[ Encountering Kiryu so suddenly'd made Mine take up a cloak of antipathy and mistrust. He's torn between the beating he'd swallowed for saying the man's name once, then Nishikiyama's confession to him about the make of him, as well as his own aim to climb the ranks within a ten-year time limit. For Kiryu's sake. ]

The boss is usually here.

[ Mine decides to shed his reservations. While his answer's no longer so clipped, though, it remains short. He isn't sure how much he should reveal. That he needs to talk, Mine's seen the insistence. ]

He's busy, but you should discuss changing your time with him.

[ Then, Mine can observe too. Left wondering whether Nishikiyama ever chooses to call back, Kiryu's reply resounds 'no'. He's curious and willing to pry. ]

May I take a message in the meantime?