After hanging up the call, the way Peony and Briar looked at Axel completely changed.
'So this is how a legendary Pokémon trainer does things?'
'That's way too damn unrestrained.'
When they encountered cheating, at most they would think about modifying the database, or giving a bit of guidance from the side.
But among those simple options, Axel chose to go straight for kidnapping the other party's pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
'That is just outrageous!'
If they hadn't met Axel, they would never have imagined this kind of move in their entire lives.
But it was obvious that this method was extremely effective.
The moment Rotom hung up, the classroom cameras immediately powered down, and Micheal's voice sounded from the speakers at the same time.
["Good morning, candidates. There was a system error just now that caused the questions to be extremely difficult. The question set has now been adjusted to a controllable level."]
["The computers are now unlocked. Please begin answering."]
Hearing this, Peony couldn't help but freeze.
'I had already set the question bank to the easiest mode, how much easier can it get?'
Curious, she tapped the start button on her screen.
The next moment, a very thought-provoking question appeared.
[Peony, does the master of that Groudon know how to do addition and subtraction within ten?]
[A: Yes. B: No]
Peony froze, 'What kind of question is this?'
But instinctively, she still selected option A.
Next, the screen began displaying the question selection animation.
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[Question 1: The first king of Paldea entered school on XX year XX month XX day. His first class was mathematics. What is 1+1=?]
[A: 2]
[B: Not 1]
[C: Not 3]
[D: Not 4]
[Question 2]: The legendary hero Lucius encountered a Pikachu in the morning, and in the afternoon he encountered another Pikachu. How many Pikachu did he encounter in total?
[A: 2]
[B: ②]
[C: Two]
[D: TWO]
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Peony: "???"
'So this is the legendary Metagross? Its question-setting skills are actually this high?'
'If it were a carbon-based lifeform, it could never come up with history questions like this in its entire lifetime!'
Standing beside Axel, ready to give him hints at any moment, Briar was also stunned.
She glanced at the answer choices, originally intending to give Axel some guidance.
But there was no chance for her to even speak, because every single question was so ridiculously simple that as long as someone could read, there was no way they could get them wrong.
———
Two minutes later, Axel pressed the submit button. Metagross quickly operated the backend and granted him graduation authorization for the History Department.
A notification was directly pushed to Axel's Rotom phone.
[Outstanding student Axel, congratulations on obtaining the History Department graduation certificate.]
[You may now choose to visit Professor Raifort to apply for postgraduate studies in history, or go to Zapapico Town to visit and participate in the museum auction.]
Axel grinned. He had finally obtained entry to the Zapapico Town museum without violating Paldea's rules.
What came next was to capture Chi-Yu and then go pick up Diao Chan.
But before that, Axel still had one thing to do, fulfill his promise to Briar and take her out to have a proper day of fun.
'By that time, the final sealing pillar for Chi-Yu should also be almost complete, right?'
'After capturing Chi-Yu, he could head straight to Zapapico Town, perfectly efficient.'
Thinking this, Axel stood up, pushed Briar's wheelchair, and said with a smile, "Got time? Want to go play ball?"
Briar rolled her eyes hard at him, "My balls are too big, you can't handle them!"
"Then baseball?"
"Ahhh! Go die! There are still students here!"
Provoked by Axel, Briar completely forgot that her students still had an exchange battle to attend, and followed him off to go on a date nearby.
———
As evening approached, Axel said goodbye to Briar and returned near Cascading Chaos Falls with his Pokémon.
Looking at the drastically changed scenery before him, Axel couldn't help but let out a sigh.
"No wonder this place is called Cascading Chaos Falls."
Compared to the last time he came, the scenery had undergone a massive transformation.
A sealing pillar infused with dense Water-type energy stood above the pool in front of the waterfall, radiating wave after wave of water-element ripples.
This should be what Chi-Yu mentioned, the final safeguard used to suppress the Fire Calamity Shrine.
The water flow at Cascading Chaos Falls had become even more violent, truly living up to its name, almost covering the entire sky.
Many streams of water broke free from the waterfall, blasting out like water cannons, spraying chaotically in all directions.
Dense Water-type energy filled the entire area around the falls, surging upward into the sky and spraying outward in every direction.
Under this terrifying barrage of water, even the rocks behind the waterfall had been eroded away, forcefully creating a massive hollow.
The Scyther and other Pokémon that used to train here had long since fled thousands of meters away, not daring to remain in such a dangerous environment.
The entire mountain range, including the area below, was now occupied only by Water-type Pokémon.
"What a huge setup…", Axel smacked his lips, unable to figure out what Chi-Yu and the others had done back then to make that kingdom act with such caution.
But it didn't matter anymore. Whether these Pokémon were truly calamity Pokémon as the legends said, or kind Pokémon who resisted a tyrant, Axel's Pokémon were more than enough to suppress them easily and prevent them from doing any harm.
"Chi-Yu, are you there?"
Carrying Axel's psychic waves, his voice easily pierced through the violent torrents and echoed across the mountains.
["I'm here, Master!",] Chi-Yu's delighted voice came from within the chaotic flood.
["Hurry and save me! This last pillar is insane, it's trying to kill me!"]
["The weak point of this pillar is at the very top, on that red jade!"]
Axel looked up. Chi-Yu's phantom had shrunk to the size of a grain of rice, clearly having suffered severe damage under the onslaught of the chaotic waters.
And in the direction it pointed, there was indeed a round red jade embedded at the top of the massive pillar.
"Hold on."
Axel replied with a smile, while tossing out Pheromosa's Poké Ball into the sky.
The moment Pheromosa appeared, it began stacking Agility and rapidly flew toward the pillar in the sky.
In just a few breaths, Pheromosa reached the mountaintop under the blockade of endless torrents.
At the same time, its speed had stacked to the limit, every movement leaving behind countless afterimages.
Axel's gaze followed Pheromosa's movements, and just as it was about to reach the target, he decisively gave the command.
"Pheromosa, aim at the top of that pillar, use Aura Sphere, then pull back."
As Axel's words fell, Pheromosa's figure arrived right in front of the pillar.
Scarlet Fighting-type energy surged wildly in its hands, carrying unstable explosive force as it slammed forward.
Striking the final sealing pillar of Chi-Yu.
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