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

complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've lost contact with the warehouse and

Blanc didn't want to admit it directly, but Aldred understood what

Group was

They needed help.

your colleagues? You know… the ones

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted

me—too busy protecting their interests to

Aldred heard this, he

wise drowning man would try to save another drowning man

Blanc had powerful connections, but since they were experiencing the same challenges as he was, they could not render

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

the end, he

Ralyks… we could enlist the help of

the same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of resources that would make the KariBlanc Group richer than ever

was immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most of all… overwhelmingly

KariBlanc that didn't know who

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

all of these qualities, Lord Blanc

a critical air around him as he narrowed his eyes

turn the tables,

continued speaking, a slight passion

than I am. The fact that he was able to deliver so many

find even a single flaw in

these things. I never doubted his capabilities in the slightest." Lord Blanc

Aldred heard this, his face became twisted in confusion. If his father didn't

"Then—!"

ally 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

Blanc said this, Aldred finally

Ralyks was too powerful to concern himself

they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding

he couldn't be stopped even

were sinking… why would he

he may come to our assistance." Aldred

to be

narrowed his gaze on his son and told him

care of her in his absence. I believe it

Blanc's eyes were wide open

of every update about the man named

when the Dragon

wouldn't be enough time or a stable opportunity to tell

incident, their enemies sporadically began

a lot of times, and if we can make it worth his while, I'm sure he would hear us

Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained a few seconds