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.
Both you and Ayame must 
harbor a deep hatred for us.
.لا بدّ أنك وأيامي تكرهاننا كثيرا
Seguro que tanto Ayame y tú
nos guardan mucho rencor.
Seguro que tanto Ayame y tú
nos guardáis mucho rencor.
Ayame, tout comme toi,
devait nous en vouloir.
Posso solo immaginare l'odio
che tu e lei dovevate provare verso di noi.
Tanto a Ayame quanto você devem
nutrir um ódio profundo por nós.
Вы с Аямэ наверняка ненавидите 
нас до глубины души.