All right. As ridiculous as that all sounds, it does squeeze the faintest whisper of laughter from Akechi. "We battled him in his literal mind palace using manifestations of our souls as reality and the cognitive world threatened to merge into one. Oh, and the damn fool had an eldritch tentacle monster straight out of H.P. Lovecraft, which later transformed into what effectively resembled a golden mecha."

It all sounds so ridiculous when reduced to such a... well, simple isn't exactly how Akechi would put that explanation, but it's briefer than it could be.

Needless to say, he watches Leonardo, just to take in his reaction. It's bound to be most fascinating.