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 was in

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

didn't want to admit it directly, but

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

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

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted and shrugged

busy protecting their interests to

Aldred heard this,

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

connections, but since they were experiencing the same challenges as he was, they could

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

the end, he could only

we could enlist the help of

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

was immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most of all… overwhelmingly

none within the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

Blanc didn't

maintained a critical air around him

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

continued speaking, a slight passion in his

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

impossible—to find even a single

these things. I never doubted his capabilities in the slightest."

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

"Then—!"

to ally with us. Someone as powerful and intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful that we have enough to thoroughly convince him to take our side, given the current precarious

Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his

Ralyks was too powerful to concern himself with a

understanding was because the

couldn't be stopped even if he

they were sinking… why would

our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva as

to be

Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his

her in his absence. I believe it takes some measure of trust in us for him to have done such

Lord Blanc's eyes were

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

occurred during the period when the

there wouldn't be enough time or a stable opportunity

incident, their enemies sporadically began to

an unreasonable man. He has listened to my selfish requests a lot of times, and if we

Blanc sighed a little and maintained a