Shiroe, Crusty, and Michitaka are invited to the palace by the Free Cities of Eastel.  The nobles of the land invite the three of them to various meetings and seem to be trying to find out more about Akihabara and the Round Table.  Crusty is attracted to the daughter of Duke Cowen, who is noble, beautiful, but seems somehow lazy...
They say lions toss their own 
cubs off cliffs, right?
Man sagt doch, dass Löwen ihre
Jungen von Klippen werfen, richtig?
Dicen que un león lanza a sus 
crías de un peñasco, ¿no?
On dit bien que « les lions
jettent leurs petits dans le ravin ».
I leoni gettano i cuccioli 
dalla rupe per renderli più forti, no?
Falam que o leão joga o próprio
 filhote do penhasco, não é?
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