And so we continue with a plot line that I'm still not entirely sold on. Asley's motivation for reworking or removing the pleasure district is one-note and his plan isn't very well though out. He doesn't have any personal stakes or established history against pleasure districts so its inclusion in the story at this point feels like a padding side plot that got out of hand.
His intention to save people when they are placed in front of him is noble, but the situation in the district of that town isn't treated as abnormal by any of the residents. Unpleasant, sure, but not shocking. He's not trying to stop an evil system that's gone out of control under everyone's nose, the evil system is a known element of the town that is working as intended. Aileen brings up that the economic and political forces that made the district in the first place would just reconstitute it once Asley's work was done, and I don't see Asley's plan sticking long term unless he's planning on using that money for systemic change.
