Bungou Stray Dogs- Dead Apple -dub- 〈2027〉

"You know, I’ve been thinking… abilities. Curses. Gifts. Whatever name you slap on this poison running through our veins. They said we’d be lost without them. That the power inside was the only thing keeping the dark at bay."

"You’re right. I can’t touch you. Not the way I want to." (He exhales slowly.) "But here’s the punchline, you smug, suicidal ghost of my past… I don't need my ability to kill a lie." Bungou Stray Dogs- Dead Apple -Dub-

"Pretty words. But look at your hands. No nullification. No 'No Longer Human.' Just flesh and bone and the memory of every friend you couldn't save. Oda. Ango. That boy with the tiger… he's ash now, isn't he?" "You know, I’ve been thinking… abilities

"Nullification was never my real weapon. It was the bait . The trick I played on the world so no one would notice the real danger." Whatever name you slap on this poison running

"I’m nothing with it. That’s the point." (He reaches forward, not to cancel, but to embrace.) "Now let’s end this duet. One last verse. No chorus."

"The real ability… is getting people to follow a man with a death wish. To believe in a detective agency led by a suicidal maniac. To make a tiger believe he has a heart. That’s not magic. That’s will . And you, my friend… can’t nullify will."