[ that strikes him as funny, for some reason. all of it. the thought that they're going to be playing at civility for the rest of their indeterminate time here. someone telling him not to be reckless, him of all people. it would be unwise. he laughs — and it's genuine at first, if a little awful, that higher-pitched sound that grates like shards of glass, like so many small and sharp and broken things. but one of his fake smiles follows that real laughter. just to annoy Haru, perhaps, or because it's the expression he defaults to in any given situation. ]

Now, now. Have you ever known me to be reckless?

[ yes, though. there's a reason that he died. he went after the lot of them on his own as soon as he realised they were sticking their noses into Shido's Palace; brought that door down without even considering the options. recklessness is definitely what killed him, after all of his meticulous planning, and he's aware of that.

it's worse now. maybe he doesn't think of it as "worse" but when he chased after them alone, he still had a reason to live. Shido hadn't been dealt with yet, not just alive but so close to the edge that Akechi wanted to shove him off, and so Akechi had every reason to want to make it out of that fight alive. he has nothing now. even if he weren't dead back in their world, he'd have nothing to go back to, because Shido is done for. the only thing he intended to do with his life is finished. so — even if it's not like he's going to deliberately throw himself into harm's way, what does it matter if he's a little reckless? what harm does it really do? ]

Really, there's no need to waste your concern on a dead man, you know.