This chapter's epigraph is from a comic by the creator of Bochuanjiuji, which is translated into English as "The crescent ghoul's scent is gone" . In other words, the creator's highness has left the room where he was hiding the document. This is a big deal, because in every generation of the royal family, the crown prince is supposed to be the high priest. This means that the prince who wants to ascend to the throne has to be a descendant of the line that ruled the land before it became a kingdom. So, if you're a prince who's descended from the line of nagas, you'll have to wait until your grandfather dies before you can ascend the throne. This doesn't mean that you can't be a prince, but it means that you won't have the power to rule the land. In fact, since the first son of the first line was the first king, he's been the king since birth. Now, the second son has been given the throne, which means that he'll be the second in line to the crown. This isn't a good sign for the creator. He's worried