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

do not complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've lost contact with the warehouse and

want to admit it directly, but Aldred

Group

They needed help.

the rest of your colleagues? You

this question, Lord Blanc grunted and shrugged

their interests to

heard

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

the same challenges as he was,

As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he racked his brain to think of

he could only imagine

could enlist the

the realm of 'Absolute', and

intelligent, and most

none within the four walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

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

critical air around him as

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

slight

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

not downright impossible—to find even a single flaw in the

things. I never doubted his capabilities in

confusion. If his father didn't doubt

"Then—!"

as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful

said this, Aldred finally understood his

to concern himself with

understanding was because the KariBlanc

stopped

they were sinking… why would he choose

may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his

to be convincing

heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his son and told him

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

eyes were wide

every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why this was never

during the period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and

there wouldn't be enough time or a stable

after that entire incident, their enemies

requests a lot of times, and if we can make it worth his

this, Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained a few