[ It's a good sentiment. He's fortunate that one of his siblings are here. Others have those that they care about left behind. If Makoto wants to move on, he won't press. Only smile and nod.

So that's what Shinjuku should have looked like. All that's there now are run down buildings and decaying streets. The rebuilding of the area has virtually halted. ]

That's a far cry from the Shinjuku of my world. It's nothing but a ghetto now. All the effort put into rebuilding and revitalizing it has yielded no results.