Chapter 145: Chapter 145: Cynthia's Battle Invitation
On the fourth day, Axel as usual brought the Pokémon to train in Ninox University's battle facility.
"Gyarados, when using Scald, don't be stuck on spraying it from your mouth. Anyway, it's just that bit of water, what's the difference where it shoots from?"
"If your aim is accurate, maybe it can even come with a Taunt effect. You've got to broaden your vision, understand?"
"ROAR~", Gyarados let out a roar, weakly looking at Axel.
'Bro, even though what you're saying makes sense, I really just want to play strong offense.'
'I really want to be as powerful as Sister Little Phoenix, Sister Garde, and Sister Pheromosa...'
Axel: "..."
"Dragonair, if you like eating sunflower seeds then go eat them on the side. Don't just stare at Gyarados here, he'll get self-conscious..."
After discovering the college cup didn't have much water at the bottom, Axel these few days had almost given up training the three baby Pokémon.
The other Pokémon also saved him a lot of trouble.
Gardevoir's strength growth was as stable as ever, and her use of skills and psychic power could be called invincible. She even took up the duty of instructing Mewtwo.
Pheromosa and Nihilego also had a clear division of roles. One went all out attack, the other played with status effects. Fighting together they could even hold their own for several turns against Gardevoir.
As for Ho-Oh... maybe it was brought out from the dream, or maybe it's the blessing of divine authority.
It practically had no bottlenecks. No matter what skill it learned, it could immediately grasp the maximum power.
The only one giving Axel a headache was Gyarados.
This guy may also have champion-level potential, but in terms of brains it clearly wasn't as nimble as Duraludon and Dragonair.
Simply put, it's stubborn. A perfect interpretation of the phrase "simple-minded with well-developed limbs."
Even when given Rayquaza's scale to play with, it still didn't manage to learn many powerful Dragon-type moves.
And Axel just happened to not be very good at training strong-offense Pokémon.
Paul's methods may be effective, but they didn't quite align with Axel's values.
'Don't tell me I really have to learn from Blue and take Gyarados out for runs?'
As soon as this thought appeared, Axel manually dismissed it.
Take Gyarados out for a run, he'd probably get himself killed just keeping up.
Just then, Axel suddenly heard light footsteps coming from outside.
"Little Jia, did you really find a way to solve your own problem?"
"If you ask me, you should just come back to our Sinnoh region and squeeze that guy Aaron out of the Elite Four."
"Then the two of us can chat every day. When you run into problems I can help you out, wouldn't that be much better?"
Hearing this voice, Axel couldn't help blinking.
Why did it feel like he'd heard this voice somewhere before?
"I really did find it!"
A more familiar voice came through, along with the clicking of high heels hitting the ground.
Just from the sound, you could tell it was Caitlin.
"Not long ago I followed the professor's suggestion to look for a Pokémon with strong psychic power. Later, I discovered that in Aurient, there was a Ralts in a breeding house that wasn't simple."
"But when I went to see that Ralts, she had already been taken away, and had evolved into a Gardevoir."
"But afterwards, I made an even bigger discovery."
"That Gardevoir's trainer also awakened psychic power, and it came from the same source as mine."
"Cynthia, do you know what that feels like?"
"So you fell in love with him, and that's why you came to Ninox University?"
"No...", Caitlin's tone suddenly dropped.
Cynthia was a bit surprised, her gaze sweeping over Caitlin.
Long golden hair, beautiful face, big waves,
Wearing Valentino and Balenciaga, with the boost of psychic power giving off an extremely noble aura.
Add in a touch of immense wealth... Who could refuse a bestie like that?
"There really is someone..."
Caitlin sensed Cynthia's thoughts and opened her mouth helplessly, "He seems to like Gardevoir... and Gardevoir likes him too..."
"How do you know?"
Caitlin looked serious, "Because I also pursued Gardevoir, and got beaten up."
Cynthia: "???"
'Wait, I thought the two of them were wild enough, but I didn't expect you're even wilder.'
'Chasing after Gardevoir is one thing, but chasing someone else's Gardevoir?'
'Might as well let him capture you too and be done with it.'
"You... just come back to Sinnoh with me already."
"No way, I must capture Axel and Gardevoir, or be captured by them."
Cynthia: "..."
If Caitlin were still not improving, she would definitely try everything to persuade Caitlin to come to her side.
But through the past few days of interaction, she'd clearly noticed that Caitlin had improved a lot.
At the very least, when she spoke it wasn't as fragmented as psychic communication anymore.
"Alright then. Once you've captured them, come to Sinnoh. By then you can take Aaron down."
Caitlin nodded, "Why do you always want me to take Aaron down?"
Hearing this question, Cynthia's gentle gaze instantly turned icy, clenching her clean teeth, "Because that guy is just too annoying."
"He's clearly so weak, yet constantly comes to challenge me and Garchomp."
"Being a champion is already super busy. This time I finally managed to take a vacation, and that guy keeps messaging me asking if I'm around."
"I have to find someone to take his Elite Four spot."
Hearing these lines, Axel inside the training room felt his heart pound violently.
He remembered the owner of that voice.
'The "scratching-her-feet man" I rejected that day was actually Cynthia?'
Suddenly the pressure shot up...
'Getting flamed in-game is one thing, but showing up in person?'
'Damn!'
Just as Axel was thinking about whether he should ask Gardevoir to teleport him away, the training room door creaked open.
Caitlin today was wearing a pink trench coat, her long legs shimmering in Balenciaga's accent.
Beside her stood a woman in a black trench coat with a waterfall of golden hair on her head.
It was none other than Sinnoh Champion Cynthia.
Caitlin looked excitedly at Axel, "Axel, you're actually here?"
"Just in time to introduce you, this is my bestie Cynthia. That 'big pink dish' you rejected on the high-speed rail the other day was her."
Axel: "..."
'You really didn't have to introduce it so clearly, sis.'
"How about dinner together tonight? I know a really nice hotel in Ninox. We can even buy it and use it as a cafeteria later," Caitlin eagerly described tonight's plans, but neither Axel nor Cynthia had the desire to listen.
Cynthia's mind was full of the battle a few days ago.
'Dirty is one thing, but you rejected me?'
'I, Cynthia, have never been rejected in my life.'
"Axel, the last battle wasn't satisfying. Game data doesn't really explain anything—"
"Can we have another battle?"
Axel: "???"
Just as he was about to refuse, a faint ripple spread through the air.
Gardevoir, who was discussing psychic usage methods with Mewtwo, appeared in front of Axel and coldly stared at Cynthia and Caitlin.
'Can't catch me, so now you bring backup?'
Gardevoir could tolerate people chasing Axel, but she absolutely couldn't tolerate people pressuring him.
["Battle... then battle!"]
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