An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

Within the Royal Estate, in one of its many beautiful buildings, there existed a particularly lustrous one.

It had very amazing architecture, and the colors shimmered with pure white and gold, even if it was being shrouded by the darkness right before breaking dawn.

It was very large—like a mansion—and it's immediate surroundings were made to be gardens.

This was home to one of the members of the Royal Council.

Lord Knox.

As his garden brimmed with life, despite the darkness, he was currently at the topmost floor of his home, along with three other people.

These were his accomplices—the two other members of the Royal Council that ran the underworld with him.

They were all seated in a round chair within the meeting room, eating and discussing the future of their business.

The only one who stood and paced around was Knox himself.

After all, he knew the kind of dire situation they were in.

"Right now, we're running out of time."

As Knox said this, his long beards twitched as his aged fades began to have more wrinkles.

His gaze swept through the room, looking at how well-furnished his surroundings were, and how much more he wanted to decorate even further.

But the Alliance was meant to be broke, so he couldn't just go around splurging cash.

Those things would have to wait.

His small eyes rested on the other two men in the room. They also shared worried expressions, but it didn't seem like they were taking things as seriously as he was.

'They've captured Evals Redarts. If he talks, we'll be disrupted by those two…'

By 'those two', Knox meant Conrad and Vida.

They were both eyesores that stood against what he stood for.

'Recently, they've amassed too much power and recognition. It makes me, and the rest of us, seemingly irrelevant.'

From the summoning of Otherworlders, to the relationship made with them, and other issues of varying scale—Conrad and Vida always took the initiative.

It infuriated Knox without end.

That was why he had to nip things in the bud as quickly as possible. He recognized that.

The problem was that it wasn't yet time.

They had to very meticulous about their planning, else a lot of things would fall apart even if they succeeded in their task.

Redart just had

secrets, things will

very luxurious and

sky, and the ceiling itself took on a color of

his comrades were caught, he would have to kiss this place goodbye, and they would also be

He couldn't allow that.

come this far

could be a part of

lands that were now part of the Alliance's combined

always spent a lot of time deliberating policies, thanks to four other individuals

Royal Council

do anything on

he was a King and he was

reason I agreed to this whole thing was due to the desperation of

out the entire North Continent, and

Everyone was scared,

approached everyone and decided to make humanity a converged unit under the

of, Conrad and Vida were the first two to

to

I knew his father,

was hell for Knox—and

need to completely

we can all agree on that. The problem right now is how to

has that man completely under his watch. There's no way to sneak in and go about

his allies talk, he nodded

They weren't wrong.

we have to get Conrad first.' As Knox thought this, his

'Is it finally time…?'

on their meeting, his face and entire body drenched

light armor, but the scar on his forehead, his hardened eyes, and overall muscular physique told anyone who

was, he couldn't just barge

gave you permission

been a sighting of a Dragon here in the Royal

this man said this, all

a moment, they didn't know how to make sense of all they

not be

close to

"Quit messing around!"

lashing out like this, the terrified look on the announcer's face convinced them even

like that would gain nothing

it…?" Knox asked, his voice nearly

racing and his

operate now, when attention will shift from the Evals to the Dragon, it would be the

for the first time since the meeting, quickly

This is

he approached the

was the moment he—no, all of them—had been waiting