The Three Dukes meet to discuss what to do about King Souma. In Amidonia, Gaius receives word from Georg accepting his aid, and prepares to invade Elfrieden over the objections of his finance minister. Souma delivers his ultimatum to the Three Dukes.
If he finds them to be too inefficient,
he discards our history, our traditions,
Erscheint es ihm ineffizient, entledigt
er sich der Geschichte, Traditionen,
Ignora nuestra historia y tradiciones.
Ele não liga para a nossa história,
tradições, soldados e ministros.