[truthfully? it hadn't occurred to him, but that's only because he and his group had only observed those shifts in grand confessions after a full change of heart. but it does make sense, and Akira merely nods in understanding]

And I can't say that we were gentle, either.

[not that they went in and just wrecked the place, but. they sure did their fair share of fighting when it came to Shido's cognitive beings]

. . . regardless, you did figure it out, and I also remember you confronting us when we were in the hull of his ship.

[another pause, and honestly, as painful as it might be? Akira knows it can't be avoided]

But I remember what happened after that confrontation, too. I can tell you, but only if you really want to know.

[Futaba and Makoto may bring it up regardless of what Akira says, but he's trying to be a little gentler than he thinks his (rightfully, in his opinion) angry team will be]