Rebirth: The Universe's Hidden Heiress-Chapter 153: [Parallel World] Perfect Match

Note: The Parallel World series happened in a parallel universe; the plot and settings are completely unrelated to the previous story. This Yuka is still the famous "Vase."

The Imperial Alliance of the Stars had recently made big news.

It was said that Admiral Kenji Kuba of the Alliance Army, who was about to become the next General Fleet Admiral and known for his cold, unfeeling character, actually had a perfect pheromone match with Taira Yuka, the spoiled daughter of the wealthiest family in the universe.

The Alliance didn’t force arranged marriages anymore, however, with such a high compatibility—a 100% match, everyone thought that it would be a waste if the two didn’t end up together.

Also, their names would always be linked in the public’s mind. Mention one, and they’d inevitably think of the other, even if they didn’t marry and found different partners.

After the complete extinction of the insectoids, the number of humans with strong mental or physical abilities had increased. People had started classifying these three types: those with great physical strength but weaker psychic abilities as "alphas", and those with stronger psychic abilities as "betas"; and there were omegas, basically like normal people.

Admiral Kuba Kenji was a beta, and an idol for many. He had proved that even betas, often seen as physically weak, could be iron-blooded admirals, defeat enemies, and overcome alphas who looked down on them.

Taira Yuka, although born into the wealthiest family and the sole daughter of the tycoon Taira Hideki, was an alpha with a delicate face often mistaken for a beta’s. But everyone knew she was bad at school, a standard spoiled child, looked down upon by most beta.

As people watched the drama unfold, some said these two would never be together, let alone getting married.

Yuka’s friend Ayoi was reading the latest news on her opticomputer. When she read the bad comments about Kenji and Yuka, she rolled her eyes.

"How can they say that?" Ayoi said, clearly upset.

Hearing this, Yuka just smiled and continued to doze off at the table, lazily saying to Ayoi, who was puffing her cheeks like a pufferfish, "People just say things. Just let them."

Alex, who was usually calm, frowned too, "Yuka, you’re not like that, they’ve got you all wrong..."

"Let them be wrong," Yuka replied, not bothered. "I don’t want to join the Alliance Army, too much work. Besides, I have a fortune to inherit... probably more than a trillion. I don’t know how much there is."

She added thoughtfully, "I won’t take their words to heart, and neither should you."

Despite what she said, Ayoi and Alex still seemed a bit downcast.

Ayoi and Alex knew Yuka’s true abilities; she was a rare super genius with double S-tier in both physical and mental powers. However, they also understood that Yuka truly didn’t want to reveal her strengths, fearing that the Alliance Army would recruit her and make her suffer. So, they kept this secret to themselves.

They knew Yuka’s secret since the kidnapping incident.

Soon after their first year of university began, Yuka, with her high physical and mental levels, was admitted to the combat major. But she desperately wanted to escape this highly competitive field and join the more relaxed history department next door. So, she pretended to be weak, hoping the combat department would expel her at the end of the semester.

Her act was quite successful. Other alphas thought she was a fragile, dependent ’vase’, inferior even to some betas. If not for her tycoon father’s protection, other alphas might have bullied her.

Initially, Ayoi and Alex’s impression of Yuka was like everyone else’s. But a few months ago, during an excursion organized by the combat department, space pirates targeted the heirs of several governing families, including Ayoi and Alex.

The Alliance was managed by a system of ruling families, with heirs sent to the central government for concentrated training, before being assigned to manage other planets in various regions. While most heirs were fair, some sought benefits for their families.

In any case, the heirs of the ruling families were precious to their clans. The space pirates planned to kidnap Ayoi and Alex for ransom and cruelly intended to kill them after getting the money.

During the kidnapping, Yuka, who was sunbathing on the beach, got involved unintentionally. The space pirates took her along with Ayoi and Alex onto their spaceship, planning to leave the Alliance and enter their territory.

