"dot you pity the rest of the cast as well? or are they just collateral at this point?"
I pity those who choose to live there about as much as I do those who choose to live in California, in spite of it being the most seismically active area on the continent. They really should know better. Although in Keitarou's case one might make the argument that he's a glutton for punishment. Most people would be somewhere else after the third or fourth time being punched into Near Earth Orbit by one of the Hinata residents.
Of course, that would make for a short manga run.
I pity those who choose to live there about as much as I do those who choose to live in California, in spite of it being the most seismically active area on the continent. They really should know better. Although in Keitarou's case one might make the argument that he's a glutton for punishment. Most people would be somewhere else after the third or fourth time being punched into Near Earth Orbit by one of the Hinata residents.
Of course, that would make for a short manga run.