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

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

Blanc didn't want to admit it directly, but Aldred understood

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

assistance from the rest of your colleagues? You know… the ones that aren't on 'their'

question, Lord

their interests to spare

heard this,

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

had powerful connections, but since they were experiencing the same challenges as he

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

the end, he

we could enlist the help

in mystery and power; the same one who had reached the realm

was immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most

walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem

critical air around him as he narrowed his

to turn the tables, we need as many powerful allies as we

a slight passion in

and a much better Mage than I am.

find even a single

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

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

"Then—!"

be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful that we have enough to thoroughly convince him to take our side,

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred

was too powerful to concern himself

maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could pull their

knew he couldn't be stopped even if he chose to

now that they were sinking… why would

our

to be convincing

Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his son and

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

eyes

man

period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the capital

time or a stable

entire incident, their enemies

Father. Besides, he is not an unreasonable man. He has listened to my selfish requests a lot of times, and

little and maintained a few seconds