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.
I have a cousin who lives in the 
village where I've been staying.
.لديّ ابنة عمّ تعيش في القرية التي بقيت فيها
Ich habe eine Cousine in dem Dorf,
in dem ich gerade lebe.
Tengo una prima en la aldea
en la que he estado viviendo.
Tengo una prima en la aldea
en la que he estado viviendo.
Ma cousine est au village
où je vis actuellement.
Ho una cugina che vive nel villaggio
che mi ha ospitato fino a ora.
Tenho uma prima que mora
na vila onde vivo agora.
В деревне, где я остановился, 
живёт моя двоюродная сестра.