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

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

to admit it directly, but Aldred

KariBlanc Group

They needed help.

seeking assistance from the rest of your colleagues?

Lord Blanc

me—too busy protecting their

heard this, he

drowning man if he didn't have some kind

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

or…?" As Aldred whispered this, sensing his

he could

we could enlist the help of

one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed

and most of

of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed man

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

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

around him as he narrowed

qualities we need, right? Besides, to turn the tables, we

slight passion in his

is a far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to deliver

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

know these things. I never doubted his

in confusion. If his father didn't doubt Sir Ralyks' capabilities, why

"Then—!"

powerful and intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his

concern himself with a

reason they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was

couldn't be stopped

they were sinking… why would he choose

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

to be convincing

Lord Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his son

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

Lord Blanc's eyes were wide

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

have occurred during the period when the

be enough time or a

entire incident, their

a lot of times, and if we can make

a little and maintained a few seconds of