えっと。。美琴ひどい人だなって思われるかもしれないけど、下手にかかわらない方がいいんじゃないかと、思ったり


> えっと。。美琴ひどい人だなって思われるかもしれないけど、下手にかかわらない方がいいんじゃないかと、思ったり。。。

The context is that 美琴 is advising the listener not to approach another person
(望) who is an acquaintance with a bit of a bad attitude. 望 had gotten into an
argument with another person. 望 was in the wrong but won't admit it. The
listener does not know 望 well, but jokingly offers to teach her some manners.
Then 美琴 says the above line.

At first I thought 美琴 was afraid that the listener would take offense to being
called 下手. But now, based on the context, I'm thinking she's afraid that the
listener will think "she's implying that 望 is a jerk and shouldn't be
approached, how rude".

Can you tell which it is just based on the above sentence? How?




Based on your explanation of the context, really it boils down to 美琴 being
afraid of 望. 美琴 is concerned about what would happen to the listener (and
potentially other related parties) if the listener got involved.

下手にかかわる means to recklessly get involved in a (usually sensitive) situation

> You might think I'm a horrible person for saying this, but I think it would
> be better if you didn't do anything...

I think understanding the phrase 下手にかかわる is the key you were looking for.




Based on your explanation of the context, really it boils down to 美琴 being
afraid of 望. 美琴 is concerned about what would happen to the listener (and
potentially other related parties) if the listener got involved.

下手にかかわる means to recklessly get involved in a (usually sensitive) situation

> You might think I'm a horrible person for saying this, but I think it would
> be better if you didn't do anything...

I think understanding the phrase 下手にかかわる is the key you were looking for.

