After obtaining the giant Magikarp, Axel and Gardevoir did not go anywhere else to have fun, but directly headed to a nearby Pokémon store.
Ever since obtaining the tag, Axel had done a lot of research on Pokémon evolution.
He had brought this Magikarp to the edge of evolution as well.
Moreover, Axel could clearly feel that the energy gathering in this Magikarp's body was far greater than that of an ordinary Magikarp.
As long as evolution was completed, it was highly likely it would become much stronger by several levels instantly, just like Blastoise with Little Blue.
Set a small goal, let it evolve tonight.
After a round of shopping, Axel returned to the neighborhood with several newly bought Poké Balls and the food needed for Magikarp's evolution.
"Magikarp, you stay in the neighborhood pool first, we'll come with food to find you in a bit, how about that?", Axel didn't bring it home but released the Magikarp to the edge of the neighborhood pool.
This guy was really too big, even conservatively estimated to weigh ten tons.
If it got too happy eating at home and accidentally used a Splash…
Axel felt he would absolutely get to witness the strongest power of the downstairs neighbors' Pokémon.
"Magikarp~"
Magikarp couldn't speak, only stared at Axel with big eyes full of longing, shaking its head hard.
It didn't want Axel to leave... just got used to a new environment and lacked a sense of security.
"You don't want me to leave?"
"Karp! Karo!"
Magikarp nodded vigorously.
"But I still have to go make food for you, those little biscuits, don't you want to eat them?"
'Food?'
Hearing Axel's words, the giant Magikarp opened its mouth wide, drooling all over the place, but in the end still shook its head with difficulty.
Axel was a little conflicted, experiencing for the first time the difficulty of having a left-behind child around.
Ever since the number of Pokémon around him increased, Axel had wanted to be like Red and Little Blue, bringing only one main team Pokémon with him while leaving the rest with Professor Oak.
That way, he could balance nurturing and training.
But now it seemed, this was not realistic at all.
No matter which Pokémon, he couldn't bear to give up on any of them.
Just then, a wild and imaginative idea popped into Axel's mind.
'Is it possible to let Pokémon take care of Pokémon?'
Before the world fusion, Axel had seen many Pokémon literary works where Pokémon helped trainers raise other Pokémon.
If others could do it, and Axel had a ready-made general here, he could do it even better.
With that thought, all the conflict in Axel's mind vanished.
A flash of white light passed, and Duraludon fell into the water with a splash.
The little guy patted the water surface a few times skillfully, letting its body float up, looking curiously at the big-sized Magikarp beside it.
"ROAR?"
'Another new teammate?'
"Duraludon, a new dragon joined the team, stay with him for a bit, I'll go make some food."
'This is a dragon?'
Duraludon blinked hard, its eyes shifting between Magikarp and Axel.
'This is a dragon?'
'You're kidding me!'
He had seen Magikarp in Pokémon world programs on TV before, this guy wasn't a dragon even after evolution.
Even if this guy looked like a dragon, Duraludon was a genuine Water + Flying dual type.
Axel chuckled, "Wait till I take you to Suicune Island someday, then you won't say that."
"ROAR?"
Little Duraludon scratched its head in confusion but still started playing with Magikarp.
As a dragon general, he loved taking care of juniors.
———
A few hours later...
Axel looked excitedly at the large pile of food in front of him.
Food for Dragon-type, Water-type, and Flying-type Pokémon were almost piled into small hills. He also made some food for his other Pokémon.
The backpack with spatial function was packed full. Axel finally stopped his work.
'Let's go, to the neighborhood pool!'
———
At the same time, two girls appeared at the entrance of Axel's neighborhood.
Their eyes were filled with excitement.
"Karen, this time we really seem to have caught a big fish!"
"A juvenile Ho-oh, and living in such a small city, even the gym leader only has one real gym-level Pokémon…"
"Once we capture the juvenile Ho-oh, Boss will definitely reward us well!"
"Indeed!", At the mention of Boss's reward, the girl called Karen also became excited.
That was the strongest trainer in Johto, maybe even the strongest in the world.
Ten years ago, he once used Swinub and Delibird to capture Ho-oh and Lugia, two legendary Pokémon.
And they were disciples of Boss, the strongest trainer in Johto.
But unlike Little Blue and Silver, they had chosen to follow Boss in order to become stronger.
Ever since the feathers of Ho-oh and Lugia were stolen by Little Blue a few years ago, the two of them had been tasked with tracking her.
Until the recent Clefairy Conference, they finally encountered Little Blue at Mt. Moon.
And accidentally discovered the juvenile Ho-oh on Axel.
After years of interaction, they knew Little Blue was a very tricky person, so they decisively chose to separate Axel from her before chasing him.
After a week of moving around, they finally locked onto Axel's residence.
"A trainer who just started his journey and got lucky obtaining a few strong Pokémon... do you think this little brother will cry after we crush him?"
Sham licked her lips, her pretty face twisted to the extreme.
As someone with a tragic childhood, she loved tearing apart others' umbrellas.
"Cry from being crushed might be a bit much. After all, he does have some decent strength."
Karen crossed her arms, her tone even more frivolous than Sham's.
"But... after Ho-oh is snatched from him, he'll probably be devastated for a long time."
"Once someone has dreamed of becoming a legendary trainer, not many can handle waking up from that dream."
"Alright, let's do it," Sham cut off Karen's fantasy and headed inside the neighborhood on her own.
"I heard Easterners have very low tolerance for Pokémon theft, so let's take advantage of the night to finish quickly and avoid being surrounded."
"Their Pokémon may be weak, but if there are too many, it's still hard to deal with."
"Got it!"
The two lowered their stances and quickly slipped into the neighborhood.
After years of training by Boss, not only were their Pokémon powerful, but their own combat skills were also terrifying.
As long as they didn't want to be found, they absolutely wouldn't be exposed.
That's exactly why Boss sent them to Kanto to look for Little Blue.
Just as they were full of confidence and planning to quietly take down Axel, a blazing white light suddenly burst in the sky.
The entire neighborhood was lit up like daytime by the white light, even the buildings were glowing.
Along with this white light came a roar so violent it shook the heavens.
Sneaking Sham and Karen stopped in their tracks, looked at each other in shock.
They had planned for stealth, who turned on such a big light?
Aren't they just making themselves perfect targets?
[T/N: Boss AKA the Masked Man(Mask of Ice) from the Manga]
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