[ Hm. He heard that, did he? How terribly convenient. Of course, Akechi is suspicious - he's always at least a little bit suspicious - but regardless, this tells him what he needed to know. Needed to know, but didn't exactly want to know: that Akira has at least an inkling of what the cure might be.

...He really hates it here. ]

Is that so? A coincidence perhaps, considering how widespread the hiccups seem to be. [ He is just bullshitting this. He has encountered literally no one else with this, ahem, affliction. ] Unless...

[ Leveling Akira with a sharp, challenging look. The kind of look he knows well, coming from Akechi. ]

Unless there is a possible cure these couples only happen upon while spending time together.

[ This is a game of chicken now. ]