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

not 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

KariBlanc Group was

They needed help.

of your colleagues? You know…

Aldred asked this question, Lord

busy protecting their interests to

Aldred heard

man if he didn't

were experiencing the same challenges as he was, they

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

he

could enlist the

same one who had reached the realm of 'Absolute', and possessed

was immensely resourceful, intelligent, and most of

walls of KariBlanc that didn't know who this

"Sir Ralyks? Hmm…"

of these qualities, Lord Blanc didn't seem

around him as he narrowed his eyes in

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

speaking, a slight

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

was difficult—if not downright impossible—to find

never doubted his capabilities in the slightest." Lord Blanc

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

"Then—!"

not be fooled by tricks. I find it doubtful that we have enough to thoroughly convince him

said this, Aldred finally understood

concern himself with

only reason they had maintained a somewhat mutual understanding was because the KariBlanc Group could pull their

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

were sinking… why would he choose to

he may come to our assistance."

to

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

we've taken proper care of her in his absence. I believe it takes some measure of trust in us for him to have done such a

Blanc's eyes were wide open

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

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

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

their enemies sporadically

unreasonable man. He has listened to my selfish requests a lot

a little and maintained