The Bloody Crown

what happened in the end...

I don't believe so. However, there is a very good manga that is fairly easily accessible. Personally, this is one of my favorite series, so I'd recommend giving it a go. Even with the Harem tag.

do you mind recommending similar sauces?

As someone who read until end of arc
He cooked quite hard
Payoff is mad satisfying. Probably my fav chap

If you're looking for any actual S&M, do not read this—the title is misleading. However, if you enjoy shoujo love triangles, one that involves a chesty, indecisive heroine and two good-looking twin brothers, go ahead and read on.  

Personally, I felt the female lead was poorly executed, giving chesty girls a bad name... sigh. The male characters were better, but since the story is more from the girl's perspective, it doesn't really matter.  

The art was lacking and subpar, so you have to rely on a strong story, and sadly, for me, it wasn't there. There are far better smutty romances/love triangle mangas out there.  

Overall, I regret letting the intriguing title draw me in and make me curious enough to read this. Maybe had it been named something more fitting, I could have enjoyed it more for what it was and not disliked it for what it wasn't.  

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Are you tired of love triangles where one hero obviously has the edge and even before the underdog has confessed, you know who’s gonna get the girl?  
Are you equally frustrated with seeing the heroes unequally matched, with one being sweet and gentle but unable to move the maiden's heart, while the other is brash and unkind yet oozes "soulmate" from his very being?  
Do you finally want a shoujo romance where the triangle in the "love triangle" is somewhat equilateral rather than horribly skewed in one direction?  

Well then, this story is IT for you!  

Our heroine, Ryou, has the hugest bust you can physically imagine, and OF COURSE she's frustrated about this unwanted asset because it brings her unpleasant attention from hormonal boys everywhere! But there isn’t any time to bother about that right now—she needs to study for her high school entrance examination. And who should show up to tutor her but the very lovely, very upstanding, and (unfortunately) very disinterested Misaki-kun, who studies at her dream school. So obviously, he insists on completely silent, hanky-panky-free tutorial sessions. All right! Ryou will just grit her teeth and get to work. But then why is the next day's session so drastically different—with a relaxed, playful, even slightly sexual atmosphere?! Hey, wait a minute—does Misaki-kun secretly like her? No! That can't be!  

The title is pretty self-explanatory as far as the plot goes, but don’t take it too literally—there aren’t actually boys who like to inflict pain or get hurt in this. Well, there are... but it isn’t too overt! S+M is about sadism and masochism in relationships; it’s about a pair of boys named Misaki and Shingo, it’s about the girl named Ryou who can’t make up her mind between these two equally attractive bishies, and it’s about So Many SMutty deeds that happen along the way! (S…M… get it?! Probably not.)  

**Story:** Seriously original in the Shoujo Universe and very well executed in a novel, realistic, and somewhat head-on fashion. There are no princes in this story, nor thuggish delinquents—every character has their dark traits as well as their merits. The length is perfect for this story, though it will leave many wanting more. Twists and turns aren’t always predictable, a welcome change. There are also many revealing side stories scattered throughout that shed light on the leads and the events that shaped them.  

**Dialogue:** While there is no comedy to lighten tense scenes, unexpected twists lend drama and peak interest in the plot. There will rarely be a moment when you think, “Damn, this is going nowhere… next!” However, the last volume unexpectedly includes a lot of physical humor with hilarious twisted poses and childish puns.  

**Smut:** Good, but it’s not all that’s going on here—there is a story to be told too. Though when you do finally get down to the smut, there isn’t anything dreamy or gentle about it! Not with a chest that impressive! Uhh, a particular scene was disturbing and left undealt-with later on (You’ll know what it is when you reach it), but it was central to plot development, so it’s not like the author is just being perverse for smut's sake.  

**Art:** Very dated in the overall look and feel, though the actual characters are drawn in light strokes which lend a bit of an ethereal feel to them. Nothing groundbreaking in how the bishies or shoujos are drawn, so you’re probably not going to have wet dreams about these boys. The backgrounds and panels are mostly bare unless a location change is in order. Limited, almost threadbare expressions, though never lacking in relaying emotions. Overall, art isn’t why you should be reading S+M—as there is very little to leave a solid impression here.  

**Characters:** The heroes actually have reverse tsundere characteristics—the player is actually gentle and concerned, while the prince is a bully—rough and selfish.  
The shoujo is a huge disappointment to feminists everywhere—not because she’s conscious of her boobs (we're allowed to feel the way we like about our bodies), but for constantly being whiny, weak-willed, and easily swayed. Well, if she were decisive, there wouldn’t be much of a love triangle, but this one seriously lacks self-respect!  

Hmm, so then if it’s got such mediocre elements going for it, why should you read S+M? Because it is one heck of a smexy, un-put-downable, whirlwind read that makes you cringe and gasp when cruel or unbelievable events transpire, grin wickedly when Prince Charming doesn’t fall for the heroine right away (“That’s right! Make her work at it!”), and sigh when the underdog gets a sweet kiss—all feelings central to a good shoujo romance!