[ He cannot imagine that number. Fourteen million? That was what, a quarter, a fifth of the population of the country as a whole in his time?

Incredible. (He is from a Japan where Tokyo has been the capital for sixty years or so, but truly, placing any of that is difficult and he'd not be so helpful outside of giving the name of the Emperor in his present day. ]

Might depend on who you're asking, but I can see your point.

[ Let a guy who fully enjoys his meals just enjoy, Ren, he's managing to make decent tracks even with his left hand. ]

The capital has good food, but it's different. Can't I enjoy new things as much as stuff I've tasted before?

[ He grins, and shoves more into his mouth. ]