Then someone called out to us — his voice calm but confident.
He looked Korean. Maybe he was their leader.
"Hi, my name is Hyun Woo," he said. "It seems we're all in the same situation. We'd like you to come over so we can make a plan."
There were nine of them in total: four Koreans, two Japanese, one Russian, and two Chinese.
Marco nodded. "Alright. Oh, by the way, what's your name?"
"I'm Haru," I said.
"Oh, Haru! You've got a cool name," Marco grinned. "Let's go."
I nodded and followed Hyun Woo.
Everyone started introducing themselves one by one.
Hyun Woo spoke first. "I'll introduce myself in English since we have some foreigners here," he said with a polite smile. "Hi, my name is Hyun Woo. I'm twenty-two years old and currently studying in college. I hope we can find a way back to our original world."
Then a girl stepped forward.
"Hi, I'm Minji. I'm also Korean, from Seoul. Some of you might already know me — I'm part of a group called NewJeans."
Everyone froze for a second, their eyes wide with shock.
"Whoa, you look even more beautiful in person!" someone said, half in disbelief.
They started talking in Korean — I couldn't understand a thing, but it was clear she was a celebrity.
Marco leaned toward me. "You know her?"
"Yeah, I think I saw her on TikTok," I replied.
"Oh, I'm so busy with part-time work and school," I added, scratching my head. "That's why I don't really keep up with what's trending — especially K-pop or celebrities. I'm basically a person living in a cave… that's what they call me."
Marco laughed, shaking his head. "You're something else, Haru."
Next was a Japanese boy. "Hi, I'm Riku. I'm Japanese, and I'm twenty years old."
"Hi, my name is Sota. I'm also Japanese, twenty years old," said another.
Marco stepped forward. "Hey, I'm Marco. I'm from North America, twenty-three years old."
Then it was my turn. "My name's Haru. I'm twenty-three and from the Philippines."
There were more introductions after that, but honestly… I couldn't remember everyone's names. They were too hard to pronounce.
We talked for a while, trying to make sense of everything — how we got here, and what we should do next.
Hyun Woo finally spoke again, his voice serious.
"It seems we were teleported here without any reason," he said. "But… does anyone have any idea why we're here? Does this make any sense at all?"
Everyone went silent. No one had an answer.
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✨ End of Chapter 2