Synopsis

The chapter reveals that Taylor Sten, the abandoned firstborn of the Sten family, is gaining influence and the chapter outlines the family's ruthless inheritance system. The main characters plan to utilize the underworld of the North Western region to achieve their goals and they discuss Odeus, who controls it and who played a role in the Sten family's downfall. They realize that Taylor Sten despises the underworld due to his noble status but wants to use its resources and a confrontation with the Stens is being planned.