The reply comes some four hours later, potentially waking Ichi wherever he may be. His voice is tired yet, which should be little surprise after only a few hours of sleep, but lighter than before.

"You sure you're not just after your sake? Let me know and I can arrange something. Work is routine, at the moment."

He is almost never not working, of course, but there are some things that can be put aside for the sake of a visit.