The Hero Took Everything from Me, So I Partied with the Hero’s Mother! Chapter 27: Even I Have Fond Memories... to the Scum

Right now, I'm at the Lord's mansion.

"It's been a long ti, Ceres-dono... You are really great that you keep defeating dragon species. You are indeed a 'Dragon Slayer.'"

Being a mber of the hero party is very convenient.

Although I'm only an adventurer of S rank, I can et a nobleman without requesting a formal appointnt.

The Lord of this territory, Galda, is a Count.

He is above the ordinary commoners... and normally, the villagers can only et him through the village head.

Of course, I didn't want to embarrass the village head, so I asked the village head, Najim, to write a letter for .

If I did not make a good face, the village head would not like .

This is the reality of village society.

If I neglect small things like this, there will be a big payback soday.

In a sense, envy is scarier than a demon king.

"Thank you. I've co today to bring this..."

I took out a few water-dragon scales from my bag.

When I hunt a dragon, I take so scales out.

The value of the purchase price does not decrease by removing a few scales.

However, the scales of a beautiful dragon species fetch a pretty high price. They are coveted by the nobleman as furnishings.

"Are those... the scales of a water dragon? And five of them...? Can you sell it for 100 gold coins?"

"No, this is a gift... an offering for Galda-sama... and I don't need money. Furthermore, these are the scales from the base of the neck of the first dragon I killed... a gift I had planned to give to the great Galda-sama one day. "

By emphasizing 'the first dragon I killed,' the value of this scale is further enhanced.

Incidentally, I gave one to the village head and one to each of the village elders.

"I can't take such a valuable thing for free. And I don't rember doing anything for Ceres-dono."

"No, Galda-sama, you have done sothing for Jimna village... I was an orphan and have lived alone in that village since I was little... But the villagers raised kindly, and I beca a good person like right now... because this is what Galda-sama's reign has done for us. If I had been born in another territory, I would have been a slave... And Najim, the Village head, says I can beco my present because of Galda-sama's kindness... "

The truth is the village head did not say that.

But now... if the Lord summons the village head... he will be pleased.

This kind of talk will lead to a better life later on.

"Najim told you that, huh...? And what brings you here today? I assu you're not here just to make small talk."

"I co here to talk about Sector, the villager who couldn't pay his taxes, and I'm going to pay his taxes. I wonder if I could sohow get him back from the mine?"

"Sector, that's the scumbag who had a bad reputation in the village, and no one helped him, right...? I heard that he was the hero parent who was addicted to drinking and gambling and had run out of money... and even outrageously sold his wife into slavery. But Ceres-dono, are you going to help a man like that?"

I know he's a scumbag.

And If I think about Shizuko, it is better to abandon him.

But the bad news is, despite the scum, I have fond mories of him...

At least Sector, though he was scum, cared for when I was a kid.

So... I'll return the favor.

I really don't have anything against Zect and the others, but I have to do sothing to convince Shizuko.

I'll use Sector as pawns in my revenge, and I'm sure Shizuko will understand.

"As I said before, thanks to Galda-sama's reign, I could enjoy my ti in the Jimna village... And I know Sector is not a good man... but I rember him playing with when I was a child. He treated like his son... and for once, I'd like to thank him..."

"You are a very generous man. Well then, I understand, in exchange for these water-dragon scales, I will forgive Sector's unpaid taxes... will that be all right?"

"Thank you for your help."

"Then, I'll send one of my servants to bring him... and for the ti being, you can tell about your journey."

"Yes."

* * *

Unfortunately, since Count Galda is a lord and he has a job to do, we can't talk for hours on end.

Thus, I was moved to the guest room and allowed to relax.

This kind of treatnt is not sothing that a commoner like would ever get unless I was a mber of a hero party.

And now, while I was dozing off, there was a knock at the door.

"Ceres-sama, I've brought Sector here, and Galda-sama says he can't greet you because he has so business to attend to, but you can take him back."

"Ceres... I'm sorry..."

The Sector I saw was nowhere near the man he once was. He looked like a beggar or a slum dweller.

"I'm sorry I can't forgive you for what you've done. But let's go back to the village."

"If you can't forgive , why did you help ?"

"Just go back to the village... it's better than the mine..."

"Yeah..."

"Well, please give my regards to Galda-sama."

"I understand."

After saying the word to the servant, I took Sector and went to the village.

* * *

Sector followed silently without speaking.

"You sold Shizuko-san... But at that ti, you still had the money... why would you do that... even if you were going to sell her, it would have been who would have been first... "

"Surely, when Ceres was still a kid, you made such a promise... that you liked Shizuko... but at that ti, I don't care about it... because you are just a brat... However, I didn't think you still liked her until now... And I was wrong that I sold her... I'm sorry."

Gambling and drinking corrupt people.

Even more, he's just a farr who got rich, so he goes crazy... that's what I think.

He's just a man who got a lot of money but couldn't afford it and ruined himself.

I rember in my previous life, there was a fool who lost his money and sent his family into prostitution.

"By a stroke of fate, I bought Shizuko-san and made her my wife."

"I see..."

"And my real feeling is that I hate you so much I'd like to kill you... but it seems I'm not only a mother-con and a baba-con... but also a father-con and a Jiji-con..."

"No way... you're not taking as a..."

"Of course not... you idiot... what you did was scum... but the old you was different. You treated the sa way you treated your own son Zect."

"I still rember that..."

"And Shizuko-san got mad at you for making , and Zect drinks alcohol."

"Ah..."

"Since I owe you that favor, I'll help you this ti, Uncle Sector..."

"You... still call that?"

"Yeah... but it won't be the second ti..."

"I won't be a stupid again, I promise!"

He may be a scum... but I owe him a debt of gratitude, a mory...

And I felt sad when I thought about this guy dying in the mine.

But how am I going to explain this to Shizuko...