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 was

that sale, then we'll encounter a devastating

want to admit it directly, but

Group was

They needed help.

tried seeking assistance from the rest of your colleagues?

this question, Lord Blanc grunted and

busy protecting their interests to

Aldred heard this, he

drowning man if he didn't have some

experiencing the same challenges as

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

the end, he could only

could enlist

one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed a wealth of resources that would make the

immensely resourceful, intelligent, and

KariBlanc that didn't know who this esteemed

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

all of these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't

maintained a critical air around him as he narrowed his

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

slight passion

He is a far better fighter than 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

was difficult—if not downright impossible—to find

doubted his capabilities in the slightest." Lord

face became twisted in confusion. If his father

"Then—!"

and intelligent as him will not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful that we have enough to thoroughly convince him to take

Lord Blanc said this, Aldred finally

Ralyks was too powerful to concern himself with a losing

mutual understanding was

then, they knew he couldn't be stopped even if

that they were sinking… why would he choose

to our assistance." Aldred swallowed his saliva

to be convincing

narrowed his gaze on his son

I believe it takes some measure of trust in us for him to have done

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

every update about the man named Ralyks, but he could understand

have occurred during the period when the Dragon

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

their enemies sporadically began to

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

hearing this, Lord Blanc sighed a little and maintained