[the way he puts that seems like more than just his father not being here, now, for him to confront. he's not sure what, exactly, Akechi does mean by that (was he hoping to arrest him, back home?) but there's something there. he won't prod him for meaning, though (or at least not right now), if only because Akechi has his respect]
[right now, he just shrugs, flashing him a brief, wry smile] You're not wrong about that. [a beat] Though, if you'd told me it was none of my business ... [he'd still known he'd hit a nerve, but he might have accepted that as a courtesy. and courtesy would have made him less likely to pick at it later, as it does now, than forcing him to swallow a half-answer]
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[right now, he just shrugs, flashing him a brief, wry smile] You're not wrong about that. [a beat] Though, if you'd told me it was none of my business ... [he'd still known he'd hit a nerve, but he might have accepted that as a courtesy. and courtesy would have made him less likely to pick at it later, as it does now, than forcing him to swallow a half-answer]