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

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

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

Group was

They needed help.

of your colleagues? You know… the ones that aren't on

Lord

protecting their interests to spare

Aldred heard this, he

save another drowning man if he didn't have some kind

they were experiencing the same challenges as he was, they could

what 'they' wanted all along, or…?" As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration,

end, he could

Ralyks… we could enlist the help of Sir

realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth

resourceful, intelligent, and most

none within the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem

maintained a critical air around him as

to turn the tables, we

speaking, a slight passion

have seen Sir Ralyks' capabilities. He is a far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that

find even a single flaw in the

I never doubted his capabilities in

his father didn't doubt Sir Ralyks'

"Then—!"

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

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally

too powerful to concern himself with

understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could pull their own

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

were sinking… why would

he may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his

to be

Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze on

proper care of her in his absence. I believe it takes some

Lord Blanc's eyes were wide open

to inform him of every update about the man named Ralyks, but

during the period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the capital

wouldn't be enough time or a

entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to make their

to my selfish requests a lot of times, and if we can make it

a little and maintained a few seconds