إليك ترجمة الفصل الأول إلى الإنجليزية بصياغة روائية سلسة، مع الحفاظ على روح الكوميديا والحوار بين الشخصيات:
Chapter One – The Blue Gate
Our story begins in a crowded neighborhood, inside a small home where seven boys are gathered, each glued to his phone while laughing loudly together.
In the middle of their game, the boys suddenly stop when a notification pops up on Muath's phone.
Muath raises an eyebrow at the screen.
"What's this notification? It's… a weird video."
Muhannad smirks at him.
"A weird notification? How come, mister drama and romance?"
Muath shoots him a side–eye.
"I'm serious. Look."
He hands him the phone, and the seven boys quickly gather around.
From the back, Mazen sneers mischievously.
"Are we gonna watch pictures of girls?"
Everyone turns to glare at him.
Mo'men smacks him on the back of the neck.
"Shut up, you animal."
The slap echoes loudly.
Mo'men presses a finger to his lips like a strict father.
"Understand, boy?"
Ali lifts his gaze from his phone.
"Alright, hurry up."
Muath reads the title aloud:
"'The Blue Gate Has Appeared'…?"
Hudhayfah raises a brow.
"The Blue… what gate?"
Mazen crosses his arms, grinning.
"Easy. It's the Solo Leveling gate. Sung's definitely in there."
Ali rolls his eyes.
"Here we go again with anime nonsense. Our entire neighborhood is full of weirdos. First of all, Muath is obsessed with a butterfly girl who got eaten. Ha!"
Muath's face turns red—anger mixed with embarrassment.
"Shut up, idiot! And don't make fun of… of…"
He falls silent, too shy to say her name.
Iyad grins wickedly.
"Shinobu, right? HAHA."
Everyone bursts into laughter and teasing.
Mazen wipes a tear from his eye as he laughs.
"He even says you two are alike, bro! HAHAHA!"
Muhannad tries to hold back his giggles.
"Alright guys, enough."
Mo'men laughs like a villain.
"She's the one who got eaten! And he says he can beat Doma. Incredible."
Mazen snorts.
"Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he fantasizes about her."
Muath finally snaps and starts swinging at his friends.
Chaos erupts—screaming, laughing, and stupidity—while Hudhayfah quietly watches the video of the Blue Gate.
Hudhayfah says calmly:
"It says it swallowed about a thousand people."
Everyone freezes mid–fight and slowly turns toward him.
Muhannad, still smiling:
"Okay… and then?"
Hudhayfah scrolls through the news on Muath's phone.
"It says the gate appears randomly, but most sightings were in America."
The boys frown, and Mazen immediately comments:
"Of course. That country attracts disasters."
Muath, while choking Iyad:
"Just like Egypt attracts idiots."
Hudhayfah continues reading, tension creeping into his voice.
"Wait… it also says there's a chance it might appear in Egypt."
The boys instantly stop fighting and gather tightly around him, staring at the Arabic news broadcast.
A news anchor speaks with grave seriousness:
"There is a possibility that the Blue Gate may reappear after vanishing and abducting one thousand individuals. Authorities and scientists are working to discover what it is, where it came from, and what happened to the missing people."
The seven boys stare at each other—Egyptians by nature, they simply don't believe it.
Muhannad scoffs:
"Bro, this is pure comedy."
Hudhayfah laughs nervously.
"Imagine it swallowing me, though."
Ali looks at Muath with a mocking smile.
"Imagine for real… and it turns out to be an anime world ♡."
Muath clenches his fist, then crosses his arms, trying to stay calm.
"I'm not obsessed. Seriously."
Ali pokes him again with a teasing grin.
"Sure you're not ♡."
Muath explodes:
"Idiots! First of all—Muhannad is a money-obsessed dog, Hudhayfah is a nerd who wants to marry before 23, Ali is crazy AND depressed, Iyad and Mo'men are Mitsuri fangirls, and Mazen—he's literally half-brain, half-stuffed cabbage!"
Suddenly, the electricity cuts out.
Everyone screams.
Muhannad snaps:
"Who forgot to pay the bill?!"
Muath remains silent.
Ali mocks through the darkness:
"Add another reason Muath wants Shinobu—she's rich, has a fancy estate, while he's a thief who steals gas, internet, and electricity."
Muath swings blindly and smacks Hudhayfah.
Hudhayfah yelps:
"OW! You animal!"
He swings back and slaps Mo'men.
Mo'men rubs his cheek, cursing.
"You sons of—"
Then he lunges and bites Mazen.
Mazen screams:
"YOU DOG! AHH!"
Ali comments flatly:
"Side effects of meat prices going up—Mo'men turned savage. Though honestly, he's always been like this."
Suddenly Ali gets punched, and a full brawl erupts in the darkness.
Muhannad whispers despite the chaos:
"I swear something surprising is about to happen…"
Ali replies while punching Mazen:
"Yeah, like in a movie."
At that moment, a bright blue glow flashes—
A massive Blue Gate appears right in front of them.
The seven boys widen their eyes in shock.
Muath whispers:
"Should we… run?"
Hudhayfah sweating:
"Is that even a question?"
Ali, laughing nervously:
"Don't worry, because— WAAAH!"
He's swallowed first.
Mazen shrugs calmly.
"Bon appétit, Gate."
One by one, the Gate pulls them in, dragging them through with screams and chaos until all seven vanish.
The Blue Gate closes… swallowing our heroes.
A faint voice echoes in the void, laughing softly:
"This will be… truly entertaining ♡.
New adventurers… will they succeed? Hahaha."
End the first chapter