Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusenmochi Datta node, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei toshite Jiyuu ni Ikitai - Vol. 9 Ch. 46.1

[MangaDex]

 

[dextersTomato]

Of course, the price is the loli dwarve in distress!!!

 

[Wolvenworks]

Oh hey it’s the missing subch

 

[Haezer]

This whole kidnapping thing is infuriating the scanlator forgot to upload the first half of the chapter.

But in all honesty, the gap doesn't really shows and the story still flows rather well.

 

[7senpai]

thanks for the update

 

[KeiN9]

thinks before he acts or doesn't think before he acts?

Edit: did it get fixed or am I going senile? cause I double checked it before I commented.

 

[theShear]

I expected the Company to be more cold about it but the reasoning is actually "sound" in a stupid company way (stupid as in it was perfectly preventable) and at least the worker really didn't enjoy bringing the news.

 

[Slingerman]

You can really see why Hiro says later that he'd be lost without Elma.

Thanks for the translation!

 

[Seinvolf]

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

The bandit just miss the last info, they mess with the wrong crew member...

 

[Hermann]

Surprisingly, this part of the chapter was barely needed.

The gap gave the impression it went direct into action which worked rather well.

 

[lazyman26]

Of course, the price is the loli dwarve in distress!!!

don't forget her sister as bonus

 

[ciera]

Thanks for the scanlation

 

[AlmondMagnum]

So... Why do they let those criminals anywhere close to critical parts of the station?

 

[XenoAshura]

they did one BIG mistake, they stole HIS data.
can't have that now can we, saving the girl is just a bonus.

 

[Pilomotor]

So... Why do they let those criminals anywhere close to critical parts of the station?

Presumably, that maintenance section was constructed a long time ago, and it was big enough that they decided it wasn't worth the additional cost it would take to make it completely secure. People only started living there much later, out of desperation. If you assume these slum-dwellers are intelligent enough not to damage the critical systems, either intentionally or accidentally, the effort involved in forcibly flushing them out is not worth the potential collateral damage it would cause, so the authorities took the path of least resistance and just let the slum-dwellers live there. It seems dumb, but my headcanon is that the original design for this space station assumed everyone on board already had authorized clearance because they all belonged to the same company or cohesive organization. It was only centuries later, once the actual planets started getting too overpopulated, that these space stations were repurposed into self-sufficient megacities capable of permanently housing vast numbers of private citizens, and slum-dwellers living in the maintenance section was just an unintended consequence of the same greed and shortsightedness that made it possible for an entire space station to lack the social safety nets necessary to prevent poor people from becoming homeless in space.

 

[BlackAeronaut]

I expected the Company to be more cold about it but the reasoning is actually "sound" in a stupid company way (stupid as in it was perfectly preventable) and at least the worker really didn't enjoy bringing the news.

Unfortunately, companies really can be this colossally idiotic. Witness Boeing and the 737 MAX fiasco, with it's single-point-of-failure avionics system that will down a jet with all of its passengers before the crew can even figure out what went wrong.

This is the problem with companies that are run by share holders. They are only interested in profits, and will demand that the company cut as many corners as they can get away with in order to maximize those profits... until one-too-many corners are cut, and then they dump their shares the moment things get dicey. So companies like Boeing will forego common sense safety measures like failsafe modes, graceful degradation, redundant systems, operator training, or even a tech service bulletin, and all for the sake of saving a few dollars per unit sold so they can turn that over to the share holders as dividends.

The share holders have minimal risk while the company itself and its employees will get shafted when things go wrong. Author-kun definitely nailed this one dead-on.

 

[BlackAeronaut]

thinks before he acts or doesn't think before he acts?

Tina, on Page 3, last panel:
"He's always been a conceited guy that doesn't think before he acts. Just the worst."

The bandit just miss the last info, they mess with the wrong crew member...

Pretty much. From the looks of things, a rival company contracted this guy to do the deed, and he didn't see anything except the money that was being offered. I can only hope that Mei continues to show her worth by hacking into their systems and getting the dirt needed to pin this on the right people while they're in there doing their Big Damn Hero thing.

 

[theShear]

Shortened because lotsa (but correct) text

I work as a Senior Consultant, Specifically as Third Party for technical stuff. Thanks to that I "see things". so yeah ... I second this. So much.

... the things I have seen ... ;_;

My point was mostly in that they didn't just cut her off because they couldn't be bothered but actually did have a reason, and going by the next chapter are perfectly willing to pay Hiro to get her out. Of note for an Employee they are pretty much trying to push onto him.

 

[BlackAeronaut]

But in all honesty, the gap doesn't really shows and the story still flows rather well.

Surprisingly, this part of the chapter was barely needed.

The gap gave the impression it went direct into action which worked rather well.

It did provide some good info. It probably would have gone better as brief flashbacks that explain the things you see as the events unfold.

 

[BlackAeronaut]

... the things I have seen ... ;_;

... You have my condolences.

My point was mostly in that they didn't just cut her off because they couldn't be bothered but actually did have a reason, and going by the next chapter are perfectly willing to pay Hiro to get her out. Of note for an Employee they are pretty much trying to push onto him.

Indeed. Though, if I recall correctly, didn't Hiro already decide that he was going to take them on as his maintenance crew? So it's not like he doesn't have a vested interest in getting her back (besides it being the right thing to do). And given Hiro's past exploits, it'd be pretty obvious to Dwerger that he's optimally staffed and equipped for this sort of thing (even if he doesn't have the best mindset for it).

I suspect that this rival company felt that Hiro and his crew didn't have "The Balls" to pull this sort of operation. But then, I guess news of that whole fiasco with Chris's uncle trying to usurp her grandfather's title by way of fratricide hasn't gotten around due to it being hushed up. (I still think that Mei should have been a freebie as an apology for being placed in a life-threatening situation despite the promises of absolute protection.)