After returning to the city, Axel suddenly realized there was still another problem in the room.
That pink-haired girl he caught today, Coral from the Explorer Team, was still at the school, casually locked in his dorm.
And Gardevoir had also begun to grasp some psychic abilities, currently working together with Ho-Oh to hatch Terapagos's soul.
With Gardevoir not around, Axel had been backstabbed too many times. It was hard not to stay on guard against this kind of situation.
"Maybe I should just find a hotel outside the campus and make do for the night?"
Just as that thought crossed Axel's mind, Rotom's ringtone suddenly rang.
"Master, Teacher Briar is calling you!"
Axel: "..."
'Crap, I forgot there's still the history class tonight!'
"Axel, I just ran into Raifort. She said you went out today and got quite a lot out of it?"
"Yes…", Axel was just about to suggest skipping today's class, but before he could say anything, Briar's excited voice came through the phone.
["That's great! I'm also very interested in those four calamity Pokémon. I'll come find you later, can you tell me about them?"]
"Alright," Axel agreed helplessly. If not for the information Briar provided, his search for the four calamity Pokémon might not have gone this smoothly.
["Okay, I'll come a bit later, because I'm also leading a delegation from Blueberry Academy this time."]
["After I finish arranging tomorrow's battle strategies with Lacey, I'll come find you right away!"]
———
Back at the dorm, Nihilego was still controlling Coral, and had already obediently cleaned the entire room.
Axel gently patted Nihilego's head, told her to keep an eye on Coral and wake him when Briar arrived, then lay down on the bed to rest.
After bringing back legendary Pokémon from dreams time and time again, Axel had developed the habit of getting proper rest afterward.
Even though his mental power was strong, it didn't mean he could completely do away with sleep. On the contrary, every time he rested well, his psychic power would grow significantly.
"Uyi~ Uyi~"
Nihilego tucked Axel in, then quietly walked to the door and made Coral squat in the corner.
But what she didn't notice was that the pink-haired girl she had already been controlling suddenly had a flash of sharp light in her eyes.
'Damn Axel! Just because you're strong, you think you can do whatever you want to me?'
'I, Coral, will definitely get my revenge on you…'
———
A few hours later, the sound of high heels clicking echoed from outside.
Briar, looking tired, walked into the exchange student dorm area, her heels tapping against the corridor floor.
She walked slowly, her posture straight.
The soft light from the corridor lamps brushed over her shoulders, then flowed along the curves of her chest, finally casting faint shadows across the soft white silk.
With every step, her heels steadily supported her center of gravity, making her already long legs look even more clean and sharp.
But when she reached Axel's dorm door, she suddenly hesitated, wondering if she should go back and change her clothes.
She had been too busy today. After discussing things with Lacey, her body was already covered in sweat.
For some reason, Briar felt that this meeting carried a certain emotion she shouldn't have toward Axel, just like how she felt during class today.
As if guided by something, she didn't want Axel to see her in a messy state.
So she had simply taken a shower over at Lacey's place, thrown on a random nightdress, and hurried over to the boys' dorm.
But now that she was here, she started hesitating again.
"If I just walk in like this, will Axel think I'm up to something improper?"
"Ah! Forget it. Axel already has a girlfriend, he probably won't overthink it."
"And I'm just here to ask about things and then leave. It'll definitely be fine."
Briar raised her fair arms, clenched her fists together, and waved them near her nose, finally bracing herself before gently pushing open Axel's door.
"Axel, are you—mm!"
The moment Briar stepped inside, she saw a dark room with a white Nihilego crouching by the door, and she nearly cried out in fright.
But before she could react, she saw that beneath Nihilego, Coral, the one they had captured today, suddenly revealed a strange smile.
She had no idea what method Coral used, but she had actually reversed control over Nihilego in a short time.
"Hahaha, Fake Out… here it comes!"
Briar had no chance to react at all. Her mind was instantly filled with anger and battle intent.
All she could think about now was finding a trainer to battle.
"Nihilego… its master is Axel… in that case, I'll ambush the trainer first!"
———
The next morning, Axel leaned against the balcony, taking a big bite out of an Applin Berry.
Beside him, Nihilego looked uneasy, clearly anxious about having been countered by Coral yesterday.
Axel comforted Nihilego for a while, promising to give her special training later before finally calming the little one down.
Right now, he seriously felt like he had been set up.
"Didn't expect even a super newbie physique to be this dangerous…"
If it weren't for his super newbie body, his reflexes wouldn't have been that fast.
Yesterday, Briar had been hit by Coral's Fake Out and fell into a confused state, and he had nearly killed her by accident…
Even now, she was still lying inside recovering from her injuries. Forget attending class, she could barely even eat.
["Roto, according to yesterday's schedule, it's time for your history class!"]
["If you're not going to class, may I ask what your plans are for today?"]
Axel stuffed the Applin Berry into his mouth and waved toward Giratina, who was eating nearby.
"Contact Palkia and send this one called Coral to the Ultra Wormhole as a labor slave."
"A small fry like her dares to backstab me, doesn't she like causing trouble?"
"Send her there to handle postnatal care for Ultra Beasts. I refuse to believe that won't fix her attitude."
"Roar~", Giratina nodded. After Nihilego moved aside, it instantly dragged Coral into the Distortion World.
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