A few minutes later, Brock came to the side of the arena, with a bit more fire in his eyes.
Just a few minutes ago, he had gone into the warehouse and taken out a Maranga Berry for Onix.
This berry's effect was very simple, when hit by a special attack, it would raise the user's special defense.
After seeing the power Ho-oh had just displayed, and the absolutely inhuman way Axel fought, Brock's current thoughts were very simple: if he didn't get one-shotted, that was a win.
Onix's defense was very unique; its only weakness was special defense.
As long as it was equipped with this berry, he would definitely win.
"Axel, sorry to keep you waiting, I'm ready!"
The mist dispersed. Brock, full of confidence, looked at the Ho-oh flying in the sky and silently activated the gym's recording function.
As long as he could withstand the opponent's attack and not get one-shotted, he could get his name out there!
"You sure you're ready?"
"Of course!"
Brock nodded hard, holding Onix's Pokéball and directly released it onto the field.
"Onix, use... oh sh*t!"
Brock had only gotten halfway through his command before he was completely speechless.
Because he saw the opponent's Ho-oh use not one, but nine Weather Balls all at once.
The moment those nine Weather Balls appeared, they were like the nine suns from legends, smashing violently toward Onix's body.
If those hit, Onix would be turned to rubble, right?
As the Pokémon in question, Onix's reaction speed was obviously much faster than Brock's.
Stunned for less than 0.1 seconds, Onix instantly leapt off the arena and slammed into Brock's Pokéball.
With a flash of light, Onix disappeared instantly.
The next moment, a series of booming sounds erupted, and the entire arena was engulfed by the shockwaves from the explosion.
When the firelight finally faded, the arena had completely disappeared, only a more than 20-meter-deep crater remained.
Brock: "..."
'This is a Rock-type gym, why are you remodeling it into a Ground-type field?'
Axel glanced at the purple [Gourmet Master] tag in the system backpack, and his mood brightened immediately.
"Good job, Ho-oh!"
Ho-oh chirped softly, slowly descended from the sky, and rubbed its head against Axel's palm.
'Fighting like this is fun, more next time!'
"Haha, next time we'll go mess with the Cerulean Gym."
Off to the side, the dazed Brock suddenly felt like he came back to life. He pulled out an extremely detailed map from a drawer.
"Axel, this is the map of Cerulean City."
"Also, Onix has lost its will to fight. You have officially won…"
"Please accept the badge and rate our gym."
Axel accepted the badge and was just about to write the word "trash" in the gym rating, Brock's hand suddenly trembled, and a [Private Cerulean Sisters Dance VIP Card] fell out from the map.
"What's this?"
Brock squinted his eyes, leaned toward Axel, and showed a knowing expression every man understood, "This is a ticket to the Cerulean Gym, but not the regular public performance kind."
"With this card, you can enter a luxury private room and enjoy a beautiful dance by the three sisters, just for you."
"Please make sure to challenge the Cerulean Gym."
Axel: "..."
He didn't even need to think to know what was going on. If he didn't go challenge Cerulean Gym, Brock would be solidified as the weakest gym leader.
But if he did challenge Cerulean, then Pewter and Cerulean would be tied for last place.
Brock winked at Axel, "Please leave a review for our gym!"
Axel grinned and touched the screen, leaving behind two big characters, "Got it."
———
After beating the Pewter Gym, Axel didn't waste much time.
Originally, Cerulean City wasn't on his itinerary.
He had planned to check in at Pewter Gym and Mt. Moon, then go say goodbye to Aunt Delia in Pallet Town.
Then head to Aurient.
But now that he had a VIP card, not going would feel like a loss.
So he could only tighten his schedule a bit.
After cooking lunch for Pikachu and the others, he set off again, heading toward Mt. Moon.
———
By the time he reached Mt. Moon, it was already evening.
To Axel's surprise, it wasn't as desolate as he imagined.
Many trainers were roaming nearby, and even a medium-sized market had formed at the base of the mountain.
"Come take a look! Stones with a chance of evolving into Moon Stones, only 5,000 apiece!"
"Silph Restaurant now offering battle services, win one battle and get a free meal."
"Win three battles and get free stay at our 5-star mountaintop suite!"
"Fairy Gems! Only 1,800 each, don't miss it if you're passing by!"
Axel wasn't carrying any other Pokémon with him, just Gardevoir and the ever-restless Dragonair outside of their Pokéballs.
Hearing the price of the Fairy Gems, Axel was a bit tempted and walked over.
These items usually cost 2,000 at Pokémon Centers, and Gardevoir consumed a lot of them.
Almost every day, one Fairy Gem had to be mixed into her food.
Otherwise, even if Axel had upgraded his Breeder tag to gold tier, Gardevoir's leveling speed wouldn't be this fast.
"Let's go, Gardevoir. I'll stock up some snacks for you."
"Garde~", Gardevoir blinked playfully, leaned on Axel's shoulder, and gave him a big kiss.
["Master... you're the best!"]
"Am I really that great?"
["You are."]
"Then next time during training battles, how about you stop fighting back and let me attack freely?"
Gardevoir's eyelashes fluttered, her pink hair flowing in the wind, and she stared unblinkingly at Axel.
["Master... what are you saying... I don't get it..."]
Faced with Gardevoir's big cute eyes, Axel instantly surrendered.
"I said, do you want some skewers? I saw someone selling grilled bird over there. Might be similar to Aurient-style skewers."
Gardevoir's eyes lit up, and she instantly spoke more clearly.
["I'll buy the skewers... you buy the Fairy Gems."]
"Deal."
After a short separation from Gardevoir, Axel walked straight to the Fairy Gem stall.
A blue-haired girl with a curvy figure and bright eyes was hiding in the bushes, excitedly watching the luxury ball on Axel's waist.
"Wartortle, we've got another rich target today! Watch me catch this trainer!"
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