Early the next morning, Cynthia and Axel got up early and went to the League's water port.
Now all three Sinnoh dragons were already in Cynthia's yard, and Giratina had even become Axel's Pokémon.
Although this guy still had thoughts about destroying the world, at least in the short term he didn't have the ability.
Taking advantage of that gap, Axel decided to spend a few days getting along with Cynthia.
Then, once Dialga was beaten into submission by Giratina and Glastrier was arranged to meet its old owner, this brief trip to Sinnoh would be coming to an end.
It was just that today's entertainment plans made Axel a bit uneasy...
According to Cynthia, Caitlin had bought a small island near the League so they could spend more time playing and cut down on travel.
Just thinking about Caitlin's deep pockets made Axel's scalp tingle.
His own attributes already had a bit of rule-related flavor, basically a rich-woman detector.
Especially since Caitlin still hadn't given up on Gardevoir and was constantly thinking of indirect tactics.
This was way too likely to go wrong.
Before they went to Pioneer Island last time, Axel had emptied all the ammunition from his guns just to be safe.
Unfortunately this time things were too rushed, there simply wasn't time.
"Axel, look, Little Cait's ship is coming!"
"So fast?", Axel followed Cynthia's finger and saw a vessel of gigantic proportions on the sea.
That ship could hardly be called a ship anymore; it looked more like a floating battle castle on the water.
Even a Wailord would be little fish compared to that castle.
"This...", Axel clicked his tongue, once again refreshing his understanding of the wealthy.
'If she has a ship this huge, why buy a small island?'
'Isn't the ship way bigger than the island?'
From quite a distance, Axel saw Caitlin standing on the deck.
This girl probably loved Balenciaga and Valentino, today her lower half was still the attack-speed-legs + attack-speed-shoes combo.
But her top was changed to a snow-white blouse, and over it was a black short skirt, looking especially youthful.
As Axel looked at Caitlin, she seemed to sense it and her gaze landed on him in sync; she waved lightly.
Beside her, Gardevoir clenched tiny fists, baring teeth viciously.
'Damn it, this persistent woman's come to steal our Trainer again!'
Unlike Axel, across both past and present lives she'd been tangled up with Caitlin for two lifetimes.
'Really want to hit someone, okay!'
The ship quickly approached, Caitlin floated down a little and landed in front of Axel and the others.
She nodded lightly to Cynthia, winked, then turned to Gardevoir at Axel's side.
"Hello, Gardevoir, thank you for helping Axel in the Pioneer Area yesterday."
"I was going to invite you all to eat, but Giratina appeared so unexpectedly..."
Axel blinked in surprise.
In just a few days, Caitlin could actually communicate normally?
Gardevoir: "..."
'Master, don't be fooled by her appearance, she's still scheming!'
Gardevoir could feel it clearly: Caitlin still had her sights firmly on Axel and herself.
If humans could be caught in Poké Balls, she'd probably have already bought the best one.
Gardevoir's Fairy Butterflies surged, and using space's power she appeared in front of Caitlin.
["Who taught you to do this?"]
Caitlin blinked guiltily; reflected in her dilated pupils was Cynthia, unconsciously touching her hair.
"Well... I hired the best chef in the Dragon Country. Want to eat first?"
Gardevoir frowned slightly; the energy around her grew violent.
["Why... aren't you answering my question?"]
Caitlin: "I even hired that skewers master from Longhu Park in Jinxin City, want some?"
The violent energy around Gardevoir disappeared and she swallowed reflexively.
Seeing Gardevoir's reaction, Caitlin's mouth twitched into a small smile.
'Sure enough, Nana understands Axel and Gardevoir the best.'
Caitlin was extremely relieved that Cynthia, who was going to Aurient for vacation, had gone to Axel's school.
The night before, Cynthia had told Caitlin a lot about Axel and Gardevoir over the phone.
At the same time, she'd devised a perfect tactic.
If they tried to go after Axel directly, Gardevoir would block them, but nobody would stop them from wooing Gardevoir instead!
Once she thought of that, Caitlin decisively hired every chef in Jinxin City, plus some shop owners.
Emmm... and a lot of one-to-one replica shops and malls.
Seeing Gardevoir's eyes light up, Caitlin's anxious heart finally settled a lot these days.
Psychic & Fairy queen?
My money power isn't bad either.
"How about we go eat now?", Caitlin expertly grabbed Gardevoir's arm and smiled at her.
"I had that chef prepare everything. Besides him, I also got that brown sugar jelly you like, and grilled sausages..."
Caitlin counted off items on her fingers for a while; even her hair began to float as if moved by wind, clearly she'd reached the limit of normal conversation.
"Aiyo~" Caitlin patted her forehead in mock distress, turning her mouth embarrassedly.
"This damn psychic power always acts up at times like this."
"I can't remember the rest right now."
"Anyway... I sent people near where you live to ask."
"All the little stalls and shops you like are here!"
Gardevoir blinked; a red ripple flashed across her body and traveled down Caitlin's arm.
["Now... much better, right?"]
Feeling the mental change, Caitlin looked at Gardevoir in surprise, a little taken aback.
So after some thought, Gardevoir could be so approachable?
If she'd known earlier she wouldn't have spent money trying to buy Axel.
"Gardevoir, thank you!"
"You two have known each other for so long, and were comrades-in-arms against Giratina, there's no need to be so polite, right?", Cynthia casually put her arms around Gardevoir and Caitlin's shoulders, "Let's hurry and have breakfast, hearing Little Cait list the dishes just now made me hungry."
"Okay!"
"Mm!"
Watching Gardevoir being led away by Cynthia, Axel left standing there suddenly began to question his life.
Wait, why was he suddenly being marginalized?
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