Mela stroked the Skitty, looking much livelier than before.
The Skitty also clung to Mela's arms, its little paws constantly kneading on her as a sign of affection.
But Axel felt something was off and couldn't help poking Gardevoir's arm beside him.
"Is there something wrong with this Pokémon?"
["Yes, Master..."], Gardevoir's telepathic voice appeared in Axel's mind.
["There's a Purrloin under a layer of Ditto on the outside. The most basic disguise method..."]
["By peeking into their minds, it's clear they're members of an organization called the Explorers, and they want to take the jade pendant on Mela."]
Axel nodded lightly.
"Mela, this little cat looks pretty cute. Can I hold it for a while?"
"Sure!", Mela immediately agreed. She placed the Skitty on the ground and patted its head.
"Little guy, can you go play with Mr. Axel for a bit? When we pay the bill later, I'll give you a tip."
"Meow~"
Unexpectedly, the "Skitty" shook its head. After showing Axel a very human-like look of disdain, it walked toward the door of the private room with elegant cat steps.
"Hey, don't go!", Mela wanted to stop it and let the "Skitty" keep working.
But the waiter who had taken their order earlier appeared at that moment and apologetically stood in front of Mela.
"I'm sorry, customer. The Pokémon here all have their own thoughts."
"If they don't want to keep working, then even the boss can't force them."
Hearing that, Axel nodded.
"Then you treat Pokémon quite well. It's just..."
"Just what, customer?", The waiter still kept a smile on his face, looking calm and unruffled.
"It's nothing really. I just wanted to ask you something..."
As he said this, Axel's right hand brushed past his waist, and a flash of white light suddenly appeared at the doorway of the private room.
Pheromosa stood there with her arms crossed, her purple eyes looking down at the "Skitty" from above as she let out a disdainful hum.
Axel's voice suddenly turned cold.
"Since you claim you treat Pokémon well, why are you letting them steal things?"
Seeing Axel summon a Pokémon to block the door and hearing his certain tone, the waiter's expression instantly turned panicked and pale.
"Customer, is there some kind of misunderstanding between us? How could we possibly steal anything?"
He bent down, picked up the "Skitty," and tried to walk past Pheromosa.
But when facing Pheromosa, his legs suddenly went weak, and he simply couldn't step out of the doorway.
The waiter forced himself to calm down.
"Customer, what do you mean by this? I'm an employee of this restaurant and I need to go out to work now."
"If you have any dissatisfaction with me, you can report it to the police or file a complaint when you pay the bill."
"Instead of blocking me here and preventing me from doing my job!"
As the argument continued, more and more people gathered at the doorway to watch.
Briar, Penny, and Mela beside him were also confused about why Axel was making things difficult for a waiter.
But since they knew Axel a little, they still firmly chose to stand on his side.
When a pink-haired little girl mixed into the crowd, Gardevoir quietly sent a telepathic message to Axel.
Axel knew the waiter's accomplice had arrived, so he stopped waiting and spoke directly.
"Your job... you mean stealing that piece of jade?"
The moment he finished speaking, before the waiter could react, Pheromosa's body suddenly turned into a blur and slammed toward the "Skitty" in front of him.
"Yo~"
After living in Ultra Space for a while, Pheromosa's strength had once again improved rapidly.
Now when she moved, even Gym Leader–level Pokémon would find it hard to catch her movements.
Neither Purrloin nor Ditto were Pokémon particularly skilled in battle. With a light collision from Pheromosa, their bodies immediately staggered and split apart in midair.
The people gathered at the door didn't know the true identity of the "Skitty." They thought it had just been cut in half and all screamed at once.
But soon they realized things weren't what they imagined.
After separating, a small white Pokémon with bean-like eyes landed on the ground, looking completely confused.
Beside it, a Purrloin quickly reacted and dashed toward the doorway with a piece of green jade clamped in its mouth.
That Skitty earlier had actually been a disguise created by a Purrloin and a Ditto.
The previously confused onlookers quickly understood what was happening and immediately began directing their Pokémon to block the Purrloin.
"Call the police! This isn't Skitty being bullied. It's clearly a Purrloin and a Ditto stealing someone's stuff together!"
"The owner of that Purrloin is too awful! After catching it, instead of teaching it to be good, they even used a Ditto to help steal!"
"Bulbasaur, quick, use Vine Whip! Don't let it escape!"
The scene instantly became chaotic.
The waiter still standing at the doorway looked completely terrified as he frantically explained.
"I'm sorry, this has nothing to do with me! I'm not its trainer!"
Axel curled his lips upward, completely ignoring the waiter.
With a light wave of his hand, Pheromosa immediately moved again.
She slipped gracefully through the crowd, casually knocking down the waiter who was in league with the Purrloin. Her agile figure then appeared in front of the Purrloin, about to catch it.
Suddenly, accompanied by a flash of white light, a terrifying wave of cold burst out and instantly spread through the entire restaurant.
Between Pheromosa and the Purrloin, a massive Glalie appeared!
The pink-haired little girl skillfully jumped onto Glalie and looked at Axel's group with disdain.
"I thought you guys might be impressive, but now it doesn't seem like much."
"Kitty, hurry and come up here. Big sister will take you to complete a new mission, hahaha!"
Axel had Gardevoir use psychic power to disperse the crowd, then looked at the pink-haired girl laughing arrogantly with a smile and pointed at the waiter lying on the ground.
"You're not taking this useless guy with you?"
The Purrloin also looked at Coral with hope, wanting her to save its trainer before leaving.
But the pink-haired girl, Coral of the Explorers, acted as if she didn't see anything.
She snorted lightly and crossed her arms proudly as she looked at Axel.
"You already called him useless. Do I still need to answer that question?"
"Purrloin, get up here right now. Within one month, I'll make sure you evolve!"
Axel shook his head, "What a pity. I'm afraid you won't be jumping around for another month..."
"Just you? What kind of per—Ahh!"
Before Coral could even finish speaking, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her face.
At some point, Pheromosa had already appeared beside her and lightly kicked her in the mouth.
Thinking back to what had just happened, Coral's back instantly became drenched in cold sweat.
When Pheromosa had been chasing the Purrloin earlier, she hadn't used her full strength at all.
Only now had she unleashed her true speed.
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