"Next block, this way," said Heiji, leaving out the part where technically it was not his apartment, but actually belonged to one of those foreign investors that simply bought up nice flats in other cities and sat on them for investment purposes. Free game, right? At least he was actually using it.

And so down the sidewalk they proceeded. Once they got close to the building, Heiji called out to the doorman. "Hey, Proctor! Mind opening up for us?"

The man sighed and opened the door. "Mr. Hasegawa..." But he apparently decided not to even finish the sentence.

"C'mon, we'll take the elevator up!"