[quote=@Yam I Am] Not necessarily. I intended for it to be sort of this analogy: [i]"You don't need shoes to run, but they sure help."[/i] Being a very powerful, strong, fucking overpowered being will sure get Lord Ahriman's attention, but that's not why you're his favorite. You're here because you know your shit. You're here because you know about Her Guidance (read: General isekai plots/tropes given narrative life), and most of all: Because you're smarter than that. So no, being this pseudo-god isn't a prerequisite. It's showing that you're a cut above the usual dumb muscle of an isekai plot and showing that you at least know how to take initiative. You can be a Super Demon Princess who can blow up the universe, and it just won't matter if she's too oblivious to know that Her Guidance just won't allow that, because to Her, the Hero has to go in and swoop down and save the day and get the girl(s). That's not going to help much here. What [i]will[/i] help is being able to know the signs in the sky, and know how to roll with them. A medieval farmgirl who has nothing but a rake and a shovel who's cunning enough to know that Super Isekai Hero will want Harem Sidekick can see that opportunity and start leading him off-track accordingly is way more valuable to Lord Ahriman than a Starfish God who can turn the universe into Grape Jelly but then get killed by the Power of Friendship the next hour. [/quote] What a concise crystal-clear explanation, so brute force really is not the right way indeed. So I didn’t completely fuck things up, good to know, thanks Yam! Had OP PCs [i]were[/i] required, I was thinking of either mega-buffing Terra or just make a new, much stronger PC. Some may enjoy playing a Mumen Rider alongside the Genoses and Saitamas, but I’m not one of them, I’d like my main char to be on at least a level playing field with the rest. That said, I may still go ahead and give her a few buffs here and there, nothing major though.