[. . . he smiles, though it's soft and a bit wistful. Akechi isn't saying anything he hasn't heard before]

It can be done.

[he has to believe. if he didn't, then he wouldn't be fighting as hard as he is now]

But you're right. . . it won't happen in a single lifetime. And it won't happen because of a single person, either.

But if I can. . . make even the smallest bit of change, then. . . [those who come after him can build upon that to truly build a better world]