Sick Mage
Let's see what happened while Lina was out getting wine. Shortly after, Jared began to complain of a stomachache. When Jerin put her hand on her brother's forehead, she realized that he had a high fever. Her eyes widened.
"Gourry, go to Domina and ask the fortuneteller about how to help Jared," she pleaded. Then she gave him a piece of paper with the question on it so he wouldn't forget. After living with him for so long, Jerin had gotten used to Gourry's lack of mental ability.
So Gourry teleported to Domina and asked the fortuneteller. She told him that the only cure was cactus juice. Although Gourry didn't know where to get some - - completely forgetting again that they had a pet cactus - - he returned home.
When he told Jerin, she said, "We can get some juice from Lil' Cactus. But he just ran off right before you came back."
When they looked upstairs in his pot, all they found was a note. It read 'I went to ask Gaeus how to make the potion. I'll be back with Jared's cure in no time'.
They then teleported to the Luon Highway. With the help of a transporting creature named Boink, they arrived at Gaeus quite soon. "Lil' Cactus stopped by asking how to make a potion," he informed them, "I told him he should ask Selkie about these things. She lives in the Jungle with her sister Roan. They are the helpers of Rosiotti."
After fighting their way back to the entrance, they teleported to the Jungle. Luckily, another Flowerling was there to teleport them to Rosiotti's Lair. But Selkie wasn't there. Her sister told them she was at a place called the Courtyard of Rain.
So they went to the Fairies' territory and were sent back to the entrance. Then they got the help of the Flowerling to go to the Courtyard of Rain. There, they found Selkie. "Lil' Cactus stopped by. I told him that this is a sickness that many mages get. Then I told him about Brownie, who had it recently. He's a student at the Academy of Magic."
Again, Gourry and Jerin began to head back to the entrance. This time, they headed for Geo. Near the Academy classroom, they ran into the boy named Brownie. He was standing there and blowing bubbles in a bubble wand.
"Hi Brownie," Jerin greeted, "Did a cactus come here recently?"
The boy nodded. "He said that he needed a potion for a friend. Then he asked me about my sickness and how I got better. I told him that I got a potion from David, a pirate on the S.S. Buccaneer. Is Jared sick or something?"
Jerin nodded. Then they teleported to the ship. About two levels below deck, they saw David sitting and looking at a picture of Valerie.
"Lil' Cactus stopped by. I helped him make a potion for his friend. Then I asked the Pelican to take him home. I wonder if they made it," he said.
So they went to ask Pelican about what was going on. They found her picking cactus thorns out of her beak. Jerin guessed that she'd carried Lil' Cactus in her mouth.
Pelican whined, "Lil' Cactus hurt me with these thorns. But my job is just to deliver the mail. Not to transport plants."
When they arrived back home, the duo found Lil' Cactus stuck in the mailbox. Gourry - - not realizing he had thorns - - tried to pull him out. Then he screamed bloody murder, as Lil' Cactus went inside with the potion.
By the time Gourry had clamed down and went inside, Jared had been given the potion and was feeling much better. Just then, Gourry heard Lina yell, "You better have a good excuse for running out while I was gone."
"We were looking for Lil' Cactus," Gourry confessed.
"I forgive you, since it was to help Jared," Lina told him, "But where in the name of L-Sama did Rooks get to. That ungrateful. . .I went out and brought him wine in order to help him feel better, and he runs out on me."
Gourry said, "I don't know. He was there when we found the note from Lil' Cactus. When did he run out of the house?"
"It would have to be after you left but before I came home," Lina commented, "Otherwise, one of us would have seen him leaving."
"Don't look at me, I was sleeping," Jared admitted.
* * *
When Rooks didn't return by the next morning, Lina began to worry about Gourry's houseguest. It wasn't good for anybody in his condition to be going very far on his own. So she decided that they should split up and search for him.
Jerin was going to stay home with Jared - - who still hadn't made a complete recovery - - in case Rooks finished his business and came back to the house. Meanwhile, Lina would go to Domina and see if he was in the bar again. Gourry would go to the Tower of Lieres in hopes of finding him there - - since it was a good place to search for Teefa.
"Ready?" Lina inquired.
Gourry nodded his head. Then, the two of them teleported to their respective destinations. Lina's search of Domina's bar yielded nothing. When she asked the other usual patrons, they didn't notice anything either. She only hoped Gourry was having better luck than she was.
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We'll see Gourry's search for Rooks in the next chapter. We'll also get to finally see what happened to Teefa. Nothing much more to add.
