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...
He's looking to see if any of us are good.
Er wollte nur ihr Können überprüfen.
Quiere ver si alguno es bueno.
Vous voulez tester leur force.
Sta cercando un combattente degno.
Ele está querendo ver se nós somos bons.
Явно ж проверяет,
кто тут силён…