
“You were almost right. But unfortunately, Horikita, you were wrong about one thing. Right now, just for this moment, I'll tell you. I have never thought of you as my friend. I've never cared about you as a classmate. In this world, winning is everything. Your methods don't matter. I don't care what I have to sacrifice. As long as I have my victory in the end, I'll be fine.You, Hirata - no, all other people are nothing more than tools. I was complicit in what drove you to this. So, don't blame yourself, Horikita. You were useful to me.”
― ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ 3 [Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e (Novel) 3]
― ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ 3 [Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e (Novel) 3]
“I knew all about fear born through pain. I knew the terror and misery of being a loser. I’d seen people destroyed by it before my eyes, time and time again. But eventually, I stopped feeling fear. Instead, I just felt cold, because I’d come to realize that no matter how much suffering or despair others experienced, the same would never happen to me.”
― Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 7
― Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 7

“commander of the rescue forces would go on to tell the Republic’s president and high officers, “If you hated colors that much, you may as well have dyed your flag white.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1 [Light Novel]
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 1 [Light Novel]

“his raison d’être was to never flee in the face of death.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 5: Death, Be Not Proud
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 5: Death, Be Not Proud

“I never doubted that you’d reach our final destination. I worried that contacting you or coming to see you would make it seem like I didn’t believe you could do it on your own.” “You remembered.” “Of course I did.” Shin said it with his usual placid tone, as if it was nothing at all, but there were no other words in the world that could have made Lena happier. He’d remembered—he’d believed in her and that she would catch up to them someday. Lena bit her lip. If there was ever a time to say what needed to be said, it was now, and if she didn’t take the opportunity, she’d likely never be brave enough again.”
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
― 86—EIGHTY-SIX, Vol. 4: Under Pressure
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