An Extra’s POV

"You may come in."

The moment this deep voice echoed within the very dark room, and beyond, a door slowly creaked open.

The intruder was a man with slick brown hair, with bright green eyes, and a very classy outfit—a black waistcoat on top of a formal shirt, black trousers, and a neat tie.

All in all, this man in his early thirties was very handsome in every sense of the word.

He was Aldred Winsley—Broker for the KariBlanc Group.

At least, that was what his identity demanded.

"Greetings, father." He bowed his head the moment he came in and closed the door within the dark office.

"Sit."

Aldred obeyed instantly, moving past the comfortable couches that stood at the center of the room, but moved towards the chair in front of the man's desk.

The man he called father—Lord Blanc of the Obsidian Council—sat calmly behind his desk

His bright green gaze could pierce the eyes of anyone, and even though the office was dark, they glowed intensely.

Aldred was used to this gaze, but even he still felt like prey being constantly watched by a predator.

He sat in front of his father, separated only by the desk that stood between them.

For a few seconds, no one spoke.

Then—

"They're acting much faster than I expected. Things are getting really unstable right now…"

—Lord Blanc spoke.

He didn't have his usual confident and imposing tone.

Instead, a sort of worrying vibe took over his voice, as well as his countenance.

It was easy to see that he was shaken by the current situation.

"How bad is it, Father?"

"Very bad. We can't contact our prime buyer due to some kind of interference through our main channel. We've also lost contact with the merchandise we kept in the warehouse in the East."

Their prime buyer resided far from the Capital, so the KariBlanc had gotten a vast patch of land where they constructed a massive warehouse to store the goods they would sell prior to the final sales.

It was also a major part of their 'Expansion' plan.

now… it

precarious state right now. If we do not complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've lost contact with the

it directly, but Aldred understood what

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

rest of your colleagues? You

this question, Lord Blanc grunted and

busy protecting their interests to spare time for

heard

save another drowning man if he didn't have some kind of life raft

were experiencing the same challenges as he was, they

what 'they' wanted all along, or…?" As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he

the end, he could only

enlist the help of Sir

who was shrouded in mystery and power; the same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of resources that

and most

was none within the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

all of these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem to jump

him as he narrowed

right? Besides, to turn the tables, we need as many powerful allies as we

a slight passion

seen Sir Ralyks' capabilities. He is a far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to

impossible—to find even

these things. I never doubted his capabilities in the slightest." Lord Blanc

heard this, his face became twisted in confusion. If his father didn't doubt Sir Ralyks'

"Then—!"

to ally with us. Someone as powerful and intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find

Aldred

to concern himself with

reason they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc

knew he couldn't be stopped even if he

sinking… why would he choose

our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva as

have to be convincing

his gaze on his son and

of her in his absence. I believe it takes some

eyes were wide

was meant to inform him of every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could

when the

be enough time or a stable opportunity to

their

is not an unreasonable man. He has listened to my selfish requests a lot of times, and if we can make it worth his while, I'm sure he would

little and maintained a few seconds