Chapter 763: The Bet
"Prince?"
"Yes, I am also the actual prince of this island and all other islands near the Seafoam islands.", said Kymar.
"But, isn't this under the king of the Kanto region?"
"Oh, you mean my dad? Yes, of course. That is why he gave me these islands to control. So that I can be a better king in the future.", said Kymar.
Axel had nothing to say. He had met the king and the king looked very strong physically with toned down muscles. His son was just a big piece of meat. Yet, he didn't say that out loud in front of a prince.
Trunda went on to say about the situation on the east and the west side of the island. These sides would be jointly defended by the league and the other leaders of other islands.
Then she came to the north and the south side.
"Let's first get on with the south side. The south side would have to face 20 king-rank Pokemons, of which 10 of them are water-type Pokemons, 3 of them are flying-type Pokemons and the rest of them are ice-type Pokemons. The list and the preliminary details are in these files.
Among all of them, there will be 5 tier 2 king-rank Pokemons and 2 tier 3 king-rank Pokemons. Others will be at tier 1 king rank Pokemon."
All of them got the file of the south side and it took a minute for all of them to know about the situation.
Axel felt that the south side was easy and it was very doable.
"Coming to the north side, it is a bit complicated.", said Ashmita.
"Complicated?", asked Axel.
"Yes, you will be facing around 40 king-rank Pokemons. 20 of them are tier 2 and 5 of them are tier 3 king rank. The rest of them are tier 1 king rank. The king rank Pokemons that you will be facing will be ice type, water type, ghost type, dark type, electric type, flying type, grass type, and fire type Pokemons."
"So, the north side is the hardest side to defend."
"Yes and now we need to discuss which side both of you will defend.", said Kymar.
"Since we are the weaker team, I believe that we should defend the south side", proposed Axel.
Others nodded in agreement.
"Mr. Wixwell, do you have anything to add on this?", asked Kymar.
"I think that the south side should be defended by us. If we are to defend the south side, the south side, the east side, and the west side will be fully secure. Also, I believe that as an aspiring new team, Axel and his team could handle the north side. Besides, if Mr. Axel wants to officially establish his team, he should be tested well."
The reason given by Wixwell was bogus but since the mercenary team had a good reputation and a good power level, others could not deny it.
Actually, Wixwell also knew that Axel and his team would not be able to defend the north side. The team was not just starting its journey and he knew that he would have to be the one to defend the north side. But Wixwell just wanted to see how Axel would respond He basically wants to dominate Axel and his team.
Axel looked at Kymar and then at Wixwell. Axel could understand where Wixwell was coming from. No one wanted to risk their lives in defending the north side. But Axel was not a normal person. He was very confident that he to defend the north side perfectly.
"Ok, I agree to defend the north side.", said Axel.
"What?", shouted Wixwell as he just could not believe how stupid Axel really was.
"But, my team is only 50k strong. They will not be enough to defend the whole north side."
"Don't worry, the soldiers from the league, other islands, and this island will also be added to the north side and you will be their leader.", said Kymar.
"No, I don't want any soldiers from the league. Just from other leaders and the island. Also, I can guarantee that the death rate of the north side will be less than 23 %."
"You mean that it would be lesser than the best death rate we have achieved in the history of this island?", asked Kymar.
"Yes, and if I were to achieve it, what kind of rewards will you give me?", asked Axel.
"What kind of rewards will you want?", asked Kymar as he was clearly interested in this so-called bet.
"With every 5% decrease in death rate from 25%, you will give me 10 billion Poke dollars and a Pokemon egg of my choosing. If when the death rate reaches 5% you will also give me 5 pseudo legendary eggs and 1 legendary Pokemon egg.", said Axel.
"Ok, I agree to it.", said Kymar without batting an inch.
"Sir, what is just bonkers. We will be losing a lot.", said Trunda, the secretary of Kymar but Kymar was not looking at her but at Axel.
"But what if there were no deaths on the north side? What will you do?", asked Axel with a smile.
"Are you that confident that there will be no deaths?", asked Kymar.
