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...
It's difficult to fight your way 
up and rank first here...
Es difícil abrirse camino 
y ser el número uno aquí.
Oui, aller en finale et gagner
ne sera pas chose aisée.
È difficile scalare la classifica e arrivare primi, qui.
É bem complicado trilhar seu próprio
 caminho para ser o número um aqui.
Конечно.
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