Bungou Stray Dogs- Dead Apple -dub- -

"For the tainted sorrow… of a world that never needed saving. Only someone stubborn enough to stay."

"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."

"No. I remembered every link. I just learned to like the weight." (He takes a step forward. The fog recoils.) "That’s the problem with you—with this little puppet show. You think despair is a weapon. But despair is just hope… standing in front of a mirror and hating its own reflection." Bungou Stray Dogs- Dead Apple -Dub-

"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."

"Impossible. You’re nothing without—" "For the tainted sorrow… of a world that

"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?"

"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 trick I played on the world so

* (The fog around them begins to tremble. The mirror cracks.)