Houkago wa Kenka Saikyou no Gyaru ni Tsurekomareru Seikatsu Kanojo-tachi ni Sukarete, Boku mo Saikyou ni!? - Ch. 9 - Trap

[Amariithynar]

Dude this isn't the saint Maria manga where the guy's mom is chief of police. I highly doubt they have the connections or brain capacity for a stunt like that

Who said anything like chief of police? All it takes is a crooked beat cop, because announcements like that go openly over the police radio. If they're as dangerous a gang of thugs as this manga is implying, the likelihood of them having some shady connections like that is pretty high- though not likely to be anything more than something low tier like a crooked cop, as I said.

 

[FloorRoof]

No way, Touka has been perfectly serious for the entire chapter.

 

[mikhi]

Well, whoever the uploaders are, you need to add

Spoiler

sexual violence

as a tag given the next few chapters.

Thanks for the advice! I'll look into making a report for this!

 

[rluka]

Yeah, it IS literally a crime, so just fucking report them and go all help Karin? This is literally kidnapping, and they're OBVIOUSLY bullshitting with doing something if he contacts the police. This is so incredibly forced…

Maybe because the deeply ingrained idea that “getting involved with the cops” is a double-edged sword. The label doesn’t just stick to the perpetrator, but also the victim, and society usually just skim at the “history with cops” part. Also, when cops get involved, that means adults like parents will be dragged along, and that brings another thing they would prefer avoiding if they can do something about it themselves.

 

[grrman]

This is so stupid. "Don't call the cops or else"
Bro, that's all the more reason to call the police in that scenario

 

[nueee]

Thank you

 

[mikhi]

Thank you

Thanks for reading!

 

[Giga]

Thanks for the chapter, NGS.

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Who said anything like chief of police? All it takes is a crooked beat cop, because announcements like that go openly over the police radio. If they're as dangerous a gang of thugs as this manga is implying, the likelihood of them having some shady connections like that is pretty high- though not likely to be anything more than something low tier like a crooked cop, as I said.

There is an important factor that many here are missing. People like Arai and his gang tend to be too stupid to possess one critical cognitive ability to any significant degree, if they have it at all: second-order thinking ability.

These thugs are people who already live a lifestyle devoid of all concern about rules, regulations, and the authorities that enforce them (except in the case of avoiding the last). In the moment, they're thinking about what they want--not about what can happen to them if they try to get it or are successful; worse, they may believe as a rule that they can do as they like with impunity--because they can't conceive the possibility of punishment or retaliation. So, if anyone from Karin's group contradicts Arai's will or otherwise sets them off, they'll just retaliate as they said they will--they'll carry out their threat against Karin and her friends via Haruno. The consequences will not be equal in weight, however: it will be an irrevocable pain for Karin's group (the "many years" of "regret"; subsequent police action won't change the results), while the worst that will probably befall Arai and his people is incarceration, probably in juvenile detention given their age--and jailtime's playtime for the corrupt, in this era. Prison time won't even register as a possibility for them, and if it does, it'd probably be the aforementioned "playtime" to them instead.

Karin and her group have a lot more to lose than Arai and his do, because the latter don't have any cares.

 

[mikhi]

Thanks for the chapter, NGS.

Thanks for reading!

 

[Amariithynar]

Thanks for the chapter, NGS.

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There is an important factor that many here are missing. People like Arai and his gang tend to be too stupid to possess one critical cognitive ability to any significant degree, if they have it at all: second-order thinking ability.

These thugs are people who already live a lifestyle devoid of all concern about rules, regulations, and the authorities that enforce them (except in the case of avoiding the last). In the moment, they're thinking about what they want--not about what can happen to them if they try to get it or are successful; worse, they may believe as a rule that they can do as they like with impunity--because they can't conceive the possibility of punishment or retaliation. So, if anyone from Karin's group contradicts Arai's will or otherwise sets them off, they'll just retaliate as they said they will--they'll carry out their threat against Karin and her friends via Haruno. The consequences will not be equal in weight, however: it will be an irrevocable pain for Karin's group (the "many years" of "regret"; subsequent police action won't change the results), while the worst that will probably befall Arai and his people is incarceration, probably in juvenile detention given their age--and jailtime's playtime for the corrupt, in this era. Prison time won't even register as a possibility for them, and if it does, it'd probably be the aforementioned "playtime" to them instead.

Karin and her group have a lot more to lose than Arai and his do, because the latter don't have any cares.

I would argue that they do have such thinking ability, considering that they had enough presence of mind to not act unless they had repeated guarentees of her condition and how reduced it was, and how the other guy was going to handle other things.

 

[Giga]

I would argue that they do have such thinking ability, considering that they had enough presence of mind to not act unless they had repeated guarentees of her condition and how reduced it was, and how the other guy was going to handle other things.

It's so, but that's why I said they don't have it to a significant degree: they only employ enough to self-gratify, and never more--not even in the interest of self-preservation.

 

[Bonabonatex]

Man, i like it. Hoping for more chapters

 

[fireproofemu]

Except they might have a crooked cop in with the police, so they don't know if calling them means that they'll actually help, or if they'll alert their enemies, maybe even have them take their hostage elsewhere so they REALLY can't help her. It's tricky like that, before you even get to the issue of pride.

These are children, not the mafia.

 

[mikhi]

Man, i like it. Hoping for more chapters

Chapter 10 is in final stages! Chapter 11 is still in translation! Then we'll be caught up to the raws...

Thanks for your patience!!

 

[SilverExp]

Thanks for the chapter, accidentally commented on this one and not 10 lol

 

[mikhi]

Thanks for the chapter, accidentally commented on this one and not 10 lol

Ah no worries, thanks for reading!

 

[rluka]

It's so, but that's why I said they don't have it to a significant degree: they only employ enough to self-gratify, and never more--not even in the interest of self-preservation.

Too much into self-preservation and they’ll became like typical protagonist.
“If I do nothing, I don’t have to fear making mistake. Not making success is a tradeoff I’m ready to pay"

 

[Flynx]

At page five, frame 2, "This is literally a crime." Then get the fucking police involved, and tell them that a bunch of gang members kidnapped a high school girl, threatened her with violence. They have specialists who can be pulled in to help with kidnappers and hostage situations. Throws hands up in frustration.