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

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

want to admit it directly, but Aldred understood what

KariBlanc Group

They needed help.

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

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted

protecting their interests

heard this,

would try to save another drowning man

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

sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he

he

we could enlist the help of Sir

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

and most

within the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

qualities, Lord Blanc

critical air around him as he

qualities we need, right? Besides, to turn the tables, we need as many powerful allies

speaking, a slight

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

not downright impossible—to find even a single

doubted his capabilities in the slightest." Lord

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

"Then—!"

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

Blanc said this, Aldred

powerful to concern

understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could pull

he couldn't be stopped even if he chose to break their

that they were sinking…

he may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed

to be

Lord Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze

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

did that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes were

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

when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the capital began

be enough time or a stable opportunity to

entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to make their

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

Blanc sighed a little and maintained a few