What of the paladin. What was her name?? The blonde night with a dual personality

what do you mean the end the novel is still ongoing

Good I prefer that it’s way more natural

Hasting's balance was indirectly referring to how much power can one player (MC) monopolize where the others can't have, and the only way to make everyone equal is to make everyone else realize they have to grow just as strong - an invasion would be the perfect wake-up call, even if people have to die for it. Technically its power balance amongst players.

While MC's balance was referring to how much power and influence can the beings inside the Tower of Trials can have (rules and regulations). Hasting did overstep his boundaries in order to achieve the power balance, but the authority balance inside Tower of Trials was challenged.

I love that it's also technically just a manifestation of the elder god's mind- Not even of the elder god itself

Niggurath is like Odin, Zeus, and various other deific characters, there's a lot of interpretations. Except we know exactly who made the first story about Shub-Niggurath; HP Lovecraft, and his cosmic horror themed stories featuring conceptual reality fucking 'gods'. Shub-Niggurath being one of them.

Watched overlord recently and there was a spell , same name “Shub-Niggurath”. Where goat demons ( more of tentacle than goat) were summoned