Round Table Conference

Round Table Conference is the 9th episode of the Log Horizon anime. It first aired on November 30, 2013.

Synopsis
The Round Table Conference begins as the masters of Akihabara's most influential guilds gather at the city's Guild Building. Shiroe firstly eases that he seeks only to improve the city's living state, prompting disinterest and departure from Silver Sword's guild master—Willi am Massachusetts. Undisturbed, Shiroe continues his explanation of the conference's formation. Elsewhere, as the Hamelin captives prepare to escape, Shiroe discusses the EXP Pot extortion campaign including Susukino's dire state with Black Sword Knights's guild master, Isaac arguing the lack of laws in the world. D.D.D's guild master, Krusty asks of a guild's fate should they refuse the laws, to which Shiroe proposes harsh sanctioning. However, Honesty's guild master, Eins along with Isaac and Krusty argue of the agreement's flaw should they refuse to cooperate, with Isaac even threatening to start a war. Shiroe then plays his trump card and reveals that he bought the Guild Building using the five million gold he obtained from the production guilds, and counter blackmails the guilds to gain absolute control of the conference. Meanwhile, as the captives manage to escape the Hamelin Hall, Minori and Tohya are unfortunately captured by Hamelin's master, Schreider, they manage to escape however by leaving the Hamelin guild hall and entering the Guild Building, where they are being welcomed by Shoryu. Schreider manages to get to the Guild Building too, because his name isn't on the blacklist yet and he takes Tohya hostage. Then Akatsuki appears and she frees Tohya. She send his name to Shiroe who uts him on the blacklist and Schreider is sent outside where hes taken captive bij Naotsugu

Finally, as Shiroe makes one last pitch to the conference, Isaac demands to hear Shiroe's plan.