"Impossible. You’re nothing without—"
"And you believed them. You always do, don't you, Osamu? The port mafia's dog. The Agency's jester. You wear chains so well… you even forgot they were metal." Bungou Stray Dogs- Dead Apple -Dub-
* (The fog around them begins to tremble. The mirror cracks.) "Impossible
"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." The port mafia's dog
"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."
"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."
Inside the corrupted reality of the Dragon’s breath. A distorted Yokohama. Fog curls like living tendrils. ATHENA Dazai (with bandages loose, hair wild) stands across from a mirror-image of himself—the Demon Prodigy , smoking and smirking.