[Well. Unfortunately, as dumb as that response was, it clears Akechi's most burning question up.]
You idiot.
[But there's none of his earlier malice, he just sounds a mix of annoyed and exasperated, maybe with a blink-and-you'll-miss-it curl of fondness at the very end. With that settled, Akechi sinks a little further into the water on his side of the hot spring again, ignoring the ache of the self-inflicted bruise on his back.]
Well, if you truly are dead in your timeline, it doesn't matter what you know of mine because it clearly doesn't align with yours. In which case, I have something to say.
[There's a pause then, as the teen reaches up to fiddle with his hair, tucking it behind an ear, though it's just long enough the very ends are all damp from the spring. Akechi then makes a show of straightening his skinny shoulders and sitting straighter, before angling one of his trademark piercing looks at his rival.]
Naturally, I discovered you were the leader of the Phantom Thieves. To me, it was always obvious, though the chase was quite exhilarating.
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You idiot.
[But there's none of his earlier malice, he just sounds a mix of annoyed and exasperated, maybe with a blink-and-you'll-miss-it curl of fondness at the very end. With that settled, Akechi sinks a little further into the water on his side of the hot spring again, ignoring the ache of the self-inflicted bruise on his back.]
Well, if you truly are dead in your timeline, it doesn't matter what you know of mine because it clearly doesn't align with yours. In which case, I have something to say.
[There's a pause then, as the teen reaches up to fiddle with his hair, tucking it behind an ear, though it's just long enough the very ends are all damp from the spring. Akechi then makes a show of straightening his skinny shoulders and sitting straighter, before angling one of his trademark piercing looks at his rival.]
Naturally, I discovered you were the leader of the Phantom Thieves. To me, it was always obvious, though the chase was quite exhilarating.