Ren follows. Normally, he would slide his hands into the pockets of his jeans, but that sounds like it would hurt, so he doesn't. "I've had worse than a few animal bites," he says. "If you're glad he's here, then congrats."

He means that, at least. There's not any more harm Akechi's Ren can do, without a Maruki here to facilitate it. So he might as well be here, making Akechi... happy, if you can call this happiness. Ren's not convinced.