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 was in

sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss.

want to admit it directly, but Aldred

Group

They needed help.

of your colleagues? You

Lord Blanc grunted

like me—too busy protecting their interests to spare

heard this,

to save another drowning man if he didn't

experiencing the same challenges as he was, they could not render their

sensing his

he could only

could enlist the help of Sir

same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of resources that would make the

and most of all…

KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed man

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem to jump

critical air around him as he

turn the tables, we need as

slight

better Mage than I am. The fact that he

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

I never doubted

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

"Then—!"

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

concern himself with a losing

somewhat mutual understanding

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

sinking… why

come to our

just have to

narrowed his gaze on

care of her in his absence. I believe it

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

was meant to inform him of every update about the man

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

that case, there wouldn't be enough time or a

entire incident, their

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

little and maintained