Yuka couldn’t just watch her classmates get killed by pirates. She was forced to act, eliminating an entire ship of space pirates. She even destroyed their spaceship and used a light-year car to bring Ayoi and Alex back to her family’s small planet. After ensuring they were well-rested, they returned to the planet where they lived.

This incident was hushed up by Yuka’s father, Hideki, using his wealth and connections. He claimed he had sent a mercenary team for rescue, and Ayoi and Alex didn’t reveal Yuka’s secret. Thus, they became very good friends.

Because of this, Ayoi and Alex were even more upset when others disparaged Yuka. They knew the truth about her remarkable strength and intelligence, something others were completely unaware of. This deepened their bond and their resolve to stand by her, despite the misconceptions swirling around her.

On the other side, Kenji listened to his subordinate’s report and frowned slightly. "Is that what they’re all saying?"

While he indeed had no intention of marrying the alpha, and didn’t even think they needed to meet, he felt uneasy knowing she was being spoken about this way, partly due to him. freeweɓnøvel.com

However, his subordinate was quite angry, "I think they’re right, sir. I’ve investigated that alpha. Apart from her looks, she has nothing else to offer. She’s not worthy of someone like you!"

Kenji was about to respond when his opticomputer on the table suddenly rang. He answered the call, his expression turning serious, "Sir."

General Fleet Admiral, with a smile, said to Kenji, "Kenji, remember Donny Horn? She’s the heir of the Horn family. I’ll set you two up for dinner tonight, okay?"

Kenji’s grip on the opticomputer tightened momentarily. He composed himself before replying, "I’m sorry, sir, I have a mission to execute tonight."

General Fleet Admiral’s expression remained unchanged, still smiling, "What mission? I thought you were free recently?"

Kenji’s mind raced, and he quickly answered, "The recent incident of space pirates infiltrating the Capital Octoxis isn’t resolved yet. I’ve decided to go undercover in an underground bar to seek clues."

"Oh, is that so?" the General Fleet Admiral asked, "How long will this mission take?"

Kenji, caught off guard by his persistence, thought carefully before answering, "About a week."

"Alright, then one week," General Fleet Admiral decided firmly, leaving no room for Kenji to refuse, "After a week, go have dinner with Donny Horn, talk a bit, and see what you think of each other."

After General Fleet Admiral ended the call, Kenji put down his opticomputer and slumped in his chair, his expression dark.

’The pirates are so impatient already?’

He had always known that the current leadership of the Alliance Army preferred to collaborate with the ruling families, but he did not want that.

He had always maintained neutrality. However, as the next General Fleet Admiral, his stance would determine the Alliance Army’s direction.

Many ruling families were getting anxious, trying to connect with him through the current General Fleet Admiral, wanting their heirs to marry him to gain control, simply because he was a beta.

Once a beta was marked for life by an alpha’s pheromone, they couldn’t escape. They wanted to control him, and it would be effortless.

Pressed so firmly by the General Fleet Admiral, Kenji glanced at his angry subordinate, and his thoughts drifted back to the indulgent alpha with whom he had a 100% pheromone compatibility.

This alpha did not belong to any of the ruling political families. The Taira family was a commercial dynasty, never involved in politics, yet many in the political realm sought their favor. The alpha didn’t lack money, nor did she seek power, so she wouldn’t aim to control him using her alpha status.

Moreover, Kenji heard that she never worked out or had any physical practice. Even if she tried to force him, he had the strength to resist. Considering this, marrying her seemed like the best option. It would free him from the harassment of the ruling families and allow him to continue as General Fleet Admiral.

But...

’What if she doesn’t want to marry me at all?’ Kenji believed marriage should be based on mutual affection. Without it, the marriage would be merely a transaction, and he didn’t want to force such a trade on anyone.

Besides, he was not the typical beta suited for a partnership. His body was not soft but muscular, scarred, and rough to the touch. Unlike other betas, he didn’t cook delicious meals. On military campaigns, he survived on nutrient solutions and energy bars, caring little for taste.

Most importantly, he couldn’t imagine lying in bed with an alpha, let alone the idea of having children with one...