Demonic Pornstar System novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Counter Offer

"Do you not find my offer acceptable?" Talia asked once she saw the same expressions Vaelira had. "A three-way alliance between Runewoven, Nova Circuit, and Valhalla’s Sinners."

Then, Talia’s gaze shifted sideways toward Tessa as she added, "Should Nova Circuit find it acceptable, of course."

Without so much as blinking, Tessa replied instantly. "We accept."

There was no hesitation. No request for further discussion. Because she didn’t need one. Tessa had already made up her mind long before she stepped into this hall. She knew firsthand how anomalous Kaiden’s group was.

Valhalla’s Sinners weren’t just lucky. They weren’t just skilled. They were something else entirely: they were beyond normal comprehension, beyond their current understanding of the mana apocalypse. And most of all, they were rising. Fast. She’d seen it during the desert dungeon clear. That moment had planted the seed, but everything she’d observed since had only confirmed it:

Soon, they wouldn’t need protection and other non-military aid. Soon, they would be the ones offering it.

Sure, in the beginning, she’d probably have to give a lot. Political cover, resource access, help with logistics, introductions to powerful players. But all of that was an investment. If her instincts were right, this would pay dividends beyond what most guilds could dream of.

Next to her, three others reacted very differently.

Jack let out a strong breath through his nose. His lips pressed in a line that didn’t hide the disgust written all over his face. So much for meritocracy.

Sasha’s expression tightened. Her gaze moved over the women seated near Kaiden, and her jaw clenched. Again. She wasn’t the jealous type. Or so she thought. But there was something about this that made her stomach twist.

They were good, sure. But were they this good? Good enough for two guilds to extend open-armed alliances while the rest of them had to sit here as mere underlings?

If this deal went through, she and her group would be all but below Kaiden’s in the pecking order.

As for Vaelira, she kept her back straight and her fingers folded delicately on her lap.

But her insides were a warzone.

She didn’t care about the alliance. Not really. What she hated was how effortless it all seemed for them. How convenient. Every time Kaiden’s little harem showed up, it was as if the world bent in their favor. Government protection. Global fame. Special perks. Lucky drop rates. ’Like, come the fuck on! They killed four vampires, and they each dropped an artifact?!!!’ she screamed inwardly.

And now this?

A three-way guild alliance?

Her stomach churned. She wanted to dismiss them as sluts riding Kaiden’s cock to success. Pretty faces and tight asses with a knack for timing and lewd posing. That’s all it should’ve taken to write them off.

But then...

Her eyes narrowed.

That wasn’t it, was it?

After all, they weren’t even streaming for male viewers anymore. If your gender were male, you couldn’t open their adult content. It was simply locked, and there was no way to unlock it. Transitioning to a woman by surgery wasn’t recognized by the Awakened Platform as a gender change.

This meant that they were no longer the main attraction of their content. They were celebrity personalities, just as she wanted to do with her own stream.

And if she considered them as such, as her direct competitors in the awakened content creation world... They were doing so much better than her.

Meanwhile, hearing Talia’s response, Kaiden exchanged a glance with his girls. Their unimpressed expressions did not change.

Where was their reluctance to take the golden deal offered stemming from?

It was related directly to why Tessa was so quick to agree to their inclusion as an equal.

An alliance wasn’t just a signature on paper. It was a tether. A leash.

And not one but two leashes now threatened to bind them.

Tessa might be sharp and well-intentioned, and Talia might have a strong organizational base, but at the end of the day, both Nova Circuit and Runewoven were low-tier guilds.

Tessa’s was teetering on collapse while Talia’s fared better, ranking toward the top of the lower tiers, but still lacked the prestige, funding, or power to enter the middle echelons.

Kaiden’s group was rising fast. Too fast to find these two desirable long-term partners.

Tying themselves to two officially recognized guilds might seem like a good deal now, when the world still labeled them "newbies" and they were lacking many things.

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