Becoming a God-Tier Beast Tamer from the Moment I Transmigrated

Coming soon, [Male Protagonist, No Romance Pairing] The Bard, but He Sings Funeral Songs [Western Fantasy]. Blurb at the very bottom!

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[Beast Taming + Competitions + Secret Realms + Two-Way Transmigration]

[Lighthearted and humorous, with a snarky heroine, the ultimate wish-fulfillment story]

At first, all the internet users thought [Grinning Ghost] was just an ordinary high school student with a slightly chuunibyou name.

Later, the forums were utterly captivated by her performance. One commenter asked: [Are we witnessing the rise of the protagonist of history?]

Years later, a reporter interviewed one of the heroes who had helped bring peace back to humanity, hoping to learn what she had felt as she protected the human race.

Yu Yue, [Mother of Mechanical Spirit Tamers], [Bearer of the Kindling], [Close Friend of the World's Will], [First God-Level Spirit Tamer], [Grinning Ghost]: Huh? Do I need a reason to beat up everyone who messes with me?

This is a world in ruins. Humanity can only protect its last home from invasion by other races through cooperation with the [Spirit Tamers].

But everything took an unexpected turn when Yu Yue transmigrated.

The heroine is a fun-loving troublemaker with a line she won't cross, chaotic neutral but leaning toward kind.

She's not exactly a paragon of virtue. My kind of savior.

[Reading Guide]:

1. The golden finger is ridiculously powerful, perfect for a brain massage when you're tired. Updates every night at [9 p.m.], with [3k] words. I'll post a notice if I need to take a day off.

2. This story mixes in a lot of different elements and focuses on building emotional bonds with the spirit tamers. Some spirit tamers in this world have humanoid forms, but they won't turn into humans, and “humanoid” beings differ considerably from humans.

3. The world is a little dark, but the story itself is lighthearted, so feel free to enjoy it. The focus is on competitions, exploring secret realms, and traveling between worlds. The world-saving elements are tied to the setting.

4. This story has [no romance pairing]. You can secretly ship characters if you like, but the author can't get into that and has no plans to write in that direction. Still, I'll respect how you feel about the story!

5. I'm a compulsive reviser and will edit whenever I get the chance. I'll let you know in the author's notes if I make any major changes to the setting. I won't take responsibility for unauthorized reposting off-site. [Piracy will be pursued.]

6. You don't have to tell me if you're dropping the story. I hope the lovely readers who leave can find something they enjoy! Paragraph comments are open, and I ask everyone to keep the comments section civil. I'll delete comments unrelated to the story or author's notes. Comments that disparage other genres or try to force an ideology on others are unwelcome. The author enjoys all kinds of stories, so please use your own judgment! Related comments will be deleted.

A few rambling thoughts: This is my own take on beast taming, written because I couldn't find what I wanted to read. I won't abandon it! I wanted to read this kind of story, so I decided to try writing one. I just hope it brings you a little joy. Please don't read too much into this fictional story or connect it to real life. Thank you, everyone (heart!)

The cover was commissioned from artist @Jiyu Ju on Weibo.

The cover is NOT AI!! It was commissioned through a legitimate platform, and I reviewed and revised the sketch and details again and again. Any meaningless lines or unclear details are just because I couldn't afford a more polished commission.

The Bard, but He Sings Funeral Songs [Western Fantasy] blurb:

[Transmigration and Leveling Up + Everyone Loves Him + Lightly Deluded Perspective, Serious Story]

After transmigrating to a Western Fantasy world, Anse awoke in an environment that was both cold and uncanny. A red-eyed evil dragon circled nearby, seemingly ready to open its jaws and devour him, a boy in appearance, at any moment.

Other than a talking tree, the only thing around him was a pile of junk.

Anse: ...Maybe I should go back to being a vegetable.

At last, he triggered his golden finger, made friends with companions of various races, and dealt with the crisis caused by the evil dragon. But once he set off on his journey as a bard, he discovered, to his horror:

The power he possessed should have been lost forever in the turmoil a thousand years ago.

And it seemed he had been to this world before.

*

Wherever Anse went, destruction and death seemed to follow.

Strangely, none of the races that were “destroyed” held it against him. They were even grateful, seeing the destruction he brought as an opportunity for a new beginning.

As his journey went on, a vast and secretive organization came into being. Its members followed Anse's footsteps and, in his name, spread the power of words and truth, sowing the promise of a beautiful, equal world.

After each crisis passed, the oldest elder of every race would often be surprised to discover that this mysterious being with silver hair and green eyes had appeared time and again in the writings of their ancestors, who had ushered in the Golden Age.

Anse, who only wanted to find his way home and kept searching for the truth about the world, said:

...“Funeral Songs” sure come in handy.

Also, are those great figures you mentioned really my friends?! Aren't you making them sound a little too good...

*

The continent of Nea has never lacked the punishment of the gods.

Because of this, every race can enslave the beastfolk, who cannot offer their souls to the gods. They have no [True Names], and were born with original sin.

Until one day, a bard spoke of the truth from a thousand years ago, praising the courage and arrogance of the nameless gray wolf and breaking every chain called injustice.

The continent of Nea has never lacked a predetermined fate.

Because of this, no race can escape the loss of [True Words]. Knowledge, skill, art, even the simplest folk songs: everything must be controlled by the “gods.” They take it all back, just as they brought the prosperous dragon race to ruin, simply because the dragons laid claim to their authority.

Until the present Dragon Lord revealed the bloody history, carrying a longing he could never answer, and using a mighty power that should have vanished in the turmoil to declare to the world:

“They don't need a god.”

Anse gazed at the old friend he had once known, trying to find traces of a thousand years ago in that familiar face. But no matter how often the face before him flashed through his memories, he still found nothing.

So he raised his bow and aimed at the king who sought to destroy the world, once his proudest and very first student.

An age-old chant rang out. The song drew the four races, freed from their shackles, together into an unstoppable tide. Alongside a rain of arrows and the roar of dragons, the people gathered their grief and fury and hurled them at the false god.

“What they need is the truth!”

[Reading Guide]:

1. A high-magic Western Fantasy setting, with lifespan and redemption themes. The story is a lighthearted, satisfying serious fantasy and, at heart, an everyone-loves-him story.

2. The male lead looks like a little boy and won't grow up. Every race considers him underage, so there is no romance pairing. He's on the neutral good alignment.

3. The whole story is fictional and has no deeper meaning. You don't need to tell me if you're dropping it. I hope the lovely readers who leave can find something they enjoy!

4. This is a passion project and I won't abandon it. To ensure the serial goes smoothly, the entire story is already written! The current blurb and the coming-soon blurb have changed quite a bit, but the central concept and overall structure remain the same, so feel free to start reading!

Theme: Everyone who fights for freedom deserves our admiration.