Hes underage as well how the FUCK would he a pedophile 🤦♂️. Do you people even have brains or understand the meaning of the words you use?
See.. here's the problem. When I imagine a 9 year old, and I imagine a 15-year-old I imagine two very different kinds of people.
One of them is a
baby, the other is an
adolescent.
If you can't see what's wrong with it, well can't help ya boss
Don't bother, they want to sound righteous at all cost, even at the cost of logic, in fact if they were actually sincere they would drop the manga right now, but they won't.
I personally won't drop it because the story and the characters are great.
The author has built a lot of goodwill.
Hey, maybe the author decided that Lucas feels "love", as in "care" for Zoe. But since he's a dumb teenager who knows nothing but war he has to wrestle with his feelings and what do they mean?
Could be
cool, could further Lucas characterization and the tragedy of being child soldier.
Also, manga readers are kinda vaccinated about Japan and their tendency to sexualize minors.. so there's that.
If it goes any further.. I'll drop it. Don't patronize.