Aldo no Isekai Tensei - Vol. 1 Ch. 4 - We Have a Deal

[Doomer]

now that's a leap in logic if I ever seen one

ok what consequence did he suffer for kidnapping and killing kids? he got paid by these guys and now he's not only gonna be forgiven by the nobles but his daughter will be cured so he was rewarded for killing kids and had no consequences for it, the only time he got consequences was when he chose to NOT kill the 2 noble kids.

what leap in logic am i doing here? please explain.

 

[Zeffaso]

Going straight for the kill, love this

 

[AbuHajaar]

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

 

[JACGohu]

Rip and tear until it is done!

 

[Ucluk4]

I could go and say your pfp name fits you perfectly cuz holy doomposter and ended it there, but anyway that's just how human works bro, if your love one (and they're your child too) you'd do anything for them.

The father is so cornered for cash just for his daughter's medical bill, and now that someone show him that he can get enough money the "easier" way? yeah ofc he will grab it, he'd grab at anything at that point.

If say we take this to irl modern day, no matter what you say he also wouldn't think much about it until his child is cured and healthy again, then the guilt will kick in later and he will get depression, then we get to potential suicide.

Moving back the only reason he agree to side with MC at all was because he got that deal, MC shows him the way out, the guilt would still kick in of course, but at least with MC's house they can track back the children, as for the deceased child they can talk to the family involved and give supports, it sucks but it is what it is, things aint all black and white man.

The thing is his crime still stands, like seriously it's unfair for deceased children that their kidnappers are free without any punishment.

Also do you think his child gonna be proud that her father is kidnapers, Even more that her treatment are from his job too.

 

[Ucluk4]

not every life is equal and worth the same, especially in setting like that. life of a local leader's son and one of military commander's daughter would be worth MUCH more than some slum kids.

i honestly think this will be the case to make him more sympathetic (to both readers and adults in universe), as even if we got MC swearing on his name that he'd be spared, i don't think adults would really bother with honoring that.
dude doing suicide last stand? i respect that. the fact that he got tortured later instead of just being killed so other bandits can flee - i guess we need him alive and somewhat well so we get his daughter as a character later on, so might as well make him pay somewhat and make readers like him even more.



also jail wasn't really used as punishment by itself, especially in situations like these. think political prisoners/prisoners of war/maybe some debtors. for normal criminals it was just to briefly hold them somewhere before the extraction of testimony
/trial/punishment. x years of jail as a sentence is relatively modern invention.

What make you think the kidnapers targeting slum kid it's not worth the effort, the kidnapers clearly targeting wealthy kid

 

[ZorexLudwin]

Holy shit this chapter is so goo- EREN?! IS THAT YOU?!

 

[jc9]

What make you think the kidnapers targeting slum kid it's not worth the effort, the kidnapers clearly targeting wealthy kid

And the fact that they targeted someone outside of their weight class is the main reason why their operation will fall apart.
Is it unfair? Yes. But the reason why slum might be left mostly alone and some level of crime there tolerated (as long as it doesn't spill out into other areas/doesn't affect them directly too much)? It's simply not economically viable and there's nothing to gain from it. It's cheaper to just ignore it.

 

[ceneoss]

so not only will MC cure his daughter but he will 100% absolve him off all his crimes, how nice, i hope all those innocent children he helped kidnap, torture and kill appreciates how he will suffer no consequences and even be rewarded for doing it...

Reasonably, while he would earn the forgiveness of Aldo, if the authorities and/or either of his and the girl's families learn of the truth, Aldo's pardon shouldn't affect the outcome, considering all other affected parties, so he'll probably be sentenced proportionately to the apparent value of common life from the perspective of the governing body, which iirc, is Aldo's family right?

If so, this will be a good opportunity to see where Aldo stands in his parents' decisions regarding the lives of the populace. Will they leave the decision to their child, or take matters into their own hands? I'm strangely used to the former, so a change would be nice, but if not, I won't be surprised.

 

[Caffiend1113]

Now ya just gotta survive long enough for the knights to get there and slaughter the rest of that rapist filth

 

[Pogotang2]

so not only will MC cure his daughter but he will 100% absolve him off all his crimes, how nice, i hope all those innocent children he helped kidnap, torture and kill appreciates how he will suffer no consequences and even be rewarded for doing it...

From his actions I believe the MC is actually his first kidnapping victim, hence his doubts and hesitation. Even he said it himself that the sin that he committed is trying to sacrifice children for his own, implying that he hadn't done any kidnapping before.

 

[kamentierr]

Guess i'm not the only one who was reminded of Eren Jeager. Tatakae!!