Kamitachi ni Hirowareta Otoko - Vol. 2 Ch. 9 - First Job

[Weasalopes]

I agree, when the Duke hears that there was a level 7 disease resistance Epidemic about to be unleashed due to the corruption of the local government, heads are going to roll.

And while they seem like very nice people, there is the possibility that when faced with that as the result of the corruption, invoking the death penalty just might happen.

Because somethings you have to really make sure no one does again, by making it clear that the penalty is more than they'd be willing to risk.

Just have to make sure that they follow the corruption as far up the chain as they can; if they don't get the people at the top, they'll think they are immune and will keep on going.

 

[xironi]

Ryoma... had a hard life...
It's supposed to be another chance at a happy life so I wouldn't expect too much hardship in this series in the first place

 

[ZeeVee]

Just a quibble: "epidemic" is really the wrong word, here, because it refers to a disease which is widespread, not necessarily one which is fatal, and you don't use the word until the disease is widespread. (By definition, a disease nobody has caught yet is not an epidemic.) "Plague" is probably better — although there is a specific disease known as "the plague" the word is used more generally for serious diseases which tend to become epidemics.

 

[Operatix]

The true colore of the manga, finally on the surface lol.

 

[CountryMage]

@ZeeVee I imagine it's still the right word, since it's a dangerous disease, brewing on something the whole community comes into contact with daily.

 

[Karretch]

@CountryMage But it's not an epidemic if no one is sick yet or if only a few are. As stated, it's about the scale of the problem not the severity

 

[CountryMage]

@Karretch read the way he says it, "an epidemic is brewing," it isn't an epidemic, but when it's done brewing, it will be.

 

[ZeeVee]

@CountryMage: how would he know, in advance, how contagious the disease is? There are all kinds of bacteria which can survive in feces which are dangerous but which we usually don't need to worry about because they don't spread easily. (For example, cholera is not something to worry about unless you're dumping your sewage into your drinking water supply, or using it to water/clean things you're going to eat.)

(It's also entertaining — although this wasn't my original point — that there's an automatic assumption that all species are liable to the same diseases. In the real world, things which would be serious threats to a radically different species like a slime would probably not be something to concern humans. Offhand, the only disease I can think of which effects a non-mammal which can also effect humans is bird flu, and even then it's mostly because bird flu mutates so often and reproduces so quickly that it can make species jumps unexpectedly. Most killer diseases like smallpox and plague are more stable.)

 

[CountryMage]

@ZeeVee comes down to how much he actually knows about disease. Everything he's said to the local people, has made him sound like an expert on disease, but he has yet to explain anything more than what you would learn in compulsory education. If you had a skill system to inform you of the "level" of the disease, wouldn't you have to make similar assumptions, to make sure you didn't underestimate the threat?

Edit: Again, it's a terrible disease, growing out of something most of the community comes into contact with daily, and nobody wants to clean. Even if it doesn't mutate into an airborne, it's just a matter of time before that one guy that doesn't wash his hands (or an unaccompanied child), starts spreading it around town.

 

[ZeeVee]

@CountryMage: FIV is definitely a high-level disease, it has a 20% fatality rate with treatment. But it doesn't spread to humans — only cats. If he was an expert in diseases from the perspective of Earth, he might be cautious about diseases that slimes found to be "high-level" but he wouldn't automatically panic.

As for the "growing out of something most of the community comes into contact with daily" part: that means very little, because the area it's in isn't an area they travel into, and if it were airborne it would already have started infecting people. A strain of bacteria which grows happily in a dark, wet, cool environment which is filled with feces is probably not going to thrive in other places which are warmer, dryer, and if not exactly clean at least lacking in their favorite food. It can happen, but generally doesn't. Again, look at cholera: it has exactly the characteristics you're describing (i.e. can spread because of "that guy who didn't wash his hands") and yet until the early-to-mid-1800s it didn't spread into Europe despite most travelers not "washing their hands" because it dies off too quickly if it doesn't find a congenial place after leaving the body.

 

[CountryMage]

@ZeeVee when was the last time you went to a public bathroom? The feces isn't only on the inside. As for the level of the disease, I'm not saying that Ryouma is knowledgeable, I'm saying the opposite. All he can do is compare the level of resistance needed to fight it off, with other diseases.
If you really think about it, some of the most dangerous illnesses, can be easily dealt with before they incubate, and would therefore be blocked by a lower resistance level. Something strong enough to test the immune system of an organism that feasts on, and breeds in filth, is bound to be bad.

 

[plasma1492]

series so good i bkeep forgeting when last release was


FEAR St. Elmo's Fire ?

 

[sonyalexandra]

This kind of series is good, I kind of understand why people reviews this as a heartwarming series rather than an action one. It's nice how the author want make readers aware that Demon King's invasion, never ending war for whatever reasons or world development are not the only thing that can destroy lives, epidemic can end it too if we can't take care of ourself better.

Spoiler

Did the author change the adventurer's name in the reboot? If remember correctly his name should be Jeff Granger, Granger to Grange may come from translator's different style, but Jeff to Jack? I don't think translators would come to 2 very different name from the same raw material

 

[Haythm]

Thanks for the new chapter!?

 

[ABCsOfLife]

moar pls

 

[Psychronia]

Man. How does this story manage to stay so wholesome and heartwarming? Even as we cover the typical corruption plotlines and delve into literal shit, I can't help feeling fuzzy every other panel.

 

[Sokers]

хммм

 

[Shadess]

So good

 

[GravityTaxes]

That slime hat... 😆

 

[Winchan]

I wanna see a MC in a plague doctor outfit.. hehhe