I'm Actually Not Overpowered!

Back when the Hero had taken her as a slave, Lilith had thought she was going to live a life worse than death—at least, until she gained her freedom.

However... the longer she stayed with the Hero and everyone else, the better she understood his true nature.

He wasn't evil or sadistic at all.

Everything he did was for the sake of his people, and he didn't even relegate only the demons to harsh labor. The humans worked hard too, making it so that everyone had their fair share of activities to carry out.

Everything he did had a reason, and he was able to transform the somewhat passable settlement she had invaded into an amazing place.

Not just anyone could achieve that.

Lilith's grin grew wider as she thought more about her master. He was indeed the epitome of perfection!

'Hero different. Hero nice... Hero good.'

The vehicle she sat on, the one he called the Legendary Black Beast was hard and glossy, and she had never enjoyed anything more in her life.

Despite the fun she was currently having, Lilith realized the danger they were all heading toward.

WAR!

Demons were cruel, unforgiving creatures. She knew that much being a demon herself.

Their cruel nature earned them their rightful place as the most dominant race in the world. As such, Lilith was already aware of the harm that would befall her if she was to engage in battle with her kind.

Facing an army so huge and formidable was basically suicide. Even though they had quite a considerable army on their side, it was still very dangerous—almost impossible to expect victory.

'But... I believe...' The Demon Girl's thoughts were of the Hero, the only one who stood a chance.

Even though the odds were against him when she invaded, he single-handedly struck down everyone in his way.

He was the epitome of power and battle prowess, wasn't he?

That was why she chose to believe in him.

'Me? Believe in someone...?'

Lilith smiled to herself. So much had changed since she had first arrived here. She had changed.

'Slave Contract still here. Me can run if life in danger. But...'

Her eyes were aglow with passion, and her heart raced as she imagined the danger ahead. She could always escape if anything endangered her life, but Lilith was already determined.

'Me will fight... even if I die!'

That was her resolve.

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Okay, so the ride was a bit awkward, considering the fact that I was running a bunch of battle simulations in my head.

Unlike earlier, we were heading toward war. Clearly, no one would be in a cheerful mood.

Initially, there was awe and excitement about the Legendary Black Beast, but as we got closer to the battlefield, there was an ominous air of unease and tension in the car.

No laughter whatsoever.

In fact, most of the passengers were staring at me with squarely—either that, or they were merely observing the passing landscape.

It made me realize just how grim the situation was. I really couldn't mess up now.

'Alright... in thirty more minutes, we should arrive at the destination.'

So far, I had taken a few things into account. Hopefully, they all worked as intended.

'There's no way we can win a full-blown battle. Our numbers and resources aren't enough.'

It was no secret that the demons outmatched us both in numbers and skill.

The best I could do was create a scenario—like with Lilith—where they would surrender.

If things went well, we could absorb them into our forces, thereby extending our influence.

'Yeah... that would be nice.' A smile formed on my face.

I simply hoped they could all misunderstand the extent of my power and submit—the same way my event with Lilith and her demons played out.

'Alright... shall we begin?'

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*'Ah, shit... this is worse than I thought.'

My body shuddered as I watched the massive army of demons all standing on the battlefield.

Sure, I kepy my distance, but even from my location, I could see that they were extremely formidable!

"Haa... this is too much." My stomach was already in knots, I wanted to run away and never come back.

Everyone else was still in the car, and I was using my binoculars to see what was going on from my distance. Laying flat on my belly, I brought my eyes closer to the lens to confirm the despairing number of demons that appeared through the binoculars.

'Ah, shit...'

I had thought I knew what war meant, due to movies and that little skirmish with Lilith, but this was intense—too intense!

'Now I understand why they were so desperate. This is crazy!'

I was currently on the last hill that separated the wilderness from the Adventurer's City, and from what I could see, the demons had surrounded the whole place.

Since they had way more numbers than the Adventurers, they could afford such tactics.

Ultimately, their strategy would also make it extremely difficult for us to enter the city.

'They must have increased their security after Asa and co left. This is bad...'

If we couldn't get into the city, how were we to create a united front against the demons? The question kept eating at me me, but it was unwise to dwell too deeply on such matters while neglecting the people I was leading.

'It's noon right now. We have time to create a plan. I can't feel stuck. Hmm...'

Looking at things from different perspectives was something I was good at. I just had to be smart about the approach I chose to take.

'No matter the route I choose, though... it seems extremely dangerous.'

Still, I had to try.

With those worries and thoughts in my mind, I returned to the car.

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*The Adventurers, Sarah, and Byron were waiting for me at the location where I parked, same as the hundred Golems that knelt in standby mode.

Lucy was within the Jason, and the other soldiers were within their respective positions within their assigned Golems.

Since they weren't supposed to come out until the time was right, I imagined they would be impatient and anxious at this point.

I mean, they couldn't even see anything going on outside.

"I have made my decision." I spoke authoritatively as though I was in control of the situation, the complete opposite of what I was feeling at the moment.

Still, the act had to continue.

"After observing the demon army laid out before us... I know what must be done."

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[A/N]

I tried replacing the chapters, but the Webnovel format rejected them because the new chapters I wanted to replace in the cloned ones were more than 100 words different. Because of that, and Word Count, it wouldn't let me.

So, I'll just publish everything as new chapters and not replace the old ones.

Thanks for being patient.