I'm Actually Not Overpowered!

The frightened faces of the demons.

The hopeful expressions of the humans.

The reverence of the monsters.

The whirring of the Golems.

\'... I see everything.\'

A smile formed on my face as I observed everything around and beneath me.

It had been over a week since I last came out of the Labyrinth, so the outside world took a little bit getting used to.

\'It\'s a good thing I have some experience being a shut-in, so it wasn\'t so bad...\'

My eyes captured the landscape, and my heart raced in excitement and satisfaction. It was due to one sole reason.

Everything thus far had gone according to my plan. It was perfect... literally!

At this point, it was time to reap the benefits and score all my points. All of my hard work was finally going to pay off.

There was no other other way around it.

\'... I win!\'

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"I-it\'s the Legendary Dragon Slayer!"

The denizens of Dulum all cheered as they used the Magic Item they were bestowed with to check the man in the sky.

It was indeed none other than their dear savior!

Their gazes instantly sparkled with hope as all of them rejoiced greatly.

Sarah, Byron, and Lucy joined in the celebration. No one could remain indoors when the Legendary Dragon Slayer was finally making his debut after so long.

People climbed their houses, some went as far as ascending the tallest buildings. Like monkeys, they desperately clung to fences or sat on the city\'s walls—anything to get a good glimpse of the man in the sky.

He was the epitome of hope, one whom even the monsters worshipped.

"H-he\'s... the champion of humanity!"

"All hail the Legendary Dragon Slayer!"

All at once, every resident of Dulum—adventurer and non-adventurer alike raised their voices to praise him.

This wasn\'t heresy.

It was simply giving honor to whom it was due.

"Hail! Hail! Hail!" Their voices ascended to the heavens as they fervently gave their devotion to the being in the sky.

"HAIL!!!"

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\'Haha, I feel embarrassed. You guys, stop it...\' I laughed internally.

At this point, shouldn\'t I have been used to such treatment? Still, being before such a large audience and being praised in this way... it made my heart race uncontrollably—at least in my imagination.

My regular heart was fine, thanks to [Freedom Of Expression].

"Now, then, shall we begin?" I whispered, narrowing my gaze on the the pesky barrier the Demons erected.

The monsters would have a hard time handling the barrier, giving the demons the advantage. In a drawn out battle, though, I was still going to win. However...

\'I want an absolute victory... something definite!\'

Nothing about a war of attrition had any appeal to me.

"I\'ll use this..." Bringing out a special runic gem from my Inventory, I glared at the special barrier.

In my grasp was a special Mana Bomb. I had been cooking it up since day one of my stay in the base.

\'It\'s been soaking up Mana for so long, and I added Holy Water to have an additional.effect on the Demons.\'

It was perfect for destabilizing the barrier that functioned on Miasma.

"Here you go."

In a single casual throw—adding my Mana to give it the extra push it needed—I threw the crystal-like object in the direction of the crimson fence that protected the Demons.

"Bang."

>BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!<

The circular fence instantly buzzed, fading away as it destabilized. As expected, a single breach caused the entire thing to break down.

"This should serve as the perfect signal for war." I grinned, commanding the monsters to rise and slaughter the foes before me.

"Let the battle begin!"

"ROOOOOAAAAAAARRRRR!!!"

Noises and fearless screeches of the wild beasts filled the air as clouds of smoke rose in their wake.

The confused Demons could do nothing hut take formation and ready themselves to fight against their terrifying opponents.

With the snap of my fingers, I activated the Golems who were waiting for my command. They hummed, whirring to life instantly.

"You know what to do. Destroy them all."

>ZZZZTTTZZZZ<

I was especially proud of my dear Golems. It took me forever to make their prototypes, but after those were done, I simply duplicated them by placing the materials in the Magic Circle I erected.

It was quite simple after that.

\'The monsters harvest the required materials. I make the Magic Circles. They dump the ores. The Golems are formed.\'

This rinse, repeat process gave me the army I had now.

I never thought things would work out so well, but they did... all thanks to the unexpected reservoir that was buried underneath the Labyrinth.

\'The Labyrinth is actually connected to Dulum, so I had the monsters navigate their way through it, erecting an underground Magic Circle for the city.\'

The results was the blue dome that currently shrouded Dulum. The barrier actually served two purposes, but I hoped things wouldn\'t get to that.

\'Things are perfect the way they are now...\' I gazed underneath me and noticed the battle was about to start.

The Demon Generals were facing off the Golems—as expected. Regular soldiers didn\'t stand a chance, after all.

The regular soldiers were fighting the monsters, but I reckoned without their barrier, they would eventually lose out in terms of manpower.

Plus, they were all probably exhausted thanks to my prank.

\'The good news is that if the Demons hold out until nightfall, the Spectres will return again. There really was no way around their loss.\'

\'Hm?\' I noticed something that caused me to smile.

As it would seem... the Demons had no intentions of letting me enjoy the wonderful stage I set.

\'Here they come!\'

>SHWWWWOOOOOSSSSHHHH<

Surrounding me was purple energy. It warped the space around me, and seemed to be sucking me somewhere else... just like the last time.

\'Not this time.\'

One of the crystals that surrounded me gave off a bright blue glow, instantly neutralizing the purple energy.

I remained stagnant in my position, waiting for the appearance of the two Demon Generals in my sensory range.

\'Two against one, uh...?\' I held back my laughter.

"Please tell me this is a joke."

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[A/N]

Seems our dear Hero is feeling himself pretty well.