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

complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus,

it directly, but Aldred

Group was

They needed help.

assistance from the rest of your colleagues? You know…

Lord Blanc grunted and

like me—too busy protecting their interests to spare

Aldred heard this,

to save another drowning man if he didn't have some kind of

since they were experiencing the same challenges as he

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

end, he

could enlist the help

was shrouded in mystery and power; the same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of resources that would make the KariBlanc Group

was immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most of

KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem to

around him as he narrowed his eyes in

right? Besides, to turn the tables,

a slight passion in his

far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to deliver so many Monster

downright impossible—to find even a single flaw in

these things. I never doubted his capabilities in the

confusion. If his father

"Then—!"

just unsure of whether he'd choose 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

this, Aldred finally understood

was too powerful to concern

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

be stopped even if he chose

sinking… why would he

may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his

have to be

heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his son and

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

did that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes were

the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why

period when the Dragon Incident occurred,

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

that entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to make their

us to an extent, Father. Besides, he is not an unreasonable man. He has listened to my selfish requests a lot of times, and if we

a little and