The elder princes' Guardian Spirit Beasts parade before the reader as Tubeppa allies with Tserriednich, and a system rule surfaces: beasts neither kill each other nor directly attack rival hosts. Theta resolves to teach the Fourth Prince Nen personally — the better to stunt him — while across the block Halkenburg finds every one of his guards unconscious.
- AllianceDay 1CanonicalTubeppa allies with Tserriednich
The Fifth Prince forms an alliance with the Fourth — chemistry and depravity shaking hands — while the elder princes' Guardian Spirit Beasts are shown to the reader for the first time.
InvolvedTubeppa Hui Guo Rou · Tserriednich Hui Guo RouLocationRoyal Quarters Block - DiscoveryDay 1CanonicalThe beasts' non-aggression rule
A working rule of the system emerges: Guardian Spirit Beasts do not kill each other and do not directly attack other beasts' hosts. The war they enable must be fought through humans.
- DecisionDay 1CanonicalTheta decides to teach Tserriednich — her way
Theta and Salkov are the only Nen users among the Fourth Prince's guards. Theta resolves to handle his instruction personally, planning to throttle the growth of a man whose potential for evil she already knows firsthand.
InvolvedTheta · Salkov · Tserriednich Hui Guo RouLocationRoom 1004 (Tserriednich) - DiscoveryDay 1CanonicalHalkenburg's guards collapse as one
The Ninth Prince finds his entire loyal guard detail unconscious around him under circumstances no one can explain. His beast has begun conscripting his followers — without asking the pacifist it serves.
InvolvedHalkenburg Hui Guo RouLocationRoom 1009 (Halkenburg)
- Beasts observe a non-aggression rule among themselves and rival hosts
- Theta will control — and cap — Tserriednich's Nen education
