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

sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that

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

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

the rest of your colleagues?

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted and

their

Aldred heard this, he

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

since they were experiencing the same challenges as

what 'they' wanted all along, or…?" As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he

he could

we could enlist the help

was shrouded in mystery and power; the same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute',

intelligent, and

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

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

Lord Blanc

critical air around him as he narrowed his eyes

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

speaking, a slight passion in

a much better Mage than I am. The

downright impossible—to find even a single

these things. I never doubted

his face became twisted in confusion. If his father didn't doubt Sir

"Then—!"

just unsure of whether he'd choose 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 convince him to take our side, given

said this, Aldred finally

Ralyks was too powerful to concern

they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could pull

be stopped even if he chose to break

sinking… why would

may come to our

have to be

he narrowed his gaze on his son and told him

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 him to have done

Lord Blanc's eyes were wide

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

when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the capital began

wouldn't be enough time

entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to

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

a little and maintained a few