Meikyuu Metro - Mezametara Saikyoushoku Datta node Shima Risu o Tsurete Shinsekai o Aruku - Vol. 3 Ch. 21 - Scene 21

[MangaDex]

 

[Doomer]

at least the author isn't afraid to kill bandits so hopefully he won't keep MC "i won't kill humans no matter what".

 

[Valve]

Heavily outnumbered by armed opponents with unknown abilitys in a world where there's basically pull anything out of your arse magic, what is MCs worry? Well since he's raised on manga (clearly) he's been told over and over that a human will collapse into a wailing mess waiting to die if a "good person" like himself kills a human...
This trope is so dumb.

 

[LordofLeechers]

Yeah, considering how many life and death situations he's been through by now, I feel like reflex would have made him drive the blade home. Feel bad about it afterwards, but when the adrenaline is flowing, you don't have time to think.

 

[Moodyz]

Thanks for the chapter, squeek.

 

[TizioPrepuzi0]

Thank you for the translation!
I just made audiobooks for the first 110 chapters of this story (thanks to Lazy-kun for providing the translation) because I was curious to know what came next.
I'll share them for anyone who might be interested: https://odysee.com/@Masquerade:7/me...?lid=f830cc49e91c9dd5119e81a4222ea0723a52cd52

 

[Toon_Jay]

Idk why people are so surprised about him not wanting to kill humans. He's never killed humans before. No matter the situation, crossing that line for the first time is ALWAYS very difficult. This is especially true since he, just like us, comes from a much more peaceful era where killing is MUCH MORE taboo. Remember that this is literally his first time being in the outside world since waking up from his long slumber.

Also, as we know, the MC is overpowered. He has the privilege of giving mercy since he has the strength to afford it. His fighting prowess is so high that not only can he easily defeat this number of enemies that are of that caliber, but he's also very capable of protecting allies and civilians while doing so. Dude has high scouting, killing, protecting, healing and utility capabilities all at once. As such, killing humans is not nearly as much of a necessity for him. The threshold for a "kill or be killed" situation for him is very high.

Taking all of this in consideration, it's gonna be MUCH harder for him to cross that line.

 

[Tds-PdV]

Author probably watched too many movies. The “non-lethal” methods are all potentially lethal, especially with how strong the MC is as he KOed them each in one hit.

Those blunt hits to the neck potentially broke their necks and the guys that slammed the tree potentially got bad concussion if not brain damage. The spear and bowman probably won’t die immediately, but they won’t be eating solid foods for a good while, which in survival situation could be lethal.
They will suffer before they die.

In comparison, the one who got his throat slit probably got off the lightest.

But of course, the author will make the bandits survive with only bruises after. /shrug

 

[Toon_Jay]

Author probably watched too many movies. The “non-lethal” methods are all potentially lethal, especially with how strong the MC is as he KOed them each in one hit.

Those blunt hits to the neck potentially broke their necks and the guys that slammed the tree potentially got bad concussion if not brain damage. The spear and bowman probably won’t die immediately, but they won’t be eating solid foods for a good while, which in survival situation could be lethal.
They will suffer before they die.

In comparison, the one who got his throat slit probably got off the lightest.

But of course, the author will make the bandits survive with only bruises after. /shrug

You have a point, though they're also probably much tougher than the average human, so ehh. Gotta also consider the fact that they're born from humans who survived the fungal disease and whatnot.

 

[RanmaChaos]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Valve]

Idk why people are so surprised about him not wanting to kill humans. He's never killed humans before. No matter the situation, crossing that line for the first time is ALWAYS very difficult. This is especially true since he, just like us, comes from a much more peaceful era where killing is MUCH MORE taboo. Remember that this is literally his first time being in the outside world since waking up from his long slumber.

Also, as we know, the MC is overpowered. He has the privilege of giving mercy since he has the strength to afford it. His fighting prowess is so high that not only can he easily defeat this number of enemies that are of that caliber, but he's also very capable of protecting allies and civilians while doing so. Dude has high scouting, killing, protecting, healing and utility capabilities all at once. As such, killing humans is not nearly as much of a necessity for him. The threshold for a "kill or be killed" situation for him is very high.

Taking all of this in consideration, it's gonna be MUCH harder for him to cross that line.

This is not a status screen world, the murderous bandits charging you do not have convinient "level display" floating above their heads. Why do you think he can judge the danger level of humans, that you said yourself he has no experiance fighting against, in order to feel he has room for mercy.
Even if he could judge the danger level, a lucky throw of a small axe could easily inflict a letal wound even on MCs OP self if he didn't have plot armor. Even with bullshit healing fungus, dead is dead prb?

Yeah the first kill might be traumatic, but difficult? No, not at all, when someone is trying to kill you there will be ZERO toughts in your mind that say "I better not kill this person" unless you're an evolutionary anomoly. Your brain will be fully occupied by protecting your own "life", an instinctual action that not only is hard to resist but also nobody would try to resist.

