The moment Axel's voice fell, the entire playground became deathly silent.
Suddenly, the corners of the eyes of several other students from the Paldea region began to stream with moved tears.
"I... I used to think he was a despicable person, I didn't expect he was actually such a leader."
"If he were someone from our Paldea region, probably no one would dare to casually bully others, right?"
"Really... I'm crying to death."
"Using any means for belief, is this what a truly idealistic and ambitious trainer looks like?"
Whispers on the playground echoed unceasingly, and one after another, students' eyes sparkled.
"Damn, I admit it was my fault to slander Axel on the campus net, who has his fan group, please pull me in."
"Me too, who said Dragon-type trainers can't use tactics?"
"I'm Poison-type, pull me in first please, thank you."
Hearing the constant ding ding ding sounds from Rotom, Axel couldn't help but ask Rotom to project the screen.
The next moment, Axel was completely stunned.
'What's the situation?'
'Ninox has only twenty thousand people, how does this group of mine have eight thousand?'
'Is this a beaver or what?'
Next to Norton, the academic affairs senior sister twitched the corner of her mouth, held up her phone to show Norton.
"Teacher... it seems like something's happened..."
Seeing Axel's huge fan group, three question marks flashed over Norton's head.
'No, this freshman is way too freaking ridiculous.'
Just with a few words, he pulled a third of Ninox into his fan group.
If Ninox's students all started learning Axel's early-match battling style, Norton suddenly felt like he was seeing in advance the principal's heart attack scene.
Maybe he should also find time to consult Axel a bit, maybe then he wouldn't get squeezed out by Gym Leader Sasha?
Seeing the changes in students' and teachers' eyes on the playground, Axel's heart skipped a beat.
Suddenly a bit panicked.
'Damn it, am I going to get hunted down by Ninox's principal?'
'Oh... I have Mewtwo that prevents solo offline kills, then it's fine.'
'Offline, I'm invincible.'
"Got it, senior, I will definitely work hard," Mela's crisp voice broke the silence on the playground. She forcefully endured the terrifying pressure of Gyarados and sent out another Pokémon.
"Torkoal, it's decided, it'll be you," Along with a flash of white light, a dirt-yellow turtle Pokémon appeared on one of the remaining patches of ground in the arena.
That Pokémon was steaming with scorching heat, like a steaming locomotive in motion.
It was the common weather setter used in Fire-type teams, Torkoal.
The moment it appeared, the Drought ability instantly activated.
The black clouds in the sky instantly vanished, replaced by boundless clear skies.
"Trying to use sunny weather to weaken Hydro Pump's power?"
"Not a bad choice."
Mela nodded slightly, not having the time to respond to Axel's words.
Her gaze troubled as it swept across the field that had become a pool of water, and she couldn't help but feel a headache.
Though Torkoal is a turtle-type Pokémon, in reality, it fears water greatly, even more than regular Fire-types.
Once it comes into contact with water flow, its scorching body will be extremely... making it unsuitable for battle in this terrain.
"Torkoal, use Clear Smog."
After pondering for a while, Mela felt Torkoal's greatest value was to eliminate Gyarados's Moxie boosts.
Torkoal nodded, and a dense purple ball-shaped gas was expelled from its back, spreading through the sky.
Purple smoke instantly engulfed the entire field, and the boost from Gyarados's Moxie vanished into thin air.
"Gyarados, use Body Slam!"
"ROAR!"
Gyarados let out a massive roar, then withdrew the Flying-type energy surrounding it, slamming down towards the Torkoal in the arena.
"...", Torkoal looked at the massive object falling from the sky, quickly bit its trainer's clothes, and without hesitation dove into the water.
"SPLASH!"
A loud noise centered on Gyarados erupted, and the water in the pool shot skyward, then scattered across the ground.
Under everyone's stunned gaze, Gyarados's whiskers swung and gently placed Mela and her now-incapacitated Torkoal safely onto the shore.
"Next one," In the battles that followed, Axel's Gyarados completely transformed into a boss monster.
Mela's Growlithe, Coalossal, Houndoom, Charcadet were all no match for Axel.
However, what surprised Axel was that all of Mela's Pokémon had extremely strong fighting spirit.
Gyarados's head alone was bigger than their bodies, and it radiated a massive aura of destruction due to the Moxie ability.
But fighting to the end, not a single one of Mela's Pokémon surrendered.
When the battle ended, Axel stood atop Gyarados's head and proactively reached out his right hand to Mela, who was very close.
"You okay, let's be friends?"
"O-okay, okay," Mela clearly hadn't expected Axel to shake hands with her. She hurriedly wiped the water off her arms, seemingly afraid of dirtying Axel's arm.
Axel grinned, "Be confident. You'll definitely help your principal solve the problem."
"When I go to the Paldea region in the future, maybe I'll need your help as a guide."
Mela immediately clenched her fist excitedly, "If you come to the Paldea region, I'll definitely introduce you to our principal."
"You and him are very alike."
"Then thanks," Axel nodded, and Gyarados immediately soared into the sky, flying off toward the distance of the school.
With the support of the "Soft-Rice" tag, Axel was very clear that if he didn't run now, he would soon face trouble.
Just then, Norton suddenly made a running start and leaped into the air with Steelix, "Student, wait a moment, can we have a chat?"
Seeing Norton's bashful look, Axel instantly understood what he wanted to ask.
"Teacher Norton, I heard Steel-type has a Pokémon called Klefki?"
Norton was stunned for a moment, but quickly recalled Klefki's ability and moves, and his eyes immediately lit up.
'Damn, why didn't I think of that?'
'Raise a Klefki.'
"Student, I'll help you apply for a scholarship this term, we'll talk later."
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At the same time, in the corner of the playground.
The trio of Gary sat on a bench, watching Axel's figure fly away.
The samurai boy's eyes lit up first, 'Is this what a hearty, unrestrained battle looks like?'
His Metapod could hardly wait. Only such ferocious offense could show his Metapod's strength.
The science-type boy felt the same, he gently pushed his glasses, a smile forming on his lips.
"Did he abandon tactics after becoming strong?"
"If so, then I'll use the tactics he once used to let him taste the bitterness of defeat."
Seeing the expressions on the two's faces, Gary struggled to hold back his laughter.
These guys really just met Axel today.
Axel not using tactics today might just be because he's in a good mood, that's all.
'Better pray you don't get beaten into tears, you two. As for who gets the next battle with Axel, whichever one of you wants it, take it.'
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