That's why Jamie had to seize the opportunity to help the Egretta Family win a fair share of resources in this year's game. If she could handle this well, she would gain more supporters within the family. More importantly, the position of future family head—the official heir—would fall to her.
Likewise, Jamie's siblings and direct competitors also wanted to seize this opportunity, as it was their chance to close the gap on Jamie, or even surpass her. Of course, this wasn't something any heir competitor could get involved in just because they wanted to.
The resource distribution game, a rule set by the Kanzax General-Commander, only allowed the younger generation—the mid-class Magus—to participate. And although the heads of the Egretta Family allowed the responsibility of managing the resource distribution game as a bargaining chip for the right of inheritance, if someone were to vie for this responsibility and fail, the family would absolutely not forgive them.
