It takes Ren a moment to come back from wherever he went and process Akira's words.

"Huh...? If I was screwed either way, I wouldn't even have to think about killing Akechi. I could just kill Shido now and let whatever happens happen.

"No, I have a plan to get out. But I have a little more work to do before I can move against the Conspiracy, and they can't fucking. Spill all their dirty secrets to the cops. It needs to be mental shutdowns."