The fierce wind blew for almost the entire night.
Xia You barely slept well that night. Listening to the wind howling outside the window, he kept being startled awake from his dreams.
Misty was no better off. When they met in the dining room the next morning, they both saw the dark circles under each other's eyes.
"Haah..." Misty gave a huge yawn, rubbed her eyes, and sighed. "The wind was so loud last night! I spent the whole night worrying it would blow the windows in!"
"Same here." Xia You shook his head helplessly. "Even putting on headphones barely helped."
There was good news, though. After a night of fierce winds, the typhoon had not made landfall on Dewford Island as expected. Although endless black clouds still filled the distant sky, it seemed to have veered slightly off course. Its center had moved from the east of the island to the west. It still threatened Dewford Island, but there should be no danger for the time being!
"Hurry up and eat. We should take this chance to challenge the Dewford Gym. If the typhoon changes direction again, we won't be able to get out."
Misty also knew time was short and that it was best to get their business done now, so she said no more. They wolfed down their food, filled their stomachs, and fed their Pokémon as well. Then, traveling light without even their backpacks, they headed straight out of the Pokémon Center.
Compared with yesterday, the whole town had changed.
It was only a little past seven in the morning, but the streets were empty, without a single pedestrian.
Broadcasts coming from somewhere repeatedly reminded residents to shelter at home and stay off the streets in preparation for the typhoon, which could make landfall at any