What I saw was not the street in front of where the cafe used to be, but a bunch of trees covering my view.
"What the f*ck happened???"
"Which bastard is playing a trick on this daddy?"
"Ahh this must be a dream"
Bunch of cursing can be heard and some people started reassuring themselves that this isn't real, even though the reality is right in front of us.
There is a lady hugging a three year old boy that started praying.
There are people just staring blankly outside.
And there's me who's thinking that it's a dream.
"Okay everyone, let's calm down!"
Except for a guy who suddenly started to gather everyone's attention.
"Let's not panic and try to find out what happened first"
It's the most handsome guy in the cafe, and a friend of mine.
"I'll go outside and try to find out what happened"
Kim Jaesuh, my hyung.
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'Is this really happening...'
I'm currently walking around the building with three other guys, trying to check out the cafe's surrounding.
Just after Kim Jaesuh said that he will go outside and try to find out what happen, he asked if there's anyone that wants to go with him.
Seeing that no one volunteered first, I decided to go with him since I'm also curious and want to make sure whether the theory I'm thinking about is correct.
After I volunteered to go with him, two other guys walked up saying that they would like to check it out as well.
One of them is a muscular guy named Andy wearing a tank top showing off his muscle even though its winter, and the other is his friend that's wearing the same tank top with different design, his name is Martin. It looks like they both just finished working out before sitting at the cafe.
One of them suddenly exclaimed:
"Whoa it's all trees no matter where you look"
"It's like we're in the middle of a forest"
"The heck just happen though..."
While they're talking among them, I started to feel the ground and tried touching the forest. I'm not an expert in this, but I'm sure as heck that this feels way to real to be fake.
As such, I come to two conclusion about what happened.
First, I'm currently dreaming because I read too much transported to a different world web novel, or
Second, we all actually got transported to another world, or place, or whatever it may be, we along with the cafe suddenly got transported somewhere.
It's scary no matter how I thought about it. I liked reading it, but I don't like to be anyone who got transported. Imagine I becomes a protagonist, I would have to led an army to war, or if there's a demon king somewhere out there, then I have to take up a sword and train my ass off to be able to kill the demon lord before I can go back.
In case I becomes an extra, I would still have to help the protagonist to achieve his goal, and died somewhere along the way, and then the protagonist will achieve victory while I'll be forgotten somewhere even if I died.
Worst of all, what if I become an antagonist that has to die for the protagonist to be able to go home? He will probably try to kill me in every possible way. Just thinking about it make me shiver.
"Alex, what do you think?"
A question from Kim Jaesuk broke my train of thought.
"Uh.. ah.. what was that?"
"I said, what do you think about all this?"
"Well, still not sure but, don't you think we got transported or moved somewhere along with the cafe?
"I think so too. But it's not realistic no matter how you think about it"
"I mean, what other explanation are there? We were in in a cafe with busting scenery outside the window, and suddenly here we are in the middle of what seems like a forest"
"Hmmm.. that's true"
"How are you so calm now man?"
"Well, we need to find out what happened first before jumping to conclusion right? And the way I see it, you're quite calm too"
'Heck no bro! I'm nervous and dying inside wishing that its just a dream!',
is what I would like to say but,
"Well, same reason as you I guess?"
I don't wanna look bad so gotta maintain my cool.
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After walking around the cafe and checking out the surrounding, we came back inside the cafe. Its surprisingly calm inside despite it being very chaotic earlier before we went out.
Just after we walked in, someone asked:
"So... what happened?"
"By the looks of it, we're in the middle of a forest it seems"
Kim Jaesuk answered.
"What?!"
People exclaimed.
"What do you mean in the middle a forest?"
"We were in the city earlier, what's this"
"Okay, okay... calm down guys. It's just a guess and we haven't checked too deep inside there as well"
I said slowly, before continuing:
"There are two theories that might possibly be happening now. The first is that we're suddenly transported or moved to somewhere in the earth or to another world, and the second is that we're all just coincidentally dreaming about the same thing"
After I said that, some people got angry.
"What the heck do you mean we got transported with the whole building?? Are you crazy?"
"You watch too many movies kid"
"Stop playing around you son of a bi..."
Just before the guy finished his sentence, he stopped because he realised that Kim Jaesuk is currently staring at him.
"Whats wrong? Why did you stop? Finish your sentence"
"Umm.. ahh... no"
"What do you mean no? My friend was just telling you what he think happened after checking out the cafe's surrounding and here you guys are bunch of pathetic human saying whatever the fuck you want. If you don't like what he said go outside and check it out yourself instead of relying on other people"
Kim Jaesuk started scolding while intimidating him with his gaze. I mean, imagined being intimidated by a 5'11 guy with a broad shoulder while being short yourself. Even I might piss my pants if he did that to me.
"Ahh.. sorry..."
"That's better. You won't do that again right"
"Ye.. yes..."
After saying that, Kim Jaesuk give out a smile and started voicing out his opinion:
"Okay, since it doesn't seem like we're dreaming, let's start preparing ourselves to handle the situation. First, let's count how many people are here right now"
Everyone then stayed still while I counted how many people are inside the cafe including the kids. After counting, there are a total of 18 adult including me and and Jaesuk, and there are a kid that was being hugged by his mother.
The adult consist of 14 men and 4 women. Should I be glad that there's no elderly stuck with us right now?
"Next, those who were working here, can you see if you got any food stocks left? Since its a cafe, surely you guys have some bread or snacks that can be kept for few days right? How many days do you think it will last if shared for 19 people including the kid?"
The barista who were working then answered:
"Umm, it will probably last for maximum a couple of days, as we're supposed to receive stock today"
"Right, what about drinking water?"
"Well, I checked the tap water earlier and it's not working anymore. As for bottled water, We've got 2 box of 1.5L of spring water with each box consisting of 12 bottles."
"Hmm, with the number of people that we have, I don't think we can make it past two days with that amount of water. In that case, we need to form a group to search deeper into the forest."
After that, we decided to search deeper into the forest in two groups, each consist of five guys. While the rest of four men and four women wait inside the cafe just in case.
In my group there are me, Kim Jaesuk, Andy, Martin, and another guy named Shresta, which is a nepalese guy that's has the same build as me.
As for the ones on the other group, I can't be bothered to remember their name especially since the idiots who cursed at me earlier were there. I'll just call them Idiot 1, 2, and so on.
After thinking about it for a bit, I told everyone:
"Isn't it better to bring something to defend ourselves with? Like knives or wooden stick? We're going into the forest after all, who knows what will be there. Might be wild animals or something"
"Hmm that's true. How many knives do you have?"
Kim Jaesuk asked the barista again.
"Um, We only have a couple of knives and bread knives."
"It clearly not enough huh... Wait, can we cut the chair's leg and make it into a wooden stick? Try using the bread knife"
"I don't think its sharp enough to make it"
"Don't worry, we just need to create a bit of dent there so Andy or Martin can break it off. They're quite strong after all, right?
"Of course! Leave it to us"
Andy said with confidence.
After that one people from each team got a knife each, and the rest holding a wooden sticks. We also bring a bottle of 1.5L water each just in case"
"Okay let's set out!"
Kim Jaesuk shouted.
And that's how I begin my first day in another world.