[Ryunosuke turns his head to look at Barnaby more directly, blinking in surprise. When he turns away again, he lets out a little huff of a laugh.]

It's... Flattering that you have that impression of me, but. No, actually, if you can believe it... Until fairly recently, I'd never even remotely considered becoming a lawyer. A very dear friend of mine put me on to the idea... I don't think the possibility would have ever even crossed my mind, if it weren't for him.