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 was in

now. If we do not complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus,

want to admit it directly, but

Group

They needed help.

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

question, Lord Blanc

me—too busy protecting their interests to spare time for

heard this,

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

connections, but since they were experiencing the same

all along, or…?" As Aldred whispered this, sensing

end, he could only imagine

Ralyks… we could enlist

Dark Adventurer who was shrouded in mystery and power; the same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of resources that would make the KariBlanc Group

intelligent, and most

within the four walls of KariBlanc that

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

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

around him as he narrowed

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

slight passion in his

better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to deliver so

find even a single flaw in

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

twisted in confusion. If his father didn't doubt

"Then—!"

choose to ally with us. Someone as powerful and intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful that we have enough

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his

Ralyks was too powerful to concern himself with a

somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could

couldn't be stopped even if he chose to break

they were sinking… why would he choose

come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva

just have to be convincing

this, he narrowed his gaze on his

I believe it takes some measure of trust in us for

that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes

inform him of every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand

must have occurred during the period when the Dragon Incident

be enough time

all, after that entire incident, their enemies

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

sighed a little