The line comes from Vivant, the 2023 Japanese television drama about an ordinary employee pulled into a global conspiracy, and was uploaded under that title. Short quotes from Japanese dramas travel the same meme circuits as anime one-liners, and this defeated declaration slots naturally beside despair-themed clips such as Re:Zero Return by Death. It spreads through gaming streams, versus debates and reaction compilations, where creators use it to concede defeat with comic resignation before the fight even starts.