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 in

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

directly, but Aldred understood what all of

Group

They needed help.

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

Lord Blanc

their interests to spare

Aldred heard

to save another drowning man if he

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

or…?" As Aldred whispered this, sensing

end, he could only

Ralyks… we could enlist the

in mystery and power; the same one who had reached the realm

intelligent, and

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

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

all of these qualities, Lord Blanc

critical air around him

had all the qualities we need, right? Besides, to turn the tables, we need as many powerful

continued speaking, a slight passion in

than I am. The fact that he was able

difficult—if not downright impossible—to find even a single flaw

doubted his capabilities in the slightest." Lord Blanc

in confusion. If his father didn't doubt Sir Ralyks' capabilities, why did he

"Then—!"

Someone as powerful and intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful

Aldred

concern

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

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

were sinking… why would

to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva as he

to

his gaze on his

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

Lord Blanc's eyes were wide

update about the man named Ralyks, but he

the Dragon Incident occurred,

there wouldn't be enough time or a stable opportunity to

after that entire incident, their enemies sporadically

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

hearing this, Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained a few seconds