froze in place.
They had just said that, apart from legendary beasts, other Pokémon would find it hard to quickly reach the summit.
And yet Axel actually produced one?
Axel was already used to seeing people gape in dumbfounded astonishment whenever Ho-Oh appeared. He took Platinum by the hand, leapt from Glastrier's back, and landed steadily on Ho-Oh.
"Let's go!"
———
In midair, Ho-Oh, like a blazing sphere, bore the blizzard and flew toward the summit of Mt. Coronet.
Wherever it passed, wind and snow dissipated, and warmth felt like early spring.
"Axel."
"Mm?"
Hearing Platinum call his name, Axel instinctively looked down.
"What's wrong?"
Platinum's emotions were complicated; her small face showed a trace of expectation and some worry.
Once she had the materials to make the insignia, she would return to her family to have the emblem made.
But at the thought of climbing the mountain together with Axel, Platinum's lips curved up again.
"Do you know about a spectacle of Mt. Coronet?"
Axel shook his head and listened quietly.
"It's said that every generation of the Berlitz family, when they reach the summit, will see lots and lots of Fairy-type Pokémon at the top."
"Each of those Pokémon exudes Fairy-type energy and looks like Gardevoir. It's said that if you see them, afterwards you'll receive sweet love~"
"After we finish collecting the ore, will you accompany me to take a look?"
Axel's right hand passed through Platinum's hair; he nodded with a smile.
"Okay!"
———
With Ho-Oh's help, in just one hour they were at the summit of Mt. Coronet.
This was Axel's second time overlooking Mt. Coronet.
Although their position this time was slightly lower than the spot he'd been at on his last visit to Sinnoh, the view still felt more shocking.
A spear-like peak stood at the highest point of Mt. Coronet, giving anyone who looked at it an immediate sense of the other mountains being small in comparison.
At the peak of the spear stood an ancient-styled temple.
Even Axel, who had seen many legendary beasts, felt a faint pressure in front of this temple.
That pressure was completely different from Ho-Oh's life aura, Rayquaza's domineering aura, or Kyurem's ferocity, it felt like the presence of a creator that made one feel reverent.
Axel didn't waste time. He guided little Ho-Oh to hover above the spear pillar and quickly found the ore Platinum needed.
"Want to walk around inside the temple later?"
Axel glanced at the time and took the initiative to invite the young lady.
As a gentleman, he couldn't always let Platinum, such a sweet girl, be the one to take the lead, especially since they were about to separate, and they didn't know when they'd meet again.
As expected, when Axel took the initiative, the young lady crossed her hands behind her back and, in a girlish pose, giggled coyly.
"Mm!"
"But be careful inside, Pokémon here are all very strong."
Axel grinned and suddenly remembered a gag from the novel in his previous life.
"Should I avoid stealing their thunder?"
"All right, all right, you're the best~", Platinum planted a big kiss on Axel's cheek.
"But you still have to be careful, Sister Cynthia is waiting for you to go save Sinnoh with her."
Hearing Platinum's teasing, Axel lightly flicked her on the head.
"So saving Sinnoh doesn't involve you, huh?"
Platinum bit her lip slightly and lifted Axel's chin, "Then how about I reward you?"
"No, two hours is enough!", Axel refused decisively.
"Two hours not enough for a battle?", Platinum pouted. A gust of wind lifted her long silver hair, which brushed across Axel's nose.
Axel closed his eyes instinctively; when he opened them again, a dazzling silver light flashed across.
"Whether you fight or not, I won't let you off today!"
———
As the two stopped teasing each other, a sudden rumbling noise came from a corner inside the temple.
Axel and Platinum immediately stopped their bickering and looked toward the source of the roar.
"What's going on?", Axel asked, puzzled.
After entering the spear pillar, they had encountered many Pokémon, but every Pokémon, upon seeing Ho-Oh, without exception chose to avoid them and leave.
Yet now, Axel clearly felt many Pokémon's auras locking onto his position.
Platinum froze for a moment, then her expression changed drastically.
"Oh no, Axel, I forgot something."
"There seems to be a taboo here, Fairy-type Pokémon are not allowed to enter."
"Any Trainer who brings a Fairy-type Pokémon here will trigger a reaction and be swarmed and attacked by the Fairy-type Pokémon here. We need to leave now."
'Swarmed and attacked by Fairy-type Pokémon?'
Axel echoed Platinum's words in surprise and fell into thought.
Perhaps because of the mindset from before the world fusion, he instinctively felt that a large number of Pokémon appearing would be accompanied by an event or opportunity.
But... why would this place specifically forbid Fairy-type Pokémon from appearing?
Before Axel could reason it out, a brilliant silver light suddenly burst from the Poké Ball at his waist.
The nearby Fairy-type energy instantly grew dense; a pink energy like butterflies enveloped every spot around them.
Gardevoir, with pink hair, appeared at Axel's side immediately.
Seeing Gardevoir, for no reason, Platinum stepped back half a pace as if seeing the rightful owner, quickly put her hands into her bag, and took out a pink feathered hair ornament. Nervously she offered it to Gardevoir.
"Sa... Sister Gardevoir, I've wanted to give you this for a long time, but I never had the chance, I-I didn't mean to..."
"Ah~", Seeing Platinum's shy manner, Gardevoir sighed, gently wiped the corner of Platinum's mouth, took the treasure-grade Fairy Feather hair accessory, and casually stuck it in her hair.
'Alright, alright!'
'It's all Emolga's fault; it's not this girl's. The girl is actually pretty nice.'
["Don't be nervous. I came out because I realized something."]
["These Fairy-type Pokémon riotting, perhaps it's because there's a Fairy-type Pokémon opportunity here!"]
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