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

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 contact with the warehouse and

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

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

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

Lord Blanc grunted and

busy protecting their

Aldred heard this, he

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

but since they were experiencing the same challenges as he was, they could not render

whispered this, sensing his Father's

the end, he

we could enlist the help of Sir

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

immensely resourceful, intelligent, and

within the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed man

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

Blanc didn't seem

air around him

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

a slight

a far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am.

impossible—to find even a single flaw

I never doubted his capabilities in the

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

"Then—!"

tricks. I find it doubtful that

this, Aldred finally understood his father's

concern himself with a losing

mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could pull

they knew he couldn't be stopped even if he chose to break their

now that they were sinking… why

may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his

have to be convincing

Lord Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze

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

Blanc's eyes were wide

update about the man

period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the capital began

there wouldn't be enough time or a

after that entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to make

he is not an unreasonable man. He has listened to my selfish requests a

Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained a few