Inside a school, numerous students are lining up in front of a stage. In the middle of the stage was an orb glowing in mysterious blue light.
"Ryan James." An old man with a rather fit physique starts announcing names, and one by one, the students that are called went onto stage.
"Ryan James, Rank D Skill, Battle Will Up!" The old man shouted after reading something from the orb. Hearing this, everyone started clapping.
"D*mn! A Rank D Skill! It is also a spiritual type skill! He will definitely be accepted into a good school!" Some of the students enviously said.
"I heard that he still has no girlfriend yet; do you think that I can be his?" some of the girls ask their friends.
*Sigh* "Lucky bastard, I wish that I would also awaken a Rank D skill," a fat student said with a sour look.
"Hahaha! Good luck with that fat! Maybe you will awaken a skill that will enhance the beauty of your beast!" Mocks a rather thin student with a perverted expression.
"F*ck you! You are the only one that wishes for that type of skill; what I want is a combat skill!" The fatty huffed.
"Richard is right, d*mn! I also wish to awaken a Rank D skill!" Another student added that, unlike the two, he seems ordinary—in fact, so ordinary that he would definitely blend in the background in any gathering.
"See! Even Daniel agrees with me!" The fatty proudly stated to his friend.
"Bah! Why are your ambitions so low?! At least wish for a Rank B skill at least!" As these words left the mouth of the thin man, both the fat student and the ordinary-looking student slapped his head.
"We are not members of the blood lineage! Besides, even if we awaken such a talent, we would still be at the lower rung of society unless we become a true beastmaster!" The ordinary-looking student stated.
His two friends lower their heads as they hear this; they cannot deny what he just said; they have been slapped by how unfair this world is.
What the two do not know is that their friend is no ordinary person; he is a transmigrator, not by choice nor wish but because of a total accident.
Watching as the student had their skill awakened, Daniel could not help but sigh. After sixteen years, he had been in this world for sixteen years already.
He regained his consciousness after he turned five years old. After that, he had been gathering as much information as he could about this world.
Before he crossed over into this world, he was working as a part-time janitor in a very established research facility. He managed to obtain this job despite his young age because of his uncle.
They are not rich, but his uncle saved the lives of one of the most prestigious scientists in their world and also one of the heads of the facility.
He earned quite a sum by just being a janitor in that place, and because of the high status of the people working in that place, he had developed the ability to make his presence less visible.
He was happy working there until one of the youngest researchers there made a mistake and caused an anomaly that destroyed everything and killed everyone.
He managed to stop the anomaly by pure luck. As the anomaly was growing bigger, he decided to use everything around him and throw it at the anomaly. What stopped it was a stone that glows with different lights.
As he smashes the glowing stone into the mass of energy, he causes a chain reaction that makes both the stone and the anomaly explode, killing himself in the process.
"Daniel Eligan!" Hearing his name, he quickly went onto the stage under the encouragement of his two friends.
"Daniel Eligan, Rank B skill, Identification!" Hearing this, everything seems to become silent, then one by one, everyone starts reacting, and all of them were shocked.
Suddenly, he feels multiple gazes lock into him; many radiate intense envy, while there are some that carry different intents. The girls look at him with an intense gaze that seems to want to devour him; he cannot help but shiver; he smiles awkwardly before stepping out of the stage; and with a plain appearance, he becomes desirable for all the girls present right now.
Talent! In this world, this is one of the most important traits to have. Now that he has awakened a high-ranking talent, the people who once ignored him are flocking to him.
"Daniel Eligan, please come to the principal's office. Thank you." Suddenly, they heard an announcement, and without hesitation, he used this as an excuse to run away.
'D*mn! That was difficult! ' He inwardly complains that, unlike most people, he lived a former life of being socially awkward and shy. He thought he could change himself in this world, but after knowing more about it, he realises that the quiet ones survive the longest.
Arriving in front of a room with such a grand door design, he takes a deep breath in order to calm his beating heart. He is nervous, but he knows that the principal is actually a middle-grade Beastmaster with a Rank B skill.
In this world, the most common occupation is soldier and mercenary, but there is a special entity that is admired by everyone, whether they are young or old: Beastmasters.
Beastmasters, as their name indicates, are capable of summoning and nurturing beasts; they can use their skills to strengthen their beasts.
All students want to become one, but only a small number of them will successfully become one even if they awaken their skills, because becoming one involves awakening an independent space inside one's soul.
Not only is the process painful, but one's talent should also be adequate enough to awaken one, making countless people envie those who successfully become one.
Fortunately for their generation, the number of Beastmasters has increased because of the countless sacrifices of the former generations.
As he enters the room, he sees a middle-aged man sitting calmly in his seat. Upon seeing this person, he cannot help but become nervous, as this was their principal. He might look young, but he is actually very old; it was rumoured that he is already in his nineties.
"Have a seat." Hearing this, he bows to him and sits in front of him, clearly incredibly nervous as sweat starts pouring down his forehead.
"You do not need to be nervous; I called you here in order to reward you." He then takes out an egg that is covered with mysterious patterns.
'That is?! ' His eyes widen after seeing the egg. To become a beastmaster, one needs to obtain the approval of a beast, but the majority of them are aggressive towards other beings.
Almost every Beastmaster would obtain their first beast from an egg. In this world, no matter what race, every beast monster comes from an egg.
The patterns around the eggs are what made them beast monsters, and right now, what every commoner is wishing for is right in front of him.
No matter how calm he is, something like a monster egg would make him lose his composure. Looking at the old man in front of him, he cannot hide his desire to obtain the egg.
He takes a deep breath in order to calm himself and asks.
"What is it that you wish for me to do, Master?"Â
In this world, once you reach a certain level of strength, you are called a master, lord, or venerable.
"Hahaha! I am not trying to make you owe me a favour; you awakening a Rank B skill under our school's name is worth it; this egg is both a congratulatory gift and a heartfelt thank you from me and this school." The principal laughs after hearing his question and without hesitation gives the egg to him.
He was stunned. He looked at the old man with a dazed expression. Seeing this, the old man could not help but shake his head.
"Kid, do not think of this deeply. In this world, once you obtain something of value, many things become both harder and easier. The beast monster egg that you are holding is an unidentified grade one, obtained from one of my adventures. I am not losing that much by giving it to you."
Hearing this, he trembles slightly and bows his head. He shouts.
"Thank you for your gift! I promise, I will not betray your expectations!"
This is the first time he actually dared to promise to be something great; during his two lives, he lived a life that is ordinary in the entire sense.
Maybe, in this world, he would reach a height that he never thought he would be able to achieve.
Leaving the office, he carefully hides the egg inside his bag and decides to go back home and try to open his soul space to host the beast monster.