Axel cursed Reshiram angrily and was just about to go out and beat him up, conveniently testing his current focus.
Before he even made it out the door, he heard a familiar voice behind him.
"Master, I'm sorry."
Lillie lifted the blanket, covering half her face, only her two exposed eyes filled with unease.
Her golden hair swayed, her slender figure faintly visible, and paired with her unique voice, she looked just like a startled little rabbit.
The moment she woke up, Lillie remembered what had happened last night.
She never would have imagined that she could be that bold.
'So... so embarrassing!'
Axel sighed helplessly and tucked Lillie back under the blanket.
What else could he do?
If it weren't for Lillie and Nebby, he probably would have been dead yesterday.
And now he was basically the same as Gardevoir. When facing life forms with weak mental strength, he could directly see into their hearts.
What bad intentions could Lillie possibly have? He just didn't know whether her figure matched what the doujins described or not...
'Maybe try again tonight?'
By the time Axel finished settling Lillie, Reshiram had long since hidden inside its Poké Ball, refusing to come out no matter how Axel pressed it.
With Lillie pleading for him as well, Axel could only temporarily give up on beating Reshiram up.
Fortunately, this Mt. Chimney had no shortage of Pokémon. After a few simple tests, Axel found that he could now skillfully use psychic power, with strength almost no different from Mewtwo using it.
But Axel also had his own advantage. Once he communicated with the Crimson Orb, he could easily use any move mastered by the Crimson Orb.
Earthquake, Eruption, Bulk Up... even Precipice Blades was no exception.
Axel casually tested it. A Precipice Blades he formed on the spot could knock down a level sixty Magcargo in a single strike.
After lunch, Axel went to find Sapphire, planning to leave Mt. Chimney.
But before he could even say the word "goodbye," he suddenly noticed several terrifying cracks appear around him in succession.
Those cracks were extremely similar to the ones used by Ultra Beasts to appear, yet also slightly different.
From the crack in the very center, a corner of a massive island was forcibly squeezed out.
———
Inside Sky Island, Lusamine stood with her hands behind her back in front of a highly technological device, overlooking the entire Mt. Chimney.
Beside her, a middle aged man in a white lab coat stood nervously in the corner, looking like he wanted to speak but didn't dare.
"Madam President, the Poké Ball suppression device is ready and can be activated at any time."
"It's just... we don't know Axel's exact situation. Some Pokémon don't like staying inside Poké Balls."
"If he happens to have a habit of keeping his Pokémon outside, then our plan will be extremely dangerous."
Lusamine's eyes were calm like still water. She gently smoothed her golden hair, carefully tying it up as if no one else were present.
Only after the middle aged researcher was drenched in cold sweat did Lusamine speak softly.
"If you're that afraid of Axel, then jump down and surrender."
"I wouldn't dare!", Cold sweat poured from the researcher's face as his legs went weak and he nearly collapsed.
"I'm not afraid of Axel, I'm just worried about your safety, Madam President."
"Without your leadership, our Aether Foundation would never be able to release Ultra Beasts, let alone purge those filthy evil organizations."
Seeing how sincere the researcher sounded, Lusamine's raised chin lowered slightly, her expression easing a bit.
"My daughter Lillie has been bewitched by him, spreading false statements everywhere. The impact on our Aether Foundation is far too great, seriously affecting our plan to save the world."
"No matter what, today we must take Lillie back."
"Even if the other side has Pokémon outside, even if my own daughter doesn't understand me, this still has to be done."
"Although Faba has already been arrested, I still want to say one thing. Your courage is simply not comparable to Faba's..."
"I understand, Madam President," The middle aged researcher didn't care at all about Lusamine's disdain.
He looked at her fanatically, pounding his chest hard.
"I'll activate the device immediately and definitely complete your plan!"
———
"This is Aether Paradise!"
Seeing the sky island squeezing out of the crack, Lillie hurriedly grabbed Axel's arm and shook it hard.
"Master, that island is Aether Paradise. It looks like the central area."
"Mother's room should be on that island. Can you take me up there so I can try to persuade her?"
"I don't want her to keep going down the wrong path!"
Looking at the hope in Lillie's eyes, Axel nodded lightly. He also knew that Lusamine's nature wasn't actually bad, just her obsessive love for Pokémon.
Combined with Faba's influence, that was what led to the Aether Foundation releasing Ultra Beasts.
"Alright, I'll take you up to have a look," Axel's tone was calm, not really caring about the security forces on Aether Paradise.
In his view, Aether Paradise was just the product of a Pokémon protection organization going dark. No matter how strong it was, how strong could it really be?
If they were truly that strong, they wouldn't have needed to keep fleeing frantically all this time.
"Reshiram, come out."
Axel wrapped an arm around Lillie's waist and lightly leapt upward, pressing Reshiram's Poké Ball at the same time.
He planned to have Reshiram catch him perfectly and show off just a little.
But the next moment, the expected Reshiram didn't appear. Only Axel and Lillie were left floating in midair...
Lillie looked up at Axel, "Master, didn't you just call Reshiram? Why didn't it come out?"
"It's fine. It probably just wants to die one more time."
Axel twitched the corner of his mouth. After deciding to properly educate Reshiram later, he took out another Poké Ball.
"Giratina, come out."
"Roar~", To Axel's surprise, no Pokémon appeared this time either. Only an angry roar echoed from the void.
Axel froze, "You're saying you can't come out, and the Poké Ball seems to be sealed by something strange?"
"Roar~", Giratina's voice rang out again from the void, full of helplessness.
Just as Axel was confused, a crazed laugh suddenly rang out from the sky island.
Axel looked over and saw a middle aged man in researcher attire staring at him madly.
"Hahahaha! I didn't expect you to keep all your Pokémon inside Poké Balls. Then you'll just have to hand over Miss Lillie."
"I've already activated the Poké Ball suppression device. No Pokémon can escape from a Poké Ball."
"Without Pokémon, even a legendary beast trainer like you won't be able to stop our plan to save the world."
Axel: "..."
'What if you'd come one day earlier?'
He had just obtained the power of the God of Psychic Power, and right after that someone delivered themselves to his doorstep, even specifying that he couldn't rely on Pokémon to fight.
Almost every time he got a new ability, it ended up like today, with someone rushing over to deliver experience points.
Axel almost thought he was the chosen one of the world.
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