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

now. If we 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…

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

Group was

They needed help.

of your colleagues? You know… the

Aldred asked this question, Lord

me—too busy protecting their

Aldred heard

save another drowning man if he didn't have

the same challenges as he was, they

Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's increasing

end, he

Ralyks… we could enlist the help of

realm of 'Absolute', and possessed

intelligent, and

four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

all of these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem to jump at

him as he narrowed his

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

slight

am. The fact that

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

already know these things. I never doubted his capabilities in the

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

this, Aldred

concern

mutual understanding was because the

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

sinking… why

to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva as he

to be convincing

Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his son

in our care, and we've taken proper care of her in his absence. I

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

about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why this was never

the Dragon Incident occurred, and the capital began to

wouldn't be enough time or a stable opportunity to

all, after that entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to

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

Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained a