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...
Her kindness allows a newcomer like myself
Sie ist so gütig und gestattet mir,
mich in ihrer Gesellschaft aufzuhalten.
Su amabilidad es lo que permite que un recién 
llegado como yo pueda permanecer en su compañía.
Le nouveau que je suis
ne doit sa place qu’à sa miséricorde.
La sua gentilezza ha permesso 
anche a un volto nuovo come il mio
É sua gentileza que permite 
a um novato como eu
И то, что подпустила к себе
меня, дебютанта…