Director-General Mauve of ACCA headquarters invites Jean out to dinner, where she asks him for his aid in gathering more information about a brewing coup d'état. Meanwhile, rumors of a coup had reached even the Dowan royal family. With Prince Schwan's coming of age commemorative ceremony in the works, the Five Chief Officers receive a request to attend the ceremony, as well as Jean as a representative of the Inspection Department.

Back from his Suitsu audit, Jean asks his supervisor, Owl, about the status of his transfer request. Unfortunately, it seems unlikely to be approved anytime soon. As Jean leaves to go home, Chief Officer Lilium offers him a ride, where he tells Jean that he is being watched. Jean soon leaves for Birra District for yet another audit, where he comes to learn a troubling truth...

Jean's next destination happens to be Dowa District, where the royal house resides. Jean is deep in thought about the coup rumors in which he has become inextricably entwined, but there are too many variables for him to make sense of where things may be headed. Jean goes out into the city to buy Lotta presents, but it so happens that the king is also having his outing in the city, and there are many guards out on the road...