Your rival? If he is anything like his namesake, then a great marquis should be no match for a king of hell. You must be pleased.

[ Or, Akechi would be, if that was the case. A rival who can catch up to and surpass him... he absolutely hates that. ]

At any rate, you must have heard that name somewhere, or at least found inspiration somewhere. Would you mind sharing your trade secrets? I promise I'm no competition.

[ Go on, tell him about that BL manga. He's going to be Very Okay with it. ]