Sleepyhead Sees You From 100 Days Ago 9

Chapter 9 – Chapter 1: The Lake of Promise – 1

Ugh. I’m surprised.

Hey! With your hair down like that, you thought it was a ghost.

“You… “Aren’t you sleeping?”

“I was sleeping. “I woke up when I heard Ritz coming.”

Ah. It was like that.

One of Tia’s many strange abilities was that she was an extremely bright sleeper.

In his own words, he even woke up to the sound of a rabbit passing by.

I wonder how they can sleep with such sensitivity, but they say that they don’t usually wake up only to strange sounds.

For example, the sound of my footsteps getting closer.

So he always greeted me in an awake manner.

Tia asked in a tired voice.

“… What’s going on?”

“Oh, that’s because of what happened this morning.”

“Yes.”

“Start with this.”

I handed over the ginger biscuit I had hidden behind my back.

“Oh.”

Her sullen eyes immediately brightened.
Tia immediately took a bite of the biscuit.

Tododog crumbling snacks.

Seeing his happy face as he chewed it thoroughly, it was a great choice to buy ginger biscuits.

And… It’s time to say the apology I’ve been thinking about the entire way.

“Tia. Sorry. I guess I was out of my mind at that time. “I shouldn’t have said that.”

“… No. It’s definitely my fault too.”

“Once again, I’m so sorry.”

“Me too. “I’m sorry.”

Tia accepted my apology obediently.

If you were still angry in the first place, you wouldn’t have met me in the middle of the night.

The girl who was quietly eating her biscuit suddenly took off her half and gave it to me.

“Come on, eat Ritz too.”

“Thank you.”

Take a bite.

As expected, it was bitter and spicy, but today it was somehow sweet.

I sighed and decided to confess my feelings.

“I felt like I was constantly being chased by something. “I think everything you said was a lie and I didn’t want to hear anything.”

“Did something happen that made you tired?”

“Well. I’m not sure. Strangely, I guess I’ve become a bit more sensitive since I keep running into Ruyev. You know. “We didn’t get along well from the beginning.”

Tia looked up at the night sky.

Stars twinkled in his hazel eyes.

“Huh… It’s my fault too. I could have made Ritz and Ruev become friends. “There was more misunderstanding because of me.”

“What the. Why is it your fault? “Ruev and I just don’t have matching personalities.”

“… “Has Ritz ever had a serious talk with Ruev?”

“Seriously?”

Although I have never done that.

I thought it would never happen in the future.

Ruyev and I weren’t the type to resolve things through conversation.

People with mismatched natures can exist anywhere in this world.

And this class has the cleanest relationships.

Because we have no intention of meeting each other.

Even if we meet, we just break up and forget about it.

But in the same village, if you are forced to be friends.

There is no relationship as bad as that.

Tia standing in between them must have been in quite a bit of trouble.

To this guy, who has a unique personality that allows him to become friends with anyone, both Ruyev and I are equally precious ‘friends.’

“I want the two of you to be friendly. “We are all friends!”

“You’re right. “I’ll try my best.”

“Thank you. Me too, with Uncle Posao…”

Tia trailed off.

It was as if I was barely suppressing the instinctive feeling of rejection.

“… “I’ll try to get used to it.”

“Tia. I have a question: Why do you hate Uncle Posao? When we were young, we often went to the general store and played with our uncle.”

“…”

The guy’s eyes became cloudy.

“I’m sorry, Ritsu… That… I don’t want to talk right now…”

I didn’t want to continue this conversation either.

Even though Tia said she didn’t want to talk, I didn’t have any intention of forcing her to know.

But she promised to get better in the future.
I was grateful just for saying that for me.

“By the way, does her leg hurt? “I heard she wasn’t feeling well.”

“No. My legs are completely fine. “I’m not feeling well- um-.”

“Even if you look fine on the outside, there are times when you feel bad inside. You need to tell me in detail. Then I’ll give you some medicine.”

“It’s not like that…”

Tia scratched her cheek.

“Should I say that day-.”

“That day? What day are you talking about?”

“Ritz, are you intentionally pretending not to know?”

As I was staring at him, not knowing what he was talking about, Tia let out a deep sigh.

“… ‘Girl’s Day’.”

“Ah. Huh.”

There is an awkward atmosphere.

I admit that this was something I had no idea about.

At some point, there were days once a month when Tia’s vitality dropped significantly.

As an immature person, I thought it was just a week of rest because she was running out of stamina.

It was only after receiving a detailed explanation from the elders that I realized that women also have ‘days like that.’

They said it was embarrassing and shameful for a girl to be caught that day, and if Tia was having a hard time because of it, she was taught to naturally treat her well.

Even though I couldn’t do it ‘naturally’ or ‘well’ today.

I need to pay more attention from now on.

“I’ll give you herbal tea every day if you need it.”

“Yes-. No, it will get better in two days.”

“Oh, and I have something to tell you.”

“Huh?”

“The village chief gave me permission to go outside the border. Now I can go to Behemoth with you. When you feel better, let’s go together.”

“Really-?!”

The guy looked happy, but soon became glum again.

“But is it okay for me to go up the mountain again?”

“Are you fine. “You just received a warning.”

“Because it keeps causing problems… I got so excited and got hurt for no reason. Make Ritz worry. I also felt sorry for Ruev… The village chief also believed in me and sent me… I don’t know what to say…”

It’s bittersweet to see my shoulders without any energy.

That’s not it, Tia.

Rather, you should come out confidently.

I won’t make a mistake this time. I’m going to go out to bigger places and have adventures.

I have to show my strong side like always.

