[Oreburgh Gym]
Two men in suits and sunglasses, calm and collected, rode Pokémon mounts and appeared at the entrance of the Oreburgh Gym that was under renovation.
The man in front pushed up his nose-bridge sunglasses and crossed his arms.
"Came early?"
"As befits you and me as professional bodyguards, we arrived this quickly. And this gym obviously isn't ready to receive any challengers yet."
The second bodyguard nodded vigorously, "Boss is right!"
"Next we just wait here and catch them by surprise; we'll definitely find the Berlitz family's young lady. After our special training, the young lady will pass the gym in no time and reward us handsomely. We'll reach the peak of our lives."
The boss looked up at the sky, didn't say a word, only revealing a sharp jawline.
This move, high-level style.
But before his high-level style could last long, a man with an Onix and eyes in a daze appeared behind the two.
"Are you here to challenge the gym?"
"Please come back in a few days. A few days ago a ruthless challenger came with a bodyguard and almost tore the gym apart. And we can't melt the ice the bodyguard released, maybe we have to wait for the ice to melt naturally before we can renovate again."
Listening to Byron's description, the boss froze.
'A trainer who brought a bodyguard?'
Besides their employer, is there anyone else in Sinnoh who would do something like that?
"Was that person a girl dressed in luxurious clothing? Was she wearing a red coat and carrying a Chanel spatial handbag?"
"Yes...", Byron put on a reminiscing expression, tilted his head 45 degrees to the sky and inhaled deeply.
"That was the most terrifying Piplup I've seen in my life."
The two bodyguards were stunned. A rare Piplup, and a Chanel spatial shoulder bag.
Plus the fact she travels with bodyguards, her identity practically announced itself.
'But... she already has a bodyguard, so what are the two of us for?'
"Number Two, don't you think we got cut off?"
"Boss, I think we need to try hard to catch up."
They said it, but when the two looked at each other they saw the bitterness in each other's eyes.
'That girl runs to the gym faster than we can travel, how the hell do we chase that?'
This opening, disaster from the start.
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[Eterna City Gym]
A girl wearing a green cropped top and yellow overalls stood beside the ring, looking confidently at Roserade.
Sweat slid down her orange hair but couldn't take away the smile at Gardenia's mouth.
Just now she'd already asked the Sinnoh Region Fighting Gym for some fighting tips.
Although her Pokémon could hardly master Fighting moves, that didn't prevent Roserade from learning close-combat footwork.
Plus Roserade's Poison Point ability, even if they really faced Glastrier, Gardenia still had confidence to fight. (Poison Point can sometimes poison an opponent that makes contact)
"Is that Glastrier's trainer?", Gardenia's mouth curved up; she'd completely lost the nervousness she felt after hearing Byron's message.
"Whether your Glastrier is that legendary one or just a newly hatched little Glastrier, I, Gardenia, won't be as easily defeated as Byron was..."
Knock! Knock! Knock~
A knock at the door.
'Already here?'
'As befits Glastrier's travel speed.'
'Too bad, you'll probably be stuck here for a few days!'
Gardenia's gaze fell beyond the door; her tone had a smile, "Please come in!"
Axel and the young lady pushed open the gym door; countless spotlights instantly lit up.
Two thick bright spotlights fell on Axel, Glastrier, and Platinum.
Feeling the bone-chilling cold from Glastrier, Gardenia smiled lightly, "Two challengers, you must be the trainers of that legendary Glastrier, right?"
"I trust you've seen the entrance rules."
"As a gym leader who breeds trainers for the league, I have only one rule here."
"That is: battle Pokémon must not be above level twenty-five."
"The format is still 2v2; my first defending Pokémon is this Roserade."
"Now, you may release your Pokémon."
"Once you release your Pokémon, that means the battle begins!"
Having said that, Gardenia crossed her arms and looked down at Axel from atop the gym platform.
From Axel's angle, he could even see a deep groove above Gardenia's navel.
Just as Axel blinked, wanting to learn more about this girl, Platinum suddenly stepped in front of him.
Clutching her Poké Ball tightly like a little girl guarding her toy, she looked at Gardenia.
"You... you should put some clothes on!"
Axel: "???"
'No, Miss, that comment is a bit out of line!'
Axel tugged at the hem of the young lady's dress.
Before he could speak, Platinum had already released her Ponyta.
"Ponyta, use Flame Charge on that Roserade!"
Gardenia: "???"
'Wait, what breed of Ponyta can use Flame Charge?'
'Your Ponyta must be a degenerated Rapidash!'
With Flame Charge, the fire burning across Ponyta's body instantly spread everywhere.
The gym's temperature rose; heat waves rolled in, forcing Gardenia and Roserade to take a step back.
"Roserade, use Protect!"
"Roserade~", Roserade nodded; a pale green light barrier instantly appeared in front of it.
The barrier sturdily blocked the flames, letting Ponyta stall on one side of the stage.
Before Gardenia could sigh in relief, Platinum spoke again, "Big Blazing Blast!"
Gardenia: "..."
If she weren't in the middle of a challenger battle, she really wanted to open the group chat and harshly scold Byron.
He just said there was an Glastrier, and didn't mention this utterly p*rverted little Ponyta at all?
'I almost thought this match was a guaranteed win!'
One minute later, Ponyta again in a berserk posture one-shot another of Gardenia's gym Pokémon and won the gym badge.
Glastrier, bearing the rich kid and standing on ice lotus crystals, slowly appeared beside Gardenia.
Amid the other party's stunned expressions, a pile of gold coins tumbled out with a clatter.
Axel: "..."
'As befits Glastrier, even when hurrying to save the world, it still remembers to bring small and large gear.'
"Gardenia, farewell!"
"Oh, goodbye!", Gardenia replied automatically, stuffed the coins into her pocket, and immediately took out her communicator.
She mimicked Byron and tagged the next gym leader.
[Sis Maylene, quickly have your Pokémon practice rock-type moves!]
[And Byron, you dog, their opponent is clearly Fire-type!]
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