[haha. . . it'd be a lie for Akechi to answer "yes" to that. not because he wants the game to end on a bad note, but because he doesn't. . . care. so long as he and his survive, so long as he gets his reward? he is just fine]

[he's been honest about this with some people. but for Nico, he keeps the real answer under wraps]

Yes.

[it's just a coincidence that his goals-- the goals of the Historians-- align with the "happy ending" everyone covets so much]

Eleven for Heroes. Nine for Civilians. Five for Villains.

You can see why we encouraged the Villains to work harder earlier this week.