The dialogue here is so weird sometimes.
MC: *points out obvious thing about a bigshot being in a rural town*
Jeremias: "OH HO HO WHAT A CLEVER PROTAGONIST WE HAVE HERE"
and also Jeremias: "why would you care about whether or not the country you live in potentially goes to war with a nation...
@LordJeff
if I was powerful in another world without knowing the full length of political problems as well as how powerful other people in the world are, I would definitely not pretend to be bottom-tier garbage. At least strive for average.