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...
it would give us an excuse
nos daría una excusa para saltarnos 
algunas ceremonias y fiestas de té.
ça me donne une excuse pour échapper
à toutes ces cérémonies.
sarebbe un'ottima scusa
isso nos serviria de desculpa para
ни вам, ни мне не придётся лишний раз
ходить на скучные церемонии.