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

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

admit it directly, but

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

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

Aldred asked this question, Lord

their interests to

heard

save another drowning man if he didn't have some kind

but since they were experiencing the

this, sensing his

he could

enlist

power; 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

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

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

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

air around him as he narrowed

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

speaking, a slight passion in

much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to

impossible—to find even a single flaw

doubted his capabilities in the slightest."

Aldred heard this, his face became twisted in confusion. If his father didn't doubt Sir Ralyks' capabilities, why did

"Then—!"

intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful that we

Aldred

to concern himself

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

they knew he couldn't be stopped

now that they were sinking…

come to our assistance."

just have to

heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his

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 him

that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes

inform him of every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could

the Dragon

that case, there wouldn't be enough time or

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 his while,

a little and maintained a few seconds