Even the dead can stand still and not move. But I'm alive. I'm standing on my own strength.
— Nothing good comes of overexerting yourself. Why not leave it to Sebastian?
— He’s nothing more than one of my pawns. It’s me who gives the orders and moves him. However, he is not a normal pawn. He is a pawn that can get across the whole board in one move. Like this.
— Isn’t that against the rules?
— Yes, if it was a game we were talking about. However, rules hold no meaning in the real world. There will inevitably be knights who break the rules, and pawns who disobey orders. If you let your guard down for even an instant, you’ll be in checkmate.
The Poor, disappear. The Useless, disappear. The Unclean, disappear.
I hate lies so much, yet I lied to myself.
Diamonds are hard, but for all their hardness, they’re fragile.
Diamond: the stone that radiates exquisiteness for all eternity. All that awaits those mesmerised by its shine is destruction. However, even knowing that, it is said that it is impossible to resist.
Demons do not have a sense of loyalty or conviction, right? All they have are principles.
If only my feelings had also been buried beneath the ground back then.
— Don’t stand around. Get rid of the other one.
— Understood.
Please do bear in mind that I am not the patient type.
Grell: — Both of you will go to Heaven together!
Sebastian: — Heaven? That has no hold over me.
The image reflected in a picture is but an illusion. However, even if it is an illusion, wishing to hold onto it is one of the hollow dreams humans have.