Chapter 4: What Happened to Shizuko-san and The Beginning of a Sweet Life
The two of us went to a second-hand clothing store and bought some clothes.
I didn't know what kind of clothes she wanted, so I asked Shizuko-san to choose them for herself.
After that, we came to the inn to buy some skewers and wine.
The reason I came here was that I thought I could talk more calmly there than in a bar.
Of course, we chose a room with two beds.
Then, after filling a glass with wine, I put the skewers on the table.
Meanwhile, Shizuko-san sat down on the floor and bowed to me with three fingers on the floor.
"Thank you very much for buying such a worn-out slave, from now on I will be faithful to you..."
"Shizuko-san, you don't have to do that."
"I'm a slave, I'm supposed to do this, Sob..."
"Please don't cry, I'll wait until you calm down... and then you can tell me what happened."
"Sob... Yes..."
Tears of a beautiful mature woman really scare me.
Maybe I'm being influenced by my age in my previous life.
After all, even when Mel cries, I simply pat her head and calm her down like I would a child.
But that is not the case with Shizuko-san.
It is completely different from soothing a child.
Shizuko-san is, after all, a truly beautiful mature woman.
The closest image to her might be a widow wearing a chick's apron who works as a caretaker of an old apartment building.
But aside from that, she has the appearance of a Japanese adult beauty, which is a perfect match for me, since I was Japanese in my previous life.
It is said that Shizuko-san is not Japanese, but a descendant of an ancestor who moved from another country a long time ago... She was named Shizuko in Japanese style after her ancestor... Well, that is what I heard from Zect and Sector (Zect's father).
By the way, in the old days, black hair and eyes were the sign of a beautiful woman, but now they are hated because of the 'mistakes of the transmigrants in the old days'.
For a while Shizuko-san was crying, but then she calmed down and started to talk.
"My husband sold me"
"Uncle Sector sold you? But didn't the kingdom give him a lot of money, so it's not like he needs money, right?"
It is funny for Shizuko-san to be a slave.
After all, when Zect was recognized as a hero by the kingdom, he received a huge lump sum of money.
Besides, he wouldn't be able to pay taxes since he didn't grow any crops with that amount of money... so Shizuko-san might have been saved by becoming a slave.
"I'm sorry for asking such a difficult question..."
"Heheheh, it's all right, since you bought such an old lady, I'm glad."
Really, she's still so beautiful.
In this world, people might say I'm a total Babacon [Milf].
But I, who remember my previous world, think that it's at this age that a person is truly receptive and complete as a human being.
It is a waste not to appreciate this charm.
"Shizuko-san is not an old lady."
"Really? Heheheh, Ceres-kun is the only one who can say such a thing."
Shizuko-san is always smiling.
She cheered me up when my parents passed away.
I wanted to help Zect and my childhood friends because everyone in the village was kind to me...
Among them, Shizuko-san was special.
She always seemed to me to be the kindest woman and the best mother.
"That's not true, Shizuko-san is really a wonderful woman."
I really think so.
"Heheheh, well, in that case, I'll do anything for you. Oh, I was already Ceres-kun's slave before that, wasn't I? Is there anything you want me to do?"
"Then I'd like it if you'd treat me like a lover or a couple."
"Oh, you must be joking, what will you do with this old lady..."
Shizuko-san calls herself an old lady, but to my eyes, she looks like a widowed heroine from a manga or a novel... she is definitely more beautiful than a celebrity woman in their late twenties.
"I'm serious... you know I confessed my feelings to you when I was a kid, right?"
"Yes, but I'm almost twice Ceres-kun's age. I mean, Ceres-kun is a handsome boy, pretty girls won't leave you alone, right? Even some of your childhood friends..."
"Hahaha, but, Zect took them all."
"Ara, no way, Ceres-kun is definitely better than Zect, but those girls really don't have good eyesight... Well then, I'll be your lover until Ceres-kun finds a girl he really likes."
"Thank you."
"Don't worry, you're the nicest guy I've ever met, and I'm the one who should be thanking you."
"Anyway, I still thank you."
Thus, the sweet life of Shizuko-san and me started.