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

in a precarious state right now. If we do not complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've lost

didn't want to admit it directly, but Aldred

Group was

They needed help.

tried seeking assistance from the rest of your colleagues? You know… the ones that aren't on 'their'

Aldred asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted

busy protecting their interests to

heard this,

man if he didn't have

experiencing the same challenges as he

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

the end, he

Ralyks… we could enlist the help

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

and most

was none within the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

Blanc didn't seem to jump

air around him

to turn the tables, we need as many powerful allies

a slight passion

far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to deliver so many Monster Cores also means

impossible—to find even a single flaw

never doubted his capabilities in the slightest." Lord

his face became twisted in confusion. If his father

"Then—!"

to 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

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his

was too powerful to concern himself with a losing

only reason they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc

couldn't be stopped even if he chose to

they were sinking… why would he choose

come to our assistance." Aldred

have to be

Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his son and told him to

left his lover in our care, and we've taken proper care of her in his absence. I believe it takes some measure of trust in us for

Blanc's eyes were wide open in

the man named

period when the Dragon Incident

time or a

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

listened to my selfish requests a lot of times, and if we can make it worth his while, I'm sure he would hear

sighed a little