I Became the Student Council President of Academy City

The principal turned her head towards the collapsed Central Tower.

"But human emotions are so insignificant... Over time, as I grew older, my memories faded and my intelligence deteriorated... and eventually, my daughter was all that remained. Desires fade as the years pile up..."

"So, you decided to live for Lee Se-ah? Without even realizing you were being used?"

"I knew I was being used..."

The principal looked back at Woo-jin.

"I believed my daughter could accomplish anything. I trusted that she would create something far better than I ever could... So, I gave her power. At the cost of dead children and the dark underbelly of this city, I gave her immense authority."

The "dead children" likely referred to the ones discarded in the process of raising her own personal soldiers.

"And even though that meant those children would suffer forever?"

"The sacrifice of the few for the benefit of the many. I accepted that... At first, it was difficult. I vomited every day and was plagued by nightmares. But eventually, I adapted. In time, it became routine, something I accepted without question."

The principal smiled bitterly, her eyes brimming with tears.@@novelbin@@

"Yes... I became the villain so that my daughter could inherit everything. I wanted her to lead this city the right way!"

"...."

"And now, this is my reward...! You were the price I had to pay...! I was a fool! I was... I was...! Ahh...!"

The principal grabbed her head and rocked back and forth, her wide, bloodshot eyes darting about as her hands tugged at her hair.

Losing her daughter—who had been everything to her—had shattered her sanity.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... My daughter... Ah, my daughter... What was her name...? My daughter’s name... My daughter... My..."

"...."

"My... what was... it again..."

Perhaps the painful memories of Se-ah were too much to bear, and the principal’s mind slowly began to erase her.