Pokémon: Gardevoir Harem with Tag System

Axel curiously reached out his hand and touched Eternatus.

A bone-piercing chill immediately spread out, as if one were being stared at by a venomous snake.

Yet Eternatus had no reaction at all, staring at Axel like a marionette.

"Sure enough... the system may be powerful, but it won't fabricate a life out of thin air."

But this was what Axel wanted.

If life could be conjured from nothing and labeled as belonging to him, that wasn't what Axel wanted, and it wouldn't be fair to Eternatus.

At the very least, in the world of Pokémon, there shouldn't be such a thing as someone or a Pokémon being born solely to live for another.

"Don't worry, Eternatus, I'll definitely find a way to help you develop your own soul."

"ROAR!"

Eternatus let out a response, its gaze still dull.

Just then, Axel suddenly felt a burning sensation at his waist.

Little Ho-Oh's Poké Ball was blazing, as if there was something it wanted to say.

"Little Ho-Oh?", Axel removed the Poké Ball, letting Little Ho-Oh appear beside Eternatus.

["I... saw egg hatching..."]

"So?", Axel's eyes lit up, suddenly remembering that Little Ho-Oh, just like Xerneas, also held dominion over life.

Whether in the special episodes or in the movies, there had been precedents of Ho-Oh bestowing life to Pokémon or humans.

["So... I want... to hatch!"]

While mind-linking, Little Ho-Oh flapped its wings and flew onto Eternatus's back, plopping down with a thud.

Axel: "..."

Little Ho-Oh had indeed seen the egg hatching educational show filmed by Professor Kukui on TV's Pokémon World program.

'But... are you sure a soul can be hatched?'

'If it really works, then the team might completely spiral out of control.'

The dragon general Duraludon raised a Dragonair and a Gyarados.

Gardevoir had always been Mewtwo's teacher.

Pheromosa had also very consciously taken on the task of raising Nihilego.

If Little Ho-Oh also took charge of those divine beasts to come... then it seemed Axel's only contribution to the team was buying a few TMs for baby Ralts and cooking four meals a day.

Then what was Axel's other purpose for existing?

'To please Gardevoir and Pheromosa?'

'Damn it... my brain itches.'

'Feels like I've been infected by Mewtwo.'

Axel patted Eternatus's big head and instructed him to listen to Little Ho-Oh.

But all he got in return was another dull roar.

That intelligent gaze was exactly like a Magikarp before evolution...

"Forget it, just stay with Little Ho-Oh~", Axel returned both Pokémon to their Poké Balls and adjusted the position of the balls on his waist.

He lined up the three dragons in one row, Mewtwo and Gardevoir in another, and Little Ho-Oh with Eternatus in a third.

Gimmighoul was put in the bag with the coins...

Lastly, he released Pheromosa and Nihilego, whom he hadn't interacted with for several days.

"It's been days since you two got some air. Always being cooped up like that isn't good. Wanna come grab breakfast with me?"

Nihilego: (^o^)人(^o^)

'Mama, I've made it! The divine nephew is taking me out to play.'

Pheromosa: o(ﾟДﾟ)っ

'Who understands this feeling? Someone actually invited a jellyfish to breakfast?'

Before Pheromosa could refuse, Axel had already grabbed her arm and led her to a breakfast shop.

After the meal, just as Pheromosa breathed a sigh of relief, Axel pulled her arm again.

"Eva probably hasn't eaten yet. You haven't seen her in a while either, let's go bring her some breakfast."

Pheromosa: "..."

"Yo?"

'How about we just find a place to nap instead? I really don't want to see you all lively again after getting out of bed...'

Sensing Pheromosa's thoughts, Axel's mouth twitched wildly.

'Crap, I've really become a tool for pleasing Pheromosa and Gardevoir.'

———

After delivering breakfast to Eva, Axel appeared at the Ninox playground with his Pokémon.

Today was the final day of the Ninox Baby Cup, where Axel, Meloco, and the Charizard trainer Ricky would compete in a friendly match against three students from Rainbow University.

Since it was a friendly match, the school didn't require contestants to register Pokémon.

Whether the Pokémon had already fought or not, they could all be used freely.

Axel touched the Poké Balls on his waist, pondering whether to send out Duraludon or Gyarados today.

Now that he had Eternatus, he planned to showcase Dynamax outside of the Galar region.

Although it might draw the attention of villains, it would also earn the friendship of the entire Galar League.

All in all, the pros outweighed the cons.

"Axel, you're here?"

Norton patted Axel on the shoulder, looking much more spirited than in the past few days.

He had spent the whole night thinking yesterday and finally figured out a way to defeat Gym Leader Shasha.

The prankster ability of Klefki could effectively limit Incineroar.

Though the restriction wasn't major, combined with Steelix's level advantage against Shasha's team, he now had at least a fifty-fifty chance.

With a bit of luck, he might even temporarily hold the position of Emberpine Gym Leader.

Seeing it was Norton, Axel quickly nodded.

"Hello, Director Norton."

"No need to be so formal," Norton plopped down beside Axel and gently patted his shoulder.

Looking at Axel, his eyes were full of kindness, like looking at his most outstanding junior.

"Don't worry too much about today's match. Your Gyarados and Duraludon are both very strong."

"As long as you perform normally, you should be able to take first place easily."

"Okay," Axel responded, continuing to ponder which Pokémon he should send into battle.

From a visual standpoint, Dynamaxed Gyarados was definitely more intimidating.

After all, that little guy was thirty meters tall, while Duraludon was less than three.

Even if Duraludon had mastered Gigantamax, it was hard to make up for a tenfold difference in size.

Seeing Axel remain silent, Norton thought he was nervous.

After all, Axel was only a freshman who had just entered university, yet here he was in such an important match.

Even with powerful Pokémon, his mindset might not adjust so quickly, right?

Thinking this, Norton decided to come up with a way to help Axel relax.

Just then, a gentle yet slightly anxious voice came from behind the two.

"Student Axel, I finally found you."

"I wonder... would it be convenient for me to take a look at your Ho-Oh?"

Norton looked at the woman behind them, Erika, and his eyes were instantly full of confusion.

'Ho-Oh?'

If someone else had said that, he would've called security right away to haul the crazy person out.

But the one who said it was a teacher from Rainbow University, Miss Erika.

Which meant... he had just been trying to tell the Ho-Oh trainer not to be nervous?

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