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.
then I set out for this land that my 
mother had promised to show me one day.
ثمّ توجهت نحو هذه الأرض التي وعدتني والدتي
 .بأن تريني إياها يوما ما
und bin dann zu dem Ort aufgebrochen,
y emprendí mi viaje a la tierra
que mi madre había prometido enseñarme.
y emprendí mi viaje a la tierra
que mi madre había prometido enseñarme.
Mon objectif était de venir en ce pays,
comme ma mère me l’avait promis.
quando mi sono messo in viaggio verso la terra
 in cui mia madre aveva promesso di portarmi un giorno.
então, parti para esta terra que minha
mãe havia prometido me mostrar um dia.
а потом отправился в здешние края, 
ведь мать обещала мне их показать.