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

we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact

admit it directly, but Aldred understood what all of this

Group

They needed help.

you tried seeking assistance from the rest of your colleagues? You know… the ones that aren't

question, Lord

their interests to spare time

Aldred heard

wise drowning man would try to save another drowning man if he didn't have some kind of

Blanc had powerful connections, but since they were experiencing the

As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he racked his brain to think

the end, he

Ralyks… we could enlist the help of Sir

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

resourceful, intelligent, and most of all… overwhelmingly

the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

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

critical air around him as he

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

continued speaking, a slight passion in

and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he

downright impossible—to find even a single flaw

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

his face became twisted in confusion. If his father didn't doubt Sir Ralyks' capabilities, why did he

"Then—!"

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

said this, Aldred

concern himself with a losing party's

reason they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was

couldn't be stopped

were sinking… why would

may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva

just have to be convincing

heard this, he narrowed his gaze on

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

that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes were wide open in

about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why this

the period when the Dragon

there wouldn't be enough time or a stable

after that entire incident, their enemies sporadically

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

a little and maintained