After having a meal at the little loli's house, Axel brought Pheromosa and Ralts back to his own home.
It seemed like the two of them didn't really enjoy Aunt Stacy's cooking, and Axel also wanted to try out the effect of the new tag he just obtained.
According to the introduction of [Breeder,] the food he now made could accelerate the growth rate of Pokémon.
Judging by the speed of becoming a Champion within a year in the Emerald Special Chapter, even if this tag he had was a nerfed version of Gary's, it should still be able to make a pokémon reach the level of a Gym Leader or Elite Four within a year.
After several large fireballs with power comparable to Ember appeared above the cooking pot, Axel came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of blackened scrambled eggs.
Pheromosa and Ralts, who had initially been full of anticipation, were instantly dumbfounded.
After only hesitating for less than a second, Pheromosa picked up little Ralts and knocked again on Aunt Stacy's door...
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Faced with the resistance from the two Pokémon, Axel felt a bit helpless but also somewhat understanding.
This kind of scorched scrambled eggs was indeed a little hard to accept.
Fortunately, the two little ones didn't completely give up on Axel. At the very least, they still ate the instant noodles he made for dinner with great enthusiasm.
And right after eating the instant noodles, Pheromosa's level also directly increased by 6 levels.
According to Axel's speculation, this wasn't only related to the food, but also to Pheromosa's low level and the fact that she had just won a battle.
"Anyway, let's all work hard together."
Axel put Pheromosa back into the Poké Ball.
Depending on the habits of different Pokémon, some didn't like entering the Poké Ball, while others didn't like coming out.
As a high-class Pokémon, Pheromosa was naturally unwilling to touch anything except her trainer, and so naturally didn't like staying outside.
Ralts, on the other hand, was different. Although the little one looked a bit dazed, she was especially clingy.
Ever since dinner, she had been sticking to Axel and wouldn't let go for even a second.
Axel didn't mind at all. After all, the Gardevoir family had always been one of his favorite Pokémon.
Who could say no to a hug from a little Ralts?
And then, there was one more thing.
Axel didn't know if it was his imagination, but he always felt like this little Ralts kept trying to shove her feet into his hands.
'But... I didn't told the little one about this hobby of mine.'
'Could it be... the little loli taught her?'
After a brief moment of thought, Axel pushed the idea out of his head.
Now that he had Pokémon, the top priority was to search online for training guides for Pheromosa and Ralts.
Although he had learned specific Pokémon training knowledge in class, the teacher often said one thing; that these things didn't need to be taught in depth, and would be thoroughly explained in college.
Axel was just worried that once he got to college, the teacher would say, ("You've already learned this stuff before, let's skip it…")
To avoid that situation, Axel decided to start self-studying a bit.
What surprised him was that there wasn't much info available about Pheromosa, but there was a ton online about Gardevoir's battle tactics.
Most of it was conceptual, imaginative strategies made up by trainers who didn't have a Gardevoir but dreamed of having one.
Axel didn't mind that.
'Maybe they really do understand more?'
After all, in his past life, his rich friend always used to ask him. Which version of the Switch was best, when he couldn't even afford a console.
And it just so happened that Axel really knew...
Because he didn't have the means to play games, he had to spend a lot of time constantly looking up guides online.
And in doing so... Axel ended up becoming one of the guide contributors himself.
'Now the Gardevoir forums online probably looks the same, right?'
[Turret Mage Gardevoir Training Guide]
[Ultimate Dragon Slayer, the Invincible Fairy Queen!]
[Shocking! Movie Queen Gardevoir was kidnapped, escaped alone from danger! Held item and move set revealed!]
Axel casually clicked on a few and found that these posts just had clickbait titles and didn't really contain any real training secrets.
For a Pokémon, the special training methods and battle tactics were the fastest ways to improve their strength.
As for move sets?
This wasn't some game with only four skills, what's the point of studying that?
Just as Axel was about to close the computer, Ralts suddenly reached out her little hand to stop him.
At the same time, her other hand pointed at a candied hawthorn image that had popped up on the screen at some point.
"You want to eat this?"
The little one stayed silent, still pointing at the candied hawthorn.
Axel couldn't help but laugh.
He definitely wouldn't be heartless enough to refuse the little one's first request.
"Just right, it's not too late. I'll take you for a walk around Dragon Lake Park tonight. There's a vendor selling candied hawthorn there."
"Ralts~"
The little one chirped with satisfaction.
She also started regretting that she reacted a bit too slowly and didn't point to the grilled skewers that had flashed by just before.
But it was fine. Anyway, her real reason for going to Dragon Lake Park was to look for fate with her trainer.
In her past life, the day she met Axel, he had been attacked.
More importantly, the wild Pokémon that attacked them had a few stones on it that looked quite valuable.
And she remembered clearly, the candied hawthorn vendor's stall was right next to the grilled skewer stall.
Axel casually threw on a jacket, placed the two Poké Balls on his belt, and carried Ralts out the door.
Since it wasn't too late, there were still a few people chatting at the entrance of the neighborhood.
"Oh hey, Axel, you caught a Pokémon?"
"This one looks really sharp."
"Out training this late with a Pokémon? Pokémon are tough, but still better to go easy."
Axel responded to each one with a smile, then gave a special explanation to Uncle Sonny, his neighbor, "Don't worry, Uncle Sonny. The little one saw candied hawthorn on the computer and wanted some, so I'm taking her to Dragon Lake Park tonight to get a bit."
"You want any snacks with your drink? I can grab you some skewers."
"No need, I got off work early today, I've already eaten," Uncle Sonny chuckled and waved at Axel, "But be careful. I heard Dragon Lake Park hasn't been too peaceful lately. Someone spotted an Arbok there."
"Got it, Uncle Sonny!"
Even in Aurient, where trainers were highly developed, wild Pokémon entering the city still happened occasionally.
After all, there were just too many Pokémon, and most of them were friendly to humans.
Axel had even heard a story about a Diglett raising four Squirtles in the sewer.
Later, those four Squirtles evolved into Blastoise, often fighting crime, and supposedly even got recruited by the Emberpine Public Security Bureau...
But the Arbok Uncle Sonny mentioned was an exception.
Arbok was a Poison-type Pokémon, with highly toxic venom and an extremely strong sense of territory.
If a regular person without a Pokémon encountered an Arbok and got hit with a combo of ingredients straight out of a certain recipe list, they'd usually have to stay in the hospital for days.
But Axel didn't really care. His two Pokémon might be countered by Arbok type-wise, but they weren't even on the same level.
Wild Pokémon over level ten were usually prioritized for elimination by rangers.
As for anything under level ten...
'You brat, look me in the eyes!'
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