Man, I hate when they put some rape stuff in manga, and not because it could be anticlimatic, bad or just disgusting how it is usually. I hate it bc people cry about it in the comment section so much, like they were rapped by those imaginary characters. Yes, he tried to rape, mc showed being mad (tremble) when the bad guy talked about rape Karen, I understand so far u are mad till this point, the mc saved Karen and the shop kepper (the priority), and in the end maybe he could have a fight to death with the bad guys, but he has a adventurer soul, he enjoys the challenge only if it's about monsters and dungeons so far... He didn't want to kill people till this point, and when the parade happened, they all become the same prey for the monsters, so they should fight together to survive even if they were enemies. Yes, maybe the mc could beat that parade alone bc in the end he did it, but still he was exhausted and was glad about the police help, so maybe if he killed the bad guys before, he couldn't make time till the police arrive bc exhaustion, it's a chance. So yes, those bad guys were jerks af, they lied so much and it isn't that mc believed them, that is why he still questioned them before the parade arrives. So it's ok, even in fictional, to not kill anyone in the spot, u know. Are u killing rappists everyday so you judge mc bc he didn't kill someone who attempted to rape but stopped because monster parade? Are you mad bc mc feels weak for not saving them? He values them as humans even after all, so why would you be so mad? I can l't believe there is always this stuff whenever a manga gets rape scene or plot.