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

complete that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating loss. Plus, the fact that we've lost contact with the warehouse and the merchandise…

it directly, but Aldred understood

Group

They needed help.

seeking assistance from the rest of your

this question, Lord

also like me—too busy protecting their interests to spare time for

heard this, he

man would try to save another drowning man if he

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

this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration, he racked his brain to think of a

end, he could only

enlist the

realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of resources that would

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

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

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem

critical air around him as he

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

slight passion in

Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The fact that he was able to deliver so many Monster Cores also means he is still hiding much of his

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

never doubted his capabilities

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

"Then—!"

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 him to take our side, given

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his

was too powerful to concern himself

they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because

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

that they were sinking… why would he

he may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed

have to be

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

and we've taken proper care of her in his absence. I believe it

did that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes were

update about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand why this was

period when the Dragon Incident

there wouldn't be enough time or a stable

all, after that entire incident, their enemies sporadically began to make

has listened to my selfish requests a

little