<h4>Chapter 186: Rewards</h4>


    "What do you mean?"


    "It means that you should be able to face any troubles thate at you and be victorious in it." Axel focused his gaze on Boris trying to understand what he had said.


    "This was a team battle. You and Steven were the team leaders on each team. You cannot win a team battle only by training your Pokemon to maximum potential. No matter how genius you are, if you could not capitalize on the power of your team members and their Pokemon you would lose the battle.


    Who told them to choose their Pokemons that were all weak to ice-type attacks? There was no diversity in their battle y. Moreover, Steven was like a dictator, giving orders. He considered his team as disposable fodder. While you did the opposite. You came up with multiple strategies to win this battle. If you cannot lead a team properly, how can you be a team leader?


    While your Piloswine may not be as powerful as Steven''s Aggron, you did all you had to do to win and that is what counts. No one remembers the person who lost, only the one who wins would create history. So, you should give yourself some credit and pat your back on the job well done. Credit should be given when it is due."


    Axel smiled when he heard Boris''s exnation. He was so hell-bent on being the most powerful trainer that he forget these simple things. He subconsciously puffed his chest realizing that he had won against Steven. This also made him realize the importance of friends.


    He had not called K after he went on his journey. He had thought his current team to just be a simple stepping stone. He had been wrong all along.


    Since he hade to this world, he had made many connections that would be valuable in the future. He should capitalize on it. His family, the crazies, this current team member, Oak, blue, and even Venu family. He made a mental note to make powerful allies if he were to aplish his dream of being the Pokemon master.


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    Next day,


    Hoenn team with the explorer were departing today. Before the departure, Axel wanted to meet Serena, the young woman he had met near the pond. She was a part of the Hoenn explorer team.


    "Oh hello, Mr. Hero. Why the hell are youing to our ce?", asked Alex with a condescending look. He was still in a sour mood after losing the battle.


    "I wanted to meet Serena and say my goodbye. She had protected me in the forest.", said Axel.


    "Ohh, looks like Mr. Hero is still in delusion after winning the battle."


    "What do you mean?"


    "We don''t have any Serena in our team."


    "How could you not. I have personally talked with her. She is this tall, have ck hair....". Axel started to describe Serena but Alex repeatedly told him that such a person do not exist.


    Axel was now in a dilemma. If she was not a part of the Hoenn explorer team, then who was she? Axel knew every member of Kanto explorer team so he was confident that Serena was from Hoenn. No other people were allowed on this ind except for them.


    Just like his dream and the voice, was he hallucinating with Sarena too?


    He didn''t know what to say. He went to Boris and asked if there was a possibility that another person from an unknown origin could enter this unknown ind.


    "That is simply not possible. First of all, it took a lot of time to find this ind. Second, powerful Pokemons of Champion rank are guarding the perimeters of this ind. So, it is simply not possible for other people to enter it without us knowing"


    If that were true, who was Sarena?


    The Kanto team was also leaving this ind in the evening. The explorer team would still gather enough data about the ind. Axel just wanted to leave this ce as soon as possible. These dreams, voices and hallucinations started to happen after he came to this ind. He didn''t have a good feeling about staying here.


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    All the people of Kanto had gathered around. It was reward time. The kanto team was promised 3 rewards. One would be the right to name the ind. The second and third were a mystery.


    "First of all I want to thank the young Kanto team who made it possible for us to win this ind. Let''s give them a round of apuse.", said Boris.


    All of the explorer team started to p their hands showing their appreciation. Winning this ind was a big deal for Kanto. It was an unknown ind that was filled with many resources. The ind was super big and most of it has still not been explored.


    "Now, since the young trainers have done such a good job, they would be rewarded by the league. First, the name of the ind.", said Boris directly turning around Axel.


    All of his team also turned around to Axel for the name. Axel was the team leader and he was the one who made it possible to win the ind.


    "The ind would be named, Lumlow Cay"


    "And the same has been decided", said Boris. The explorers started to p again.


    "Now,ing to the second reward. They would be rewarded with 2 billion Poke dors."


    Everyone nodded their head. Axel was happy with this reward.


    "Coming to the third and final reward. The Kanto needed this ind for many reasons. One of the reasons was its size. It spans 150,000 sq. Km. There is rarely any ind that is so big and almost 80% of it is still unexplored. So, for the final reward, the league would give you 5% of the ind each."


    The whole explorer team was silent after the announcement. Giving a part of thend was a big deal. 5% each meant a total of 25% of the ind. So, each would gain 7500 sq. Km ofnd. 1 sq. Km was 247 acres. So, 7500 sq. Km was 1,853,290 acres.


    "The best part of the reward is still toe. The young trainer could choose thend they want after the explorer team had done their full exploration", said Boris with a smile.