On the Way to Meet Mom - Ch. 3

[MangaDex]

 

[EchoGirl]

Dang this has more fantastical elements to it than I expected (well even with the fantasy tag I wasn’t expecting aliens AND demons lol)

 

[Haru777]

Well that escalated quickly. We got drop kicked into a sci fi action scene.

 

[banjomarx]

Wait did he just steal the motorcycle?!

 

[Rosie_Rosebud]

It was a good read until chapter 3. Half the pages don't wanna load so I can't read on

 

[Manchura]

so, humanity surrendered to aliens just to be treated as livestock to be eaten

start using their tech, find out how they tick, and give them their just end

 

[Cazin]

so, humanity surrendered to aliens just to be treated as livestock to be eaten

Going off of this chapter I'm not getting the "livestock" angle. He says it's a social taboo to eat them. That gives the impression that the aliens see humans as something "precious." Pets, maybe?

To raise a comparison; Most people would agree that you shouldn't eat dogs. Dogs are "man's best friend." They aren't, however, our equals. They are trained to obey us for their comfort and survival. And it's also surprisingly uncommon to find places where it's outright illegal to do so.

Maybe the orphanage is a way for children to be sheltered until their parents find a "good home," ie an alien who is willing to adopt their child. Because if their children were to roam around, they'd be easy pickings for aliens who don't care about the social stigma.

 

[Manchura]

Going off of this chapter I'm not getting the "livestock" angle. He says it's a social taboo to eat them. That gives the impression that the aliens see humans as something "precious." Pets, maybe?

To raise a comparison; Most people would agree that you shouldn't eat dogs. Dogs are "man's best friend," even if they're "lesser" than us. But it's also uncommon to find places where it's outright illegal to do so. And there are also cultures that don't find it weird at all, and would be offended if you forced your morals onto them.

Maybe the orphanage is a way for children to be sheltered until their parents find a "good home," ie an alien who is willing to adopt their child. Because if their children were to roam around, they'd be easy pickings for aliens who don't care about the social stigma.

nope, it's more like how humans used to eat horses but dont view it as something you should do anymore and it's still a fresh take... so they aren't finding it morally objectionable, just legally repercussionable to do

 

[Cazin]

nope, it's more like how humans used to eat horses but dont view it as something you should do anymore and it's still a fresh take... so they aren't finding it morally objectionable, just legally repercussionable to do

FYI: I haven't read past this chapter yet.

However, as mentioned, the red alien (demon?) states it clearly; It is not illegal to eat humans. What he says is that it's a social taboo. The only reason an alien would care about not breaking a taboo is if there is a moral standard against eating humans. As in, other aliens would look down on you for it and potentially mistreat you. Taboos only exist if a wider culture considers an action repulsive or otherwise wrong, even if the law has no say in it.

Humans clearly aren't protected. If they were, poaching them would be illegal. So it's in that gray area of, "well, you CAN eat them, but you'd be wrong for doing so." I believe it's also significant that the child wakes up on a train with a bunch of cows, showing us that normal livestock are still being shipped around in this world.

The bandits are clearly just starving and desperate and are seemingly living in an environment where a "black market" of human trading exists.

 

[SaikaIT12]

so, humanity surrendered to aliens just to be treated as livestock to be eaten

start using their tech, find out how they tick, and give them their just end

Given how that demon was so hesitant to eat the child i doubt they are being "sold" as live stocks, more like being treated as cats and dogs (like in china) people do eat cats and dogs but it's very taboo to do so