Comment by Eustass90 Law on I Was Dismissed from the Hero’s Party Because They Don’t Need My Training Skills, so I Strengthened My [Fief] Which I Got as a Replacement for My Retirement Money. - Chapter 1: The Pension

i don't see becoming a lord a reward or payment, i would see that as a mockery from someone that with a superiority complex
now that they got strong they treat him like a newbie