human
Subaru:  The Holy Volakian Empire. That was the name of the country where Subaru was currently being held prisoner. The impression Subaru had from his studies of this world mostly amounted to Empires tend to be sources of evil, like in games, right?
gpt
Subaru:  “The Holy Volakian Empire.” Seeing the martial banner fluttering next to the tent, the words slipped from his lips.
human
Todd:  Hearing Subaru’s dumbfounded murmur, Todd cocked an eyebrow slightly. “Hail Volakia!”
gpt
Subaru:  “Whoa? !” Subaru jumped in surprise at the sudden shout that went up behind him.
human
Todd:  Todd laughed. “What’s with that reaction? You’re the one who started it.”
gpt
Subaru:  “Hail Volakia?”
human
Todd:  “Hail Volakia.”
gpt
Subaru:  That confusing response was enough for him to figure things out. Whenever someone invoked the name of the Holy Volakian Empire, the standard response was to say “Hail Volakia.” That was a custom cultivated in the empire’s citizens. The other thing Subaru had figured out was…
human
Subaru:  “…Now I can’t let it slip that I’m from Lugunica.” This was actually a bad situation for Subaru. He was the knight of a candidate participating in the royal selection currently taking place in Lugunica. Under Roswaal’s guardianship, Subaru had received an official knighthood, granting him a noninheritable, lowest-tier title of peerage. And even without that title, there was no one in Lugunica who didn’t know about the royal selection. Because of that, if they had still been in Lugunica, he could have gotten some accommodations by revealing his identity. At the very least, after making sure Rem was safe, he had considered bringing it up with Todd, who seemed like a man who could be reasoned with. But if this was Volakia, that was a different story.
gpt
Subaru:  "" Even Subaru could tell from reading the history books of this world that Lugunica and Volakia did not get along great. Four hundred years ago, they had fought repeated, major wars that spanned both of their territories, but there hadn’t been a major war since Lugunica had sworn its covenant with the Holy Dragon. But there had been plenty of smaller border conflicts, and there was no question that both countries were currently in a cold war. He had heard that before the royal selection was announced, they had reached an agreement that the empire wouldn’t use the opportunity to start a war.