I Became A Third-Rate Villain In The Hero Academy [On Hold]

Chapter 74: Romeo & Juliet

"She's tied up."

Jang Woohee, who brought Melon secured with rope, looked at me.

"Um, good work," I responded, my eyes resting on the unconscious Melon that was now tightly bound.

······She was thoroughly tied up.

Not just her hands and feet, but even her thighs and shoulders were tightly tied with no room for wriggle.

She resembled a cocooned insect.

Noctar seemed impressed.

"Ho, even an orc can't move if it's tied up like that. But when will she wake up? It doesn't look like it'll be any time soon."

"She should remain in this state for at least ten minutes," I said, looking down at her with indifference.

She wasn't unconscious due to external injuries.

Assassins are usually accustomed to enduring pain, possessing high tenacity stats.

A seasoned veteran like Melon wouldn't faint from just a slight cut on her thigh or a superficial knife wound in the abdomen.

The cause of her fainting was the special effect of Moonflower's 'Moon Explosion'.

It induces a random abnormal state in the opponent when after a certain number of attacks or after dealing a certain level of damage.

The current abnormal state afflicting Melon is 'unconsciousness'.

'Of course, this is not the true ability of [Moonflower].'

An effect of this caliber isn't enough to consider it a legendary weapon.

Even in the original game, Moonflower is a legendary weapon bordering on the mythical grade.

There is another special effect.

Moon Murder.

An ability that can only be used once a year.

After reaching a certain number of attacks or dealing a certain level of damage, it literally 'destroys' the target.

Though it's overwhelmingly powerful, I cannot use it.

Only individuals with a special bloodline can wield it.

In this regard, only Jang Woohee and her father—the leader of Equilibrium—can use it in the original game.

The reason why the leader of Equilibrium earned a reputation as the best assassin on the continent was, to some extent, due to Moonflower.

······I say 'to some extent' because Jang Woohee's father is a monster, even without Moonflower.

The special effect of Moonflower only matters if it lands on the opponent; if it misses, it's worthless.

Even without Moonflower, the man could take on a top-ranking hero team solo.

"Uh, ugh..."

Melon woke up.

She quickly surveyed her condition, glanced at our team, and mumbled with her head hanging low.

"······Are you going to kill me?"

"Yes," I replied, crossing my arms and looking down at her.

"There doesn't seem to be any mages around. What trick did you use? That flash of light before my eyes-"

"Too much talking," I interjected, cutting off Melon's words.

Melon let a resigned sigh.

"······sigh. I thought if I were ever caught, it would be by the professors or third or fourth-year students from the Hero Department. Yet I'm caught by five first years..."