I'm glad this is the last volume. The ending is not bad, and about as upbeat as it could be given the nature of the story that led to it, but it's still depressing. I still think this story is an anti-ad for roleplaying. It makes a nod towards RPGs being a method of self-exploration, but in the context of such exploration causing untold suffering for both the explorer and others.

I can't really recommend this story to others, but I don't regret having read it.