So very tragic about the author's passing. The story leaves off just when you want more, but there are worse points it could have ended on. I'm a huge fan of torture movies and stories about death games, so this really was perfect for me. It has those really methodical moments that I love from series like Kaiji, punctuated by horrifically creative scenes of torture, drawn to life in such a vivid way that you can't look away. I'm very ADHD about reading in general, so it's hard to get me hooked on a manga, but this is one of those where I couldn't put it downuntil I was done after just the first chapter. If you're at all a fan of gambling/death game anime/manga or have a sickening curiosity about medieval torture then you absolutely should read this.