Kidnapped to Another World

KTAW Chapter 23 Part A (revised)

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Chapter 23 Part A

Meeting with Akira continued...

"Well do you want the good new or the bad news first?" I said, after I thought about it quickly.

"Huh?" Akira and Yuriko said, both at once.

"You heard me," I replied. I gave them a serious look so they knew I meant business.

They both looked at each other, but then Akira spoke up, "if there is any good news I'd want to hear it. I only see bad news so far. Is there really anything good?"

I shrugged, "depends on the situation. If you don't cooperate with me it could all be bad news in the end. I need you to follow my instruction to the letter. No half promise stuff either. For me to help you I need full commitment and no deception."

"Eh?" Yuriko was confused, but she mostly was trying to stay quiet and let us work it out.

"Hey Shun, are you OK in there?" I heard Miss Asakura from outside had walked up close to the lean to. She stayed outside, but she noticed I was in there quite a while.

"Don't worry, just give us some time and space for a bit. Don't let anyone listen for awhile OK?"

"Got it. Hang in there," I then heard Sensei walk away from the shack again.

"So you will help me?" Akira asked with pleading eyes. "Or rather can you? I just thought maybe we'd team up somehow. Is that full commitment? But if you can really do something..." he was looking at me curiously.

I folded my arms over my chest defiantly. "I might be able to try something that can help but...the problem is I don't want a king. If you insist on this king business I don't want to be involved. So you have to give it up or change the idea for me to help you."

Yuriko's face fell. "That's not fair!"

"Neither is having a king fair. Kings fill their own pockets. At the expense of their people. They don't actually help their people. They live off them like parasites. They don't fill the pockets of others. And they generally take all around," I replied.

"That's true," Akira admitted.

There was a brief silence as they thought it over.

I also knew I was right. And in fact, this was golden opportunity to change the future for our benefit!

...

Yuriko's face twitched. "Actually I was mad at him on this king business too. I don't like it either, but if Yuta becomes king..." she seemed to tremble slightly.

Akira's didn't look bad however. He shrugged, "actually I don't want to be king either, but I just don't want Akimoto and Yuta to be king. You feel me? Actually you are better at this leader stuff than I am."

We all nodded. "Yeah, makes sense. Maybe we can persuade the voters and the others to do like a different leadership structure instead of a king? Would you work for that?" I asked.

"But you would have also have become tempted to do things like him once in power," I pointed out.

Akira was in denial and shook his head. "No way."