"Gardevoir, please go a little gentler~"
In another small bathroom, Caitlin kept letting out pained whimpers.
After coming here, the three of them soaked for a short while, then went straight to the main topic.
Helping Caitlin fix her brain-domain problem.
With Gardevoir's current level and psychic power, plus that extreme degree of control, solving the root of Caitlin's illness was absolutely no issue.
The only drawback was that Gardevoir's psychic power and Caitlin's weren't the same source, so the treatment process caused rejection.
Right now Caitlin even felt like there were two little teams of people fighting in her head, pain ripping straight from her soul.
"I can't… I need to go out and catch my breath, I feel like I'm about to pass out."
At last Caitlin couldn't hold it in anymore. She hurriedly told the maid to bring fruit up for Cynthia and Gardevoir, then bolted outside to get some air.
"Whew~ The professor really was right, Gardevoir's psychic control is way too strong."
Caitlin leaned against the wall, still shaken. She could clearly feel that her symptoms had lessened a lot.
During the process just now, Gardevoir easily pointed out what Caitlin's problem was.
Her psychic power had been enormous since birth, there was no way a human brain domain could hold it.
So Gardevoir chose to slowly expand Caitlin's brain domain with psychic power.
The effect was extremely obvious. Now Caitlin could even lift up a small pool's worth of water with psychic power without losing control.
The only short-term side effects were that everything she looked at had double images, and her brain was kind of short-circuited.
And the enhanced hearing she'd just gained was completely uncontrollable, useful information or useless information, it all jammed into her ears in a rush.
Suddenly, a faint sound came from a nearby room and squeezed itself into Caitlin's mind.
"Dialga, you damn well wait for me!"
'Dialga?'
Hearing that voice, Caitlin instantly snapped to alert.
She hadn't personally been in the fight against Dialga and Palkia back then, but she had heard Cynthia describe how dangerous it was.
If Axel hadn't descended like a divine weapon, the entire Eterna Town would've been wiped out.
'But… isn't Dialga already temporarily locked away?'
Caitlin shook her head, unable to figure it out.
But she did know one thing: she absolutely couldn't let that guy ruin the gift she'd given Axel and Gardevoir.
With that thought, Caitlin's eyes turned blood-red, and her golden hair whipped about like an upside-down waterfall.
Even if she had to face Dialga, she would never retreat.
She stepped into the room where the sound had come from, and her psychic power surged out wildly.
The water in the pool roiled like waves, constantly slapping against the pool's edge.
A bit stronger and it would smash the whole room apart.
But the next moment, Caitlin froze again.
'Where is Dialga?'
The whole room had nothing but some food and drink, and "four or five" half-reclining Axels soaking in the water.
Caitlin blinked, gave Axel's body a reluctant glance, and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, that voice entered her mind again.
["Dialga…"]
???
Caitlin snapped awake. There was no Dialga here, but something was obviously very wrong.
Axel was clearly calling out, yet only she could hear his voice.
And Axel's posture, half-sitting on the water surface, his body tilted backward at an angle.
No matter how strong someone's core strength was, no one could hold that pose, right?
"Axel, were you attacked by Dialga?"
["Dialga, you damn well wait for me!"]
Caitlin rubbed her head, forcing her swollen brain to stabilize a little, "Where is Dialga?"
["Dialga, you damn well wait for me!"]
Caitlin: "..."
'At least answer! You're driving me crazy!'
Caitlin shook her head hard and stepped across the water toward Axel.
Suddenly, she stumbled and almost fell face-first.
Too many double images, she'd tripped over Axel.
Almost instinctively, Caitlin's eyes turned crimson, and her psychic power burst out violently.
But the moment that psychic power touched Axel's body, it froze in place, completely stopping.
Without psychic power to support her, Caitlin floating on the water had no more lift, and with a splash she fell right down.
Almost instinctively, Caitlin reached out with both hands, trying to grab onto something, anything, that could hold her up.
———
"Tsk~", After some struggling, Axel finally escaped Giratina's Roar of Time-style skill.
After setting Cynthia down to the side, he collapsed weakly into the pool.
Axel knew he absolutely couldn't dodge this entry anymore, and it was only getting stronger.
Last time he'd only been backstabbed by the god of emotion.
This time it was just great, Dialga itself got him.
Axel began doubting his life. Why had he been so stupid as to explode Gary's entry in the first place?
Suddenly, a golden light appeared at his side, interrupting his thoughts.
He instinctively turned his head, and saw Caitlin holding up a gold card identical to the one Plantina used.
Feeling Axel's gaze, Caitlin's lips lifted slightly.
"Here, this is your medical fee for treating me."
During the process of breaking free from Dialga's skill, Caitlin felt her psychic power constantly brushing against Axel's, and that pleasant sensation kept happening over and over.
During that process, her brain domain kept expanding—now she could basically control all her psychic power.
It was more comfortable than Gardevoir's treatment, and more efficient.
Caitlin had a feeling that if she got treated two or three more times, she might be able to match an Elite-level Pokémon.
Looking at the gold card in front of him, Axel couldn't help tugging at the corner of his mouth.
'What the hell… what kind of situation is this?'
'Why is everyone learning from Elesa now!"
Right now Axel just wanted to grab Caitlin by the chin and ask fiercely, ("You've chased after me and Gardevoir for this long, don't you have even a little feeling?")
But when he thought of the terrifying consequences of asking that question, Axel winced internally.
What if Caitlin nodded?
Thinking of that horrifying possibility, Axel decided he had to call in the rich-boss method.
As long as he was the one paying, his dignity wouldn't leave him!
Just as Axel was about to act, Caitlin suddenly let out a sweet laugh.
"Axel, the way you're hesitating is so cute."
Axel: (`へ´*)ノ
'How am I hesitating?'
"But, do you really not want this card?", Caitlin's voice seemed to contain magic, making it impossible for Axel to refuse.
"I recently bought a training method from Dragon Master Lance, one that can make your Dragonair command wind and rain.
But raising it that way will probably cost a lot of money~"
'Lance's Dragonair training method?'
'Very expensive?'
Axel's hand holding the Rich Tycoon Poké Ball suddenly stopped in midair.
'For Dragonair's sake… is this meal ticket something I absolutely have to take?'
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