Pokémon: Gardevoir Harem with Tag System

A few minutes later, Karen looked like she was about to fall apart.

Her eyes were full of surprise, with a hint of existential doubt.

And even more, fanatical admiration.

Before the curse + Pain Split tactic of the leftover-holding Spiritomb, she, an Elite Four from Johto, was actually wiped out.

Though part of it was due to her Pokémon being beaten once by Garchomp, losing their fighting spirit, but is this reasonable?

The opponent is obviously just a support Pokémon.

Even Cynthia now had a hint of admiration in the way she looked at Axel.

Seems like she really picked the right guy.

His nurturing ability was unparalleled, he even made her Garchomp learn Dragon Dance.

Even his battle skills were quite decent.

Though his reaction during battle was a bit slow (from Cynthia's perspective), the tactics Axel used were unusually effective.

At least until the opponent figured out a counter-strategy, this setup was practically unbeatable at the same level.

Seeing Cynthia's surprised expression, Axel grinned, "In the future, you can use this tactic to torment Aaron. Once that happens, he'll behave himself."

"At least until he comes up with a counter, he probably won't want to challenge you again."

Axel might not know trainers, but he knew players too well.

When facing stat-based bosses, nearly all players hope to defeat them with flashy footwork and claim glory.

But as soon as it turns into a mechanics-based boss, the first instinct is to run home and study the mechanics.

Now, Spiritomb is basically a mechanics-based boss in a game, enough to keep Aaron busy for a while.

"And once he figures it out?"

"Once he figures it out?", Axel smiled faintly:

"Then you let him face Garchomp with Dragon Dance, and let Aaron see what cannot be shaken."

"Yes!"

Thinking of the scene where Aaron breaks down because of her Spiritomb, Cynthia twirled her hair with a fingertip and smiled like a crescent moon.

"Now it's your turn."

Axel's eyes landed on Karen, "You came all the way to Aurient just to kill me?"

"No, my lord," Karen dropped to her knees and shook her head wildly.

"This time I came to carry out Boss's mission, to search for the traces of Glastrier."

"I was just momentarily confused and came looking for you."

"Fortunately, Lance has already defected to the light, otherwise I might have made a huge mistake. Please punish me!"

"There really is a Glastrier here?", Axel looked surprised.

Whether in Aurient's official history or among the researchers of ruins, almost all believed Glastrier in Petalglen was just a legend.

Now a foreigner came up and told Axel that his nine years of compulsory education was fake, and that myths were the real truth.

Completely absurd…

"Not Glastrier, but clues about Glastrier," Karen corrected.

"In order to recapture Ho-oh and catch Lugia, Boss has been searching for powerful Ice-type legendary Pokémon."

"According to our research, Glastrier often returns here to mourn its former master after his death."

"That major blizzard in Aurient over a decade ago was due to Glastrier's appearance."

Upon hearing this, Axel's eyes lit up.

There were indeed historical records of a sudden blizzard that year in Aurient, with snow disasters even hitting the warm southern regions.

"So what is the clue you mentioned?"

"We found Glastrier's original Poké Ball," Karen pulled a milky white Poké Ball from her chest and respectfully handed it to Axel.

Axel: "..."

'Who taught you to do this?'

"This Poké Ball can sense Glastrier's energy. Starting from here, we can track Glastrier along its path of departure."

"We'll definitely find Glastrier in the end."

Axel glanced at it. The Poké Ball indeed emitted a faint white glow.

And as the ball moved, the glow would dim or brighten.

"In that case, continue searching for Glastrier. Just contact me once you find it," Axel was indeed interested in Glastrier.

Though Calyrex riding the white horse was weaker than the black one, but what did Calyrex being weak have to do with his Gardevoir?

Teleportation could perfectly solve Glastrier's speed issue, and combined with its powerful attack, Axel could already imagine it: enemies suffering under Gardevoir's barrage, trying desperately to reach Gardevoir riding the white horse, only to despairingly realize... they couldn't even beat her mount.

Just imagining it felt dramatic.

Karen didn't think that much, she just knew she had to complete Axel's task.

"In that case, this woman will take her leave and find Glastrier for my lord as soon as possible."

"Wait!", Axel waved to stop Karen.

"Didn't you just say to punish you? I haven't punished you yet."

Cynthia: "???"

'If I heard correctly, that was just a polite remark, right?'

Karen didn't think too much. With a thump, she knelt down again, gazing up at Axel fanatically.

"To be punished by Master is Karen's greatest honor."

"Then your punishment is to give me twenty million."

"Understood, my lord," Karen opened her Rotom Phone and transferred over ten million to Axel.

"No money left?"

Seeing the exact number transferred to the unit digit, Axel was about to send a few million back when he saw Karen dial a call.

"Old fogey, I'm out of operating funds, send me twenty million!"

Axel, Cynthia: "???"

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After sending Karen off, Axel sent a quick safety update to Eva and resumed watching the performance with Cynthia.

The show at Cloud Temple was truly impressive, mobilizing over a hundred trainers and more than three hundred Pokémon.

By the time it ended, it was already half past one in the early morning.

Cynthia was clearly still excited. Even after leaving the temple, she kept replaying details of the performance, chattering with Gardevoir nonstop.

They walked for quite a while, all the way to the night market area, when Cynthia finally realized tonight's date seemed to be ending.

"Um… can we get something else to eat?"

"Nope, the Pokémon haven't had their late-night snack yet."

Cynthia bit her lip, a wave of disappointment rising in her chest.

"But we can always take food back. I was planning to make some late-night snacks for Garchomp and the others anyway, today's battle intensity was pretty high, they must be tired too."

Cynthia's eyes lit up.

"Great! Where should we eat then? Let's go to Caitlin's place, okay?"

Imagining how Caitlin would react upon seeing him and Cynthia together, Axel shivered, "Uh... would you mind putting up with a hotel for tonight?"

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