...Something about the Crystal. The ring--that's a conduit for the line of kings. But to wield the Crystal's power as a whole...

[He's sure he's on the right track. But he doesn't understand enough about Ardyn's world, and he... he wants to help Ardyn. With the Scourge sitting pretty in his head, Junpei knows he doesn't have the empathy to keep from kicking him in the metaphorical face if he keeps climbing blindly after the truth.]