Another possible dimension to Kitaoka paying for the surgery:
He's got a lot of money. A lot. Some people with that much money will just shrug at the expense of one surgery. I am certain that the girl's story hit a nerve with him, but like you, I'm not entirely sure which nerve. Paying her mother's surgery could give him several payloads: - one over on Death - 'here's one you won't be taking' - removal of Goro-chan's gloomy pout - if - if - he doesn't make it, will this one good deed weigh against all his bad? (very unconsciously, I don't for a minute believe he would actually think like that) - the girl won't come pestering him again
Not a bad outcome when all he has to do is for over a bit of money. /Theory
no subject
He's got a lot of money. A lot. Some people with that much money will just shrug at the expense of one surgery. I am certain that the girl's story hit a nerve with him, but like you, I'm not entirely sure which nerve. Paying her mother's surgery could give him several payloads:
- one over on Death - 'here's one you won't be taking'
- removal of Goro-chan's gloomy pout
- if - if - he doesn't make it, will this one good deed weigh against all his bad? (very unconsciously, I don't for a minute believe he would actually think like that)
- the girl won't come pestering him again
Not a bad outcome when all he has to do is for over a bit of money. /Theory