Gods' Games We Play

神は遊戯に飢えている。

Leshea used to be a goddess. Stripped of her divinity and looking for someone sharp enough to beat the gods at their own contest, she picks out Fay, an undefeated newcomer already being called the finest player of his generation, and pulls him into the Play of the Gods, a series of brutal brain-battles where three losses end a human challenger for good. This is the original light novel behind the manga and anime adaptations.