Hearing that domineering voice echo in his mind, Axel's heart couldn't help but pound heavily.
He knew very clearly, this was Rayquaza's voice.
All this time, Rayquaza had hidden inside that black scale on Duraludon's body, never once showing any sign of awakening.
Axel also knew, for Rayquaza to awaken would definitely be an extremely difficult matter.
It might even require him to possess a dragon-type team of very high level. That was why Axel had never tried to actively reach out to Rayquaza.
But now, it seemed… this Poké Ball sealed in Tera crystal was very important to him?
Suddenly, a memory from before the fusion of worlds flashed across Axel's mind.
In the anime representing the Scarlet and Violet timeline, right before Roy joined the Rising Volt Tacklers, they had been attacked by an exploration squad.
At the critical moment, the black Poké Ball that summoned Rayquaza in Roy's hand… seemed to be this very ball… And the timeline of Scarlet and Violet wasn't far from now either.
In other words, this ball was extremely important to Rayquaza.
If he got it, it might even speed up Rayquaza's revival.
Thinking this, Axel's gaze fell onto the Dragon-type Poké Ball sealed in purple Tera crystal.
Buy it, sell everything if necessary, but buy it.
"Miss, may I ask, aside from Blueberry Points, is there any other way to buy this Poké Ball?"
"Yes, there is," The young woman smiled sweetly and nodded.
"What way?"
"Just become the principal!"
Axel: "..."
'Damn it, teased by a beauty again!'
At this moment, a fragrant breeze brushed past, and Lacey stepped in front of Axel.
Hands on her hips, she looked seriously at the shopkeeper behind the counter, "Miss Shopkeeper, don't flirt with customers!"
"I should still have plenty of Blueberry Points. Just deduct them directly. I'll take these two items together with the guest."
Axel: "..."
He really wanted to say he didn't eat soft rice.
But thinking of Rayquaza's matter, he could only sigh helplessly.
"Thank you for paying first. I'll reimburse you later with Alliance coins, alright?"
"No need," Lacey placed her hands behind her back, lightly biting her lip, her gaze lowered onto Axel's neck.
"Anyway, it's a gift. Does it matter who gives it to whom?"
"Huh?"
Axel froze, not yet able to speak, when Lacey tiptoed and hung the purple Tera crystal pendant containing Rayquaza's Poké Ball on Axel's chest.
"Lower your head a little, I can't reach."
'Wait, how did things end up arranged like this?'
Axel was baffled, but for Rayquaza's sake, he could only go along.
At the same time, he decided that once they were out, he had to properly repay Lacey.
At the very least, repayment of more than twenty million, perhaps even greater than that.
'Absolutely, absolutely must not casually provoke this little rich lady.'
———
Inside the Twin Dragon space, Zekrom and Reshiram froze at seeing the pendant Duraludon had chosen being placed on Axel by Lacey.
'Girl, are you addicted to stealing our stuff?'
Anger surged in Reshiram's chest, and with vicious eyes glaring outward, he roared, "Black Dragon!"
"Here!"
"Do you still have energy left?"
"None!"
Reshiram: "..."
'No energy, and you're still all fired up?'
But remembering that the two of them had to stay harmonious for now, Reshiram held back the urge to lash out.
"I still have a little left. Just cheer me on."
Rayquaza narrowed his eyes, "What do you want to do?"
"I'll take control of that girl's Pokémon, remove her. Who knows what kind of trouble she'll stir if she stays."
Hearing Reshiram's words, Rayquaza moved.
His massive body swept across the space, leaving afterimages, and in an instant appeared before Reshiram.
"I warn you, behave yourself!"
Rayquaza had guarded Aurient for thousands of years, already fundamentally different from other gods who ignored the world of men.
And besides, Lacey had just paid for Axel and secured for him his very important Poké Ball.
Rayquaza would never let the twin dragons do anything outrageous to Lacey.
Seeing Rayquaza's fury, Zekrom immediately shrank into the corner, eyes wide.
Reshiram noticed Zekrom's reaction, blinked quickly, and instantly chose to back down.
"Big brother, I'm sorry!"
Rayquaza nodded slightly, "Don't worry. I'll have Duraludon keep arranging matters for you two."
"As for now… be quiet!"
With that, Rayquaza returned into the black dragon scale, his eyes glowing brightly.
Streams of faint black energy rose from Axel's pendant, flowing into the black scale.
Rayquaza's phantom body gradually solidified.
He could clearly feel, he was not far from true revival.
With the leftover energy in the Poké Ball, plus Duraludon's evolution, he would soon possess a real body.
And with the support of the black and white dragons… once revived, he would have considerable battle power.
As for mere Kyurem?
Maybe not crushing him yet, but with Axel's other Pokémon, absolutely enough to easily beat him back.
———
At the same time, in an unknown cave, a massive ice dragon had pinned a small horse-shaped Pokémon beneath it.
"You dare provoke me? Do you even know who I am?"
"I am the true king of Unova, no one may challenge my existence!"
Just as he finished, he suddenly sensed an extreme dragon-type energy flaring in the distance.
Kyurem casually tossed aside the little horse Pokémon, his gaze instantly sharpening.
"Black Dragon, White Dragon… do you really think my temper has softened over the years?"
"In the past, when you fled Unova to seek Calyrex's help, I let it go."
"But now, you've even brought in other dragon overlords?"
The more Kyurem thought, the angrier he became.
With a deafening roar, he smashed through the mountain he was in, then flew straight toward Blueberry Academy.
"You are provoking me!"
———
"So this is the composite metal?"
Axel held a small cube-shaped piece of metal in his hand. It radiated a faint energy, its surface shimmering purple mixed with metallic hues.
Standing beside him, Lacey nodded gracefully.
"Yes, this is the result of all your hard work these past few days!"
Duraludon let out low growls again and again, its small eyes flashing with light.
Clearly, it could also feel the effect of this metal.
"Looks good," Axel grinned, placing the composite metal into the hands of the Duraludon beside him, whose mouth was already about to grin off its face.
"Alright then, hurry and evolve!"
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