Demonic Pornstar System novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221: Request

*Knock. Knock. Knock.*

"Enter."

Vaelira didn’t hesitate. She opened the door and stepped inside without a second thought, the thought of letting the guild’s high-profile guests go first not even entering her brain.

The office was elegant and minimalistic. Stacked reports, sealed scrolls, and a glowing mana-core lantern on the corner desk. A personal sword hung on the wall above the guildmaster’s seat, a remnant from Tessa’s own adventuring days.

And there she was.

Tessa Verain.

The guild leader of Nova Circuit was dressed not in full combat gear but in an elegant blouse. She stood up with a surprised smile the moment they entered.

"Well... I can’t say I expected you guys to return."

She stepped around her desk and shook each of their hands, even Bastet’s. "After how things ended in the desert dungeon..." She sent Vaelira a very icy glare before adding, "I figured you’d pretend we no longer existed."

Kaiden returned the smile.

"We thought about it," he said as he settled into one of the guest seats. "But after some deliberation, we decided that we don’t want to burn this bridge just yet."

Vaelira took the seat opposite them, legs crossed, watching. She did not care one bit for the hostile aura her own guild leader was sending her way. Instead, she was eyeing Kaiden with curiosity.

Tessa smiled at him once again. "That’s good to hear. We’ve had a look at our guild’s performance in the desert dungeon and gave strict pointers to everyone."

Though the woman’s smile lessened when she saw the five dry expressions sent Vaelira’s way when they heard the words ’strict pointers.’ But due to the Arcane Puppeteer being the sole A-tier awakened in her guild, she could do nothing but sigh inwardly.

Kaiden’s voice turned a touch more businesslike as he elected to move on.

"You mentioned once that you’d like to hire us again in the future as mercenaries. If that offer’s still on the table... we’re wondering if there’s a dungeon you need cleared."

"I see... Tessa leaned against her chair. "There’s always dungeons, Kaiden," she said after a bit of inner deliberation. "But as far as the high-priority ones go, the ones we’d consider hiring external help for? Not really."

She paused, studying Kaiden’s face. She could see it. He did not like her answer, but clearly expected it.

Tessa decided to continue her explanation.

"With your help, we just finished our last mandated clear a few days ago. Low-tier guilds like us don’t get assigned constant do-or-die dungeons by the Association like the major players. We’re allowed a breather window now."

Kaiden nodded in acceptance, already having expected these exact same words to come from the guild leader’s lips.

"That’s good news."

"But not for you," Tessa replied knowingly.

He met her gaze without confirming or denying it.

Tessa exhaled softly, then offered a solution. "I can grant you access to one of the dungeons we’ve been farming. They’re not top-tier, but they’ve got decent spawn cycles. As they’re owned by us, you won’t have to deal with the hassles of public dungeons."

"Explored dungeons are already optimized. We’d only be getting the leftovers. The XP, the gear drops, the monster density... It’s all diluted. If there’s any drops left to be had at all."

Tessa understood. "You want a virgin dungeon. Something untapped."

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