I was expecting the cast variety to strenght the manga, but the author didn't even bother making thew "new guys" interesting enough lol
Wait, really??? I felt they were just closer to macguffin characters rather than actual fleshed out characters....
40 chapters feels like a normal place to end a manga... so I felt it was always going to be about this far...
Usually, if it ends at 40, the end would be rushed cause they have to force the ending in a few chapters, but they are often stuck because they don't have enough extra to add to another volume...
Many stories are often cut short not cause the author wasn't allowed to due to popularity but because the extra chapters needed can't make a full volume....
For a general rule, I find if the series has a problem an obvious solution and an expected twist.... don't expect more than 40-50 chapters.....
The problem and solution were just too clear from the start.... he has the power that draws all the danger to him and losing that power (or controlling it) is the solution.....