No, wait a second. [He just... needs a moment here. He draws to a halt, grabs other-Akechi by the arm to turn him.]

It wasn't meaningless. I can adjust for that. I don't need the public!—you must agree? I already knew I was going to need a different lever—I can threaten him with a change of heart. [He knows there's no way he can take on Shido's Shadow.] If his reputation's immune, then I threaten him directly....

I can still make him pay! You must know that? [Oh, Akechi.]