"No, but I think with my plan, I can do it."
"It is good that you are not so arrogant. If there are no deaths on the north side of the island, all the land, towns, village, city and islands, that I have in my ownership, you will be the sole defender of it, and the rewards that you will get will also be more than normal rewards.", said Kymar.
"But Prince Kymar, Axel's team is not even officially registered with the league.", said Wixwell.
"Why do I have to care about it? If you can do what this kid is claiming, then you can join the fun too. But Mr. Axel, what kind of punishment will you want if the death rate of the north side exceeds 23%?"
"What punishment do you want to give me?"
"If you fail, all your resources, and money will be mine and your team will serve me for 10 years. Are you okay with it?", asked Kymar.
"Yes, I am okay with it."
"Oh, you look confident."
"I am."
"Then we have a deal.", said Kymar and both of them shook hands for the deal.
After that, they started to discuss the troops that would be appointed in all the directions.
Axel was given an additional 50k members and now they were 100k strong. This was an average number to defend the north side. Then after some minutes, the meeting was over.
Wixwell called Axel to the corner to discuss something.
"Axel, I just said that on a whim but for you to defend the north side will be very hard. Are you okay with this?"
It looked like Axel had judged Wixwell wrongly. He was a good person.
"I am fine with it, Mr. Wixwell. I will do as much as I can. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a tide battle to win.", said Axel and then went on his own way.
He then called for another meeting.
There was another person here in the meeting and that was Arbiter. She was going to be included in the north side where Axel would be the leader.
Most of the time for the meeting was spent on telling the existing strategies to Arbiter which really shocked her. She had been a part of multiple tide battles but this time was clearly very different.
The strategies told by Axel and his team were totally different and they looked very promising too. She started to realize that the bet of Axel and Prince Kymar was not done on a whim.
"Now, guys, since we are 100k strong, we are going to have a huge force. With a huge force comes huge responsibility. We still have a month and in that month, not only we will be setting traps and making new plans but also cooperating with the new team of miss. Arbiter.
We can't let anyone die, so I have come up with a good plan. We will add a new team. A teleportation team."
"Teleportation team?"
"Yes. A teleportation team. This team will only have one job and that will be to teleport any injured individuals that are supposed to die to the base. I know that we don't have a lot of trainers that have a Pokemon that could teleport but this is a must.
Because, if we don't do it, then there will be a high chance that someone can die and I want to win this bet."
At this time, Arbiter spoke, "I have some good amount of soldiers that could do it."
"That will be very helpful, Miss. Arbiter. Remember to tell them to focus on humans rather than Pokemons. If the member is injured, that member will send a signal and she/he will immediately call all of his/her Pokemons inside and then they will be teleported.
"But how are they going to send the signal in the middle of the battle?", asked Arbiter.
"That is where Mark will come in. I will have to talk to him but he has come up with a way to send a signal to the base when needed.", said Axel.
"Mr. Axel, I don't know who Mark really is but if this is possible then it can be used for other things too, like a fast messaging system to the base when needed.", said Arbiter.
"Actually, we cannot do that. As much as I have heard from him, it could only send one signal to the base. There will be no correspondence of any message. But I will have to talk to him for more details."
After the meeting was over, Axel had to make a public appearance. He said that everyone should be there. A massive number of 100k soldiers was a bit intimidating but Axel was used to it by now.
"Some of you know me while some of you don't. If you don't know me then let me tell you, I am the commander of the north and I am also the leader. My motto is not to let anyone die in this tide. I know that it is a bold claim but when your captain and commanders tell you about our plan, then you will believe me.
Me and your commanders have made all the plans for the tide. I can understand that there are some of you who are meeting for the first time. So, for the entire month, before the tide battle, all of you will be coordinating with your fellow allies.
You will also be training to get stronger and there are also other works for you to do. I will say my goodbye for now but if any of you have anything to say to me, just tell your captains or commanders for it."
The speech was short but it was very effective. Axel was being modest when he had that people didn't know him. Axel was ultra-famous in the Kanto region and even though he was young, people believed in him.
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