I was a Nerfed Hero in Another World

Right after that intimate understanding Merleen and I had (and the new passive skill I unlocked), I went straight ahead to the balcony and met with Green. That emerald-looking knight waited for my appearance. He motioned his hands and invited me to the centre of the stage, together with the mercenaries beside him.

"Are you ready?" Green asked.

I gave him a nod and answered, "You bet I am."

Green finally pushed me forward and introduced me to the crowd. All the villagers of Caerleon welcomed my presence, including the mercenaries surrounding me. They treated me as a hero who kicked the tyrant king out of his business. Those people claimed me as their hero, since I saved them from this cruel system.

But right now, those villagers asked for a ruler. Although we dethroned the king, this kingdom needed a new crown and a leader.

And that was what we did right now.

Green cleared his throat and began his speech. "Welcome, citizens of Caerleon…. Apologies, since I am not the best at making speeches. But I am here to announce the future of our kingdom."

"I personally asked Arthur to become the king of this kingdom. But the man himself turned the offer down, claiming that he wanted to save the world. He needs to get the sword from the demons. And Arthur noticed that there's a demon nearby our kingdom."

The crowd gasped upon hearing the latter part of Green's sentence. He tried saving the conversation and reverted it to its usual track.

"But don't let your fears take you, my dearest citizens! That is why Arthur needs to go instead of caging himself here as an officer of our kingdom. He benevolently gave up the seat and suggested that I would become the king of this kingdom. I promise I will share all the resources that the kingdom has, including the potions and the foods that the previous king left. Those potions would be distributed by Merchant, the one who created those bottles. These potions would heal any sort of disease you possess…. Well, it has its limits. But I assure you, it works best against wounds and minor injuries. Those of you who oppose this decision, please raise your hands and tell me right now," Green continued, while staring at the crowd.

The people filled their spaces with murmurs, talking to themselves about this news. Since this world based their leaderships between strongest people and bloodlines, these villagers felt something special about Green. It was their first time experiencing a democratic leadership under our command.

"Since no one raised their hands, I assume that all of you agree with my governance?"

Just before Green concluded his speech, someone among the crowd bravely raised his hand and voiced his suggestions.

"Please approach that man and let him speak," Green exclaimed, while waving his hands up front.

The stranger looked around before saying his fill. Once he got comfortable with the situation, he heaved a sigh and spoke about everything he wanted to say.

"What about the famine we're experiencing right now? Aren't all kingdoms experiencing the great famine?! Now that we dethroned the king, are we still a part of Albion? How about the king of Camelot? What did he say about this?"

Before we could even give our reply, Green, the rest of the mercenaries, and I exchanged looks. There were some things that we could only answer, while others left unanswered.

Green walked forward and replied, "I know about the famine. Which is why my team will do the best we could to find more monster meat and farm more vegetables. I cannot promise you the best results, but we will do our best to achieve those words."

After answering that question, nobody dared to oppose Green. It was not because they felt silenced by the ruler. The villagers remained quiet because of the awe of the new rulers of their society.

It was the beginning of a change, with new heroes born to lead the people. Although, our job was more than that. Green and I planned on hunting down more of us that hoped to protect this town once we're gone.

"If there are no other concerns, I would like to thank you all for your participation. Before we would end this occurrence, I would like to give the seat to Arthur. He is the man who saved this village. A stranger that became our family…. Please welcome, Arthur!"

Upon introducing myself to the crowd, I walked forward and waved my hand. I knew nothing about facing a bunch of people in front of me. But there was no option for me to run away, since this part was an important factor for the kingdom.

"Hi…. My name is Arthur. And thank you for having me," I said as my introduction of some sort. "I actually did not plan on helping this kingdom….. I was on my way to exit this place when I heard your conditions from the king. As soon as I realised it, I wanted to lend my strength to all of you. Since I have the power to protect everyone, I will use everything I have to do it. It was a frightening battle…. But we won in the end. It was all thanks to trusty mates; Merleen, Fenrir, and Green, and all the people that wanted to protect this place."

Upon taking a deep breath, I asked Green to walk at my fore. Green hurriedly heeded my instructions and went in front of me.

"I want to pass down this ability that I have onto you, Green. This skill helped me fight against all the things I had experienced. And since I've found greatness in you, I want you to have this."

[Warning! Arthur, are you sure to share the system with Green? Upon sharing your system with others, those people would gain abilities like from players. They can also share the system with others like what you're doing right now.]

My system sent me a message to warn me about my actions. I already knew that, since I gave mine to Merleen. I planned on sharing my power with Fenrir after this. But I needed to showcase Green's capabilities to the world, since he would become the ruler of this kingdom.

"Arthur, are you sure about this? This... power…. if not careful, people could get hurt," Green asked, while meeting my eyes.

I nodded my head and replied, "It's okay, Green. If that happens, you protect them. And if that happens, people that have these systems would protect those who need them."

I looked above and pressed the transparent button on my screen. Merleen and I were the only ones who could witness these frames, since we had those systems. As soon as the system recognised my answer, the process button appeared before me.

And when the transfer of the system got completed, Green finally saw what I could see.

"Arthur….. What is this?" Green asked, as he stood from the ground. T-This power…. I could feel it…. I could cast magic, unlike before! I-I feel lighter…. and bursting with energy!"

"That's just the top of the ocean, Green. But you need to learn it on your own, okay? I won't be here to monitor you... And you could share that system with other people you see fit. Just make sure that this power doesn't get into the wrong hands. I trust you for that, Green."

Green nodded his head once and answered, "Of course, Arthur... of course…. I will do just that."

When we finished our exchange, Green stared at the people once again and announced his new power to me. He also mentioned that we would grant this power to those worthy villagers that could protect this citadel.

Within a few seconds, he raised his hand and launched a devastating beam made of a dark substance. However, compared to the king, his dark energy got imbued with violet hues, indicating his uniqueness over this element. He might have unlocked the better version of the dark element, considering the colour of that ray of light.

"This is the power that Arthur had given me! I did not show it to all of you to scare everyone. I want to tell you I will protect this kingdom using this power! I swear in the name of my mercenary group!"

"We will effective and immediately work on our repairs and improvements for this kingdom. I hope everyone can cooperate with us. So we can have a brighter future," said Green, and finished the entire speech.

After giving that awesome speech, Green dismissed the event and instructed us to go inside. Merleen and I trailed behind as we approached the lobby room once again.

Green broke character and fell onto his knees, forcing himself to sigh. He rolled on the ground and cradled like a baby while hugging the rag.

"That was embarrassing, Arthur! How was my speech? Did I do okay? Was I too embarrassed? And how do I even use this system you gave me?!" Green bombarded me with questions, which I would answer soon.