[Akechi shakes his head, tugs one of his gloves in the only fidget he allows himself.]
It was a natural progression. Besides... he's out of my reach, now.
[This strange world they've found themselves in aside, there's no satisfaction to killing a man who's heart has already been changed and feels he deserves it. Akechi had planned to take him out at the height of his power; it means nothing to kill an already-broken man. There's a part of him that will never forgive Ren and his friends for taking that from him.
His lips quirk in a half-smile, almost wry.]
You don't seem the type to be satisfied with the answer that's been polished for television, after all. It's the kind of question an interviewer only ever asks once, and giving them vague half-answers has only added to the "mystery." The more people wonder about you, the more they're willing to talk about you. It's just branding.
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It was a natural progression. Besides... he's out of my reach, now.
[This strange world they've found themselves in aside, there's no satisfaction to killing a man who's heart has already been changed and feels he deserves it. Akechi had planned to take him out at the height of his power; it means nothing to kill an already-broken man. There's a part of him that will never forgive Ren and his friends for taking that from him.
His lips quirk in a half-smile, almost wry.]
You don't seem the type to be satisfied with the answer that's been polished for television, after all. It's the kind of question an interviewer only ever asks once, and giving them vague half-answers has only added to the "mystery." The more people wonder about you, the more they're willing to talk about you. It's just branding.