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...
Your refusal to admit the possibility of 
my theory is hindering our progress!
Da Sie meine Theorie nicht anerkennen,
behindern Sie unseren Fortschritt!
¡Su negativa a admitir la posibilidad 
es lo que detiene el progreso!
C’est vous, avec votre étroitesse,
qui empêchez notre évolution.
È la tua incapacità di ammettere che la mia teoria
 possa essere esatta che ci sta intralciando!
Negar-se a admitir essa possibilidade é
 o que faz com que vocês não evoluam!
Уж лучше так, чем всё отрицать!
Ваша позиция тормозит наше развитие!