Peace era orgins btw, that's manga talk, even in the modern world you would defend yourself way before worrying about excessive force, exception possibly being people doing judo and the like against specifically unarmed opponents. As soon as someone pulls a weapon that consideration is out the window, both on a personal level and mostly in the eyes of the law too I'd wager.
Though many "modern world people" would understandibly consider their best defense to be NOT fighting, an act that would be suicide in a society without sufficiently dense population and oversight like the one MC is in.

 

[Amariithynar]

Yeah, considering how many life and death situations he's been through by now, I feel like reflex would have made him drive the blade home. Feel bad about it afterwards, but when the adrenaline is flowing, you don't have time to think.

That's actually the whole point of this situation: He wasn't high on adrenaline, but able to remain calm and focused and exploit his much stronger foundation to the point he could afford to take them non-lethally, rather than having to kill them all.

This is not a status screen world, the murderous bandits charging you do not have convinient "level display" floating above their heads. Why do you think he can judge the danger level of humans, that you said yourself he has no experiance fighting against, in order to feel he has room for mercy.
Even if he could judge the danger level, a lucky throw of a small axe could easily inflict a letal wound even on MCs OP self if he didn't have plot armor. Even with bullshit healing fungus, dead is dead prb?

Yeah the first kill might be traumatic, but difficult? No, not at all, when someone is trying to kill you there will be ZERO toughts in your mind that say "I better not kill this person" unless you're an evolutionary anomoly. Your brain will be fully occupied by protecting your own "life", an instinctual action that not only is hard to resist but also nobody would try to resist.

Peace era orgins btw, that's manga talk, even in the modern world you would defend yourself way before worrying about excessive force, exception possibly being people doing judo and the like against specifically unarmed opponents. As soon as someone pulls a weapon that consideration is out the window, both on a personal level and mostly in the eyes of the law too I'd wager.
Though many "modern world people" would understandibly consider their best defense to be NOT fighting, an act that would be suicide in a society without sufficiently dense population and oversight like the one MC is in.

The same way he has been judging the strength of every other enemy he's encountered so far, with the danger sense born of the spores in his body towards things that are stronger than he is. He's also taken much worse blows than those able to be inflicted by a throwing axe, even putting aside his insanely good self-regeneration; they aren't a threat to him, but a threat to the driver and the other hunter.

The first kill is way harder than you are making it out to be; no idea where you're getting this, "It's easy to kill other humans" BS from, but it was something that came about as part of seeing only the people of one's tribe as people, and others as less than, which as a modern-era human he doesn't have that mentality at all. Especially given his exceptional strength and skills that allow him to suppress the enemy nearly single-handedly, non-lethally. It's also not "manga talk", it's real-world talk. Most people DON'T defend themselves before worrying about excessive force, unless they're panicking (like he did at the start of the manga), which he is not doing here. He is going into this situation entirely pre-meditated and more than able to kill, but with more than enough power to not have to, as well, thus the hesitation, and the non-lethal (or I guess we should be using "less-than-lethal", but everyone understands that the former means the latter anyways) means used to incapacitate.

 

[Grikath]

Yeah the first kill might be traumatic, but difficult? No, not at all, when someone is trying to kill you [snip]

That's where it stops....
You either go into survival mode, or freeze up and die.
Survival mode does prefer the GTFO option, but if you can't, it's either kill or be killed.

And the "crashing into a gibbering heap" is no joke or a myth either... Adrenaline crash does that for you. There's a harsh price for getting supercharged...

But yeah.... going for the "nonlethal knockout" is silly... The other party is guaranteed to be as hopped up on adrenaline as you are.. It's like trying to knock out someone on PCP.. You can't. Not without scrambling the brain so much they're in for a long hospitalisation.. If they wake up ever at all..
If you do need to incapacitate people you knock out their joints, break an arm or leg if necessary. Collarbone is nice for a light warning. You can almost always walk away from that.

But blunt force to the head? Nope... You either only piss them off more, or you signed their death warrant anyways.

 

[Jachinz]

Giving lenience to people who were about to fking kill you never gets old man totally...
Well lets see what the plot bandits have to say, can't wait for these guys excuse.

 

[Seinvolf]

Thank u always for ur great work...
^^...

What an amusing car...
(OωO )...

Yep, I knew it he wont be able to kill them, until that time...
(≖_≖ )...

 

[Tds-PdV]

You have a point, though they're also probably much tougher than the average human, so ehh. Gotta also consider the fact that they're born from humans who survived the fungal disease and whatnot.

Yea, I thought of that too, hence I said they went down in one hit, which implies a significant power difference.
Though it’s possible they have stronger regenerative abilities.

In any case, I don’t think these are what the author accounted for. He just wanted the MC to not kill in a flashy fashion (for now only hopefully) to show the change in not only environment, but also values people have vs. MC’s previous society.

 

[AnnePackrat]

This is one of the more unique isekai worlds, I have to say.

 

[ciera]

Thanks for the release

 

[bakedpotatos5]

Thanks for the translations

 

[Diagus]

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