[It won't take them long to get there, either, walking back into the main body of Kasumigaseki; the Public Prosecutor's Office is just south of the Imperial Palace's Sakurada Gate, very near the main police building. He's walked this route many times, from the station onwards—though not typically so fast.]

She'd never dream. She sees me as an acceptable option, I think—when she thinks about such things, which is—[his fault]—increasingly rare.

It shows you how little attention she pays.