When Haru, an ordinary college student from the Philippines, finishes school one afternoon, a strange light engulfs him - and suddenly, he's no longer on Earth.
Surrounded by strangers from around the world, he wakes in a forest under a strange new sky. A mysterious "system" awakens, revealing stats, levels, and a title that none of the others have: Outsider.
Why is he already Level 17? What is this world called Asher?
And why does everyone seem to be part of a story he doesn't remember joining?

What if we were teleported here… with a system?" someone said suddenly. "You know, like in those manhwa or isekai anime — where you defeat the Demon King or something."


A Korean guy spoke up. "I think his name is Ha Joon… or Ha Jong… something like that."


Ha Joon took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and shouted,


His eyes widened. "Are you kidding me?" he whispered, then shouted, "Are you freaking kidding me?!"


Hyun Woo stepped closer. "Hey, what happened? Say something! Are you okay?"


Ha Joon looked at him with trembling hands. "It's real… it's really real. Just say 'system open!'"


Marco muttered, "Wait… are we inside a game? Or… an anime?"


I swallowed hard, took a deep breath, and tried it myself.


Suddenly, a bright blue panel appeared in front of me — floating in the air.


"What the heck?" I muttered. "Why am I level seventeen? Shouldn't I be level one?"


I scratched my head. "Maybe because I've been working out…?"


I scrolled down the panel. "And what's this 'Outsider' title supposed to mean?"


"Hey, Marco," I called out. "What's your level?"


He blinked, checking his own screen. "Me? Hmm… level fifteen."


Marco looked up, confused. "Haru, what's really happening? Are we inside a game? Or did we actually get teleported to another world? If that's true, then there's probably a Demon King we have to defeat."


I sighed. "I don't know, Marco… but I think you've been watching too much anime."


Hyun Woo finally spoke, his expression serious. "It seems we all have a system. And under the system… there's something called Skill Draw — skills we can unlock or grant."


I glanced back at my own panel. There it was — [Skill Draw: Available for the first time.]


I hesitated for a moment, then reached out to tap it.


Suddenly, Marco screamed, "My head— it hurts!" He fell to his knees, drool slowly dripping from his mouth. The others began clutching their heads too, groaning in pain.


"What the heck is happening?!" I shouted, panic rising in my chest.


I quickly tapped my Skill Draw option—


A sharp pain exploded inside my head. My vision blurred.


"What the… f—" I gasped, feeling my consciousness fade.


Chapter 3 - Chapter 3: The System Has Awakened