Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [586]

After dividing tasks with Leon, August left the training grounds with Gardevoir and Mew in tow.

As soon as he entered the living room, he met Cogita’s gaze.

August smiled faintly at Cogita, who returned it with an equally subtle smile.

On the surface, everything appeared harmonious.

But only Gardevoir, sensitive to emotions, could faintly detect the hidden confrontation between August and Cogita.

For August, he'd nearly fallen into a trap moments ago, narrowly escaping disaster thanks to Mew.
As for Cogita, she'd almost reeled August in, but unfortunately, she’d fallen just short.

At this moment, Lillie noticed the scarf tied around Gardevoir’s neck.

“Gardevoir looks so pretty!”

With her blue hair complemented by the soft, sky-blue scarf, Gardevoir truly caught everyone's eyes.

“She really does!” Iono chimed in, noticing Gardevoir’s new look as well.

Hearing their praise, Gardevoir’s face lit up happily, and she looped an arm affectionately around August’s.

Sabrina glanced at Gardevoir, then at August, a mischievous curiosity crossing her face. “Gardevoir looks lovely wearing that scarf! I wonder who’ll be the next person to receive a gift from August?”

At these words, Cynthia and Blue simultaneously turned their gazes onto August.

Instantly, August felt his head begin to ache.

He shot a glare at Sabrina, who had started this fire and now stood off to the side, smiling slyly as she watched the drama unfold.

Feeling doomed no matter how he answered, August coughed lightly and skillfully changed the topic: “I’ve already spoken with Leon; I might need to head out to the Crown Tundra soon. Zinnia, you’ll be coming with me.”

Zinnia, who had just been gleefully enjoying the drama from the sidelines, froze at hearing her name called.

She hadn’t expected August would suddenly single her out.

“Why me, though?”

Shouldn’t it have been Blue, Sabrina, or Cynthia?

“Because everyone else has tasks, and you’re the only one who’s idle...” August said, bluntly stabbing at her heart.

Zinnia was irritated, but sadly, she realized August was right.

Everyone in the Kanto Branch was either preparing for the World Championship or busy gathering evidence against Chairman Rose.

She alone was truly idle.

But the Crown Tundra sounded like a place where Lord Dragon could finally show off his power.

Thus, Zinnia pretended reluctance and agreed.

August, however, ignored her, turning instead to Blue and Cynthia:

“Blue, while I’m away, keep an eye on Rose for me.”

“Cynthia, please help manage things here.”

“Of course, it won’t take too long—I’ll be back by tomorrow at most!”

After finishing, August waved to Hoopa, who tossed out a golden ring, swallowing August, Gardevoir, and Zinnia into the portal, with Hoopa quickly diving in after them.

In the distance, Giovanni, who had been instructing Gary, watched this scene unfold. His eyes flashed briefly with a hidden gleam.

August was leaving? Was this bait, or a rare opportunity to escape?

Just as this thought crossed Giovanni’s mind, a portal suddenly opened beneath his feet. Before Gary’s astonished gaze, Giovanni was swallowed up by it.

Through the portal, Gary heard August’s voice from the other side: “Almost forgot about you...”

When the portal disappeared along with Giovanni, it took Gary a moment to snap back to reality, shouting, “August! You took Giovanni away—who’s gonna help me with battle training now?!”

For Giovanni, there was nothing worse than constantly being remembered by August.

Dropped unprepared from the portal, Giovanni’s legs immediately sank into deep snow. The piercing wind chilled him to the bone.

Instinctively shivering, Giovanni turned and glared at August and Zinnia.

Only then did he notice August, that bastard, and his subordinate were already bundled up in thick coats.

Seeing Giovanni’s resentful look, August slapped his forehead lightly. “Oops, forgot you're a Ground-type trainer—weak to ice.”

Giovanni: “?”

If August hadn't done this deliberately, Giovanni swore he’d eat a Poké Ball.

August tapped Mew’s head lightly, signaling Mew to extend the protective energy barrier around Giovanni as well.

After the shield blocked out the wind and snow, Giovanni finally managed to catch his breath.

