Sleepyhead Sees You From 100 Days Ago 160

Chapter 160 – Chapter 5: Vanishing Footsteps – 3

I heard the name clearly and vividly.

At that moment, something suddenly emerged from a deeply buried memory. As if in the world’s largest library, a dusty book that no one was looking for suddenly fell to the floor and opened.

I remembered.

Ailee.

That woman was 7 months ago now. It was a prostitute that Tia met at her tribute shop.
Among prostitutes, she had a soft heart and showed a lot of anxiety, so she was a woman who needed a lot of attention from those around her.
But one day, an incident occurred where Ailee disappeared. Tia went up the mountain to find Ailee.

… There she met Posao for the first time.

After the bandits’ raid, it was unknown what happened to the tribute. Tia tried to find out about their fate, but in the end, all she came back with was despair.
Not since then, not in any memory. She could not find any news about the ‘subsequent contribution’.
She’s probably all dead. I came to that conclusion and didn’t care anymore.

But… The survivor of that incident was right in front of me.

As she becomes a distraught whore, being dragged around by her colleagues.

“Luev. “Wait a minute.”

I didn’t know why I did that either.

She just ran straight ahead, thinking she had to grab the woman’s arm.

Chin.

When I snatched Ailee’s withered wrist.

7 months ago.

I felt the memories of that time flowing in.

“… !”

Haaaaah don’t I not?

* * *

Taildon’s brothel disappeared in an instant, and Ailee appeared walking down a mountain.

[Huuuk-huuuk-.]

A disgusting breathing sound that is instantly recognizable.

Posao was leading her up her mountain.

Ailee asked with anxious eyes.

[Excuse me… Is there really a medicine here that can heal wounds?]

Hehe. Even though I am like this, I know herbs well.]

[Aaaaah!]

Pussyuk-.

Pile of dirt poured down on Ailee’s worn-out shoes.

The slope of the mountain was steep. For people born and raised in the mountains like us, it was not a big problem, but for an ordinary rural woman in a village, it was extremely difficult work.

[Excuse me… Aren’t you going too deep?]

[Now, it’s at the foot of the mountain. Hehe. Joe, you just have to go a little further.]

Then, Posao held out his fat hand as if to grab it.

Ailee hesitated, but had no choice but to hold her hands together to climb the rock.

Flash!

A black light flashed.

It may have been something Ailee couldn’t have seen at the time. I knew what it was.

During the short time that Posao held her hand, he caught a glimpse of ‘Ailee’s memory.’

[Ugh… !]

Sure enough, the guy wriggled his body and let out a hiccup.
Ailee didn’t notice. He immediately took his hand away, as if he didn’t want to make any contact with Po Sao.

Hehe.]

He raises his lips and lets out an unpleasant laugh. Through long experience, I was able to know what kind of memory Posao was seeing through that laugh.

He must be… I saw ‘Tia’.

And the reason he took Ailee and dragged her into the deep mountains like this. It was to lure Tia, who could easily climb up and down mountains, to chase after him.

Posao, who was climbing the mountain, suddenly stopped in front of a large rock.

[Woman, here.]

[… ?]

Ailee looked around.

He said ‘here’ but there was nothing to see. There was only ground covered with fallen leaves, and there was no rube herb or anything.

Whiiiiing-!

When a chilling wind blew over the ridge, Ailee realized something was wrong.

He held her collar tightly and asked with a trembling voice.

[Here?]

[Ugh.]

[Things like medicinal herbs… There is none.]

[Wait there.]

Ailee took a step back in fear.

[Something is strange. Just go back, right? Yes?]

[…]

But there was no answer.

She looked up at Posao. His face was barely visible, hidden in the dark shadows of the setting sun. However, I could clearly see the black eyes flashing in the shadows.

Ailee was able to recognize her in bed because she had dealt with many men. A seething desire that overwhelms the naked body of a woman.

That is the look in a man’s eyes right before he rapes a woman.

[Ah…]

The poor prostitute immediately turned around and started running away. A bush scrapes her arm, and she runs frantically, not knowing where she is going. Even more frightening was the sight of Po Sao, who neither resolved the misunderstanding nor came running to catch her.

How long did she run? When she suddenly realized that she had lost her way, darkness was slowly falling on the mountain.
Ailee was very scared and kept circling around her. As she was wandering around, she suddenly heard a welcome voice.

[Ailee unnie!]

It was Tia.

[Tia! It’s here!]

Ailee hurriedly ran towards the sound of the voice.

Tia was coming up there.

Not yet tainted… In the form of a pure girl.

[Me, help me!]

[What’s going on?]

[A strange man… I asked for help and followed him for a while, but suddenly I felt like I was in too deep… Even if you get scared and try to run away, it’s so dark that you can’t even see the way…]

[Calm down, sister. See it over there?]

