It took a long grueling two hours of waiting before it was Freya's turn. When the Earls all over the place had departed from the mating hall, a familiar annoying high-pitched voice of Countess Linda resounded.
"Oh, dear. My dear fellow counts and countesses, could my son go first? After all, he is excited to fulfill his duty as an omega. While someone..." The unspoken words made Frey want to stand up and hurl a fist at this audacious woman.
Countess Linda snickered and glanced at her son. Her son, George, is a gorgeous omega but still can't rival the looks of a defective omega who has an uncouth mouth. Linda gritted her teeth before snickering again.
The perfect Holsworth has a flaw. It was Linda's joy to make fun of that defect and ridicule this rival of hers.
Frey's peaceful face twitched. She glanced at the corners of her eyes and took note of those of the marquis to ducal family members that snickered, secretly writing them to her hit list.
'Just wait.'
"Mother, just let it go." Freya magnanimously said with a smile. Countess Linda's eyes were almost full of mockery but of course, Freya would not back down.
"It seems like the Countess can't wait for her son to have a match so he can stop doing shameless scandals on the Empire Network." After her words left her mouth, Freya watched in satisfaction as Countess Linda gripped her fan, and even the acting like an a-quiet-delicate-omega son of her flinched as a red flush of anger surged on his face.
'You'll think I will sugarcoat my words? Since you are blatantly provoking us, I will blatantly insult you in turn, of course, along with that disgraceful son of yours.' Freya thought as she sat in her seat. Frey nodded in appreciation. This daughter of hers was mainly quiet but when she spoke, only painful truths were said.
In her past life, Freya was an employee who holds a high position in the company, and so, has many rivals when it comes to promotion. Those rivals of hers would talk to her with hidden meanings but would always retreat as they were always defeated by her straightforward and provoking words.
"Well, since Countess Linda is insisting on making her son have the test first, why don't we, nobles, let her go first?" Frey said softly, narrowing her eyes while glancing at Countess Linda.
"The Reginas family can test first." The people in the hall stayed silent in agreement. But one did not.
"I don't want to be slowed down by some drama, our family will go first, the Reginas can be second." Count Andre Herald spoke, and Frey consented as such, the Reginas, also fell quiet. The Herald family is quite the ones they don't want to provoke. These temperamental mecha engineers have petty in their bones.
When the small and weak families left and only those with connections were there, it was the Counts' households that were next. As the Heralds requested to go first and the Holsworth agreed, the other three counts' family present remained silent on the matter.
Among the ten County households, only four households have attended.
The test is going on smoothly when the County Herald Household omega causes a sudden commotion.
"92% match with Alpha Kaitlyn Horum." This announcement caused a big discussion among the remaining families in the mating hall.
Freya raises a brow and secretly opens her netwatch to search.
'Kaitlyn Horum, the famous alpha actress that dominated the films and became the Film Queen that everyone adored.'
In the Empire network, she was one of the Alpha Gods that a lot of people wanted to match.
'Well, so?' After satisfying her curiosity, Freya stopped paying attention as she turned to George Reginas, Linda's son.
'This one is also famous in the Empire network, isn't he?'
Well, more like an infamous omega who chases the Alpha gods too much. Every week, he changes alpha targets to chase and this week just happens to be the Grand Marshal's turn. George Reginas is the scourge the fans of the alpha gods dearly hated.
When George stood at the center and took his test, the mating machine finally said,
"89% match with Alpha Trend Perez." George, who was quiet as a mouse revealed a triumphant smile. Countess Linda did the same.
Alpha Trend Perez, the current emperor's second adviser, is someone who has power, and power is what the Reginas need the most.
Frey tsk-ed in irritation while the powerful households whispered to themselves.
"Oh, if it isn't your daughter's turn, Marchioness Frey?" Countess Linda happily pointed out when the last County, Bojard, had taken the test . Look, such a tragic contrast.
'Your daughter might be more beautiful and elegant than my son but without pheromones, she can never best my son's match.' Countess Linda thought happily, smugness filling her up. Finally, she had won over Frey.
Freya secretly rolled her eyes and calmly patted her mother's hand before standing up. As she neared the stage, George who was beside his mother, was smugly smirking at her while snickering.
Freya gave a thoughtful smile.
Freya stood in front of the mating machine and let her hand be pricked by the extended injection.
She waited more than ten seconds and the machine didn't light up, which made Freya sigh in relief.
'I'm going solo bitches! Who cares about alphas? Not me!'
While Freya was celebrating internally, she heard a loud snort and she's pretty sure it came from the Reginas side.
"It seems like your daughter might remain a defect forever, Fr--" While Countess Linda was celebrating...
The mating machine the whole empire thought wouldn't activate gleamed brightly in the hall, a robotic voice then said:
"100% match with Alpha Collins Grey." The great marshal of the empire?!
"100% match with Alpha Henry Birch." The genius scientist of the famous Cytech Company?!!
"100% match with Alpha Morose Ha--"
*Thwack*
Freya with the who-knows-where hammer in her hands forcefully whacked the machine.
"-il"
"100% match with Alpha Cleine Forest."
*Thwack* *Twack*
The machine was finally destroyed, Freya sighed in relief and smiled at the dazed crowd.
"Don't worry, this machine is broken!" It needed fixing with her hammer!
Seeing the crowd not paying her any attention, Freya followed their sight and gasped.
F*ck you mating machine!!!!!
As there was a big screen in the mating hall, the mating machine decided to just turn it on and paste the results, seeing as its main body was destroyed.
"100% match with Alpha Collins Grey."
"100% match with Alpha Henry Birch."
"100% match with Alpha Morose Hail."
"100% match with Alpha Cleine Forest."
"100% match with Alpha Troy Perez"
"100% match with Alpha Richard Croan."
"100% match with Alpha Drake Fjurn."
"100% match with Alpha Alin Xin."
"100% match with Alpha Rin Waine."
"100% match with Alpha Xenon Cruis."
Freya: ...what the f*ck?!!!
The small hammer in her hand dropped.