Kidnapped to Another World

KTAW Chapter 20 Part B

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Chapter 20 Part B

Continued from Part A

"So we have to watch for signs they'll tighten the noose to not let people leave their control," I thought aloud.

"Can they do that?" Yumi wondered, scratching her head.

"Hmm, are you sure?" Rina asked.

"Well, it's natural to single people out individually, but the rangers are already acting like a team right? So they can easily single people out individually and take their weapons and stuff before most the group knows what's going on. Then by the time it's known they will just be too powerful to take out of power. It's basically how people are laid off in companies. The guys at the top single out the guys at the bottom so they can't fight back. Also they'll be mentally trying to figure out which way people will go and try to herd them," Asakura said.

"You are a really logical person aren't you Miss Askura?" I asked, chuckling. After all, her brains were helping us a lot by helping us to figure out what to do."

Asakura smiled big giving me my answer.

"But are you sure we aren't speculating too much on this? How do we know you are really on the right track?" Yumi asked suddenly.

"I know what I mean. I'm not worried about that. Just leave it to me and Shun," Miss Asakura said.

"Well, I thought so too, until I heard them each wanting to be king. That's pretty scary, when the timing and problems are up to our necks already. That's proof we're not speculating," I said.

"Ah, this world is so complicated," Yumi exclaimed.

"And dangerous," I added, responding to Yumi.

"But why do they want to be the king? Isn't it more work to do?" Rina asked innocently.

"Yeah it's more watching and staying in control of people, but they want to be the ones that have stuff. People want power to use other people below them as sacrificial pawns to cushion them from hardship, disaster, and the consequences of selfishness and bad decisions. They also want to have the best shelter, the best chance for spouses, food, power, tools...and there's no guarantee of having those things even if they are the ones in power," Sensei explained carefully.

"Ah, I get it now," Rina said.

"Wow you hit it right on the nail," I said in surprise. Not a lot of adults like to use bold honesty like that. They fear retaliation so much because by nature adults have to cooperate to live and can take things away from each other when they don't like what each other does.

Yumi also nodded. "It's strange though that Yuta would suddenly be all weird and Akimoto too."

"Well they saw they had a really lofty advantage. They decided to cash in on it. They've probably never had a time period before where they had responsibility over others with real accountability either. That adds to the danger in this. If they are elites over others then others pay the price for them to learn that," Sensei said, raising an eyebrow. "For example, who can oppose Yuta if he's the only one who can teach people what their skill screens say? I don't think Raya getting 'deathly ill' is an accident either. They most likely did something to her."