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...
People of the Land see us as potential enemies, 
but they mean us no direct harm.
Die Weltbewohner sehen uns als potenzielle
Feinde, aber wollen uns nicht schaden.
La Gente del Pueblo nos ve como enemigos 
potenciales, pero no quieren hacernos daño.
De l’hostilité,
mais pas de mauvaises intentions.
La Gente della Terra ci vede come potenziali nemici,
ma non ha intenzione di farci del male.
O Povo da Terra nos vê como 
inimigos em potencial,
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