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.

for them, Evals Redart just had to get

our secrets, things will get quite

very luxurious and spacious ceiling

the ceiling itself took on a color of purity—with its chandeliers glimmering

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

He couldn't allow that.

come this far already

I could be a part of a council…

that were now part

of time deliberating policies, thanks to four other individuals who shared

the end, the position of the Royal Council was nothing more than

really do anything on

old times when he was a

agreed to this whole thing was due

wiped out the entire North Continent, and even took down a Kingdom in

Everyone was scared,

when Conrad approached everyone and decided to make

of, Conrad and Vida were the first two to join

to be the true rulers of

father, and

it was hell for Knox—and for the remaining seared

to completely

that. The problem right now is how to go

There's no way to sneak in and go

his allies talk, he

They weren't wrong.

have to get Conrad first.' As Knox

'Is it finally time…?'

man bathed in on their meeting, his

on his forehead, his hardened eyes, and overall muscular physique told anyone who saw him

he was,

you

sighting of a

said this, all

know how to make sense of all they had

be

aren't anywhere close

"Quit messing around!"

announcer's face

man like that would gain

Knox asked, his voice nearly

heart racing and his body shivering thanks to the

the right time. If we operate now, when attention will shift from the Evals to the Dragon, it would be the golden

since the meeting, quickly telling the guard

This is

approached the table where the other two

he—no, all of them—had been waiting