But if you keep your head down like a wet sparrow…

It’s not like you.

“You can go up the mountain. Tia.”

I gently held Tia’s limp hand.

The guy shrugged his shoulders in surprise, but didn’t reject it.

“Because everyone is counting on you. That’s why I gave it another chance.”

“I believe… ?”

“Then. The village chief already knew that you would cause trouble. “I wonder if Tia, who doesn’t get into trouble, is Tia.”

“What is that-. “Are you cursing me now?”

“Puh-ha-ha!”

I ended up laughing out loud without realizing it.

At times like this, it’s normal to hit her on the shoulder. Tia also covered her mouth because she was laughing.

I think Aunt Sherry woke up when she heard us laughing. I could hear the bed creaking from across the room.

“Eek. “I guess I’ll just have to go now.”

“Now, wait a minute, Ritz!”

Tia held my hand tightly.

And he gave me a beautiful smile that was more dazzling than the stars in the sky.

“That… Thank you!”

“Haha. It was nothing. See you tomorrow.”

“Yes!”

You can also hear Uncle Marvin patrolling in the distance.

Before she was discovered, she hid her body behind a pile of straw.

Finally, before she went into the ditch, she looked back.

Tia was waving her hand in this direction.

I also shook her hand lightly and went down to her ditch.

* * *

A few more days passed.

I visited Tia’s house whenever I had time.

It seems that Tia has decided to live alone in that big house.

It is said that she persuaded Aunt Sherry by saying that she would become self-reliant.

These days, I took a break from swordsmanship training and concentrated on reading books.

She said that the volume of 〈 World Adventure Rock 〉 is quite large, and it takes a lot of time to read.
Thanks to this, I could lie in bed and enjoy Tia’s adventure story to my heart’s content.

We ate Tia’s stir-fried eggs for lunch, and for desert we picked pomegranates and shared them.

When I was bored, I would go to the stream and catch freshwater fish.

When we got tired, we lay down on the grass together and took a nap.

It was a peaceful week.

“Hello.”

And now.

I am standing in front of Ruev’s house.

This is because I happened to pass by while bringing medicine to the elderly.

If it were normal, I wouldn’t have given a single glance in that direction.

Recently, we have been able to exchange simple greetings.

Ruyev was sitting in front of the house with a haggard face.

Seeing Marie sleeping peacefully, hugging her thighs, she seemed exhausted from dealing with her brother all day.

Tomorrow, Ruyev’s probation will end.

That means he is on probation until today.

You must refrain from speaking and acting and stay at home, so even if I talk to you like this, you must never respond.

Of course I find it fun.

“Isn’t this what it looks like? Anyone who sees it will think that a starving corpse has risen again.”

“…”

“And you know that from now on, I’ll be going into the mountain instead of you, right?”

Ruyev closed his eyes and did not respond.

He had a face that made him want to get rid of everything and go outside because it was okay.

“Are you listening?”

“…”

“You ignore people.”

“…”

The guy was already spending his time with his eyes and ears closed.
I wanted to bother her more, but I didn’t want to wake Marie up, so I decided to leave it at this.

“Then I’m going. “Take a hit-and-run today too.”

Ruyev said goodbye with his middle finger.

I also responded by spitting in the yard.

I’m just about to head back to the pharmacy.

“Aaaaah-!!”

A scream?

It was a sharp, nervous, woman’s scream.

We turned our eyes toward that.

Marie also woke up and rubbed her eyes.
That was the house where Uncle Marvin and Aunt Olivia lived.

Uncle Marvin is at the sawmill right now, so Aunt Olivia is the only one at home.

… Surely?

We ran straight towards it.

As we got closer, her aunt’s terrible screams became clearer.

Boom!

Ruyev opened the closed door with all his might.

Aunt Olivia, who was pregnant, was moaning in pain on the bed.

It looks like labor pains have begun.

My aunt was breathing heavily.

“Ugh-! Ugh… !”

“Ruyev, hurry and call the elders.”

The guy ran straight up the hill.

This is my first time seeing a birth in person.

But I learned it from books.

I calmly recalled the contents of the book and checked the mother’s condition.

Her face is red.
Since labor had just begun, there was a high possibility that it would take a long time until the actual birth.

“Ugh…”

“I have it. Please be patient.”

As I calmly waited and calmed down, people came in.

They were all women. Grandmothers and aunts. And Tia was also there.

The guy looked nervous.

“We will be watching, so Luca, you should wait outside.”

“Yes. Grandma. Please let me know if anything happens.”

The village became noisy.

Everyone hurriedly finished work and gathered in front of Aunt Olivia’s.

A happy day when a new family is born in Brisden.

The men started chatting happily and drinking beer.

Uncle Marvin ignored her words with a complicated expression, but then she said with tears in his eyes that he would now be her father because of the alcohol.

“Aaaaah-!!”

The screams continued.

The labor continued for a long time.

Even when the sun went down and night fell, the baby didn’t think about coming out easily.

Aunt Olivia’s voice was so hoarse that she could no longer scream.
She sweats like a waterfall, and her face is contorted in excruciating pain.

Looking outside the window, I feel completely exhausted.

“It’s coming out!”

Finally, I heard some good news.

Everyone held their breath and waited for the birth to end.

After a struggle full of tension. I heard the loud cry of a baby.

Aunt Merid came out.

“Marvin, congratulations. “He’s a healthy boy.”

“Oh… This. God Dragon of Dragonez, thank you.”

Uncle Marvin’s words announced the beginning of the festival.

On this mountain where Tia was the last, another life was finally born… It was truly a wonderful night.