"My name is Bo Yi Jia. I'm the administrator of Vermilion Harbor."
The blue-haired woman stepped forward. Perhaps years of managing the docks and seeing so many travelers gathering to cause trouble had left a trace of impatience in her expression when she spoke to people.
"If you want to know what the sea is like, go listen to the waves." Faced with everyone's puzzled looks, she folded her arms, seemingly unwilling to explain much more. "Even though I grew up by the sea, I've never seen a storm as fierce as today's!"
"Is it really that serious?"
Bo Yi Jia nodded coldly. "And New Island, where you want to go, is right at the center of this storm. In weather like this, I absolutely will not open the harbor and let ships risk heading out!"
Seeing how firm she was, a slightly overweight Pokémon Trainer in the crowd said unconcernedly, "That's all right. My Pokémon is a strong swimmer. Since the ships can't sail, I'll just ride my Pokémon across the sea!"
Although quite a few people agreed with him, the vast majority did not share his confidence.
"No, you can't rush out to sea!" Officer Jenny hurriedly stopped them. "Never mind how dangerous it is to head out in weather like this-if your Pokémon get hurt, the Pokémon Center can't even treat them right now!"
"Oh? Why is that?"
Officer Jenny pointed at a missing-person notice posted nearby and sighed. "Nurse Joy here suddenly disappeared for some unknown reason. We've been searching for her for a whole week, but we still haven't heard anything."
At this news, people were surprised, and many more began to back out.
"Maybe there's no need to rush?" someone murmured. "I think we should wait until the storm stops before heading to New