My respect for Kondou just keeps growing.

Kondou worrying about his parents back in the original world

Too often, isekai serves as escapism for isekai MCs. To them, they just want to leave everything behind without a care. Granted, they may have their circumstances, but in the end they are losers at best (if they have no meaningful connections, no family or friends whatsoever), and self-centered, selfish jerks at worst (if they have loved ones but choose to forget about them).

That’s why Kondou is such a refreshing take on isekai MCs. Even when going through hard times, he never stopped being filial.

I guess that’s also why I like Subaru from Re:Zero,

Re:Zero out-of-context spoiler

especially during the parents arc.