@Xoldin,
@Kuraiaku, you two both know slavery still exists, right? It's just changed to "human trafficking" in most "civilized" places. But yes, isekais like to drop it in medieval settings or you could say ancient settings where slavery was a thing for a variety of reasons, not necessarily the way these stories show it.
@Rayster, interesting point about her ambition rating influencing her world view. I get what you're saying, but the problem is the MC offered no comeback for a thiritish year old in a child's body. That means if he did some moderate reading and thinking in his previous life, he should have the ability to think through her argument and counter it in some way. At the very least, he could've offered some sanctuary seeing she was in trouble to counter her argument. He didn't do any of that making any revelation after this seem forced by the author.
@kaminomikan, you sound just like the character in the story making flimsy arguments about class, etc. Are all poor people the same? Are they all criminals, etc. because they're poor? See how that generalization works?
@Koyomiya, it's childish, narrow-minded and stubborn of her not to be able to think outside her self-created echo chamber. She has another person who was on the streets standing before her as an example that the MC may, just may, not be someone she can be prejudiced against because of his class. It's interesting that she's judging him just like she's judged. Also, as someone else pointed out, she took the money so she had no problems being pitied. She just didn't trust the MC because of his class. She could've maintained his trust and accepted his help for the sake of the kids if she was able to think outside of her warped reasoning.
@Adokun, I agree 100%
@Izarlos, I think this is more so the author forcing the issue and not necessarily in an organic way, the MC forgetting the cruelty of the world because of his
current privilege. I mean, if I recall, the MC's whole goal is to ensure the safety of his area, which includes the people within it. Sure, you could make an argument he may not have been aware of people living on the street and thus, this reminded him that he needs to include that in that goal, but if an enemy overtakes them then the people on the street are at just as much at risk as the rich people, or even more so.
@Terisone, I agree, the argument she gave Ars was very forced and not well thought out by the author. What worried me is I thought I'd come in the comments and there'd be plenty of people agreeing with her because of how people view classism and the "us vs. them" syndrome. Ars being a thirty something man in a child's body should have come up with a better counter. At the very least, when he saw the children he should've offered some kind of sanctuary for the children. That was obvious the weak spot for the girl.
