Pokemon - A real story-Chapter 809: The First Knight

Axel did expect Gerad to say this but when he finally heard it, anger started to build inside him. He had done a lot for this team. Why? So that he could save this goddamn freaking world. And now he had to hear this bullshit?

He took a deep breath to calm down. Gerad could see his expression and he was enjoying every bit of it.

"Please sit down Axel and let me tell you why.", said Gerad and requested Axel to sit down.

"Here in the reports, it is said that you completed the tide battle before anyone else. Now, while this is impressive you refused to lend any hand to the other mercenary team. Also, you need to give the other side any significant help.

Axel, while you are a mercenary team, our motto is to save enough lives. You are only caring about yourself. If I give you the official mercenary team title, then I fear that you will only see these tide battles as a money-making business.

I cannot let you do such a thing. So, I will have to decline your offer."

"Gerad, I have invested a lot of time and money in this. I also invested a lot of time in my team members. Think about them. You cannot possibly want to do this just cause you want to get some revenge on me.", said Axel.

"Who said anything about revenge? We may not like each other on a personal level but I take this business seriously.", said Gerad clearly looking offended.

"If you take this business seriously, then you should also know that I only lost 5 soldiers in the entire tide battle. That is actually a record in the entire history.

That shows how capable I am. Even though you know how good I am, you are still declining my offer. If that is not you taking revenge, then what is? Besides, taking care of my soldiers is my responsibility and I am not responsible for handling the tide battles of other sides. If I were to send help, it is purely cause I want to do some charity work. If your officially mercenary team could not even handle the tide battle while my unofficial one can, then you might be the worst person to select a mercenary team.", said Axel.

"Axel, I am actually offended that you think like this. We are not doing this to gain money and reputation but to save lives.", said Gerad.

"And I understand that and I did prove it to you. But I am not Arceus who can do everything and anything. I did my job and even made a record and you are not accepting my offer?

I will ask you again Gerad. Do you really want to do this? If I was doing some illegal things, getting the mercenary badge through some underhanded means, and if you were to reject it, then I can understand it. But I did all the things correctly.

You gave me the harshest conditions. Make a base in 2 months, beat a difficult tide battle with such a low death percentage, and exceed all your expectations.

But you still reject me? Do you even have a shred of humanity left in you?"

Gerad took a deep breath made his face look serious and said, "I am sorry Axel. But I cannot register your team."

"If that is what you want, then I will not be disturbing your time.", said Axel and went out of the meeting room.

"Did you record all of it?", asked Axel as they went outside of the meeting room.

"Yes sir. Don't worry. We got all that.", replied Ashmita with a smile.

"Good." smiled Axel and then went off to the Kanto league. As he got outside, he dialed a number and the guy immediately picked it up. It was Prince Kymar.

"Sir, Gerad refused as I expected.", said Axel.

"Don't worry. I will talk to my father. Why don't you come to the palace in 3 days? There is a small festival ceremony in 3 days. We will proceed as planned after 3 days."

"Thank you, sir."

"No need. You are only doing this for the entire world. How can I refuse? And don't call me sir. Just call me Kymar.", said Kymar with a smiley face.

"Ok, thank you, Kymar."

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"We are going to have the annual starter Pokemon day in the Kanto region. No one knows when this festival started but it is said that on this day, the 3 starters, Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur did something so magical that they were considered the 3 starter Pokemons.

Let's hear it from our host, Prince Kymar."

The prince looked a bit thinner than before. Axel could just tell it. It had not been even a week and he was starting to look thin.

The Prince went on to say the history where there was a big tide battle that almost made the humans extinct and then suddenly those three Pokemons rose up to deal with the tide battle having the humans.

After that day, the humans in the Kanto region started to pray to those 3 Pokemons and then they became the starter Pokemons of the Kanto region.

This was an old-age story. The type of the story the parents told their children at night. It was a beautiful story but no one knew if this was correct. The story was as old as time.

"Now, before the start of the ceremony, our king and my father have a special announcement for all of us.", said the prince announcing the king to come to the stage.

The crowd was delighted to see the King. The king might not be as powerful and influential as the league but he and the royal family were loved by the public.

