"This gentleman, could you explain what just happened?"
Officer Jenny was very familiar with her Arcanine.
Although it did like to play a bit, it was relatively aloof by nature and rarely played with unfamiliar trainers.
It would never show such an intimate posture.
Axel nodded and explained everything he had just done.
When Officer Jenny heard that Axel had ordered Houndour to perform a siege on her, her eyes instantly lit up.
In the Jenny family, almost everyone had an Arcanine.
And because this species generally leaned toward justice, there were quite a few Arcanines who awakened the ability "Justified."
If this siege tactic could be used in daily battles, it would greatly enhance the Jenny family's combat capabilities.
"Mr. Axel, does this tactic have any limitations?", Officer Jenny took a few steps closer to Axel.
If he weren't carrying Eva on his back, Axel might've suspected that Officer Jenny would grab his hands in excitement.
"Ahem!", Axel took half a step back, then continued, "If it's in a trainer's match, this tactic does have major limitations."
"Because Arcanine can easily lose a lot of stamina under the siege skills of its companions."
"But in your mission scenarios, you don't have to worry about that."
"You can raise some weaker Pokémon to minimize the siege's damage."
Officer Jenny nodded heavily, excitedly saying, "This not only boosts Arcanine's combat power but also solves the survival problem of some weaker Pokémon. Truly a win-win!"
"Thank you for coming up with such a tactic. You will gain the friendship of all Jennys!"
"And today you repelled Team Rocket's invasion and protected over a thousand Pokémon here. I will definitely report to the League and apply for a commendation for you!"
Hearing Officer Jenny's words, everyone present looked at Axel with envy.
He had crafted a tactic for Officer Jenny and gained the entire Jenny family's friendship.
This favor was too great.
In the Pokémon League, Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy held equal status. They were both irreplaceable families in the Pokémon world.
With Officer Jenny's friendship, anything in any city of any region would be much easier.
Axel didn't feel anything special, though. His current strength was already quite decent, and he didn't really need Officer Jenny's help for anything.
Demonstrating the tactic was just a minor effort. He didn't intend to gain anything from it.
"Thank you, Officer Jenny, but I still have some things to do today, so I won't take up any more of your time."
Axel planned to hurry back and retrieve Gardevoir and the others. He had promised Eva to go to the amusement park today and had already delayed quite a while.
"More things to do?", Officer Jenny patted her chest seriously, "If you're looking to trade Pokémon, how about I act as your guarantor?"
"No need, we're just here to have a casual look," Axel turned his head and looked gently at Eva on his back.
"My neighbor's little sister hurt her leg. She's been wanting to go to the amusement park for a long time. Finally got a chance today."
Hearing this, Officer Jenny looked at Eva with a bit of envy.
"Your boyfriend is really kind."
Eva had a blank face.
'He's kind? If he was kind, I wouldn't be crippled…'
'How about you suffer this instead, and then see if you still say he's kind?'
After leaving the crowd, Eva bit Axel's shoulder hard.
"Stupid Axel, you said I was crippled again!"
"I didn't really... Should I explain to Officer Jenny how exactly you can't walk?"
Eva: (•́へ•́╬) 'That's not necessary!'
———
The afternoon passed in the blink of an eye. Eva completed all her amusement goals.
After returning to the hotel, Axel had Gardevoir treat Eva, then the three once again began another round of battle.
Only when the two were beaten to the point of armor discarded and near mental collapse did Axel stop, got up, and walked to the balcony.
According to Karen's intel, Masked Man would arrive in the Aurient League within the next few days.
Although Raihan and Leon would also come then, Axel still felt that something was missing.
Sensing Axel's worries, Pheromosa's Poké Ball opened on its own.
A flash of light passed by, and Pheromosa poured Axel a cup of tea, then very naturally sat beside him.
"Yo?", Pheromosa blinked its big purple eyes, asking if Axel had anything troubling him.
"Nothing really, just not sleepy. If you're sleepy, go ahead and sleep."
"Yo~"
Pheromosa shook its head, a slight blush appearing on its face, gently resting its head on Axel's shoulder.
Axel's heart stirred, and the fighting spirit that had just settled down was once again reignited a bit.
"That..."
"Yo~"
The two were in perfect sync. Before Axel could finish his sentence, Pheromosa obediently extended its feet~
"Hiss!"
Even though he had battled many times and was very familiar with Pheromosa's attack methods, Axel still sucked in a sharp breath.
Whether it was bug bites or leg techniques, they were terrifying like a motor.
And Pheromosa's shiny body structure was extremely mysterious, as if it had no friction.
As a Speed-Attack-type Pokémon, every time Axel faced Pheromosa, he felt powerless.
He even suspected that without the Super True Rookie, he wouldn't be able to last more than thirty minutes under Pheromosa's chain attacks.
———
After a while of relaxation, a beep-beep-beep suddenly came from the Rotom phone.
Erika hurriedly sent several messages in the group chat.
[@Everyone, my butler said they found a Team Rocket base underground in Rainbow City.]
[I'm currently in Aurient, is anyone near Rainbow now?]
Axel twitched at the corner of his mouth and quickly messaged Erika privately to delete it.
'You're saying this kind of thing in your gym leader group?'
'Do you know who's even in that group, sis?'
But Erika's appearance gave Axel a burst of inspiration.
He finally figured out what was missing in his preparations against Masked Man.
Turns out, it was Team Rocket.
In the Special Gold & Silver arc, Silver was also a child stolen by Masked Man.
And Axel also knew Silver's other identity.
Giovanni's child.
As long as Giovanni found out about this, Masked Man might not even get out of prison before getting backstabbed by Giovanni.
[Giovanni: What did Miss Erika just withdraw?]
[Axel: Actually, it was a private message between us. Gym Leader Erika sent it by mistake.]
[She was worried about taking up public resources, so she withdrew it, but didn't expect you still saw it.]
[Since that's the case, we won't hide it. We found a bunch of kidnapped kids at the masked man's place in Capital City.]
[And one of them named Silver seems to have some Team Rocket memories... really outrageous.]
[Erika: ???]
[Giovanni: I understand. You all carry on chatting (smile.jpg)]
[Sabrina: (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;)))]
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