"Alcremie!"
After a pleasant chirping sound, a cute cream-colored fairy appeared in the brilliant white light.
This fairy was entirely milky white, looking as adorable as an ice cream cone.
Her big red eyes sparkled like rubies, with two strawberry decorations adorning her head.
She was indeed a regional specialty fairy from Galar, Alcremie.
The moment Alcremie appeared, she gently bit her finger and adorably looked at her trainer.
As a cream Pokémon, most Alcremies dislike battles.
What they prefer are cake shops that emit sweet fragrances.
"Alcremie, that girl stole our Fairy Gem, go get it back!"
Little Blue: "..."
'Hmph, as expected of men, all big pig trotters!'
'Before seeing Gardevoir, they all called me their little cutie, but after seeing Gardevoir, they all started calling that girl theirs.'
'So hateful!'
Upon hearing that Little Blue had stolen her trainer's Fairy Gem, Alcremie's cute eyes instantly turned fierce.
'How dare she steal from us? What if my trainer and I have no money in the future?'
'Unforgivable!'
Alcremie pondered for a few seconds and finally decided not to let Jigglypuff and Little Blue in the sky off the hook.
'But… is it really okay to directly attack with skills?'
'They both look so cute. If they get hit, they'll definitely cry from the pain, right?'
"Alcremie?"
Alcremie looked back at her trainer and gently touched the cream on her head.
'What a headache, trainer…'
Fairy Gem stall owner: "..."
Her own fairy just loved peace too much, with no fighting spirit at all.
"In that case, just smear cream over Jigglypuff's eyes."
"Alcremie!"
Alcremie's eyes lit up, she nodded vigorously, secreted a large blob of sweet cream from her body, and threw it toward the Jigglypuff in the sky.
The cream whooshed through the air and accurately hit both of Jigglypuff's eyes.
"Jigglypuff?"
Jigglypuff let out a panicked cry. Her previously stable upward floating body instantly lost balance, flailing through the air like a deflated balloon.
Just as Little Blue was about to crash into the ground, Axel gently waved his hand, releasing a psychic force that steadily caught both Little Blue and Jigglypuff.
Axel had no ill intentions toward Little Blue, this girl was still a trainer after all, and her nature wasn't bad.
"Are you done causing a scene? Can you return the Fairy Gem now?"
"If you're short on money, think of another way. But cheating, lying, and stealing are wrong."
"Hmph!", Little Blue angrily put her hands on her hips, staring at the Rotom Phone on Axel's waist.
"You researchers can talk all you want, easy for you when you don't have to worry about money!"
"This lady also wants to become strong. What's wrong with robbing the rich to help the poor?"
Axel chuckled, walked up to Little Blue, returned the Fairy Gem to the stall owner, then spoke slowly, "Are you really short on money?"
"Of course I am," Little Blue replied as if it were obvious.
"Then why not go after Team Rocket? I heard your Kanto's Team Rocket is especially rampant. Go catch a few of them for bounty money, wouldn't that be great?"
Hearing Axel's words, Little Blue was stunned.
'Is this something a normal person would say?'
'That's the big villain group, not some cash machine!'
"If you don't want to, then fine. I'm just giving you an idea."
Axel didn't expect Little Blue to start hunting Team Rocket right away anyway. After all, character development takes time.
Even if he didn't plant the seed now, she wouldn't let Team Rocket off the hook in the future.
Seeing Little Blue flailing her arms, looking like she wouldn't stop until she got money from him, Axel changed the topic, "Battle me once. If you win, I'll give you twenty thousand pokedollar. How about it?"
Little Blue's eyes instantly lit up, and all her displeasure toward Axel vanished, "Really, handsome?"
Axel nodded, "Of course it's real."
From the first time he saw Little Blue, Axel had already seen the tags on her.
[Evolver (Gold): Can accurately grasp the timing for a Pokémon's evolution; after evolution, the Pokémon's individual strength increases greatly.]
[Charmer (Purple): Silver tongue, very skilled at creating internal conflict in enemies, making others willingly do her bidding.]
Axel had already verified the first tag, Little Blue's Wartortle and Jigglypuff were both larger than their species' average.
As for the second tag, although it didn't affect Axel, that didn't mean it was useless.
In the original work, Little Blue even used this tag to successfully manipulate Team Rocket.
Spending twenty thousand for a battle with Little Blue? Totally worth it.
More importantly, Axel had no plans to lose...
"So, have you decided? Want to battle or not?", Seeing that Little Blue didn't agree immediately, Axel urged her.
"What do I have to pay if I lose?"
Axel blinked and quickly realized that Little Blue lacked a sense of security.
As a character with a tragic background, if he said she didn't have to do anything, she might just walk away.
In that case, he might as well make a condition, "Not much, really. If you lose, just help me as a housekeeper for a few days. I've been a bit tired cooking for myself lately."
Hearing Axel's condition, flames of determination instantly ignited in Little Blue's eyes, "It's a deal!"
Beside them, Alcremie's trainer uncle consciously stepped into the role of referee.
"Trainers are Axel and Little Blue. The battle starts now."
"During the battle, attacking the trainer is not allowed. The match is..."
"Uh, how many vs how many are you guys doing?"
Axel gestured with his mouth toward Little Blue, letting her decide.
Little Blue didn't hesitate, "2V2 for me!"
"Okay," The referee uncle nodded.
"The battle is a 2V2 match. You can freely switch Pokémon during the match. When all Pokémon on one side are defeated, the other side wins."
"3... 2... 1... Start!"
Axel sent out first, beckoning to Gardevoir.
"I'll be counting on you for this battle, Gardevoir."
"Garde~"
Seeing that Axel didn't lead with Dragonair, Little Blue snorted and lightly pressed a Poké Ball, "Afraid I'd use Jigglypuff to counter your Gardevoir? I wouldn't stoop to that kind of battle."
"Wartortle, I choose you!"
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