"The king went on to address the importance of this day and finally, he said the thing that he came here for.

As you may have also noticed, there is an increase in tide battles. We don't know why this is happening and what is causing such a thing but I assure you that the league is doing everything to hold the tide back."

After that, the king paused thinking of what he was actually saying and spoke again.

"Actually, to be frank, the league is not doing a good job. In the larger picture, it is doing a good job but since the league had established itself as the major power to secure us, they had now started to get greedy and arrogant."

The public gasped upon hearing such a statement. The one that was involved in this field understood the king but others didn't. Till now, the king had been neutral about the league but now the king was going against it.

This was going to be interesting and the reporters were going wild.

"Even though the royal family is not as strong as the league, I do get the reports of my region. I see a lot of discrimination by the league and they charge astronomical prices for the tide battles.

They do what they want. I get that they made history by saving humanity in the past but that doesn't give them the right to do what they want.

You might be thinking that I am just saying this cause I am angry at the league but I actually have something to prove too."

The king then went to and talked about Axel and his mercenary team. How they bravely fought losing only 5 soldiers in the entire tide battle and how the league didn't accept their offer to become the mercenary team.

To top it all off, the king showed a video of Axel and the team meeting with Gerad. This was specially done by Axel and the team and this could only be possible due to Mark.

Mark, from the Venu family, was the inventor of this short camera. Even though, this world also had cameras, they were not so small that they could fit in a pen and others would not even notice it.

After seeing all this, the crowd was baffled and angry at the same time. All the past misdeeds done by the league started to surface in their minds.

"I don't know what we are going to face in the future but I can tell that we need to be prepared for the future and a team like Axel's should not only be rewarded for their good job but also supported.

Before, I felt that the league was doing a good job of keeping us safe but now I feel that the royal family should also step up to the game. So, from here on out, I, Ageon of the house Bardin, the first of his name, light of the eight, the Conqueror, the destroyer and the merciful, lord of the Kanto region, prince of the Dragon born, defender of the city, shield of the Faith and Protector of the realm, announce that I and the royal family will create a safe haven for the people of the Kanto region where they can live their lives without fearing to die.

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From now on, the royal family will also accept mercenary teams and will also increase the size of the soldiers to fight the tide of battles. My sons and daughters will be the ones that will take the administration of this job and this will be their test for the accession.

So, to start this massive project, I will grant Mr. Axel Blaze and his team named 'Fairy Tail' to be the first mercenary team of the kingdom!!!"

Just like a massive bomb that exploded, the people started to shout the name of the king and the name 'Fair Tail'. This was a huge announcement from the kingdom. This meant that the royal family was directly challenging the league in the open.

But the drama had still not ended.

"Mr. Axel Blaze. Please step on the stage and kneel before me.", said the king and Axel did just that.

The king took out his long great sword and placed it on his left shoulder of Axel and then proceeded to the right shoulder and finally to the top of his head saying,

"By the power vested by me by the first Pokemon master, Isaac, the current Pokemon master, Samuel Oak, and the first king, Borag Bardin, I hereby grant you the title of the first knight of the Kanto region.

Do you accept the responsibility?"

"Yes, I do.", said Axel.

"Then rise, Axel Blaze, and accept the heavy responsibility of being my first knight.", said the king, and Axel slowly stood up. Axel was then given a sword as a gift to be the first knight.

The change was so sudden that the entire crowd even forgot to speak. But when they realized what had happened, all of them shouted in joy and excitement.

The title of the knight was very special in the Pokemon world. The title of the knight was only given to those powerful trainers that could prove themselves in tide battles and a King could only select 10 knights in their entire life. From the first knight to the tenth knight.

When the king leaves his position, it is the choice of the next king to keep those knights or change the positions of those knights. After being the knight, the political influence of Axel was only second to the king and the queen.

Axel didn't even have to bat an eye on the prince now. This was a very powerful title but since the king felt that such a power might be misused by Axel as he was so young, Axel was also granted the title of Viscount by the king.

Of course, the power that Axel would carry now would not diminish but it just was a means of telling Axel to do things in moderation.

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