So far, it seems both sides are vying for resources. So it's more of a rising tension, thus far... And these festivities are one way of trying to attract us to one side or the other, I'm told.

[ The war Yuri had come from was considerably different from this. Rather than a fomenting conflict, it was instead an abrupt declaration made by the Emperor. He still wonders whether there may have been some way to avoid that escalation, but they've no way of undoing what's been done.

That's a distant reality, at least for now, as Yuri observes Keitaro's growing collection of food. Like many from his homeland, he appreciates when there are opportunities such as this, where people can eat as much as they like. Circumstances often deny them the luxury, and he suspects the same as likely true where Keitaro hails from.

It would be prying to ask, however. So instead, he simply offers a smile when Keitaro gives his verdict on the food. ]

I thought so as well. It's a far cry from war rations.