[The Next Day]
A loud dragon roar came from the backyard, startling Axel awake from his sleep.
Axel subconsciously opened his eyes, patted the windowsill, only to find no sign of Eva.
"Gardevoir, where's Eva?"
["She... went to find Cynthia..."]
"This early?"
Axel shook his head, trying to wake himself up.
After being invited by Cynthia yesterday, Eva, about to meet her idol, was so excited she barely slept all night.
Poor Axel could only act as her playmate, accompanying her again and again in playing house and fruit-juicing games.
The worst part was Eva had a family protector, so Axel and Gardevoir couldn't even do anything in front of her...
"This nap was more exhausting than not sleeping at all~"
In front of the Pokémon in the backyard, the lab's specially made food had already been laid out, but not a single Pokémon touched it.
Ever since they tasted Axel's Pokémon food, these Pokémon finally knew what true delicacy meant.
As long as Axel was around the lab, they would wait for him to cook, even if it meant going hungry for a while.
Seeing Axel come out, countless pairs of eyes looked at him eagerly.
Especially Gyarados, whose drool almost dripped onto Slowpoke's head.
Axel gave Gyarados an annoyed look.
Ever since they came back yesterday, this guy had been putting on the face of "I'm a great force, take good care of me."
"Roaring early in the morning, you getting cocky?"
"ROAR?"
Gyarados pondered briefly, then nodded.
'I, the mighty Gyarados King, a force who swept through Ninox, what's wrong with getting a little cocky?'
Axel: "..."
'Not even trying to hide it now?'
"Pheromosa, I'm making breakfast, you go beat him up!"
"Yo~"
Pheromosa excitedly emerged from her Pokéball, smiling as she looked at the cocky Gyarados, gently crooking her finger.
After all the detours, she was finally back to her old job.
Compared to socializing, she much preferred fighting.
'Come on, Gyarados!'
The battle between the two was on the verge of erupting.
As levels increased, Pheromosa's speed advantage was fully unleashed.
By the time Axel finished making a batch of food, the two had been fighting for more than five minutes, and Gyarados hadn't even touched Pheromosa once.
Under Pheromosa's Aura Sphere and Icy Wind kite-strategy, Gyarados was getting beaten back step by step.
If it weren't for his stamina being far above an ordinary Gyarados', and his typing allowing resistance to Fighting-type damage, he probably wouldn't have lasted this long.
Only now did Gyarados truly realize one thing.
Even though he had rampaged invincibly through the Baby Cup, in the team, he was actually the baby.
By the time Axel finished all the food and came out, Gyarados was already lying limp on the ground.
Beside him, General Duraludon stood with a heart-to-heart expression, not sure whether to comfort or to scold.
"Learned your lesson?"
"ROAR~", Gyarados nodded frantically, afraid that if he was slow, he'd get "educated" by another one of Axel's Pokémon.
"Alright, time to eat."
Axel placed the soufflé cakes that Gardevoir and Pheromosa loved on a small table, and then distributed food for the other Pokémon into their respective large bowls.
Once the others had almost finished eating, only then did he summon Eternatus.
The moment the big guy appeared, all the lab's Pokémon immediately froze, each one staring in fear at Eternatus.
Torkoal glanced around, and following the principle of "the most dangerous place is the safest," rushed toward the nearby pool.
The highly intelligent Slowpoke instantly hid its tail and ducked behind Garganacl, terrified that Eternatus might swallow it whole.
Unlike Ho-Oh and Mewtwo, Eternatus exuded a strong, violent aura.
Its body hadn't developed a soul yet, and it couldn't suppress its presence at all.
"Don't be afraid everyone, he's a teammate too!"
"Although he looks a little scary, he's actually very obedient."
"Emmm... way more obedient than a certain floating Gyarados."
Gyarados: o(ﾟДﾟ)っ
'Bro, someone help me, my trainer's holding a grudge!'
After calming the other Pokémon, Axel took out Eternatus' food.
It was a pot of thick soup, made with the Poison Barb shattered during yesterday's second match and some Draco Fire Berries.
The shards of the Poison Barb floated up and down in the thick soup, and the dense poison-type energy had turned the whole pot a deep purple.
Although Draco Fire Berries weren't exactly dragon-related, they had miraculous effects on special attack Pokémon.
Add the Poison Barb shards on top, and this meal could only be described as luxurious.
Normally speaking, even champion-level trainers wouldn't be willing to feed their Pokémon like this.
After eating this food, Eternatus' growth should definitely improve.
"Come, give it a taste," Axel smiled at the big guy in front of him.
Eternatus blankly nodded, leaned his huge head over the pot, and gently licked.
Zzzlaa~
With just one lick, half the pot of soup went down.
And Eternatus' level instantly skyrocketed, with the EXP bar in his stats shooting up rapidly, quickly reaching level five.
Axel nodded in satisfaction.
Although it was a bit weaker than he expected, it was still outstanding.
Eternatus' kind of growth was nearly unreplicable.
Even if others had Poison Barbs, no other baby-stage Pokémon could handle such massive energy entering their belly.
Normally, even level 20–30 poison-type Pokémon couldn't absorb a whole Poison Barb, they could only lick it slowly.
Only Eternatus, as a poison-type deity, could perfectly absorb this energy at level one.
After letting Nihilego drink a few leftover sips, Axel had Eternatus finish the entire pot.
Eternatus' level successfully rose to level nine, just one step away from level ten.
At the same time, his move pool changed accordingly.
Compared to before, he now had Venoshock and Dragon Dance.
His potential completely crushed that certain floating big guy by ten thousand times...
"Ho-Oh, I'll leave Eternatus' soul to you."
"Chirp~"
Ho-Oh affectionately rubbed against Axel, then skillfully jumped onto Eternatus' head.
The big guy let out a comfortable rumble and obediently lay down next to Gyarados.
Just then, Axel's Rotom phone suddenly flew out.
After answering the call, a Pelipper's image appeared on Rotom's projection.
Pelipper spat a stream of water precisely onto the recorder on its chest.
[Hello dear customer, we are Pelipper Courier Company, about to arrive at your address.]
[Valuable items, please sign in person.]
[If you need cigarettes, water, or anything else, please leave a message with Pelipper, we fulfill all your needs!]
Axel blinked in confusion.
If he remembered right, the reward for this Baby Cup was supposed to be a Pokémon egg.
Was it really reliable to have a Pelipper deliver this thing?
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