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

do not complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've

Blanc didn't want to admit it directly,

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

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

asked this question, Lord Blanc

also like me—too busy protecting their interests to spare time for

Aldred heard this, he

man if he didn't have some

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

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

the end, he could only imagine

could enlist the help of Sir

reached the realm of

immensely resourceful, intelligent, and

within the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem to jump at the

air around him

need, right? Besides, to turn

continued speaking, a slight

I am. The fact that he was able to deliver so many Monster Cores also means he is

downright impossible—to find

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

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

"Then—!"

as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful that we have

this, Aldred finally understood his father's

too powerful to concern himself with a losing

understanding was because the KariBlanc Group

then, they knew he couldn't be stopped even if he chose

they were sinking… why would he choose to

believe he may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva

to be

he narrowed his gaze on his son and told

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

Blanc's eyes were wide

about the man

during the period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the

there wouldn't be enough time or a stable opportunity

their

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 while, I'm sure he would hear us out

sighed a little and maintained