Most, however, laugh it off just as Nobuaki and his classmates did all those months ago. Nobuaki begs his classmates to take the game seriously, lest they share their predecessors' tragic fate. All commands must be followed within 24 hours. Nobuaki understands the brutal rules all too well. Soon, what Nobuaki fears the most arrives in the form of a simple text message: orders from the King concerning a new King's Game. But the trauma he experienced, including the loss of his friends, has left him afraid to be close to anyone ever again. One of the participants, Nobuaki Kanazawa, transfers to another school after surviving the lethal ordeal. EditSynopsis Seven months ago, the hellish 'King's Game' took place.