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

a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've lost contact with the warehouse and

want to admit it directly, but Aldred understood what all of this

Group

They needed help.

seeking assistance from the rest of your colleagues? You know… the ones

Aldred asked this question, Lord

protecting their interests

Aldred heard this,

drowning man would try to save another drowning man if he didn't

but since they were experiencing the same challenges as

sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he racked his brain to think of a

end, he could only imagine

enlist the help of Sir

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

and most of all… overwhelmingly

four walls of KariBlanc that

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

Lord Blanc didn't seem to jump at the

maintained a critical air around him as

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

speaking, a slight passion in

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

was difficult—if not downright impossible—to find even a single flaw in the

these things. I never doubted his capabilities in

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

"Then—!"

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

this, Aldred

too powerful to concern himself with a losing party's

they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc

be stopped

that they were sinking… why would he choose

come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his

just have to be convincing

Lord Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze on

I believe

eyes

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

the period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the

be enough time or a stable opportunity to tell

entire incident, their enemies sporadically began

not an unreasonable man. He has listened to my selfish requests a lot of times, and if we can make it worth his while, I'm sure

Blanc sighed a little and maintained