Hearing that voice from inside the white pearl, Axel was slightly stunned.
'According to the plot, aren't Reshiram and Zekrom supposed to both be super proud? Why does this Reshiram feel kind of… fawning?'
Normally, the black dragon and white dragon's respective orbs should be passed down in the Unova region, only revealing themselves once they encountered a trainer worthy of recognition, thus truly becoming dragon gods.
But now…
'Reshiram clearly hasn't yet reached the time of birth, so why is it here looking for me already?'
'This world really is flipped upside down.'
Still, since the White Dragon had delivered itself to his door, Axel had no reason to refuse.
"Then just follow me first."
["Alright, my warrior,"] A vast voice echoed from within the Light Stone.
But bound by the tradition of testing a trainer, the White Dragon still gave a small request, ["One month from now, as long as you are still in Unova—]
[I shall emerge as Reshiram, and together with you, spread truth across Unova!"]
After speaking, the consciousness of the White Dragon hidden in the Light Stone excitedly rolled around.
'This time, I've definitely won.'
'Such a simple request. Just stay in Unova for a month, and you can gain the legendary Dragon of Truth.'
'Any trainer would be unable to refuse, right?'
'I can pop the champagne early.'
But just then, the White Dragon suddenly noticed hesitation flicker across Axel's face.
"Emmm… A month from now I might be in another region. How about I come back later to capture you?"
The rolling White Dragon froze in place.
'What the hell?'
'Capture me a month later?'
'No way, absolutely not!'
With that black dragon's temperament, right now it was definitely frantically searching for Axel.
He didn't even want to delay an hour, let alone a month.
Reshiram decided to change to a simpler request.
["Handsome trainer, there's no need to hesitate. Even if you're not in Unova, as long as you let me see light every day, it's enough."]
Axel hesitated even more.
Seeing Reshiram so understanding, his heart was even more unwilling to deceive it.
Soon he'd be heading to Sinnoh, and there was a high chance Giratina would drag him into the Reverse World.
If there was no light there, wouldn't that delay Reshiram's awakening?
"I might go somewhere without light… how about you stay with Elesa for now, and I'll come back for you in a month?"
Reshiram was stunned.
He didn't really need light. It was just an easy excuse.
But still…
'What the hell kind of big deal are you going off to do?'
'No light at all?'
'If during that time the black dragon finds you and goes along instead, wouldn't that make him look more loyal than me?'
'No way, absolutely not!'
Reshiram decided to make it even simpler.
["Light is enough. If there's light, I'll follow you."]
["If worst comes to worst, just have a Pokémon use Spark for me every day."]
Seeing Reshiram so eager to follow, Axel blinked and no longer refused.
After all, with Glastrier setting precedent, he had built up some immunity to these divine beasts throwing themselves at him.
Anyway, with his level of training, anyone who followed him wouldn't be at a loss.
"Then follow me. If you need anything else, just tell me."
"Also, I already have many other partners. Once you awaken, I'll introduce you to them, how about that?"
["No problem, my master!"]
Hearing Axel's conversation with the spirit inside the Light Stone, Iono was a little more at ease. After all, she had just witnessed Axel's strong battle power, so a legendary Pokémon wanting to be captured didn't seem strange.
But to Elesa, this was completely unbelievable.
Because she often lingered in museums, Elesa's knowledge far surpassed that of an ordinary trainer.
The scene just now reminded her of a legend, one that had circulated in Unova for thousands of years.
The Dragon of Ideals, Zekrom.
The Dragon of Truth, Reshiram.
It was said these two dragons only appeared when Unova split apart in great cracks, and each time they appeared, war followed.
At that time, each would choose a suitable trainer to become the leader who would end Unova's war.
And now… Axel was actually chosen by Reshiram.
Up to this point, Elesa was only shocked, not yet feeling it was so unbelievable.
The problem lay in Reshiram's personality.
In legend, Reshiram was domineering and proud, extremely difficult to acknowledge a trainer.
Even if it did, it would impose trials nearly impossible to pass.
But just now, Reshiram's behavior was far from proud. If anything, it was… fawning.
'Could it be that Reshiram sensed the purity in Axel's heart, and that's why it was so eager for Axel to capture it?'
Aside from that possibility, Elesa couldn't think of any other reason.
Thinking this way, Elesa's gaze toward Axel subtly changed.
'If it truly is like that… then maybe the misunderstanding I and Axel went through today isn't a bad thing.'
If it were someone else, they probably would've agreed to Reshiram without hesitation.
But Axel was different. He genuinely, sincerely thought of Reshiram.
For the sake of Reshiram's smooth awakening, he could even resist the temptation of capturing a divine beast.
Upright, kind, unwilling to impose his own goals on others.
This was exactly the kind of person she had always been searching for.
Seeing the Light Stone containing Reshiram fall into Axel's pocket, Iono excitedly hugged Axel and smacked a kiss on him.
"Axel, you're amazing! You've gotten even stronger again!"
"I'm going to celebrate for you properly. Later let's buy some food, and on the cruise ship I'll cook for you myself."
Axel grinned. He was pretty happy about capturing Reshiram too.
"Alright, then I'll get a good taste of your cooking."
"Okay!", Iono tugged Axel's hand and beamed at Elesa, "Sister Elesa, do you want to come too?"
"Now that your Emolga problem is solved, you shouldn't have anything else, right?"
"I just bought a cruise ship! From the video it looks so beautiful!"
Hearing Iono's invitation, Elesa was clearly surprised, her face flushing slightly.
If not for Axel and Reshiram's conversation just now, she definitely would've refused without hesitation.
After all, a battle partner and a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship are two very different things.
But now… she actually wanted to go.
Seeing Elesa hesitate, Iono grabbed her arm with both hands and gently shook her.
"If you want to go, then let's go! Anyway, we'll soon part ways again, since Axel won't be staying in Unova for long."
Elesa blinked, her gaze falling on Axel, her lips lightly pressed together.
"Alright, then I'll go with you!"
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