"Hey, Dunn, is this really going to be all right?" Annie watched the receding ship with worry written across her face.
With the conditions inside, even the slightest disturbance could make that young noble drop dead on the spot.
And they were out at sea-in the Unknown Sea, no less-where the ocean's fickle nature was on full display.
"Things have already gone this far. There's no way I'm letting him off. Now we'll just bet on whether he can survive the next half hour! I'm one of Heaven's Favored, after all. I believe I've got that much luck. Worst comes to worst, we'll just hide in the Storm Sea!"
Dunn's expression was calm, as though he truly wasn't worried at all about the young noble dying before half an hour had passed.
Being one of Heaven's Favored wasn't simply a matter of inheriting a class. To ensure that the class could be passed on in its entirety, the World Origin gave Heaven's Favored some special consideration.
In plain terms, being one of Heaven's Favored was like having a cheap version of plot armor.
Although it couldn't truly guarantee that Heaven's Favored would survive no matter how recklessly they courted death, it wouldn't readily let them lose an occasional gamble that didn't involve the Legendary tier.
Previously, Dunn would at most have tossed the young noble onto a ship and left him to his fate. With his abilities, the young noble would most likely have struggled to survive in the Unknown Sea.
But ultimately, there was still a chance he could survive that situation, and Dunn, who was in a foul mood now, didn't want to let him off so easily.
That was why he had arranged all this. Under these circumstances, unless the young noble had genuine plot armor, his