āYou really care about Yusuke, in your own messed up way. Youāve been teaching him too. Heās like a son to me, maybe you think the same. Donāt ever regret the things between us.ā
āHavenāt you punished yourself enough? Havenāt you punished me enough too?ā
āYouāre doing your training like everything else, half-ass!ā
āYouāll never succeed if youāre always holding yourself back in case it doesnāt work out! You need to bite the bullet and start caring about something important with all your heart!ā
āWhat am I, a psychiatrist? Iāve had a life time of crap. Why would I want to take on yours?ā
āHoney, if Yusuke ever werenāt in danger heād up and die of boredom.ā
āDonāt make me slap you upside the head!ā
āIām enjoying my life without my pesky student, and ask that you live a nice long time, so I can get some peace and quiet. In other words, go win that fight, dimwit!ā
āYou will remember everything. Everything that went through your head.ā
āI fight to get what I need, and I kill whoever gets in my way. I always have.ā
āA soul is fragile without a ghost or a body to protect it, in one full day it would break apart.ā
āGladly you patronizing jackass.ā
āThanks for the real vote of confidence. You two should be cheerleaders, youād look cute in skirts!ā
āPower like this must be earned, slacker. I know thatās a new concept for you. All your life youāve gone the easy way. So, you were born with a talent for fighting - who care? You never worked for it. It was easy. You always quite any time the answer wasnāt served on a silver plate.ā
āEveryone has to fight with time to find their place before their inevitable death. Toguro. He ran away from that fight. Donāt you EVER do the same. No human is ever a one-man-show. Every decision that you make will affect the countless people who care about you. Do you understand? You canāt be a cocky kid anymore.ā
āYouāve lost a nose. Who cares? IāVE ripped off vital organs that were real.ā
āYoung people are stupid about life and death. They think theyāre invincible, too young to die, so theyāre not consumed with the fear of it. Thatās why armies recruit teenagers.ā
āStick a sock in it, you impulsive twit. The tunnel opens in two days; your sarcasm wonāt close it any faster.ā
āDown, boy. Before you go getting all dimwitted and fist-happy, we should send a small group to scout out the cave.ā
āPatience, Botan. The end of the world - you canāt just flip it off at the switch.ā
āEveryone has something that matters to them that they can protect or destroy. Kids have pets or toys; an adult has a child. Your something, Yusuke, just happens to be a whole lot bigger. With your new powers, you control all our fates. So, whatās next? Thatās the question hidden beneath all your other feelings. Will you become the person who protects or destroys?ā