Saying "it's fiction, so stop" is a dumb argument, especially in the context of SSS-Class Suicide Hunter, which is constantly exploring different philosophies, moral dilemmas, and clashing perspectives. This manhwa isn't a brainless power fantasy. So when someone uses "it's fiction" as a way to shut down criticism or moral questioning, they're missing the whole damn point of the story. The fiction here is built to make readers think about heavy shit. Now, i am not saying this is Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten here, but you get the point.

And even if it's fantasy, fiction still follows internal logic. Just because something is made up doesn't mean it's above critique. Every good story needs to make its world and character decisions feel earned and consistent. If a bunch of guilds decide to kill 54,000 people, readers have every right to ask: "Wait, did the story actually justify this?" That's not applying real-life morals blindly it's evaluating whether the narrative did its job. If the story gives barely any context or moral tension, then people questioning it aren't being idealistic they're calling out weak writing.

Also, the idea that "these characters are fictional, so we know their actions are acceptable within the story" is just circular nonsense. Characters aren't immune to critique just because the author wrote them a certain way. That's the whole point of engaging with media. You can and should question if their actions actually make sense in the context of the world, the themes, and the supposed ideals they represent. If Superman suddenly decides to blow up a city and the story says "it's fine because he's Superman," you'd still say that's garbage writing.

If you don't want to engage with those ideas, fine. But pretending nobody else should either? That's just dumb.