"Forgive me, my otaku ex-boyfriend," Aliana whispered, taking her steps homeward. "I apologize for thinking you were crazy."

Fortunately, she was a wise person, so despite her casual dismissal of her otaku ex-boyfriend, she still listened to them. She realized that the first thing you should do when reincarnating into another world is to find your own "golden finger." Aliana had tried calling out for a system, status, or using other weird code names, but unfortunately, what she hoped for didn't appear.

Nevertheless, Aliana didn't feel sad. Whether she had her own "golden finger" or not wasn't a concern for her. If she could succeed with her own efforts in her previous life, there was no reason she couldn't succeed in her new life. So, the first thing Aliana did was gather as much information as possible.

For a baby, the method of gathering information was quite limited, so she began by observing her surroundings. She started with herself and her family.

Aliana discovered that her body and her parents' bodies were no longer those of humans but what this world knew as beast-kin. They were living creatures with the characteristics of mammals with fur but walked on two legs.

Contrary to what her otaku ex-boyfriend might have hoped for, beast-kin didn't have the appearance of cat girls from cosplay. They didn't have animal ears on top of their heads that resembled cat ear headbands; instead, their ears were located on the sides of their heads where human ears should be. However, their tails were as expected by the otaku.

Another difference was the fine hairs that covered their backs, arms, hands, knees, and the backs of their legs. These fine hairs had patterns or coloration according to the type of beast-kin they were.

Another thing she discovered was that this world had far more advanced technology than her previous one. The people of this world were certain of the existence of life beyond their planet, and for nobles, traveling from one plane to another was commonplace.

However, knowledge about the outside world felt very distant to Aliana at the moment. Her parents were just ordinary people leading a simple life, and they could be considered below-average economically.

Moreover, those living in this world had much stronger physical abilities than the ordinary humans in her previous world. Even a 15-year-old could easily lift hundreds of kilograms. Her father explained that this had something to do with the Mana Core located at the heart of every creature in this world.

However, once again, this knowledge was mainly possessed by the nobility, while only a small fraction of the common folk were aware of it. Aliana once again felt the contrast between those with privileges and those without.

Just like in her previous world, where you were born greatly determined your opportunities for a successful life. Someone born into an ordinary family had to climb rocky mountains to reach the pinnacle of life, whereas those born into wealthy families would have a guide and a smooth path.

Although there were public schools in this world that taught children knowledge, as Aliana suspected, this knowledge was not very useful for real life. Schools were essentially designed to teach people to obey rules from an early age.