Rio and the others have traveled to the royal capital of the Kingdom of Karasuki with the village's annual tribute as guards. With their duties fulfilled, Rio and Sayo head into the castle town. They enjoy a meal and are doing some shopping when wandering warriors attempt to abduct a young girl. Rio jumps into the fray and easily defeats them, saving the girl. Her name is Komomo and she's the tax examiner Hayate's younger sister.
Hayate's father Gouki receives a letter from Yuba. What he reads astonishes him and he and his wife, Kayoko, visit the lodgings where Rio is staying. They reveal to Rio that they once served his mother, Ayame.
but the prince resented the fact that 
his attendant had been killed.
.لكن الأمير لم يعجبه خبر أنّ خادمه قد تمّ قتله
aber der Prinz war erzürnt darüber,
el príncipe estaba resentido
por haber perdido un asistente.
el príncipe estaba resentido
por haber perdido un asistente.
mais le prince s’est indigné
qu’on ait tué son serviteur.
ma la morte di uno dei suoi uomini
irritò molto il principe di Rokuren.
mas o príncipe ressentiu-se do fato
de seu assistente ter sido morto.
принц возмутился тем, 
что его слугу убили.