World Serpent

The Prince had no idea that two "talents" were secretly plotting against him.

Even if they could not kill him, they intended to use the Misfortune Divine Artifact to cut off his future.

Otherwise, he would have shouted at them, "Come on, then! Chase me! Catch me, and I'll let you have your way with me..."

Ahem. What was William doing?

He had actually checked his Luck Value a few times. He had noticed a problem: his father had once said that if he reached the Legendary Tier before adulthood, he would be blessed with tremendous fortune.

But where was that fortune?

Where was his Luck Value?

You liar!

A man's promises were worth nothing.

Why had it not budged at all?

Fine.

He had figured it out. He had been taken in.

His father had talked a good game, after all.

His father's Luck Value was maxed out, but his face left plenty to be desired. William reckoned that even a tenth of his own good looks would transform his father's appearance.

But if his father had maxed out anything, it was his gift of gab. That was how he had roamed the Legendary Continent without getting killed and eventually won over William's mother.

For the past three days,

William had been searching the Endless Sea for the island with the World Tree, following his memories from years ago.

The island was not small. It rivaled the Small World Odin had entered; by land area, it would have counted as a continent on Earth.

But the island was not supposed to appear until a later version, so finding it now was proving difficult. By rights, he should have brought Annie along to try his luck.

The island's natural barrier made it invisible. Seeing through it with the naked eye