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

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

it directly, but Aldred understood what

Group was

They needed help.

you tried seeking assistance from the rest of your colleagues?

Lord Blanc grunted and shrugged

their interests to spare

Aldred heard

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

but since they were experiencing the same

or…?" As Aldred whispered this, sensing his Father's increasing frustration,

end, he

we could enlist

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 richer

immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most of all…

of KariBlanc that didn't know

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

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

a critical air around him as he narrowed his

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

speaking, a slight passion in

better Mage than I am. The

downright impossible—to find even

doubted his capabilities

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

"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

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood

was too powerful to concern himself

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

knew he couldn't be stopped even if

now that they were sinking… why would he

come to our

just have to

his gaze on

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

that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes were wide open in

to inform him of every update about the man named Ralyks,

during the period when the Dragon Incident occurred,

enough time or a stable opportunity to tell

incident, their enemies

has listened to my selfish requests a lot of times, and if we can make it worth his while, I'm sure he would hear us out at the very

hearing this, Lord Blanc sighed a little