"No one gets that strong just because they had no choice," she added.
But Lucy knew the whole truth.
He never sought power to oppress others—he never wanted to be feared.
Back then, he was just a student carrying burdens far heavier than he should have for his age.
Regardless, he still tirelessly worked to pay her hospital bills, pushing himself without expecting anything in return—as long as she was alive, that was enough
He even forsaken his childhood, his youth, just to repay the woman who gave him everything when his real parents had abandoned him to die.
And even to this day, all he ever wanted was the best for her.
To give her a better life. To make sure she never suffered again and could live peacefully while he took care of her.
And now, all of that was slipping away.
He was beginning to question if, all along, his mindset was wrong.
Maybe power wasn't meant to protect.
