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

that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss.

directly, but Aldred understood what

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

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

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted and

me—too busy protecting their interests to spare time

heard this, he

try to save another drowning man

but since they were experiencing the

this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he racked his

the end, he could only imagine

enlist the help of Sir

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

intelligent, and most of all…

walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed man

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

of these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't

critical air around him as he narrowed his eyes in

to turn the tables, we need as

continued speaking, a slight passion in his

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

impossible—to find even a single flaw in

I never doubted his capabilities

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

"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

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his

Ralyks was too powerful to concern himself with a losing party's

a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc Group

couldn't be stopped even if he chose to break

were sinking… why would he choose to

our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva as

have to

he narrowed his gaze

absence. I believe it takes some measure of trust in us for him to have done such

did that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes were

meant to inform him of every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why this

the Dragon Incident occurred,

wouldn't be enough time or a stable opportunity to

that entire incident, their enemies sporadically

my selfish requests a lot of times, and if we can make it worth his while, I'm sure he would hear us out at the

a little and