Miura is a coward at this point
He's afraid of saying he does not want to work on Berserk anymore. He's afraid of the backlash, which is justifiable to a degree.
Berserk made him, the fans supported it now for a long time. Granted, a lot of time has passed, it's understandable that it would burn anyone out. But it's just not fair to the fans, he should have just let it go and passed the project on to someone else. Just clutching to it and holding it hostage for god knows what reason, money, pride, stubbornness, whatever it may be is just wrong. A spit in the face of the fans. Is he jaded? Is he just an asshole? Midlife crisis? He may never know.
To me this manga deserves a 1 rating. It has been abandoned and this fact alone soils the whole story when re-reading it.
This is never getting finished in my opinion, at least not in the pace the whole manga carries itself, not even close to it.
Shameful.