[. . . truthfully, something about this leaves a bad taste in even Akechi's mouth, much as their hosts' insistence that everyone was brought here to kill each other did. he may not have any moral qualms against killing, and he may lack the ability to truly empathize with Ion's status as a replica (a "spare?"), but]

[the thought of Ion being here solely for the purpose of dying is. . . he doesn't like that. he doesn't like it at all]

Yes. . . I can absolutely understand that now. And I can understand the necessity for you to keep such a thing a secret.

[if anyone found out that was his objective, would they try to help Ion achieve it for him?]

Is dying truly the only way you can contribute to this game?