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...
Raising lots of food and transporting 
it as far as possible
Criar mucha comida y transportarla tan 
lejos como podamos hace feliz a mucha gente
Nous produisons
de nombreuses denrées,
Raccogliere molti ingredienti diversi 
e trasportarli su lunghe distanze
Cultivar e transportar 
este monte de comida
Мы производим множество продуктов,