["No way!"]
This time, before Axel had time to refuse, Gardevoir couldn't help but run out of the Poké Ball, angrily looking at Caitlin.
'In the previous life, Dream Eater didn't gain sentience, that was fine, but in this life, you still want to fight me for my master?'
Gardevoir glared angrily at Caitlin, transmitting her thoughts directly into Caitlin's mind.
["Don't you have a master of your own? Why are you stealing mine!"]
Feeling the meaning within Gardevoir's psychic power, Caitlin blinked and nodded seriously.
["I... really don't have a master."]
Gardevoir: "..."
Do all people with strong psychic power have broken brains?
'Talking with them is so annoying!'
["Anyway... you leave quickly."]
Caitlin shook her head. She really just wanted to find a powerful psychic Pokémon to help her solve her own problems.
At first, she wasn't sure about Ralts' potential, which is why she offered the low price of one million.
But now seeing how the other party evolved into Gardevoir in such a short time, her potential was indeed very strong.
Such a powerful Gardevoir must be able to solve her own issues.
'Emmm… Want her even more now.'
Caitlin looked at Axel seriously, "How about one billion? You can marry me too."
Axel scratched his hair hard.
Honestly speaking, Caitlin was indeed very beautiful, her figure was decent, and her strength was unquestionable.
Before transmigrating, Axel had even deliberately read Caitlin's fan works and adapted novels.
If Caitlin wanted his body, Axel could maybe reluctantly agree.
But...
She clearly wanted Gardevoir's body.
"Sorry, we have no feelings between us, really can't do it."
Caitlin pondered for a moment, "Is it because the money isn't enough? Actually, I can add another billion."
"A melon forcibly twisted off is not sweet...", Axel politely declined.
"Another billion, this is my final pocket money."
Beside them, Ishida was completely dumbfounded.
He had struggled his entire life to obtain a treasure worth around one hundred million, and only at nearly forty did he see hope of achieving that goal. But what did Axel do?
Just marry a woman and he'd get a dowry of two billion.
'Is this guy really that handsome?'
He shot a look at Axel, 'Bro, just agree already.'
'This is already the peak of mooching off a woman.'
Axel shook his head. He really didn't want Gardevoir to be wronged.
Seeing Axel so resolute, Caitlin hesitated slightly, her eyes flashing wildly with red light.
Finally, she chose to take a step back and consider another method to approach Gardevoir and ease her own issues.
"How about this, you and Gardevoir have a battle with me?"
Axel looked warily at Caitlin, not knowing what kind of strange scheme this cunning zero was up to again.
"Not fighting."
"One hundred thousand per match, win or lose doesn't matter."
Axel still intended to refuse. After all, this girl had major issues.
A battle you can only lose but not win, isn't that just being a punching bag?
Even if he starved, Axel would never let Gardevoir be a punching bag.
But before he could open his mouth, Gardevoir had already floated to Caitlin.
'Daring to fight for my master, I want to fight this woman for a long time!'
So what if she goes crazy after losing?
Right in front of her, what storm could she possibly stir up?
Axel looked at Gardevoir with a bit of a headache, "Really want to fight?"
Gardevoir nodded.
"Fine...", Axel's gaze fell on Caitlin, "What level is your Pokémon?"
"If it's below level forty, I can accept your challenge."
Seeing her money-based offensive was working, Caitlin proudly lifted her head again and threw out a level 35 Pokémon.
This Pokémon had a pale pink head and a light purple back, with an overall appearance like a tapir.
From its head rose some pink mist, swirling around its forehead.
It was a Munna.
"This is my weakest Pokémon."
Axel nodded and glanced at Munna's stat panel.
This was a pretty strong Pokémon, mastering a bunch of psychic moves, and also had an ability called 'Synchronize.'
Pokémon with this ability could transfer burn, poison, toxic, and paralysis conditions to the enemy.
The only drawback was that this ability didn't work on poison caused by Toxic Spikes, nor did it affect Flame Orb or Toxic Orb effects.
Because of this, Axel was almost certain he could win steadily.
'Caitlin, huh?'
'I'll take your tag.'
Under Ishida's witness, the two quickly arrived at the same battle arena where Axel once defeated Gary.
Ishida stood at the edge of the ring, personally acting as the referee for this match.
"Now I announce the rules. Both players will use one designated Pokémon each."
"During the battle, no switching of Pokémon is allowed. The first side to lose the ability to fight is the loser."
"3...2...1... Begin!"
Axel and Caitlin threw out their Poké Balls at the same time.
After two flashes of white light, Gardevoir and Munna appeared on opposite sides of the battlefield.
"Gardevoir, use Hypnosis!"
Under Axel's command, Gardevoir immediately raised her right hand, and a rich purple light appeared in her hand.
That energy emitted strange waves, just looking at it gave off a drowsy feeling.
After evolving into Gardevoir, she became more familiar with her body, making her moves more fluid and precise.
Even without training, she could unleash more powerful moves than during the Kirlia stage.
Seeing the glowing orb in Gardevoir's hand, Caitlin raised her noble head.
"Don't waste your effort. Munna is a Pokémon that is half-awake, half-asleep. Even if hit by Hypnosis, it'll recover quickly."
Behind her, her golden hair floated like a waterfall under the influence of psychic power, directly issuing tactical commands into Munna's mind.
Munna's two front limbs stretched forward, and several star-shaped projectiles surrounded by purple mist formed in front of it.
It was a classic move—Swift!
Knowing her Pokémon was higher-level than Axel's, Caitlin planned to use powerful offensive moves from the start to inflict damage on Gardevoir.
At the same time, Gardevoir's Hypnosis landed on Munna's head, temporarily affecting the dream-eater's movement.
But just as Caitlin said, Munna was almost unaffected by Hypnosis.
After taking the move head-on, it only slowed down slightly, and the freshly formed Swift stars didn't even dissipate.
Caitlin crossed her arms over her chest, her nearly perfect figure floating mid-air, arrogantly looking at Axel.
"See that? Your command ability doesn't match Gardevoir's talent at all."
"If you choose to marry me now, I can still give you two billion."
Axel grinned. She seemed even more arrogant than Gary.
'Just wondering, after being crushed a few times, will her crying be even more entertaining than Gary's?'
"Gardevoir, while Munna's reactions are slow, prepare a throw move!"
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