Axel grabbed Faba by the sleeve and dragged him to the side of a huge black iron door.
"How about this room? It should be pretty nice, right?"
Faba frowned, "Why did you drag me to the boiler room? If you're admitting fault, you should at least have the right attitude."
"You're so bad at dealing with people. How am I supposed to forgive you later?"
"Forgive me?", Axel grinned. A terrifying force surged through his hand. With a loud bang, he ripped open the iron door and threw Faba inside.
The slow fire camel tending the boiler inside froze for a few seconds, then obediently walked past Axel, ran over to the big-leaf Infernape, let out a cry, and was instantly scared into tears.
What happened next was not very clear to Flint. He only kept hearing the sounds of Axel's violence and Faba's miserable screams coming from the boiler room.
Axel: "Was it wrong or not, was it wrong or not? I'm asking you, was it wrong or not?"
Faba: "I warn you, be careful! My identity is the vice head of the Aether Foundation. I represent the entire Alola region. Even your Champions wouldn't dare hit me!"
Smack!
Faba: "I'm telling you, if you hit me again I'll call Officer Jenny!"
Smack!
Faba: "Axel, you and I are sworn enemies!"
Smack!
Faba: "Wuwuwu, why are you hitting people like this~"
"Bro, I was wrong, it was all my fault. I shouldn't have blocked the way."
"I'll pay, I'll compensate. Isn't that enough, big brother?"
Hearing this, Flint grinned.
'As expected of Axel. Looks like today's matter is going to end with Faba bleeding a lot of money.'
But in the next moment, a line that completely defied logic suddenly slipped through the crack of the door and drilled straight into Flint's ears.
"I-I, Faba, am willing to go through fire and water for my master!"
Flint: "???"
'When did Axel become this damn awesome?'
Although he was a brute, he had at least stayed here with Lucian for a while and roughly knew several ways the mental domain could be used.
Without a doubt, the method Axel used to make Faba switch sides was the most top-tier technique among mental skills.
Mental control!
After realizing this, the worry at the corner of Flint's eyes completely disappeared, and he unconsciously started grinning.
'Crashing into Axel this time, the Aether Foundation is really screwed.'
At this moment, a microphone was suddenly shoved in front of Flint.
"Flint, what is your opinion on today's match?"
Flint lowered his head and glanced at the woman holding the microphone, 'If I remember correctly, this should be a reporter from the Aether Foundation.'
He did not expect them to come interview him at a time like this.
'So sensible. Way too sensible!'
Flint cleared his throat and looked at the pretty reporter with a smile.
"First of all, I believe that this exchange is a good thing for trainers all over the world."
"Although I don't understand research, I still know how important the power of the mind is for Pokémon."
"Take my Infernape for example. After being defeated, it can stand back up with sheer mental strength, and even burst out with even more powerful strength."
"That is to say, I myself belong to the mental school."
"In the end, no matter whose hands this research result ends up in, I, Flint, will swear to protect the data with my life."
"If anyone wants to use underhanded methods, then don't blame my Infernape for using flames to send them to hell."
After Flint finished this passionate speech, everyone present was stunned.
Lucian stared at Flint with a pale face, doubting his own existence.
He remembered that he had talked with Flint before. Once Sinnoh failed, Flint would step in to snatch it, fully making use of a brute's advantage.
'But why did this guy suddenly get so fired up?'
'You're talking so passionately now. How the hell are we supposed to make a move later?'
'Could something have happened in between that I did not know about?'
Lucian thought carefully about what had just happened, then suddenly closed the book in his hands in despair.
'Damn it, I forgot that Flint is Axel's little fanboy!'
'This guy must think that once Axel shows up, everything will be easily suppressed.'
But...
As someone who had personally gone into battle, Lucian knew very clearly that combat power and mental power were two completely different fields.
Strong mental power meant combat power would definitely be strong, but strong combat power did not mean mental power was also strong.
Even Axel, who could suppress gods, might not necessarily be able to completely crush so many Pokémon from the Aether Foundation in terms of mental power, right?
It was not just Lucian. After Flint opened his mouth, even the female reporter was stunned.
In the eyes of the Aether Foundation's upper management, their victory this time was already a done deal.
She came to interview Flint simply because Flint was easy to fool, so she planned to guide him into saying things like the League absolutely would not use force.
But she never imagined that before she could even start guiding him, Flint would plant such a huge flag.
It meant that as long as the Aether Foundation won, if the League made a move, he would even help the Aether Foundation get away safely.
"Y... no, are you sure?", The female reporter snapped back to her senses after a moment and asked again.
In order to pin Flint down, she deliberately changed the word "you" to the more respectful "you," afraid that Flint might regret it halfway.
Flint grinned, "Of course I'm sure. If anyone doesn't honor the battle result, I will definitely step in!"
"Well, if I act a bit too heavy-handed, the Aether Foundation won't say I'm cruel, right?"
The female reporter hurriedly shook her head, "No, no, absolutely not!"
Flint: "Can you represent the Aether Foundation's stance?"
The female reporter nodded repeatedly, "Although I am just an insignificant employee of the Aether Foundation, Flint is so dignified and admirable. Of course I worship you immensely."
"Whether the upper management agrees or not, I will immediately post this interview online in the name of the Aether Foundation!"
Flint's smile was almost impossible to hold back, "That's perfect then. The WiFi here isn't very good. I'll turn on a hotspot for you."
The video was quickly uploaded online.
Over the past few days, the matter between the Aether Foundation and Professor Rowan's Laboratory had already stirred up huge waves in both academic circles and among spectators.
After days of continuous reporting, many people clearly knew that the Sinnoh League side was on shaky ground in this dispute.
Compared to the relatively unknown Alola research institute, Sinnoh's Rowan Laboratory had a large number of supporters.
After learning that the Aether Foundation wanted to take sole ownership of the joint results, many people jumped in to criticize them.
Almost every moment, people were refreshing websites to see if any new posts appeared.
The female reporter's video had only just been posted when this video featuring Flint on the cover shot straight to the top of the trending list.
[Orthodox Battle of the Mental Domain, the Statement of the Sinnoh Elite Fours!]
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