Interesting philosophical guy, though still "shonen" enough to rub Dio the wrong way. Wiser than his years - maybe that's what the "1000+" thing is about?
Dio tolerated this guy at first. While he rarely connects with jokesters, Kurama was at least consistently benevolent and therefore could get his intelligence through to Dio. In the trial he was adversarial but much more focused on the detriment to his own group than condemnation of Dio himself. Kurama earned himself a nod for his concerns about the Fabricator.
When Kurama first displayed empathy for Akechi, all the shouting melted together. The consensus was clearly that Dio had made a worse impression than Akechi, so Dio paid little mind to the question of why Kurama particularly cared. Kurama became openly attached to the idea of an arrangement between himself, Akira, and the late Akechi. This was a little morbid but none of Dio's business.
Then Kurama committed murder because according to his spiritual beliefs the possible benefits vastly outweighed the drawbacks. He confessed this motive precisely as he refused to become a shattered jewel with the others. Instead he reverted to casualty minimization reasoning and shot himself. He was particularly concerned about personally witnessing the deaths of people close to him. Dio was appalled. Kurama was seen as sacrificing himself in that moment instead of condemned for already committing a heinous crime, and evidently he valued Ren's life less than the others. Akechi at least believed when he killed that he could protect himself and Akira. Kurama seemed to perform love however benefited his goals at the time, and Dio has no doubt himself about getting the long end of his whip.
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Shuuichi
Dio tolerated this guy at first. While he rarely connects with jokesters, Kurama was at least consistently benevolent and therefore could get his intelligence through to Dio. In the trial he was adversarial but much more focused on the detriment to his own group than condemnation of Dio himself. Kurama earned himself a nod for his concerns about the Fabricator.
When Kurama first displayed empathy for Akechi, all the shouting melted together. The consensus was clearly that Dio had made a worse impression than Akechi, so Dio paid little mind to the question of why Kurama particularly cared. Kurama became openly attached to the idea of an arrangement between himself, Akira, and the late Akechi. This was a little morbid but none of Dio's business.
Then Kurama committed murder because according to his spiritual beliefs the possible benefits vastly outweighed the drawbacks. He confessed this motive precisely as he refused to become a shattered jewel with the others. Instead he reverted to casualty minimization reasoning and shot himself. He was particularly concerned about personally witnessing the deaths of people close to him. Dio was appalled. Kurama was seen as sacrificing himself in that moment instead of condemned for already committing a heinous crime, and evidently he valued Ren's life less than the others. Akechi at least believed when he killed that he could protect himself and Akira. Kurama seemed to perform love however benefited his goals at the time, and Dio has no doubt himself about getting the long end of his whip.