Having reread the past 40 chapters, I think I appreciate this chapter a lot more. It was pretty good. Thank god he decide not to focus on the bodyguard situation.
There's lots of plot point going on simultaneously. So I can understand if nobody cares enough to reread it becaue of the constant hiatus. Lol
The dead prince in the coffin was Momoze who was killed by an unknown attacker. The 14 princes of Kakin are in a succession war where the lone survivor become king. They were all granted a guardian beast that protect them.
So, the machine at the end is probably something that absorb(?) Back the guardian beast into the pot again?? Idk