Yeah, but how he could see Sylphiel's affections when he had the affections of a girl as awesome and badass as Lina? Lina outshone all the competition. (Lies. She was bad tempered and hard to deal with. She was lucky that Gourry didn't grab Sylphiel and run for the hills to get away.)
"Doesn't it just? You think you're helping a guy, and he throws it in your face."