Zzzla~
A boiling sound came from the pot. Axel held his breath and stared at the clay pot in front of him.
"I wonder if a clay pot can be used to refine pills. With my skill, I shouldn't fail, right?"
Gardevoir and Pheromosa looked at Axel speechlessly. Earlier, he did not know what kind of food to turn the Psychic Incense into, so he scrolled through a few videos looking for inspiration.
By sheer luck, he came across an ancient method for making Fragrant Body Pills, and Axel instantly became interested, insisting on making this thing.
Sensing that Axel was saying there was no problem while being extremely nervous inside, Gardevoir quietly grabbed Pheromosa's hand and hid behind a pillar.
["Pheromosa… later put up Protect on him."]
Just as Gardevoir finished speaking, the temperature inside the clay pot suddenly skyrocketed.
Pheromosa reacted instantly, propping up Protect and appearing in front of Axel.
BOOM!
The clay pot exploded, and several pitch black pills, hard as stone, flew out through the window.
They landed precisely in the mouth of Gible, who was waving his arms and trying to explain to his boss why he had no money.
Crunch~
"Burp!", Gible let out a milky burp, and the boss's eyes suddenly lit up. [T/N: Gible is buying sausage from a store.]
"Gible, stop explaining. I know you're trying to eat for free."
"Come over here and let me sniff you for a while. Forget about the money just now. I'll even give you fresh grilled sausages!"
Gible: "???"
'I'm the clan leader's son, a man destined to become the strongest Garchomp!'
"You can eat mochi too!"
Gible wavered a little. His steps backward clearly grew smaller.
"I'll even buy you stuff from the stall next door."
Gible: ╰(°▽°)╯
'Deal!'
On the windowsill, Gardevoir twitched at the corner of her mouth as she looked at Axel.
["Master… Gible seems to have sold himself…"]
"If it can be sold, that proves what I refined works," Axel was completely possessed, unable to accept the fact that his pill refining had failed.
Even some novel protagonists could refine pills using clay pots or microwave ovens. He was a system holder, his status was no lower than theirs. How could he fail?
He tossed a thousand Poké Dollars toward the kitchen, "Sun, go buy a few more clay pots!"
"Yes, boss!"
After sending Sun out, Axel sat back down on the lounge chair, hugging Gardevoir and Pheromosa as he fell into deep thought.
That Fragrant Body Pill just now was definitely effective. Otherwise, Gible would not have developed a fragrance after eating it, and the boss would not have been instantly enchanted and wanted to feed Gible.
So where was the problem?
Axel blinked as he thought. Gardevoir also placed her arm against Axel's forehead, soothing his emotions.
A cool sensation spread, and Axel's eyes suddenly lit up.
He got it. It must be that compared to Sun and those protagonists, he was not lucky enough.
Axel considered himself not a chosen one. Otherwise, he would not have been constantly backstabbed by various things and pushed down by rich women.
As for those who could refine pills with microwaves or even refrigerators, almost all of them were once in ten thousand chosen protagonists.
Axel quickly set the order of things. First, he would make some normal food for Gardevoir. After Sun's trait popped, he would refine the Fragrant Body Pill again.
It was not that he was obsessed with the Fragrant Body Pill. It was mainly because he had already had some considerations before looking for inspiration.
In many situations, fragrance was also an important factor that could influence emotions.
Professor Rowan and the others must have considered this too, which was why they turned their research results into incense.
If Gardevoir consumed a Fragrant Body Pill made from Psychic Incense, she could increase her psychic power while also producing a fragrance herself, applying dual influence on the enemy and achieving better results.
While thinking, Axel successfully finished making Gardevoir's new food.
Seeing that it looked much more normal, Gardevoir finally relaxed and tried a bite.
The moment the food entered her mouth, she clearly felt her Fairy type power and psychic power both increase quite a bit.
Even her Psychic power, which she did not use very often, was enhanced as well.
Axel had always trained Pokémon with the principle of using as much as possible.
As long as the Pokémon could absorb the power, whether it was used right now or not, he would train it all.
Feeling the emotions Gardevoir transmitted and the faint fragrance emanating from her body, Axel grinned. It seemed he was still very reliable when making traditional food.
Even if he truly could not refine the Fragrant Body Pill, there was no need to worry about wasting resources.
Just then, Sun walked in carrying more than ten clay pots.
"Boss, I'm back!"
"You came back just in time," Axel looked at Sun with a smile and noticed that in just half a day, his trait power had made significant progress.
Because in his hand lay a gleaming gold coin.
At the same time, Axel could not help falling into thought.
Helping with cooking, helping with errands, and still picking up money.
How busy must this kid have been back when he could not pick up money?
No wonder he could earn a hundred million.
Axel smacked his lips, "Go rest for a bit and eat something. Tonight, the two of us will do some Pokémon battles."
"Battles?", Sun froze, nearly failing to hold onto the clay pots in his hands.
Earlier today, he had already seen how terrifying Axel's Pokémon were in the forest.
Facing Ultra Beasts that made the entire internet panic, that rock like Pokémon completely held the upper hand.
Sun saw clearly that Ultra Beasts were definitely not weak.
Just the shockwaves from the battle made Trevenant scream nonstop, almost causing a huge disaster in the forest.
Pokémon like that could already rival the island captains, or even the island kahunas.
The reason that giant mosquito was suppressed was simply because Axel's Pokémon were too strong.
Even more outrageous was that the status of that rock like Pokémon in Axel's team seemed quite low.
Fight someone like this?
Sun's eyelid twitched wildly, and he suddenly understood why Axel was paying so much.
This was all mental damage compensation and medical fees!
———
After chatting with Sun, Axel had Gholdengo redeem Gible, then held a small private meeting with the two little guys.
"We'll be fighting Sun a few times later. I think you two are more suitable to go out."
"When you fight, follow commands, but don't forget autonomous combat either, because I might be too lazy to command."
Mainly because Axel felt the baby cup was kind of boring, nowhere near as satisfying as commanding Rayquaza.
The two little ones nodded seriously. After joining Axel's team, they had mostly served as mascots.
Now they finally had a chance to show their skills.
"Also, the opponent's Litten might be a bit sneaky. Be careful when you go out."
"If you feel the other side goes too far, we'll switch to Eternatus or Nihilego and use magic to defeat magic."
Deep down, Axel actually felt that Giratina would be more suitable for fighting Litten.
Unfortunately, he did not bring it along, so he would have to wait and use it against Mizuki's one next time.
Axel waved at the two little ones.
"Meeting adjourned. Rest for a bit, then come gather for battle!"
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