I'm Actually Not Overpowered!

The dark clouds rumbled, and then I realized it was about to rain.

"A-ah... is it that time of the year already?" As more thick clouds gathered, I remained frozen where I stood, watching the previously blue sky turn stormy and gray.

It wasn't like I thought they were beautiful or anything. I was just...

'MY EARTH DRAGON... GIVE ME BACK NY EARTH DRAGON!!!'

... Lost in intense thought.

As I was lamenting internally—wondering how to raise the issue when next I went to Dulum—the shaft on the roof opened, and someone emerged.

"Sam... it's about to rain. Is it not best you come under shade?"

"Ah, that's true," I murmured.

The Priestess hadn't changed in the slightest since I met her. She was still very loyal—perhaps even more than ever.

And she was plenty attractive in her overalls too.

'If I had played my cards right... perhaps she would be Girl Number 1 in my Harem.' I made a sad mental note, contemplating something that would never come to pass.

'Lucy should be Girl Number 2, and then Lilith should be Girl Number 3...'

It was a shame I could no longer depend on Asa, especially since we never really spoke all thanks to me resetting the timeline.

'I had initially thought there would be chances of further advance in the future, but...'

Apparently, Asa was an accomplished A Rank Adventurer, and she was on the rise in the Adventurers business.

I didn't want to interrupt that.

'This shows just how much potential she has. Now I feel even worse for diminishing her capabilities in the lost timeline...'

In any case, all my Harem ideas were fantasies.

Not only did these girls respect me a great deal, but they also seemed to be stiff as heck.

Not one of them would even offer her body or perform a lewd act.

I never had to see any censored scene... 'accidentally', of course.

'Here I am, working myself to the bone, and no one can offer up themselves in gratitude?' I knew I was being unjustifiably hard on them. Perhaps the Earth Dragon stuff affected me more than I thought.

'The next time I go to Dulum, I'm going to raze that place to the ground! They're gonna cough up the merchandise... or so I'd like to say.'

With a deflated sigh, I followed Sarah down the shaft until we got into the tower's interior and I observed the guard post.

It wasn't like I couldn't cause some commotion in the Adventurer's City or straight up ask for my property back, but...

'I still needed to maintain good relations with them in order to further advance my trade prospects.'

In addition, as allies of my people, Dulum remained indispensable—especially considering how they were already a well-known people in this world.

'It doesn't mean I'll just forget about it. I'll definitely ask for my stuff back.'

Comradeship was built on trust, after all. The question I needed to get off my mind was simple...

'Can I trust those guys or not?'

"A-ah—" I realized I had been standing in a single position for too long.

Sarah was already looking at me with those cute and curious eyes. I bet she thought I was thinking about something super important.

Well, it was kind of important, but... well, you get my drift.

"Let us descend."

I did mention the tower was over a hundred feet tall, right? In that case, how would you suppose a person navigated their way up and down the tower? Stairs would be too tedious a solution.

The answer was simple—or rather, a bit complex.

Sarah guided me to the door that led to our way down. As it opened, something was waiting for me within.

A hovering box that resembled a small compartment.

Yes, that's right!

'I developed an Elevator in a medieval world!'

"Shall we?" I smiled as we stepped into the floating cubicle together.What kept it afloat was magic, obviously. It had no gears or whatever thingies that Elevators had.

The concept was simple.

By using Magic Runes to make the box lighter, it floated.

Then, by choosing to return down and adding an extra Rune, the box slowly got heavier until it reached the ground floor.

'Am I a genius or what?!'

There were some issues with it, though—like how you would always need to place a rune to change the weight.

What if we ran out of Mana Chalk and Mercury?

I needed to think of a more sustainable solution, but so far... we were doing pretty well.

The compartment hummed as it started to take us down slowly. I caught Sarah fidgeting from the side of my eyes.

Her body squirmed uncomfortably as her gaze shifted in every direction. Clearly, she was feeling nervous as we were being slowly dropped by the Magic Elevator.

'So cute!'

Not long after, we arrived on the ground floor, and I stepped out of the tower, only to be greeted by rain.

"S-Sam!" I heard Sarah scream, but it was too late.

The cool liquid fell on my body, and in no time at all, I was soaked.

'Welp... guess that's that.'

It was just rain, so I didn't understand why Sarah was being so fussy about it.

Wasn't it just her usual unnecessary pampering?

'Haa... I should just return to my house. Taking a short nap while it's raining should help my mood a little...'

And so, as I was bathed in the cool rain, I glanced at the Priestess once more—hoping her attire would reveal some nice proportions in their soaked state.

I wasn't disappointed.

'Is this how low you've sunk, Sam? Surrounded by so many cute girls, yet…

'I walked to my house with dignity, but within I knew I was a fallen man '

... I have nothing to show for it.'

******

Three people hurriedly traversed the wilderness, huffing and puffing as they did their best to navigate their way to their appointed destination as soon as possible.

One was a large, muscular barbarian.

Another was an extremely thin and lanky man.

The last one... was a blond lady with stunning features.

Desperation lit up their eyes, and they only had one destination—only one goal!

"Legendary Dragon Slayer, please be well..." The blond lady whispered under her breath as her eyes showed more blazing passion than ever before.

"Dulum needs your help!"