DEATH KINDLY STOPS FOR THEE The Duke loses a billiards bet with Alice, and his punishment is to take her to a little village festival in costume! His massive padded plague doctor costume will keep people safe from his death touch, but unfortunately, the festival isn’t so little this year. After he panics and finds himself lost, he runs into a child who can’t find his mother. Can he conquer his fear of the crowd long enough to help? INOUE is a manga creator best known for the hit series The Duke of Death and His Maid .