Jun 05, 2024
First rule of gambling: the house always wins, unless you cheat.
This whole setup of the common folk living in a money-free society of total collectivism while the high society lives the lavish life reminds me strongly of old communist dictatorships. Blindly robbing the wealth of the people just like the capitalist class they claim to despise. Pill aside, this world seems like a harrowingly realistic dystopia.
This chapter actually does a good job of correcting one of my issues with volume 1, that being the lack of “showing” the corruption of the world as opposed to “telling.” The main characters infiltrate high society for a single chapter and find it to be a den of gluttony, addiction and dishonesty. In other words, great chapter. I hope to see more of this sort of thing