And the first thing Giovanni did after recovering was to mock August: “Are you an elementary schooler? Even going to the bathroom, you need a whole group tagging along.”

August didn't show any irritation at Giovanni’s words.

Instead, he smiled faintly. “When the enemy protests, it just proves my decision was correct.”

“In terms of strength, besides Pryce, who in the Kanto Branch can confidently say they'd definitely beat you? What if you kidnapped my subordinates while I was away?”

Giovanni: “…”

Kidnap his subordinates?

Giovanni felt August’s imagination was even wilder than his own. He’d never even considered that possibility—he’d only thought of escaping to rebuild Team Rocket.

“Enough chit-chat, we have business to do,” August said.

Then August called out to Zinnia, who was squatting nearby, poking curiously at a little Swinub. “Let's go!”

Hearing August’s voice, Zinnia finally released the poor Swinub, and excitedly approached August. “Where are we going? Should we ride Lord Dragon together?”

“Our objective this time is Calyrex.”

“Calyrex?”

“That’s right, the one known as the King of Bountiful Harvests. It’s a legendary Pokémon from the Galar region. Our goal is to find Calyrex and convince it to join our upcoming battle against Eternatus,” August explained.

“Convince? What if we can’t convince it?” Zinnia asked.

August paused, thoughtfully, before answering: “Physical persuasion still counts as persuasion.”

Giovanni snorted coldly. August really was still the same August he remembered.

Zinnia, meanwhile, was imagining Lord Dragon’s prowess if they had to resort to physical persuasion.

Excitement rising, she said, “Then let’s hurry up and go!”

Zinnia appeared even more eager than August himself.

Freezington Village.

When August arrived at this small village nestled within the Crown Tundra, he found villagers huddled together, a noisy panic spreading throughout the settlement.

August approached and pulled aside a random villager. “What happened?”

Seeing August, the villager quickly responded, “You folks tourists? You’d better leave now. It’s not safe around here lately...”

He immediately turned, preparing to walk away.

“What exactly happened?” Zinnia asked curiously.

Perhaps touched by Zinnia’s innocent, slightly foolish expression, the villager took pity and paused to explain briefly: “Lately, there’ve been Pokémon undergoing abnormal Dynamax transformations nearby… Though they haven’t attacked the village yet, they’ve come very close several times.”

“Our village is remote; we don’t have protection from any Gym Leaders. We’ve requested help from the League, but our messages have gone unanswered. Everyone is now considering temporarily relocating to a bigger city…”

After hearing this, Zinnia nodded, muttering dismissively, “Oh, I thought it was Calyrex causing trouble, but it’s just some Dynamax Pokémon...”

Villager: “?”

He previously thought Zinnia just seemed clearly foolish, but now he realized she was beyond saving.

What did she mean by “just some Dynamax Pokémon”?

Even a single Dynamax Pokémon could destroy their entire village!

But that Calyrex Zinnia just mentioned...

Just as the villager was about to say something, a piercing roar shook the village from nearby, rattling snow from the roofs and trees.

Under the terrified gaze of the villagers, an enormous Gigantamax Corviknight, its eyes glowing red, locked onto the village and began to dive from the sky.

“August!”

Just as Zinnia was about to borrow Lord Rayquaza from August to block the Gigantamax Corviknight—

From one corner of the village, a green ball of energy suddenly shot into the sky toward the approaching Pokémon.

“Was that an Energy Ball?”

The moment Zinnia’s words fell, the Energy Ball slammed into the Gigantamax Corviknight.

Boom!

The Energy Ball exploded—but the Corviknight merely shook slightly.

Barely effective.

Instead of damaging the Corviknight, the attack only seemed to anger it further.

The Gigantamax Corviknight flapped its wings, preparing to unleash a gale-force wind against the village.

“August!” Zinnia cried out.

“Don’t panic...” August glanced toward the direction from which the Energy Ball came, then turned toward the Gardevoir beside him.

Gardevoir nodded, letting go of August’s arm. Under the astonished gazes of the villagers, a golden-colored tablet was tossed out by a Gengar behind August, orbiting swiftly around Gardevoir’s body. An electric light suddenly crackled before her.

