The plot shifts to a heavily traditional, isolationist district where political traps are hidden behind excessive hospitality. Character designs incorporate local, historical cultural garments that make the local leaders look regal yet detached from modern ACCA values. Visuals are dense and ornate, filled with heavy wooden architecture and dimly lit banquet halls.

Specific Moment: A local official offering Jean a highly specific regional sweet, serving as a metaphorical test of his political loyalty.