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...
Not only that, but when our eyes first met,
Als sich unsere Blicke zum ersten
Mal trafen, hielten Sie mich für lästig.
Y no solo eso, cuando nos vimos por primera 
vez, pensó que desearía que me fuera.
Et lorsque vous m’avez aperçu,
vous vous êtes sentie blasée.
Anzi, anche quando i nostri sguardi si sono incrociati
Não só isso, mas a primeira vez 
que seus olhos pararam em mim,
Более того,
когда впервые увидели меня…