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.

them, Evals Redart just had

spills our secrets, things

the very

the sky, and the ceiling itself took on a color of

comrades were caught, he would have to kiss

He couldn't allow that.

come this far already

just so I could be a part of a council… I've lost a lot of my power,

went to the lands that were now part of the

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

end, the position of the Royal Council was nothing

do anything

when he was a King and he was

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

had just recently wiped out the entire North Continent, and even took down a

Everyone was scared,

and decided to make humanity a converged unit under the

think of, Conrad and Vida were the first two to join

sense why they seemed to be the true rulers of the

joined because I knew his father, and Conrad's plan seemed like a fair

Knox—and for the

need to completely

on that. The problem right now is how to go about

man completely under his watch. There's no way to sneak in

allies talk, he

They weren't wrong.

the prisoner, we have to get Conrad first.' As Knox thought this, his eyes flashed

'Is it finally time…?'

A man bathed in on their meeting, his face and entire body drenched

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

how capable he was, he couldn't just barge into this

you

sighting of a Dragon here in

man said this, all the angry

they didn't know how to make sense of all

be so

aren't anywhere close to

"Quit messing around!"

look on the announcer's face convinced them even more

like that would gain nothing from

is it…?" Knox asked,

his heart racing and his body

If we operate now, when attention will shift from

smiled for the first time since the meeting, quickly telling

comrades. This is

said this, he approached the table where

was the moment he—no, all