[ it's not the meaning, and he shakes his head once. ]

I'm not undervaluing that purpose.

[ there's a pause.

when Akechi had died, he spent days alone, retracing the steps that they had taken together, searching for something. the shared time they had spent in solidarity, and Akechi's path that he had tread alone. it had left an impression on Ren, despite as many times as Akechi tried to hurt him. ]

I want to know because I never got to ask you. No matter where I looked, I couldn't find the answers. [ perhaps it was because Akechi didn't know the impact that he had. not when he was alive, and not when he died. ] The justice that you pursued ...