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

are in a precarious state right now. If we do not complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the

directly, but Aldred understood what

Group

They needed help.

rest of your colleagues? You know…

this question, Lord Blanc

me—too busy protecting their

Aldred heard this,

man if he didn't have some

experiencing the same challenges as

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

end, he could

Ralyks… we could enlist

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

resourceful, intelligent, and

of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed man

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

Blanc

critical air around him

right? Besides, to turn the tables,

speaking, a slight

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 deliver so many Monster Cores also

find even a

already know these things. I never doubted his capabilities in the

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

"Then—!"

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 to thoroughly convince him to

said this, Aldred finally understood his father's

concern himself with

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

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

sinking…

come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed

just have to

heard this, he narrowed his gaze

of her in his absence. I believe it takes some measure of trust in

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

every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why

occurred during the period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and

be enough time or a stable opportunity to tell

that entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to

an extent, Father. Besides, he is not an unreasonable man. He has listened to my selfish requests a

Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained a few seconds