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

are in 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 and the

Blanc didn't want to admit it directly, but Aldred understood what

Group

They needed help.

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

asked this question, Lord Blanc grunted

protecting their

Aldred heard this,

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

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

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

end, he could only imagine

could enlist the help of

shrouded in mystery and power; the same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a

intelligent, and

within the four walls of KariBlanc that

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

Lord Blanc didn't seem to

him as he narrowed his

Besides, to turn the tables, we need as many powerful allies as

slight passion

Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to

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

know these things. I never doubted his capabilities

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

"Then—!"

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 him to take

this, Aldred

concern himself with a

had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because

knew he couldn't be stopped even if he

they were sinking…

he may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva as

to be convincing

Lord Blanc heard this, he narrowed his gaze on his

taken proper care of her in his absence. I believe it takes

did that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes

him of every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why this

when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the

case, there wouldn't be enough time or

all, after that entire incident, their enemies sporadically began

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

this, Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained