With the help of Zapdos, Axel easily blasted through the cave and successfully arrived at Ho-Oh's nest.
Ho-Oh also formally rose into the air, its majestic gaze landing on Zapdos.
However, that was completely useless.
If this were the real world, Zapdos might be afraid.
But here...
[You have encountered Ho-Oh, entering battle!]
[You released Zapdos. Please issue your next battle command!]
[Ho-Oh used Sacred Fire!]
[Zapdos used Light Screen!]
[Ho-Oh used Sacred Flame. Zapdos fell into a burn state.]
[Zapdos used Full Restore.]
[Ho-Oh used Sacred Flame.]
[Zapdos used Agent Booster.]
[...]
Axel felt that the monsters in the dream world were much harder to fight than in normal games, and Ho-Oh's HP was like a boss.
Fortunately, Axel had a strong medicine system, and combined with Zapdos's type advantage over Ho-Oh, he barely managed to win.
This Ho-Oh was level eighty, and after being captured, quickly became Axel's main force.
However, the system had also reminded before that Pokémon brought out of the dream world would be level 1 regardless of their dream world level.
And they had no emotions.
In order to quickly bring Ho-Oh out and level it up, Axel began systematically clearing the Kanto League.
One night passed, and Axel successfully cleared all gyms and stepped onto the Indigo Plateau.
According to Axel's estimate, he only needed one more day to successfully bring Ho-Oh out.
———
Just as Axel was about to wake up, he suddenly heard a gentle voice by his ear.
"Axel, time to get up."
"Didn't you and Gary agree to go to Professor Oak's place today?"
Axel opened his eyes and saw Aunt Delia with both hands pressed on his headboard, looking down at him.
From Axel's angle, if Aunt Delia's body leaned just one more centimeter lower, he could unlock the "facial cleanser" achievement.
"Thank you, Auntie," Axel stretched lazily and quickly got out of bed.
After agreeing with Delia to leave the door open tonight, Axel brought Gardevoir, Pheromosa, and Duraludon to Professor Oak's lab.
———
"Hello, is anyone home?"
"Yes, there is," The door soon opened, and a girl wearing a pink suit with a moonstone necklace appeared at the entrance.
She had long hair, well-defined features, and a few glittery stickers at the corners of her eyes.
The moment she saw Axel, Daisy's little face immediately flushed red.
Under the light of her short skirt, her big white legs pressed tightly together, and her gaze toward Axel was practically dripping like syrup.
As a loyal supporter of the Pokémon Contest, Daisy had a pair of eyes that could discover beauty.
After seeing Axel, Daisy felt all the handsome guys she'd seen before were totally weak.
What Steven Stone, what Leon, in front of Axel, they all lost their luster.
'Uh...'
Axel realized that his [Eating Soft Rice With a Hard Bite] tag was activating, and he rubbed his temples helplessly.
Axel had some knowledge about Daisy.
Green and Gary's older sister, who usually helped Professor Oak organize data.
In her spare time, she occasionally participated in Pokémon Contests.
'Emmm, she even won a championship once.'
Axel had always thought Gary was so tsundere because he was raised by a tsundere girl.
But now it seemed, he had misunderstood Daisy.
This girl was clearly more cheerful, and had a keen eye for beauty.
A slightly more handsome version of himself, paired with the [Eating Soft Rice With a Hard Bite] tag, this kind of girl who loves pretty faces was clearly a perfect match...
"You're Axel, right?", Daisy snapped back to reality and realized she was acting weird, so she immediately extended her fair hand to greet Axel.
Axel smiled gently and lightly pinched Daisy's fingertips, a brief touch.
"Hello, I'm Axel from Aurient. I was invited by Gary and Professor Oak. Are they home?"
"So you're Gary's friend. Then I'll call you Axel, okay?"
Daisy's eyes smiled like crescent moons, and she stepped aside, gesturing for Axel to enter.
"Didn't they promise you a Dratini? The two of them went to the backyard early this morning to choose a Pokémon."
"You can wait on the sofa for a bit. Probably just enough time for a cup of coffee and they'll be back."
Hearing Daisy's words, Axel's eyes suddenly lit up.
As a Pokémon fan, he was very interested in Professor Oak's backyard.
In the Pokémon anime and manga, Professor Oak's home had dozens of Pokémon.
It was said that his backyard was so big that it could even hold an entire Tauros herd.
With such a large yard and such high status, Axel felt Professor Oak's home would be even more extravagant than in the anime or manga.
"Can you take me to the yard for a look?"
"Sure, I'll take you," Daisy gave a sweet smile and took Axel's arm to stand up.
Completely forgetting Professor Oak's instructions not to let strangers into the backyard...
"Thank you then, Daisy."
Axel and the others passed through the lab, opened a small door, and arrived in Professor Oak's backyard.
The moment he entered the yard, Axel couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
'There are so many Pokémon here.'
With just a glance, he saw Chimchar, Chikorita, Sprigatito, starter Pokémon from various regions.
In addition, the yard had many regionally different forms of Pokémon.
Alolan Exeggutor, Galarian Farfetch'd, Paldean Blaze Breed Tauros...
The only regret was that he didn't see any Hisuian forms.
Otherwise, Axel actually really wanted a Hisuian Zoroark.
That kind of Pokémon wasn't just beautiful, it also had a unique type combination.
It was one of the Pokémon Axel hoped to capture most.
But he was just thinking. Hisuian forms were extremely rare.
And even if they appeared, they might not be willing to follow him...
Axel still had that much self-awareness.
As they were strolling, they suddenly heard Gary's coquettish voice from afar.
"Dragonite, just trust me, okay? That trainer is amazing."
"If you let him take care of your child, he'll definitely make sure your kid eats well and lives well."
"I swear on Ash's personality, Axel is really awesome!"
Axel: "..."
'Brother Gary, you're seriously good at this!'
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