(They will always circle back to it, won't they? Ren cannot stress this enough - he has forgiven him a long time ago, but it doesn't seem to make through Akechi's thick skull. Idiot.

He already had when the gates closed in front of his very eyes, when he witnessed Akechi's defeat and when he believed to have lost him. It's no wonder why his glove always sits within the pockets of his blazers.

At the idea of him only doing this because he's lonely though is what makes him narrow his eyes, what directly pokes a reaction amid all the taunting. What the hell?)

I am not lonely, Akechi.

(After all, he is friends with the majority of the void, a good number of them keeping him company constantly.)

I've already told you I forgave you. It was literally the first discussion we've had. Do you think the two things are related?