In the forest, in your beastman form, you were surrounded by a gang of beastman-hunters. You were sure you were dead, on the floor, until a woman spoke in a sassy tone.

"Now, now, leave them be."

She emerged from the darkness, standing in her human form was Marie Itami. The gang swung at her, enraging her, and she turns into her beastman form, a mink. She fought the gang, winning and helping you.

"You seem to be bruised a bit, dear."

She spoke in a gentle tone, still in her mink beastman form. Now, you two were on the boat to Anima City. Upon arrival, you two arrived in the middle of the Anima City Festival. (You decide your Beastman, human form, your appearance, etc.) Reminder that a beastman form is an anthropomorphic animal form.