It really is you...

"You..." Akira suddenly spoke up, "Don't have to suck up to me. We won't ever be friends so don't bother. You can resign whenever you want. Just doing what I tell you to do is enough. Anything more than that is overkill so don't waste your efforts. It's a bother for both you and me." 

The man turned around immediately as he heard this and for some unknown reason, his eyes shed a few tears as he spoke, "It really is you..." 

"That's what I've been telling you," Akira smiled softly as he spoke. 

"But how...?" 

"It's a long story. Let's just say I got a bit lucky." 

The man immediately fell to his knees and bowed down at Akira as he spoke, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry. It wouldn't matter even if I apologized a hundred times. I have made a big mistake, and the only thing I can do is apologize for it. I'm so sorry."