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.

it was

complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've lost contact with the warehouse and the merchandise… it

didn't want to admit it directly, but Aldred understood what all of

Group

They needed help.

the rest of your colleagues? You know… the ones that aren't

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted and

me—too busy protecting their interests to spare time for

heard this,

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

were experiencing the same challenges as he was,

As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's

he could

we could enlist the help of

same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of

was immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most of all… overwhelmingly

the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed man

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem

maintained a critical air around him as he narrowed

the qualities we need, right? Besides, to turn

slight

He is a far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The

was difficult—if not downright impossible—to find even

never doubted his capabilities

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

"Then—!"

intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful that we have enough to

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his father's

too powerful to concern himself with

mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could

knew he couldn't be stopped

they were sinking… why would

believe he may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva as he

have to

gaze on

care, and we've taken proper care of her in his absence. I believe it takes some measure of trust in us

that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes were

about the man named

have occurred during the period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and

that case, there wouldn't be enough time or a stable

entire incident, their enemies

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 hear us out at the very

Blanc sighed a little and maintained