Then Shall I Kill in Your Stead? TP (2026)

With his new friend, Ryou Amezato, at his side, Yuuma Fujikura is finally free from his living hell of relentless bullying. Or so he thinks...but things are far from over. Ryou doesn’t seem content with imprisoning and torturing—killing is what he’s really after. Can Yuuma hold on to his hopes for a normal, peaceful life? Or will he let his friend drag him down a path of no return...?

High school student Yuuma Fujikura resides in a living hell, courtesy of the vicious bullies who treat tormenting him as a game. That is, until he meets Ryou Amezato, a mysterious classmate who’ll risk everything to protect Yuuma. Ryou is bold, cunning, and loyal, just about everything Yuuma could’ve asked for. But is he a guardian angel? Or a demon who’ll drag Yuuma into an even deeper, bloodier hell…?