Seeing the scene of Oleana fleeing in panic, the two reception girls guarding the VIP room were both stunned.
"Someone who can scare off Miss Oleana, could the guest inside be even more powerful than her?"
The other receptionist blinked, "No wonder I thought that gentleman looked familiar. He seems to be the freshman from Ninox who recently rose to fame."
"The one who successfully used Dynamax and Gigantamax during the friendship match!"
"Hiss!"
Hearing that, the first receptionist gasped sharply.
As employees of the Poke Mart and workers in the Pokémon industry, they understood very well what Axel meant to the Galar region.
"Hurry and inform the front desk. This is a VIP of the Poke Mart, someone even Miss Oleana was flustered by."
"Okay, I'll tell them right away."
The girl poked her head out into the hallway and called out to the front desk receptionist, "When the gentleman comes out later, be respectful! Miss Oleana not only gave him an 20% discount privilege but also treated him with great reverence."
Passing it along—
"Put on your best behavior, this is someone Miss Oleana respects and fears."
"..."
By the time it reached the front desk receptionist, the message had evolved into, "Be careful with that gentleman. Just now, Miss Oleana came out of the room so shaken she couldn't even stand straight."
———
When Axel passed by the front desk, the receptionist instantly tensed up.
"Hello, pervert. May I help you with anything?"
Axel: "???"
Front desk receptionist: !!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
'Oh no, I accidentally said what I was thinking!'
"I... I meant to ask what you needed. I'm from the south, my accent's not that good..."
Axel let out a long sigh. He thought his reputation had taken another hit.
He gave a list of all the things he needed. The receptionist quickly prepared all the training supplies for him, along with a single Pecha Berry.
"Hello, sir, everything's ready for you!"
"Thanks."
Axel took his backpack and waved to the front desk receptionist.
"Gotta say, accent aside, you're the most efficient Poke Mart clerk I've ever met. Found everything I needed so fast."
"You flatter me," the receptionist bowed deeply toward Axel's retreating figure.
Walking out of the Poke Mart, Gardevoir suddenly stopped.
She turned to look at Axel, her small face full of seriousness.
["She... seemed very afraid of you. Was she being quick just to get you out faster?"]
———
"Hahahaha, I must make him leave!"
In a certain mountain in Aurient, Masked Man sat in a wheelchair, laughing excitedly as he stared at the television screen.
"Dynamax outside the Galar region, and it's in the hands of a mere child."
"I've waited so many years, and finally, the opportunity has come!"
A few years ago, he successfully captured Ho-Oh and also collected some children who could be used by him.
But just as he was about to capture Lugia successfully, several of the children ran away, and Ho-Oh also escaped his control with the help of the three beasts Suicune, Entei, and Raikou.
Since then, Masked Man had been lying low, waiting for a chance to capture both Ho-Oh and Lugia at the same time and successfully capture Celebi.
Now that chance had finally come.
His Pokémon were already extremely powerful.
If he let Piloswine and Delibird gain Dynamax, he could completely ignore all restrictions and forcefully capture Ho-Oh and Lugia.
"At last... the day has come."
"As long as I capture Axel, not only can I obtain the secret of Dynamax, but I can also take revenge for Sham."
"It's killing two birds with one stone!"
Masked Man's body grew taller and taller. Under his wheelchair, snow and ice formed a huge body.
Wearing a black robe and donning a mask, red light flashed in his crazed eyes.
Anyone familiar would immediately recognize Masked Man's current identity: The biggest villain in the Johto region.
A newly allied executive of Team Rocket and a sworn father of Elite Four.
The Masked Man.
After transforming, the Masked Man pulled out a Rotom and called Karen.
"Karen, use your Elite Four clearance to check the situation in the Aurient League. See when that young man named Axel will have the weakest defenses."
Masked Man trusted Karen deeply. As his planted agent within the League, Karen had already climbed to the position of Elite Four.
Other than the Champion, Karen could locate nearly everyone's whereabouts.
["Got it!"]
After hanging up on Masked Man, Karen immediately called Axel.
Hearing the full story, Axel, who was in the middle of cooking a big meal for his Pokémon, couldn't help but laugh.
He had just invited Leon and Raihan over, and now Masked Man was eyeing him.
'Wasn't this guy not that unlucky in the Special episodes?'
It's like if in Battle Through the Heavens, Soul Heavenly Emperor showed up to fight Xiao Yan at the start, only for Sovereign Realm Xiao Yan to return from a time rift just then to reminisce about hard times.
"You tell him that in three days, I might attend a school event and head to the western mountains of Petalglen City."
"Oh right, Raihan might be there too. Don't forget to tell him that so he doesn't get suspicious of your identity."
"And most importantly..."
Hearing Axel emphasizing this part, Karen instantly stood up and bowed respectfully toward the east.
["Please speak!"]
"Masked Man keeps using League resources to check on these little things, fine him 20 million for me."
Karen: ["Understood, my lord!"]
———
A few minutes later, Masked Man heard Karen's report, and a gleeful smile appeared on his lips.
"If there's only one Elite Four and one Champion-level Raihan, then that means... there's no Champion present…"
"Karen, you did well. I'll wire that 20 million to your card soon."
"Try to grow stronger. Even when you're seeking Glastrier, don't let yourself get distracted."
"If you're short on money, just call me."
["Understood."]
———
[Your Poké-Pay account has received 20 million. Current balance: 24.8 million.]
Hearing Rotom's notification, Axel's hand, still washing berries, trembled.
'Are top trainers really this rich?'
He thought asking for 20 million was already overkill, but Karen was even wilder, just one move got her 20 million.
Suddenly, he felt that even with Eternatus, he still couldn't shake his broke fate.
A few minutes later, a large pot of thick purple stew was ready, and a strong bloody, terrifying aura filled the entire courtyard.
Naclstack, Torkoal, and Slowpoke all fled from Axel like mad, afraid the stew might splash on them.
Axel's Pokémon also stared at the pot as if facing a great enemy. Mewtwo, Gardevoir, Pheromosa, and Duraludon quickly formed a circle around it.
"Don't worry, this pot is food prepared specifically for Eternatus."
"If all goes well, after Eternatus eats this, and with Oh-Ho's hard work recently..."
"Eternatus will finally be able to play with everyone."
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