[ Maybe if Amos can unlock his confidant and rank up high enough, he can learn about the mystery of pancakes, but for now, what he says strikes a different sore chord. ]

Not on that scale, is it...? So it is possible to bring the dead back on a more individual basis.

[ That explains why Akechi is here, risen a second time thanks to a higher being's machinations. Why anyone would want his help when there's -- and he hates to admit it -- a better option available is beyond his comprehension, but whatever the case, he won't be made into a puppet again. Over and over, he will seize his choice and decide his own path.

For now, that path may as well be Zenith. ]

In all honesty, I share your sentiment. I suppose I can see why those aligned with Meridian would wish to latch on to a last glimmer of hope to bring back their loved ones, but that seems like futile effort to me.

[ Then again, there's very little he left behind in the old world that he would even consider taking along with him, so his choice is made all the easier like that. Still, 'very little' doesn't equal 'nothing,' so he must ask: ]

Is it true Yima-san will offer a special Shard to those who join Zenith's cause?