Isekai Shachuuhaku Monogatari - Outrunner PHEV - Vol. 4 Ch. 21 - Azu's Determination

[MangaDex]

 

[harepo]

"You must marry the child, it is fate and the only way to save everyone!"

Didn't go through with it I suppose, but the stars really seem to be aligning in favour of child marriage these last few chapters.

 

[vhr2121]

"Out" of the frying pan, and into the fire. Oh, man, I can't wait!

 

[Nobarachan04]

 

[UncleKaos]

can't get a break.. damn

 

[HaxtonFale]

"You must marry the child, it is fate and the only way to save everyone!"

Didn't go through with it I suppose, but the stars really seem to be aligning in favour of child marriage these last few chapters.

Yeah... I could bear with it this time since it was a fakeout from start to finish but I hope he doesn't get worn down to accept it properly in the end lol

 

[ciera]

Thank you for the scanlation

 

[Valome]

NO I CAUGHT UP 😭

 

[olbi4]

It's car fucking dragon , run

 

[ShinduPK4]

So they ambushed him the moment he stepped inside? If that’s the case, having Miya as a stand-in was completely pointless, just outright idiotic.
It gets even worse when you factor in the secret escape route. Eta could have just entered the building and left through it, ensuring no one was around to be taken hostage by the traitor.

 

[xyzzy]

The whole legend being used to help women escape forced marriages is more progressive than like half the isekai I’ve read on this site

 

[thycondrius]

While this is fun I'm just waiting for the plot to go back to the catgirl

 

[nisashi13]

So they ambushed him the moment he stepped inside? If that’s the case, having Miya as a stand-in was completely pointless, just outright idiotic.
It gets even worse when you factor in the secret escape route. Eta could have just entered the building and left through it, ensuring no one was around to be taken hostage by the traitor.

it just a lazy way to build fake tension i guess

 

[jasty]

Miya's first isekai mission was a success!
But her role could have easily been accomplished by some pillows...

 

[finalm]

So they ambushed him the moment he stepped inside? If that’s the case, having Miya as a stand-in was completely pointless, just outright idiotic.
It gets even worse when you factor in the secret escape route. Eta could have just entered the building and left through it, ensuring no one was around to be taken hostage by the traitor.

It also defeats the point of the trap itself - what proof would they have, that his intention was kidnapping, when they didn't even give him the chance to try? If taking the MC at his word was enough, they should have just grabbed his ass immediatly without any subterfuge. If the guy wasn't suffering from author-induced artificial stupidity, he would never have grabbed a hostage, just stood his ground and invoke any number of excuses why he needed to see the girl.

 

[kaminomikan]

so now we have a paradox? he saved her which stopped him from retrying countless times trying to save her and leaving the "prophecy book" which allowed "him to save her" this time.

but he kind of "deceive himself and deceived the world" when no writing about the escape route, that seems likely to have been mentioned in "another previous run" so...

 

[Seetee]

Thank you for the chapter!

Always looking forward to new chapters of this manga!

 

[popinloopy]

Thank you for the chapter!

 

[CountryMage]

The veil and not seeing the bride before the wedding, were originally there so that the father of the bride could switch in a different daughter. The groom doesn't know who he's marrying until the end of the vows.

 

[Hem]

It also defeats the point of the trap itself - what proof would they have, that his intention was kidnapping, when they didn't even give him the chance to try? If taking the MC at his word was enough, they should have just grabbed his ass immediatly without any subterfuge. If the guy wasn't suffering from author-induced artificial stupidity, he would never have grabbed a hostage, just stood his ground and invoke any number of excuses why he needed to see the girl.

The trap itself makes sense even if it didn't need to be Eta. The Village Leader still wanted (and possibly required to enact punishment) proof of wrong doing by his right-hand man.
Just by going INTO the secluded hut the traitor was already guilty, like what would be his excuse?
"No no, you misunderstand! I didn't want to kidnap your young daughter! I merely meant to rape her. Surely the GODkin wouldn't mind the harmless prank of a stranger raping his wife on their wedding night."

Like maybe if the traitor stayed outside of the hut continuing to try baiting "Eta" out of the hut by feigning an emergency or maybe saying one of her friends in the village wanted to meet with her, he'd have half an excuse... Until when they ask - "Hey idiot, how does standing outside of the hut spewing lies to lure our daughter to an even more remote location clear our suspicions of you?"


Again, I agree that it was indeed pointless to use Miya instead of Eta (Really the Father could have been the person waiting in the Hut with trusted guards), unless they think/know that:
A) The traitor was watching from a distance and they needed a smallish vaguely female silhouette to enter the building to fool him.
B) The traitor may have had a plan to enter the hut in advance or to have an accomplice enter the building (either before or after "Eta").

If you think about it from all angles - The Husband, the father, and the traitor had to all be visible during the ceremony - it would rise suspicions if the traitor was aware that they were not present for the festivities AND it was important for the traitor to see what they were up to until he made his attempt to kidnap Eta.

If the Traitor didn't care to keep an eye on the Groom (MC) and the father - He could have just feigned illness and tried to snatch Eta at night without confirming that everyone was were they should be - unless he had an accomplice to be his eyes (which he did not have according to the story).