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...
In many ways, being around 
you eases my tired heart.
In Ihrer Nähe zu sein,
Estar con usted calma mi cansado 
corazón de muchas maneras.
À vos côtés,
Starvi accanto lenisce il mio 
animo stanco in molti modi.
Ficar perto de você acalma esse
 coração cansado de várias formas.
Когда я рядом с вами…