[Akira starts a bit, because while the words are considerably more gentle this time around, isn't that what Arsene said to him the first time? Do you regret it?

And at that, Akira can't help but smile a bit, just an upturn of his lips. They really are the same, and maybe he's right, both times: it might have led to a bad outcome, but it was still actions he took to help others. Even if bad things happened, isn't it better to try at all?]

...Yeah. Maybe I'm just thinking about it too hard.

[He's been doing a lot of that these days. He should really go back to trusting his instincts; they've helped him get this far.

Still...] But I should be more careful... I think I'm going to give Akechi a heart attack.