[Yes… I can see it.]

[You can go down there. Be careful not to slip.]

[Thank you, Tia. … But what about you?]

[I want to find out who that man is.]

No. Tia.

You shouldn’t have found out who that man was.

Already from this time… You are caught in a trap.

However, Ailee, who had no idea about this, pointed upwards as if she was taunting her.

[It’s over there! He was a fat man who stuttered.]

[Ah. Ha…]

Tia held her head.

[I’ll follow you right away. Go down first.]

[Huh. Okay. Should Tia come quickly too?]

[Yes!]

Tia smiled brightly as she said so.

In the end, that promise was not fulfilled.

Ailee looked.

That was the last time I saw Tia climbing deep into the mountains, and it was the moment when the worst fate began to unfold… Who knew?

She went down safely to the public platform as her Tia kindly informed her. When Ailee, who had disappeared, reappeared, Madame sternly asked where she had gone without saying a word.

[Where is Tia going?]

[They said they were going to scold that man…]

[Oh. I did ask you to scold me if anything happens. It’s too late now…]

Madame spoke with concern, but she quickly shook her head.

[Well, that child will come back soon.]

Before we knew it, the prostitutes had lit a bonfire, gathered together, and started singing.

It’s the night when the long journey of tribute is coming to an end. When everyone sings a song filled with excitement and wishes for the new life that will unfold in Deseo.

Something happened that broke everything.

Awesome liquid-!

A fiery arrow flew out of nowhere and hit the cart.

[… ?]

The moment the song stops and everyone looks at it in silence.

[Ryaaa-!!]

[Aaaaah-!!]

Monsters began to emerge from the pitch-black darkness with a loud roar.

Ailee, who had just escaped from the scary mountain, screamed when she saw them.

[Aaaaah-!]

It’s shattered.

Someone’s head is cut in two by an ax wielded by a bandit, and blood is splattered.

The prostitutes ran away screaming. Ailee was frozen and unable to move as she heard the bloody sound of arrows being struck everywhere.

It was so dark that I couldn’t tell what was going on. The knights and soldiers who were supposed to guard the tribute were nowhere to be seen, and there were only terrible screams and spreading flames.

Purr!

The startled horses suddenly jumped out and kicked the cart.

And the cart, which was broken without any help, fell directly on top of Ailee, who was running away.

[Aaaaah!]

She was crushed by a pile of her crates dripping rainwater. She tried with all her might to push away, but her weak forearms were unable to escape.
Ailee whined, but soon she realized that there was no point in this struggle. Before she knew it, she could no longer hear screams or the cries of animals.
From the occasional voice of the bandits, I could guess that the whole situation was already over.

Bandits began to gather.

She listened to their conversation with bated breath in her box.

[Robrert was captured.]

Flutter-.

Something was thrown among the bandits. Under the torchlight, I could see the armor Robrt was wearing. Seeing that there was no movement, it felt like his life had already ended.

A man who appeared to be the captain held a torch and looked at the corpse for a long time. However, he couldn’t figure out how badly the damage had been done and asked.

[Are you sure about him?]

[Yes. This is the guy who ran away on a white horse.]

[Then what about ‘Albert’?]

Albert.

I knew it because I had heard it well.

Tia’s father.

There are many names like Albert in the world. But somehow… I had a hunch that the ‘Albert’ the bandits were talking about did not seem to refer to someone else.

And after hearing the soldiers’ excuses that followed, I became even more certain.

[Even if I catch a few people and ask them… He doesn’t know anyone about that person.]

[What?]

[I can’t ask why the person who disappeared for 14 years is suddenly here…]

[Shut up!]

The captain kicked Robret’s body and screamed.

[Are you saying His Majesty lied to us? The ring definitely belonged to Albert! He’s coming to Deseo! If it looks similar, I don’t mind cutting off his head and bringing it back. Find it right now!]

[Yes!]

The bandits are scattered.

* * *

“Hey! Come to your senses!”

Ruyev’s voice shook his head.

When he lifted his head, my hand was tightly gripping Ailee’s arm.

Tak!

She immediately pulled her hand away, but in the split second of seeing her memory, she squeezed it so hard that a deep red mark was left on her arm.

“…”

Ailee looked at me with her blank face. You can’t recognize it.

Of course. This woman and I… Because we had never met in the first place.

The prostitutes shot at me.

“I said I was sorry. Why, is there some problem?”

“No… “No.”

They dragged Ailee into the store.

Until the door closes and it disappears completely. She was looking at me.

Ruyev pushed my back.

“… Let’s go. “There is not much time.”

It’s a sad fate.

Someone went crazy, someone lost a precious person.

But after that woman and I faced such a miserable situation, there was one thing I found out.

I don’t even know when this fate began… It was all Posao’s plan.