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Originally Posted by Klashikari
The simple fact he could do that means the contract has no effect on him for that kind of action.
The word "contract" is often misused in general: it isn't the same as your usual business contract.
Here, the deal was settled by a strong device alike to a curse that would stop Kiritsugu to act that would bring harm to Kayneth and co. Therefore, the fact he didn't do anything for Maya was permissible for the conditions of the spell, since -he- didn't do that, pure and simple.
He has no obligation to protect them either. The simple condition is that he cannot harm them in any fashion, which is didn't himself.
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False. The second clause clearly encompasses more than just Kiritsugu harming them himself. Otherwise, it is duplicative of the first and there would be no point in including it. This is also reinforced by the fact that the pledge extends even after Kiritsugu's death. If only his personal actions are prohibited, then why would the pledge need to remain in place after his death?
I've admitted above that Kiritsugu was not "punished," and its true he was allowed to stand by and watch it happen. You can think that this works out somehow, but if you're willing to break the 4th wall, the simplest explanation is that the writers didn't carefully consider the situation they were creating.
BTW - Under your intepretation Kiritsugu could just shoot them himself, since he himself didn't kill them, the bullets did, he just pulled the trigger. No difference between that and telling Maya to pull the trigger herself.