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

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

to admit it directly, but Aldred understood what

Group was

They needed help.

rest of your colleagues? You

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted

their interests to spare time for

Aldred heard

would try to save another drowning man if he didn't have some kind of

had powerful connections, but since they were experiencing the same challenges

As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he racked his brain

end, he could only

we could enlist the

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

immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most of all…

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

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

qualities, Lord Blanc

critical air around him as he narrowed his eyes in

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

slight

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

impossible—to find even a single

never doubted his capabilities in the slightest." Lord

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

"Then—!"

tricks. I find it doubtful that we have enough to thoroughly convince him to take

this, Aldred finally understood

Ralyks was too powerful to concern

understanding was because

stopped even if

now that they were sinking… why would he choose

may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva

have to

this, he narrowed his gaze

proper care of her in his absence. I believe it takes some measure of trust in us for him to have done

Blanc's eyes were wide

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

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

there wouldn't be enough time

all, after that entire incident, their enemies sporadically began

to 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 make it worth his while, I'm sure he would hear us out at

hearing this, Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained