I'm Actually Not Overpowered!

"I won't let them!"

Everyone's smiles grew wider. I saw sparks of elation in their eyes as they cheered.

They were happy—no, excited. Why? Because that was the expression I had on my face.

They still had their absolute faith in their Hero!

"Humanity will emerge victorious. We will deal another blow to the demons who have oppressed you for so long. Now, I ask of you… will you trust me and follow me to battle?"

I didn't even need to wait a second for their response. Of course, it was a deafening—

"YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!"

With a smile, and hope for the future, I smiled at my subjects. I stopped dead in my tracks, though, noticing something quickly.

'Ah, shit… I forgot, there are demons here. I just spoke of exterminating them without even considering… ah, shit…'

Lilith was currently staring at me with fear. Her glare contained more fright than actual hate. It seemed to me that I had inspired her to dislike me even more.

'Isn't this a good thing? But why do I feel bad?' I looked at the rest of the demons, and they also didn't look too good.

What else did I expect—referring to their kind as enemies and stuff?

'Welp, it is what it is.'

What I had to do hadn't changed. For the sake of the greater good, especially for everyone here that I cared about… I was ready to do whatever it took.

Even if it meant slaughtering every other demon on the planet.

'… Not like that's possible, though. Hahaha!'

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We left the settlement by noon. Before then, I left behind several instructions and duties for some people.

I had to return this settlement to the state I left it two weeks into the future.

'There's no way I could return to a primitive lifestyle after experiencing some form of civilization in this world…'

As a result, almost every denizen of the town was left behind.

I only took the most useful ones—my leaders—with the exception of Lilith.

Everyone was a bit hesitant, but I told them that Lilith would be protecting them against any threat that surfaced, as she was the strongest.

However, wouldn't that make her more useful to me and my imminent quest? Most likely. Yet… why was I letting her sit this one out?

"She's the only one who could really control the Lower Class demons, other than me. Of course, she needs to stay."

I wasn't taking the demons with me too. They were needed to help build the settlement into what I wanted.

And so, unlike my last try where I had taken practically all the inhabitants of the city to serve as an army , I only went to Dulum with Sarah, Lucy, and Byron. I was tempted to leave even them behind, but I decided against it.

'In the advent that the settlement is attacked, I'll still have some comrades left…' That was my cold-hearted rationale behind this choice.

Besides, if things went awry, and everyone in Dulum perished, I still had those in the settlement to count on.

Either way, I didn't put all my eggs in one basket. It seemed cruel, but this was my last chance as I couldn't use Arcana Call anymore.

This was the next best thing I could think of.

'I left a countermeasure back in the settlement, though. Hopefully, it doesn't come to that…'

Once everything was set, and the everyone was ready to go, I revved up the engine and left my home behind in a cloud of dust.

'Is it just me, or is the car slower than usual?' My eyes widened at the realization.

I glanced to see Sarah's reaction beside me, as well as that of Lucy and Byron behind me. They all seemed to think the car was going pretty fast.

Yep… it was just me.

'I've gotten faster, after all. I'm faster than this car… especially if I fly.'

It was best to save all of that for later, though.

'At this moment, I have no Golem, and my God-slaying Blades have all run out…'

I still had a few more Magic Items—like my Mana Bombs, Mana Grenade, and a few other things—but they weren't enough to take down an entire army of 10,500.

'But… I have a plan.' A grin formed on my face as I increased the speed of my Legendary Black Beast.

'I don't intend to simply emerge victorious by winning by a hair's breadth, no."

The kind of victory I sought, demanded that the enemies were in complete subjection to humanity. I wanted them to have a taste of their own medicine.

'It won't be a win if I don't do that much!'

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[The Demon Realm]

An entity sat on his glorious throne. His majestic form was cloaked in shadows, but it was clear that he not only had a massive build, he was also incredibly powerful.

As his glowing purple eyes peered into the empty space before him, enjoying the solitude of his court, a distortion in space appeared.

The purple swirl of energy caused everything around it to twist. Within this spatial disturbance proceeded a being—a demon.

"Father, I have arrived." The newcomer knelt before the overwhelmingly superior one.

He had the appearance of a child, and one of his horns was longer than the other. As his childlike voice echoed in the vast expanse, the boy-demon awaited the response of his only living parent.

However—

"I have told you not to call me that."

"B-but… we're all alone, so—"

"Enough. Even the walls have ears. I don't want any of it… not until you've proved your mettle."

"I-I understand." The demon gritted his teeth in frustration.

"You'll be tagging along with Heshu on an expedition to claim a land in the territory of the humans."

"A-ah…?" The kneeling demon was surprised to hear this.

His expression indicated confusion, but also a strange sense of happiness.

"I've given the details to Heshu. Prove yourself in this mission, and perhaps things might be a bit different." The one on the throne uttered with a tone of finality.

The child-like demon smiled with both nervousness and excitement. This was the opportunity he had been waiting for all this time.

"I-I understand. I, Adu, will not fail you… Lord Valefor!"

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[A/N]

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