"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."