An Extra’s POV

Within a finely furnished office located in an unknown place, a man stood close to the windows, ignoring the fine chair and exquisite desk behind him.

The blond hair on his head was a lot longer than a man's, but a tad bit shorter than a woman's. He had a few wrinkles covering his face, displaying his age, and a short beard that was finely trimmed.

His outfit was also reminiscent of the room—grandiose and expensive-looking.

He was watching the events of the marketplace—the Black Market—and a smile was on his face.

As one of the six members of the Obsidian Council, it pleased him to see the community thriving.

As he smiled and sipped his wine, his moment of reminiscing was cut short by a knock on the door.

The man's green eyes darted to the door, and his curled up lips slowly fell.

"Come in."

The door slowly opened, and a man dressed in an expensive waistcoat, as well as an overall formal entire walked in.

He looked young—perhaps in his early thirties—but the experienced look in his eyes did not belong to a youth.

He was Aldred Winsley, one of the many Brokers of the KariBlanc Group.

"Lord Blanc, I have reports for you."

Blanc was his code name in the Obsidian Council. Each of the six had their pseudonyms, yet his managed to be the opposite color to what their entire group was named after.

"It's fine, boy. There's no need to call me that here. Just address me normally…"

Sure, the man who entered was younger than this Lord Blanc, but it wasn't enough to be called a boy.

Still, he nodded in understanding.

As this man slowly turned to Aldred, he could see him deactivate his Identity Concealment Item.

Soon, Aldred's appearance transformed into a younger version of Blanc.

"I understand… father."

The Aldred from before was now replaced by a boy who was barely twenty.

"Hehe… that's much better."

Blanc chuckled as he sat on his very comfortable chair and offered Aldred the same courtesy.

without a moment's hesitation and sat opposite

to me. Tell me what all

before Aldred had come, he

just how much did

The thing

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"G-good heavens!"

face contorted in downright shock as he

"That's absurd!" He yelled.

thought so too. But it was all real—everything

made up story… that someone of such caliber would just walk into their place of business

man is this

Anything to identify him as?" Blanc asked, desperately

told him, however, that it wouldn't

Yer. Even among the accomplished Adventurers, none

his eyes and pulled at his

His son wasn't wrong.

either use their real name or have flashy titles and pseudonyms. This

Adventurer, surely they would have

whispered. "You did good

was just one more

utmost pertinence that Blanc had

determine how we consider

right? What

detect a person's Stats to a limited degree, but not

only thing it could do very subtly was reading how

"What was the Tier?"

to this question, Aldred Winsley had a

question, but

gulped, he decided to throw aside his indecision and just be as straightforward as

didn't work, I

didn't work? That's a Grade 4 Item. It has to work!" Blanc

highest Grade anyone

or finished products, it existed at the

would such a

But… after our meeting, I tried to see what it picked up,

didn't know what it meant, so

other hand, had a

you just

man's face scared Aldred