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

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

admit it directly, but Aldred understood what

KariBlanc Group

They needed help.

you tried seeking assistance from the rest of your colleagues? You know… the

Lord Blanc

protecting their interests to

heard

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

experiencing the same challenges as he was, they

all along, or…?" As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's

end, he

we could enlist

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

immensely resourceful, intelligent, and

KariBlanc

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

these qualities, Lord Blanc

critical air around him as he narrowed his eyes in

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

speaking, a slight

is a far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was

downright impossible—to find even a single

never doubted his capabilities in the

heard this, his face became twisted in confusion. If his father didn't

"Then—!"

not be fooled by tricks. I find it

Blanc said this, Aldred finally

powerful to concern himself with

understanding was because the KariBlanc Group

stopped even

sinking…

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

just have to be

narrowed his gaze on his son and told

I believe it takes some measure of trust in us for him to have

Lord Blanc's eyes were wide

meant to inform him of every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why

when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the capital began to

be enough time

incident, their enemies sporadically

to an extent, Father. 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, I'm sure he would hear us out at the very

a little and maintained a