"Wake up, you sleepyhead."
Belphira groaned and rolled over, pulling the blanket over her head.
A second later, the blanket was yanked away.
She blinked against the light and froze when she saw who did it.
Her mother was standing beside the bed, arms crossed and eyebrows raised.
"Mom? It's still early in the morning. Can't I wake up a little later?"
Her mother stared at her, completely stupified.
"Early?"
Belphira squinted at the window and realized that the sun was already high.
The moment she saw it, she realized that she had slept too much, and when she turned around...
Her mother snapped and yelled at her.
"What the hell do you mean early, huh? Don't you see that the sun is already high in the sky?"
Belphira winced and quickly pressed her palms together.
"I'm sorry, Mom. I was just... really tired yesterday."
Her mother narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms.
"Tired? You mean tired from playing games until two in the morning?'
Belphira let out a little guilty smile.
Her mother's expression didn't even soften as she continued.
"Do you even know what today is?"
Belphira blinked, forcing her little brain gear to shift around.
Then her eyes widened as she realized it.
"...No way."
Her mother nodded sharply.
"Yes, today is the awakening day."
Belphira shot up so fast her blanket slid off the bed, falling to the floor.
"What?! Why didn't you wake me up earlier?!"
Her mother's eyes twitched.
"The maids already tried to wake you up... three times, and they even shook you."
Belphira frowned.
"Are you sure about that, Mom?"
Her mother's eyes twitched even more.
"Sure? Of course I am. You even told them to come back after five more minutes three times."
Belphira frowned and quickly slapped her forehead in panic.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no...."
Her mother sighed, covering her face with one hand.
"Relax. We're not that late yet, but we will be if you keep sitting there like a panda."
Upon hearing it, Belphira quickly scrambled out of the bed, nearly tripping on the blanket.
"If they cannot wake me up, then why didn't anyone drag me out?!"
Her mother sighed once again.
"They tried, and what do they get for their effort... They got kicked by you."
Belphira froze mid-step as she added quickly, raising both hands in defense.
"...accidentally."
Her mother stared at her for a second before sighing again.
"Go shower now. I'll tell the driver to warm up the car."
Belhira nodded quickly.
"Yes, Mom, right away."
Her mother paused at the doorway and glanced back at her daughter, who was already rushing toward the bathroom.
"And don't forget... wear your best outfit. You need to be in top form and at the best mental clarity."
Belphira stopped and looked over her shoulder as her mom continued.
"This is important for awakening."
Belphira nodded slightly.
"I already knew that, so could you please leave, Mom?"
Her mother sighed as she gave her one last look, then stepped out and closed the door.
Inside the bathroom, Bephira started to shower, letting the warm water hit her shoulder.
She pushed her hair back and looked at herself in the mirror through the steam, grinning wide.
"Finally... today is the day."
The day she had been waiting for since arriving on this world arrived.
Yeah, you heard that right.
Since the day she arrived on this world, so since she was a baby.
She wasn't originally from here but a person that you always heard about, a transmigrator.
She also had the same backstory: an overworked office worker who got hit by the truck died and was isekai'd.
She was quite happy that she got the chance to isekai, but to think that there was a plot twist.
She was convinced she had transmigrated to one of those reverse harem dating sim worlds.
It was like the world where every female transmigrator appeared, but what a surprise...
Instead of that world, she got isekai'd to a world of beast-taming, the world where male MCs usually appeared.
Still, she liked it even better here. She got the chance to have some beautiful and cool fantasy beasts.
And not only that...
She was born into a rich family in this world, not like those other MCs in their poor families.
And today was the day she had been waiting for and heard.
The day when she will awaken her own beast-taming talent and become a beast tamer.
She turned off the water and grabbed her towel, drying her hair slowly.
After that, she stared at her reflection again, this time turning more serious.
"I wonder... what kind of talent I will get?"
There were countless Beast-Taming Talents in this world.
Some of them were really straightforward, like, for example...
Elemental enhancement, attribute amplification, or certain species enhancement.
Then there were special talents that couldn't be grouped, like, for example...
Telepathy, all-seeing eyes, and something rare like contract expansion talent.
Belphira then leaned closer to the mirror and talked to herself.
"You are an otherworlder, so there's no way that your talent will be something mediocre, right?"
There's no answer, but she was sure of it, so she returned to her bedroom and opened her wardrobe.
There were lots of neatly arranged dresses and ceremonial outfits prepared for the day.
She scanned them carefully and grinned as she picked one up.
"If this is my big day, I might as well look unique and be the main character of the day."
After changing, she adjusted her collar and smoothed down the front of her outfit.
She stepped back and looked at herself again in the mirror.
"Wow, you really are a beautiful girl, Belphira."
She even gave herself a thumbs-up.
Then, just before leaving, she paused.
She lifted her head and looked at the ceiling, slowly clasping both her hands together.
She turned serious as she began to pray to the god above.
"Please... give me something good. I don't need an overpower one, as I don't care about saving the world."
Her expression turned solemn.
"I just want one that will let me retire early. I just want to rest in peace."
Then she dropped her hands, straightened her back, and walked toward the door.
The awakening ceremony was waiting for the main character to come.