Crack—!

The sharp sound of lightning rang clearly in everyone’s ears.

A massive bolt of golden lightning erupted from Gardevoir’s hand, blasting toward the Gigantamax Corviknight.

A glint of surprise flashed across August’s eyes.

Compared to previous times when Gardevoir used moves outside her type, her Thunderbolt had fired quicker than he anticipated, striking Corviknight in practically an instant.

Is it because of the Choice Scarf? August suddenly felt perhaps the Choice Scarf wasn’t as useless as he had imagined.

The Gigantamax Corviknight screeched miserably.

Its body trembled violently, and the eight metallic feathers, known as Blade Birds, hovering around its body suddenly shot downward, slicing fiercely toward August and Gardevoir.

Gigantamax Corviknight could control eight metallic feathers shed from its body—known as “Blade Birds”—to attack enemies.

“Watch out!” the villagers cried out anxiously.

“Hm? It’s still got energy to counterattack after that?” August remarked, slightly surprised.

Although Thunderbolt wasn’t one of Gardevoir’s primary moves, this Thunderbolt had been boosted by the Zap Plate.

But even though he was surprised, it was just a mild surprise. This wasn’t truly a problem for Gardevoir.

The scarf around Gardevoir’s neck untied itself automatically, floating back into August’s hand. Gardevoir raised one hand, eyes glowing blue, effortlessly freezing both the Blade Birds and Corviknight mid-air with Psychic.

With one hand holding Corviknight and its feathers in place, Gardevoir continued firing Thunderbolt with her other hand.

Under the relentless electric assault—

In mere moments, the Gigantamax Corviknight’s stamina emptied completely. Smoking and unconscious, it fell from the sky, quickly shrinking back to its normal size.

Corviknight lost consciousness.

August casually threw out a Friend Ball, capturing the Corviknight for future research.

Having witnessed the whole battle, Giovanni frowned slightly. Exactly what was going on with August’s Gardevoir? He'd been around August every day, but he never saw August specifically train Gardevoir. Yet, somehow, its strength had skyrocketed.

Noticing Giovanni’s gaze, August remarked lightly: “No point envying. You can’t copy this.”

Giovanni: “…”

Just as August prepared to retie Gardevoir’s scarf, the villagers rushed forward enthusiastically, crowding around him and babbling all at once.

“Thank you so much! If you hadn’t stepped in, our village would’ve been done for!”

“Yeah, that Corviknight was terrifying!”

“Young man, are you the specialist the League sent to handle these Dynamax Pokémon incidents?”

The villagers were exceptionally warm toward August, the savior of their village.

Hearing their questions, August coughed lightly and addressed them all:

“I’ve come here on behalf of the League precisely to deal with this issue. Please rest assured, the League is already aware of the situation and is actively taking steps. It won’t be long before it’s resolved.”

Hearing August’s reassurance, the villagers burst into cheers and became even more enthusiastic.

Led by the village chief, they insisted August stay in the village guesthouse, determined to offer him their very best hospitality.

Once the villagers had finally departed—

Zinnia muttered softly, “But Rose didn’t send anyone at all… August, aren’t you practically speaking for Rose?”

“Rose might have his problems, but I’m part of the International Police—my actions represent the League. Isn’t it natural I’d protect the League’s image?” August glanced briefly at Giovanni as he spoke. “At least I can’t let Giovanni laugh at me.”

Giovanni scoffed coldly. He wasn’t bored enough for that nonsense.

At this moment, August began examining the village guesthouse in front of them, which featured quite distinctive local characteristics.

Meanwhile, Mew, sprawled atop August’s head, had only one thought upon reaching an unfamiliar place: find something tasty.

But instead of finding food, she was startled by a figure outside the window, staring straight at her.

“Mew!”

Startled, Mew hurriedly called for August, frantically describing what she’d just seen with exaggerated gestures.

“You’re saying a big-headed goat was staring at you through the window?” August asked.

Mew nodded vigorously.

August looked outside. There was nothing but snow-covered trees and ground—no big-headed goat in sight.

But August already knew exactly who it was.

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T/N: yeah im trying no highlights and stuff

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