[ It's easy to answer the first question, since he can leave out details that are too personal for his boyfriends, or even just too difficult to say, period. ]

Yeah. That's actually how were learned there are multiple timelines for each world. The Goro Akechi that's here with us is from a timeline that's earlier than the one I come from.

[ But it's the second that has something distant appearing on his face; he's separating personal experiences from the simple facts. ]

There are monsters that are invading multiple worlds. They can be fought by people who are able to use abilities called Psyches. The Reaper's Game is kind of like a training ground for people eligible to do that.

[ Astolfo seems like the reckless type, so: ]

You have to be hand-picked ahead of time by the people running it.