Let's see what happened while Lina was out getting wine. Shortly after, Jared began to complain of a stomachache. When Jerin put her hand on her brother's forehead, she realized that he had a high fever. Her eyes widened.
"Gourry, go to Domina and ask the fortuneteller about how to help Jared," she pleaded. Then she gave him a piece of paper with the question on it so he wouldn't forget. After living with him for so long, Jerin had gotten used to Gourry's lack of mental ability.
So Gourry teleported to Domina and asked the fortuneteller. She told him that the only cure was cactus juice. Although Gourry didn't know where to get some - - completely forgetting again that they had a pet cactus - - he returned home.
When he told Jerin, she said, "We can get some juice from Lil' Cactus. But he just ran off right before you came back."
When they looked upstairs in his pot, all they found was a note. It read 'I went to ask Gaeus how to make the potion. I'll be back with Jared's cure in no time'.
They then teleported to the Luon Highway. With the help of a transporting creature named Boink, they arrived at Gaeus quite soon. "Lil' Cactus stopped by asking how to make a potion," he informed them, "I told him he should ask Selkie about these things. She lives in the Jungle with her sister Roan. They are the helpers of Rosiotti."
After fighting their way back to the entrance, they teleported to the Jungle. Luckily, another Flowerling was there to teleport them to Rosiotti's Lair. But Selkie wasn't there. Her sister told them she was at a place called the Courtyard of Rain.
So they went to the Fairies' territory and were sent back to the entrance. Then they got the help of the Flowerling to go to the Courtyard of Rain. There, they found Selkie. "Lil' Cactus stopped by. I told him that this is a sickness that many mages get. Then I told him about Brownie, who had it recently. He's a student at the Academy of Magic."
Again, Gourry and Jerin began to head back to the entrance. This time, they headed for Geo. Near the Academy classroom, they ran into the boy named Brownie. He was standing there and blowing bubbles in a bubble wand.
"Hi Brownie," Jerin greeted, "Did a cactus come here recently?"
The boy nodded. "He said that he needed a potion for a friend. Then he asked me about my sickness and how I got better. I told him that I got a potion from David, a pirate on the S.S. Buccaneer. Is Jared sick or something?"
Jerin nodded. Then they teleported to the ship. About two levels below deck, they saw David sitting and looking at a picture of Valerie.
"Lil' Cactus stopped by. I helped him make a potion for his friend. Then I asked the Pelican to take him home. I wonder if they made it," he said.
So they went to ask Pelican about what was going on. They found her picking cactus thorns out of her beak. Jerin guessed that she'd carried Lil' Cactus in her mouth.
Pelican whined, "Lil' Cactus hurt me with these thorns. But my job is just to deliver the mail. Not to transport plants."
When they arrived back home, the duo found Lil' Cactus stuck in the mailbox. Gourry - - not realizing he had thorns - - tried to pull him out. Then he screamed bloody murder, as Lil' Cactus went inside with the potion.
By the time Gourry had clamed down and went inside, Jared had been given the potion and was feeling much better. Just then, Gourry heard Lina yell, "You better have a good excuse for running out while I was gone."
"We were looking for Lil' Cactus," Gourry confessed.
"I forgive you, since it was to help Jared," Lina told him, "But where in the name of L-Sama did Rooks get to. That ungrateful. . .I went out and brought him wine in order to help him feel better, and he runs out on me."
Gourry said, "I don't know. He was there when we found the note from Lil' Cactus. When did he run out of the house?"
"It would have to be after you left but before I came home," Lina commented, "Otherwise, one of us would have seen him leaving."
"Don't look at me, I was sleeping," Jared admitted.
* * *
When Rooks didn't return by the next morning, Lina began to worry about Gourry's houseguest. It wasn't good for anybody in his condition to be going very far on his own. So she decided that they should split up and search for him.
Jerin was going to stay home with Jared - - who still hadn't made a complete recovery - - in case Rooks finished his business and came back to the house. Meanwhile, Lina would go to Domina and see if he was in the bar again. Gourry would go to the Tower of Lieres in hopes of finding him there - - since it was a good place to search for Teefa.
"Ready?" Lina inquired.
Gourry nodded his head. Then, the two of them teleported to their respective destinations. Lina's search of Domina's bar yielded nothing. When she asked the other usual patrons, they didn't notice anything either. She only hoped Gourry was having better luck than she was.
- - - -
We'll see Gourry's search for Rooks in the next chapter. We'll also get to finally see what happened to Teefa. Nothing much more to add.