Aldo no Isekai Tensei - Vol. 2 Ch. 6 - Even so, I still Believe in You

[MangaDex]

 

[LordTrollbias]

Good to see his twin being a great support system to help Aldo get out of his funk.

Also mom isn't sly either. I know she's already playing matchmaker in her head

 

[Jack1996]

Thanks for tl

No more ptsd I guess

 

[columbidae]

For Japan, is killing in self-defense (and in defense of children who would otherwise be sold into slavery and worse) not a thing, culturally? I'm kind of baffled here.

 

[razorshaleh]

Ashella is the type of girl who’ll give it her all, after seeing MC like that, she got motivated to become stronger so she can protect him someday, good girl Elphas is also really supportive of Aldo and keeps encouraging the MC so he doesn’t fall too deep into his trauma. Big W for both of them.

thank you for translating

 

[Le_Flemard]

For Japan, is killing in self-defense (and in defense of children who would otherwise be sold into slavery and worse) not a thing, culturally? I'm kind of baffled here.

for people of the first world, outside of the usa, killing is something traumatic.
for usa soldiers killing is traumatic and ptsd inducing.

You thinking it's not normal to be traumatized is somewhat psychopathic for us.

 

[dokidoki]

For Japan, is killing in self-defense (and in defense of children who would otherwise be sold into slavery and worse) not a thing, culturally? I'm kind of baffled here.

What the other dude said is true, killing is traumatic BUT I also believe japan has this puritan bullshit going on where slaves are ok and other bullshit gets a pass but murder even in self defense is apparently bad so I wouldn't be surprised if this is another case like that

I mean heck I've also seen them defend black companies in stories where people can risk their lives in dungeons and that's ok BUT if they are a minor apparently its bad for them to make money so the gov takes it all

 

[hanfeizi]

For Japan, is killing in self-defense (and in defense of children who would otherwise be sold into slavery and worse) not a thing, culturally? I'm kind of baffled here.

Not sure where you are from but even in the US, normal people, after murdering someone, cannot just sit down and enjoy dinner with a nice Chianti and some fava beans.

 

[Neutralside]

What was even the point of making him a reincarnator. Just make him a normal kid lol story would be better with it.

 

[Haezer]

Magical swordswoman incoming.

 

[NutzYaboku77]

Unlike most of the Isekai, where the MC either refuses to kill no matter what or just kills people like it's his second nature, this manga portrays what actually happens when an avg joe kills another human. Sure adrenaline carried him and he managed to score his first blood but backlash from ending another human life exists. I remember butchering a cow last year. It wasn't anything PTSD inducing but my heart rate did spike when I moved my knife on its throat.

 

[cryum]

What was even the point of making him a reincarnator. Just make him a normal kid lol story would be better with it.

If a normal kid tried to do that the risk of getting killed or mentally breaking would be even worse.

The main downside is MC's ability to cope is counterproductive to actually getting mental help. He justifies to himself that being an adult means he should be okay in circumstances where most people would be pretty fucked up.

And little bro is understanding that really quickly for his age. Adorable little tyke.

 

[Akudia94]

For Japan, is killing in self-defense (and in defense of children who would otherwise be sold into slavery and worse) not a thing, culturally? I'm kind of baffled here.

for a normal human, first kill always be traumatic. its human life you taking here. especially when you are children. he might reincarnated but his brain and body still a child. biological reaction is not something you can control on and off like a switch.

you would be a psychopath for not feeling nothing after your first kill. even soldiers had hard time to adjust after their first kill.

slavery in other hands, they still living. Japan conform to society expectations and obey the laws. basically they have less freedom. slavery basically lesser freedom but still alive. you still can have future as slaves as you don't know what the future hold but if you dead, that the end.

japan suffer hard time after war but in the end, they rise up again. slave are like that, you lose, suffer but if you lucky, you could rise up and become better. Japan basically US slave after WW2 they were control by US and have many restrictions put upon them.

quite ironic of American that hate slavery reap benefits of slavery even today through Gulf countries. They know saudi, Qatar, UAE basically have modern slavery system set up for foreign labor but because those country benefits them, they turn blind eyes on them.

Colonization basically slavery too. enslaving entire country instead of people because colonizer is the one control and restrict what can or not for those country and its people. just because colonial people doesn't have chain, doesn't meant they are not slaves.

that's why its funny when western people said they abolish slavery the earliest when they basically still become master and enslaved entire country to produce crops and mine resources for them though colonies.

 

[columbidae]

I'm not saying it wouldn't be traumatic (the prolonged near-death experience basically guarantees it), I'm asking why he jumps straight to "Now I'm just as evil as (if not more than) the guy who was trying to murder me. [sic]" If they showed him trying to cope with the guilt by trying to convince himself how it was necessary or unavoidable, even if that didn't work, it'd make more sense to me.

If the culture the work is based in treats all life as sacred - where the murderer and his victim are equals - maybe the kid's attitude makes sense, but it boggles my mind.

That being said, in-universe, the adults have basically treated this event as "OK" and not worth any psych follow-up for the 10 y/o.

 

[BanzaiYuri]

I wish I could corrupt him. "Don't pity the slaver" and all. Not that corrupt, you gutter apes.

 

[NutzYaboku77]

I'm not saying it wouldn't be traumatic (the prolonged near-death experience basically guarantees it), I'm asking why he jumps straight to "Now I'm just as evil as (if not more than) the guy who was trying to murder me. [sic]" If they showed him trying to cope with the guilt by trying to convince himself how it was necessary or unavoidable, even if that didn't work, it'd make more sense to me.

If the culture the work is based in treats all life as sacred - where the murderer and his victim are equals - maybe the kid's attitude makes sense, but it boggles my mind.

That being said, in-universe, the adults have basically treated this event as "OK" and not worth any psych follow-up for the 10 y/o.

You're gonna feel guilty whether you kill a douchebag or someone innocent. What matters is how you cope with it. I'm not a psychologist but common trends show either memory loss/alteration or people just start blaming the situation/surrounding/victim even IF the victim was innocent. Our MC, being the kind soul he is, who would even go as far as to risk his own life for someone who got em in that mess in the first place just coz he got a kid and a wife, so he chooses to blame himself for it as all lives have equal worth and he has no right to decide upon their fate.

 

[TimelessArtist]

Damn, I love this. I hope this hits the big leagues.

 

[xdsagecat]

Not sure where you are from but even in the US, normal people, after murdered someone, cannot just sit down and enjoy dinner with a nice Chianti and some fava beans.

What sin should one lay burden for protecting the ones they love and care about?

 

[Ozmire]

This Manga just feels very good to read and hits very deep. I hope it keeps getting better.

Thanks for the upload.

 

[Caffiend1113]

For Japan, is killing in self-defense (and in defense of children who would otherwise be sold into slavery and worse) not a thing, culturally? I'm kind of baffled here.

I would think it has less to do with culture shock and more to do with this already very traumatized person crammed into the body of a child having just brutally taken a human life with his own hands for the first time. That kind of thing takes a huge mental toll on normal people who aren’t completely desensitized to violence and human suffering.