And yet here we are, brought here by mercenaries to do their bidding. [This is not how Akechi sees the scenario in truth. Compared to the Displaced, those "soldiers" were powerless lackeys hoping to make a quick buck off dropping them off. Otherwise, they'd know more.]

Wouldn't it be a problem for them to report back about that? For someone to assume that the way to hurt you is to go after someone you hope to protect?

[Akechi knows that he's showing his own tendencies here, or playing his hand all too openly, but frankly, he's stopped giving as many damns about that.]