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At the same moment Ms. Lawrence announced the arrival of the emperor, so
nervous and frightened that she could barely pronounce his name.
"Let me take your place," Kakuta said.
Adams tried to resist, insisting that he was no coward.
"That's not the reason," the Japanese replied. "I can disappear more easily than
you. Get your Arkonide suit on and sit down next to us. Invisible. You can appear
at any time if it really becomes necessary. I'll keep the telecom on so you will
understand every word inside your helmet."
"A another two minutes, Ms. Lawrence."
Three minutes passed. The emperor was in no hurry. He inspected all of the
anterooms, thoroughly and asked the people some questions, naive ones true to his
kind. On the other hand, he displayed highly specialized knowledge.
2:03.
The emperor entered the room.
"You are not Mr. Adams."
"I am Tako Kakuta, first teleporter of the Mutant Corps, and I can disappear
whenever I feel like it."
"I am the emperor. Call me emperor."
"As you like, Emperor."
"I want to talk to Mr. Adams. Get him at once."
"The boss has been detained, Emperor. I am representing him in all matters.
The emperor just stood there for several seconds. Then two heavy combat robots
rolled in. Now the great difference became apparent. The emperor was a secretary
robot with much stored knowledge. His class was equipped for broadest general
education and highest intelligence. His height was 1.70 meters. Kakuta recalled
that outside of the New Power this type was also equipped with individual steering
systems like the combat robots. It was not worth connecting the few existing
machines to central control computers as they were so rare and so widely
dispersed.
"I am the emperor of this city and demand obedience. Any refusal to obey an order
will be punished by death."
Kakuta knew that he could not expect any willingness to negotiate from this
partner. He would have to drop his plan to involve him in a long discussion.
"I shall get Mr. Adams, your majesty."
"Not majesty. I am the emperor."
The obstinance of the mechanical secretary was offensive. Kakuta controlled
himself.
He went into the adjoining room, leaving the door open so that the invisible Adams
could follow him.
"It is necessary for you to make an appearance, boss."
Adams left his helmet open. The emperor took no notice of his peculiar attire.
"We need your cooperation, Mr. Adams. I am offering an elegant office in my
residence in the Empire State Building. Your indispensability to me is your
greatest guarantee of survival. The new empire cannot get along without any
people at all. Follow me!"
The emperor left. The two combat robots stood at either side of the door, waiting to
escort the greatest financial genius in the world.
This development came as a surprise to the two men. They were quite accustomed
to matter-of-factness but the new ruler's ceremony went much too fast for them.
They wanted Adams and no one else. Once Adams was gone, war would come to