...I'm not, believe me.

[This would be so much easier if he could simply say "You're doing exactly what my father would do except without an army as your safety net, and it worries me."

But Asemu Asuno does not exist as far as anyone in Johto or Kanto is concerned, and he's not about to change that.]

But I don't think declaring a dictatorship with no stable backup is the best action you could take. For everyone else and for yourself.