So that's what happened, then... It was thanks to Hannei's presence that Akechi was able to find an alternate path, one with less bloodshed. A less dark, less lonely path.
"...My world's Akechi didn't have that. He was... stuck doing the hits. Whether he wanted to or not."
It doesn't justify his actions either way, but he knows that Akechi surely has-- had regrets of some sort. He was going to live with them, or at least... Ren thought he was going to. He sincerely thought there was a chance that he'd find a path to improve instead of just having his entire self wiped away by Maruki.
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"...My world's Akechi didn't have that. He was... stuck doing the hits. Whether he wanted to or not."
It doesn't justify his actions either way, but he knows that Akechi surely has-- had regrets of some sort. He was going to live with them, or at least... Ren thought he was going to. He sincerely thought there was a chance that he'd find a path to improve instead of just having his entire self wiped away by Maruki.