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 was in

state right now. If we do not complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've lost contact with the warehouse and the merchandise… it worries

want to admit it directly, but Aldred understood what

Group

They needed help.

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

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted and

like me—too busy protecting their interests

heard this, he

another drowning man if he didn't have some kind of life raft

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

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

end, he

Ralyks… we could enlist

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

was immensely resourceful, intelligent, and

within the four walls of KariBlanc

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

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

around him as he narrowed his eyes in

turn the tables,

a slight passion

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 means he is still hiding much of his

not downright impossible—to find even a single

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

Aldred heard this, his face became twisted in confusion. If his

"Then—!"

he'd 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 to thoroughly convince him to take our side, given the current precarious situation we are

said this, Aldred finally understood his father's

to concern himself

somewhat mutual understanding was because

stopped even

were sinking… why would he choose

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

have to be convincing

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

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

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

to inform him of every update about the man named

occurred during the period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and

time

that entire incident, their enemies sporadically began

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

this, Lord Blanc sighed a little