Second Prince Camilla and the other princes had always remembered King Nasubi's warning.
Before an heir to Kakin was born, you could have countless lovers and illegitimate children in private, but you absolutely could not have an official wife or husband, or any children with a claim to the throne.
That was why, among the thirteen princes, no one had a spouse or children—not the vigorous eldest prince, nor the youthful and beautiful twelfth prince. The only exception was the thirteenth prince, who was still a child.
After experiencing the brutality of the Succession War firsthand, Camilla finally understood why King Nasubi had given such a warning.
Clearly, if you had a wife, husband, or child whom you cherished, they would become your weakness and a burden to you in the Succession War.
King Nasubi had long since cast a vast net, quietly spending decades preparing for this feast of bloodshed among kin, leaving no room for mercy.
Of course, he wouldn't let these "attachments" make the princes weak or diminish the spectacle of the Succession War.
Camilla had clung to these bizarre rules all this time. Now, with the Kakin throne only one step away, how could she give up?
By now, most of the cards held by Benjamin, the eldest prince, and Camilla, the second prince, had been laid bare. They had even learned about each other's Nen abilities and Guardian Spirit Beasts.
At this white-hot stage, their respective Guardian Spirit Beasts had also evolved. They could sense and touch them, and even communicate with them.
It was as if they were about to step into an arena for an open, one-on-one showdown, using every resource they had accumulated over the years.
Every day of BW1's voyage, many lives were lost for all sorts of reasons. But the