Rational" is an ambiguous term.

I don’t have any particular rationale for doing so, but I would go to the Shinjuku bus terminal and take the limousine bus.

• from Take the Limousine Bus

Rational” is an ambiguous term.

• The “rationale for whom?” has been cut down.
  • Because values varies from person to person.
• When I said “without any particularly rational basis,” I meant “not particularly rational by Mr. Sekai’s value standards (the price is about $500 more, not faster).”
• For those who act with the value criterion of “clearing the Fog of the World,” it is reasonable to pay 500 yen because there is intrinsic value in taking a different route.
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  • I’m curious as to why the root is disconnected, I’ll go look next time I’m on foot.

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