Somewhere in the northern oceans...
Everything is coated with a thick blanket of white fog.
Suddenly, a strange sound breaks through the silence of the fog banks...
"Meow!"
Quick footsteps.
"Come on now, leave the captain alone..."
"If you ask me, this whole trip is one big waste of time... I tell you one more time, captain: Let's turn back around and sail home! This is getting us nowhere!"
A short span of silence.
"SIT!"
WHAM!
"OW! Hey, what did you do that for?"
"Be careful, captain... you two don't want to create a leak in our boat, right?"
"You'll all see," a peeved, female voice called out. "You'll see I'm right! And now, QUIET!"
"All right, Kagome, we understood you..."
Silence...
A few moments later:
"Hey, captain... That white thing on starboard... could that be an ice berg?"
"STEER HARD TO PORTSIDE!"
"AYE AYE, CAPTAIN!"
But for now, let's leave the foggy oceans of the north behind and take a look back at our Gaulic village...
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Steaming mad, Rei came stomping out of the druid's hut, carrying a big fish with her right hand. According to its smell, it has to be 5 weeks old, at least...
Rei approached a certain fish shop, headed straight for the turquoise-haired saleswoman (who had stepped back as a precaution) and slammed the smelly fish on the sales counter.
"There!" the raven-haired druid snarled. "Care to explain that?"
Michiru chuckled nervously. "Well... the fish seems to be quite old... right?"
"Hotaru bought it yesterday for me," Rei explained, looking at Michiru with burning eyes. "I asked her to bring me a somewhat fresh fish for my potions... She told me this would be the freshest one she could find! Now I wanna know: Why don't you have any fresh fish for once?"
Michiru gulped. "Well, Haruka hasn't gone fishing for a while now..."
"Then I'd say it's about time, isn't it?"
Rei looked past Michiru into the fisherwoman's hut. "Haruka, explain to me: Why is it so hard for you to go out with your little fishing boat and catch some fresh fish?"
The blonde fisherwoman gulped. "Well... we have a slight problem with the boat..."
"Care to elaborate on that?"
Michiru sighed. "She has... sold the boat."
"Beg your pardon?"
The fish saleswoman nodded. "That's right! And not just the fish: She also sold most of her fishing gear, too! And she didn't even ask me for permission!" She threw her companion an icy glare.
"But... but... you have to understand," Haruka tried to defend herself. "I needed some money!"
"And what for?" Rei asked.
Haruka pulled out a stone slab and grinned. "Here, look at this: The newest sports chariot on the market! All the rage in Lutetia!"
She pointed at the little carved image of the vehicle on the slab. "Copper adornments, side impact protection and a horse power of four!" She smiled like all of her dreams had come true. "I just need XXV more sesterces, and I'll be able to afford it!"
"So you sold your boat to afford a chariot..." Rei groaned. "Never thinking about your customers..."
"I should throw you out of the house for that," Michiru grumbled. Haruka winced.
"I... I just thought, for a few days, selling some of our old fish would be sufficient..."
"Well, it would have been bad enough if it was just because of your customers..." Rei muttered. "But sadly, there's also the matter of one tiny, additional problem..."
"Um, and that would be?" Haruka asked.
Rei took a deep breath.
Then she yelled right into the blonde's face: "I CAN'T BREW ANY MAGIC POTION WITHOUT ANY FRESH FISH!!"
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