Axel brought up the system panel and looked at Pheromosa in the pillar of light.
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— Pheromosa: Level 60 (Gorgeous Pokémon; after evolving through bond evolution becomes one of the Ultra Beasts' royal line)
— Type: Bug + Fighting
Ability: Beast Boost (after defeating an opponent, increases the stat it is best at)
— Moves: Rapid Spin, Feint Attack, Bug Bite, Aura Sphere, Wish, Icy Wind, Stomp, High Jump Kick, ...
— Aptitude: Master
— Held Item: Fighting Z
— Entries: Assassin King (Golden), Fighting King (Golden), Weak Point Sniper (Supreme), Rebirth (Supreme), Supreme Leech (Golden)
• Assassin King: Speed stat can be added to Attack; conversion rate 50%.
• Fighting King: Increases the power of Fighting-type moves by 50%.
• Weak Point Sniper: Single-target attacks will always land critical hits; critical-hit damage is increased by 100%.
• Rebirth: After death it will cocoon, waiting to be revived.
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Seeing Pheromosa's current level, Axel couldn't help curling his lips into a smile.
Perhaps it was because it had inherited two entries from Yveltal.
The first time it absorbed the power of the Destruction Feathers, Pheromosa's increase was much larger than Axel had expected.
Originally Pheromosa had been around level 45, but in one go it rose to level 60, becoming a top-tier Pokémon even before Gardevoir.
Compared to Lucario's one-level increase and Garchomp not leveling up, the Destruction Feathers were practically a breeding treasure born to perfectly fit Pheromosa.
"Axel, your Pheromosa is already top-tier?", When the pillar of light dissipated, Cynthia looked at Pheromosa in surprise.
She remembered clearly that the last time they met, Axel's Pheromosa wasn't even a Gym Leader–level Pokémon.
How many days had passed? How did it become top-tier so fast?
But Garchomp and Lucario had also eaten that food just now.
"You're not Arceus's illegitimate child left behind in this world, are you?", Cynthia asked Axel skeptically.
She couldn't blame herself for reading too many novels. The other explanations simply didn't add up!
"No way~", Axel's grin stretched nearly to his ears, but he still spoke humbly, "It's all from my hard work. If I really were Arceus's illegitimate child, I'd probably run into treasures every time I left the house."
Suddenly, a blue figure dove down from the sky and opened its big beak toward the barbecue spot.
Before Axel could get a clear look, Pheromosa had already moved.
She merely extended a hand slightly and flung out an Aura Sphere; that blue figure was sent tumbling backwards.
At the same time, a black sash slowly floated down from that flying Pokémon and landed in Pheromosa's hands.
[Black Belt: a spirit-invigorating sash; when carried, the power of Fighting-type moves becomes stronger.]
Cynthia watched the treasure-grade black belt in Pheromosa's hands, and the corners of her eyes couldn't help twitching.
"You... you still say you're not Arceus's illegitimate child!"
Axel: "???"
'How on earth would I know that a wild Pokémon carrying equipment would show up when I went out!'
Seeing Cynthia about to press him for answers, Axel decided to store away all his Pokémon, leaving only Pheromosa and Archaludon... on guard, and dragged Cynthia into the tent.
'If I shut your mouth first, I don't have to give any extra explanations!'
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[Aether Foundation]
Because of the time difference, it was already night in Sinnoh, while in Alola dawn was just breaking.
A graceful young woman was bent over a table, writing and sketching with a pen, her brow filled with an anger that didn't match her pretty face.
Under the fluorescent light, the golden hair cascading down behind her legs shone like a waterfall; her snow-white thighs peeked out from beneath the hair.
She was Lusamine, president of the Aether Foundation in the Alola region.
"Damn it, we already contacted the people of the Ultra Wormhole and sent the Poké Balls containing the studied Pokémon. The Ultra Beasts were about to descend into the Pokémon world, but those two idiots captured the Sun & Moon Gods instead. Even worse, the Sun & Moon Gods actually possess power that can contend with Necrozma."
She couldn't understand why a plan that was about to succeed had been ruined by two researchers' hands.
Even the vanguard team she sent to the Ultra Wormhole had completely lost contact.
At that moment, a knock sounded softly at the door.
Lusamine slightly frowned, checked the time, and then relaxed her brow a little.
"Stayed up another night? It's a pity we still can't find a way to re-establish contact with the Ultra Wormhole. The only consolation is that Uxie remained here...", Lusamine pinched her brow; if things continued like this she would consider merging with that Uxie herself and personally entering the hole opened by Necrozma to reach the Ultra Wormhole's world.
But now was not the time. She had to fully prepare first and seize control of Alola's resistance forces.
After a sigh, the fatigue vanished from Lusamine's face.
She smoothed her clothes, slipped her exposed white feet into high heels, and looked toward the door like a queen.
"Come in."
"Yes!", A butler-like man came in carrying a tray and set it on Lusamine's desk, not daring to meet her eyes the whole time.
"Chairwoman, we just received word that the space-time disorder covering the Sinnoh region has disappeared."
"Oh?", Lusamine's mouth showed a rare smile.
She had considered many ways to reestablish contact with the Ultra Wormhole; one of them was to take control of Sinnoh's spatial deity, Palkia.
"In that case, let my incompetent son Gladion make a trip. Have him represent the Foundation and bring some donations to the Sinnoh League. You go with him and see what exactly happened there."
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"Phew~", Axel walked out of the tent a bit tired, planning to get some fresh air.
"Yo~", He had only taken a few steps when he suddenly saw Pheromosa standing by his side, though he hadn't noticed when she'd arrived.
She had her hands behind her back, and somehow, without him noticing, had tied the treasure-grade black belt she'd obtained just now around both of her wrists.
Axel: "???"
'Who told you the black belt was supposed to be used like that?'
Pheromosa tilted her head slightly and, through the bond, a soft voice entered Axel's mind.
'But... master, that's how you just thought it should be used, right?'
Gardevoir once said, when someone gives you special treatment you must show gratitude.
Axel's mouth twitched, 'I only thought it for a moment, who told you to actually do it?'
'But...'
Pheromosa came all this way, and it wouldn't be easy without Gardevoir's help.
"You tied it wrong. Come here, let me fix it for you!"
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