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

a 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

it directly, but Aldred understood what all

Group was

They needed help.

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

Lord

their interests

Aldred heard this, he

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

they were experiencing the

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

the end, he could

could enlist the help of

who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of resources that

and most

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

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

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

air around him as he

need, right? Besides, to turn

continued speaking, a slight passion

far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to deliver so many Monster Cores also means he is still hiding much of

impossible—to find even a single flaw in

these things. I never doubted his capabilities in the

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

"Then—!"

to ally with us. Someone as powerful and intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it

said this, Aldred finally

powerful to concern himself with a

a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could

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

now that they were sinking… why would

believe he may come to our

just have to be convincing

this, he narrowed his gaze

his lover in our care, and we've taken proper care of her in his absence. I

eyes were

about the man named Ralyks,

period when the

enough time or

entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to make their

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

Blanc sighed a little and maintained a few seconds