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Don't care if it troubles you with 知ったことか

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Oyaji presented Colors with a bomb to defuse via a riddle, which led to problems for Officer Saitou. After Colors successfully defuses the bomb, Saitou tells Oyaji to stop playing bothersome games.

おやじ:
子供(こども)のためだ。お(まえ)迷惑(めいわく)(かうむ)ろうと()ったことか
“It's for the kids. I don't care if it will cause you trouble.”
Literal: “It's for the kids. Whether you suffer trouble or not, is that something I know?”

Key Points

1()ったことか dismisses responsibility
  • The idiom means “what do I care?” or “that is none of my concern”.
  • Oyaji uses it about whether Saitou is inconvenienced.
2迷惑(めいわく)(かうむ)ろうと means even if you suffer trouble
  • 迷惑(めいわく)(かうむ)る means to be subjected to nuisance or trouble.
  • 〜うと sets up a concessive “even if”.
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