[ Instinctively Teru wants to say 'no, not really' to that, but then he'd have no way to continue conversation and would instead be pressured into finally taking his bag and heading home into his box-sized apartment. Not appealing.

While he thinks about how to respond, he makes a step towards where Light is sitting. For ease of conversation, of course. ]

Depends on how you define practical value, I'd say. I suppose knowing the legal codes of other countries in past eras is not strictly speaking useful for my current career, but it might still assist it in the end.

[ Hrrm. An uncertain pause. ]

... this proves your point, huh?