The more you worried about something, the more likely it was to happen.
If something could go wrong, no matter how slim the possibility, it would happen.
This was the law proposed by engineer Edward Murphy in 1949. Xia You did not know whether it applied to the Pokémon world, or whether anyone in this world had expressed a similar view. After setting sail, they had initially been thankful that it was only raining heavily, but now the sea had turned fierce and merciless once again.
Waves nearly two meters high battered the speedboat one after another, making it impossible for them to keep their footing.
Deafening bolts of lightning tore through the night sky from time to time, displaying the vast might of the heavens.
Crack! Boom!!!
Never mind Xiaomei, who had grown up by the sea-even Xia You could already tell that they had entered a terrifying storm!
"What rotten luck. Let's hope this boat doesn't get struck by lightning." Xiaomei glanced at the sky with a helpless, wry smile. "We already went through a storm before reaching the island. I thought we'd have calm seas this time, but who would have thought..."
As she spoke, she sighed inwardly as well.
Sigh, if I'd known it would be like this, I'd have been better off staying put on Shamouti Island and waiting until tomorrow to set sail...
Honestly, this is all because I couldn't keep my mouth shut. If I hadn't chimed in, maybe we could have avoided this storm!
Meanwhile, on Shamouti Island, Flula stared at the heavy rain outside the window, her brow deeply furrowed.
The wind buffeted the torches inside the banquet hall, making everyone's shadows writhe with the flames, much like the torment in her heart.
Rain struck her bangs and white veil, but