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

he spills our secrets,

looked at the very luxurious

was the sky, and the ceiling itself took on

his comrades were caught, he would have to kiss

He couldn't allow that.

come this far already

relinquishing my position as king, just so I could be a part

to the lands that were

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

end, the position of the Royal Council was nothing

really do

it—the old times when he was

whole thing was due to the

North Continent, and even took

Everyone was scared,

to make humanity a converged unit under the same

Conrad and Vida were

why they seemed to be the true rulers

knew his father, and

Knox—and for the remaining seared

completely eradicate that

all agree on that. The

has that man completely under his watch. There's no

his allies

They weren't wrong.

get Conrad first.' As Knox thought this, his eyes

'Is it finally time…?'

man bathed in on their meeting, his face and entire

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

matter how capable he was, he couldn't just

you permission

of a Dragon here

man said this, all the

know how to

not be so

anywhere close to the

"Quit messing around!"

the announcer's face convinced them even more that he was telling the

man like that would gain nothing

asked, his voice nearly

could feel his heart racing and

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

time since the meeting, quickly telling the guard to

This is

this, he approached the table where

moment he—no, all of them—had been