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 in

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

directly, but Aldred understood what all

Group

They needed help.

seeking assistance from the rest of your colleagues? You know… the ones that aren't

asked this question, Lord Blanc

me—too busy protecting their interests to spare time

heard this,

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

but 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

the end, he could

enlist the help

and power; the same one who had reached the realm of

intelligent, and most

KariBlanc that

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

Lord Blanc didn't seem

air around him as he

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

a slight passion in his

Ralyks' capabilities. He is a far better fighter than Yuri and a much better Mage than I am. The

difficult—if not downright impossible—to find even

things. I never doubted his capabilities in the

heard this, his face became twisted in confusion. If his father didn't

"Then—!"

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

Blanc said this, Aldred finally understood his father's

powerful to concern himself with

they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc

knew he couldn't be stopped even if

now that they were sinking… why would he choose

I believe he may come to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his

just have to be convincing

his gaze on his

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

did that…?" Lord Blanc's eyes were

the man named

have occurred during the period when the Dragon Incident occurred, and the

be enough time or a stable

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 if we can make it worth his while, I'm sure he would hear us out at

Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained a few seconds