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

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

to admit it directly, but Aldred understood what all of this

Group

They needed help.

rest of your

this question, Lord Blanc grunted

busy protecting their interests to spare time for

heard this,

wise drowning man would try to save another drowning man if

connections, but since they were experiencing the same challenges

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

he

enlist

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

was immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most of

four walls of KariBlanc that didn't

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem to jump at

around him as he narrowed his eyes in

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

continued speaking, a slight passion

capabilities. He is a far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to deliver so many

downright impossible—to find even a single

things. I never doubted his capabilities in the

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

"Then—!"

fooled by tricks. I

Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his father's

to concern himself with

had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because the

they knew he couldn't be stopped even if

were sinking… why would he choose

I believe he may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva as he

just have to be

he narrowed his gaze on his son and told him

care of her in his absence. I believe it takes some measure of trust in

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

was meant to inform him of every update about the man named Ralyks,

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

wouldn't be enough time or a

entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to

He has listened to my selfish requests a lot

Blanc sighed a little and maintained