Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 81

Hyung, Am I Cute? 81

The relationship between people is difficult.

It feels even more difficult as you live.

Sometimes, there’s animosity that seems to come for no reason, and sometimes, even when I don’t think much of it, the other person dislikes me.

Kim Byung-soo is just a classmate to me.

In fact, I don’t care who that classmate is interested in or hitting on.

Why would I care?

He’s just that kind of person.

But from the moment I get involved, it becomes annoying.

‘It’s just a little bothersome.’

I don’t particularly want to react to it either.

I just want to get along smoothly.

I’ve always thought it’s natural to show this attitude when the situation is unavoidable.

Because it’s a waste of time to worry about annoying things.

That’s how I grew up, and maybe the environment made me that way.

Other people may have acted and grown up differently.

Anyway, as I grow up, I develop a stubbornness about relationships.

‘Then, would Siha be the same?’

Thinking and judging for himself, sometimes learning and changing.

The reason I started thinking like this is because I found out what happened to Siha.

There are seven children in the daycare center.

I also know a child named Jong-soo among them.

He seemed to clash with Seung-joon and Siha often.

“Siha.”

“Huh?”

“Do you happen to have a friend you don’t like?”

“Ah ah.”

Siha shakes his head.

Doesn’t he dislike him that much?

This was a bit unexpected.

The boy who cried wolf may not have been hated that much.

“Really? I see. Then, are you close to Jong-soo?”

“No.”

“Yeah. You’re not close?”

“Ah ah.”

Siha nods his head.

To be honest, I don’t know what to do about this.

So, I just opened a fairy tale book.

The boy who cried wolf that I read before.

“Then, Hyung [older brother or male friend] will tell you an interesting story.”

“Ah ah.”

Siha sat on my lap.

Pointing at the fairy tale book, he patted the wolf.

“Hyung. This!”

“Yeah. I read it to you before, right?”

“Ah ah.”

“The boy who cried wolf lied a lot, so people didn’t help him.”

“Ah ah!”

“But there’s a next story. It’s the story after he lost all the sheep.”

Siha stared at me as if he was curious.

It was a look that told me to tell the next story quickly.

“The boy who cried wolf decided not to lie anymore. An old man came to the boy who was crying.”

“Ah ah! Grandpa!”

“Pfft. Right. Grandpa came and lifted the boy who cried wolf and wiped away his tears.”

“Why?”

“Grandpa knew that the boy who cried wolf really regretted it. Ah. Regret means deciding not to do bad things next time.”

“Ah ah.”

Siha nodded as if he understood.

Pointing at me with his finger, wondering what he was thinking.

“Grandpa. Hyung?”

“Hyung is playing the role of Grandpa?”

“Ah ah.”

It seems like I’m Grandpa in Siha’s head.

That’s a funny imagination.

“After that, the boy who cried wolf apologized to all the villagers and started raising sheep again.”

“Ah ah.”

“But the crisis wasn’t over yet. The wolf appeared again. But the wolf was now targeting the boy who cried wolf, not the sheep.”

“!!!”

“Then Grandpa appeared. He fought with the wolf.”

“No! Hyung. Protect!”

Siha jumped up from his seat and hugged me tightly.

No, if you hug me like this, we’ll get eaten together.

Did he imagine me fighting the wolf?

Siha was really cute.

“Don’t worry, Siha. Grandpa was actually a hero.”

“Hero?”

“Yeah. He’s super strong and amazing. He hugged the boy who cried wolf and gave strength to his eyes. Then, the wolf fainted from Grandpa’s scariness. He whimpered.”

“Ah ah.”

“That’s how they caught the wolf, and the boy who cried wolf and the village could have a lively morning again. Happy ending.”

It’s good to have a story about being punished for lying, but it’s also good to have a story about regretting, changing, and living well, right?

It’s idealistic, but it would be nice if they could get along with the villagers again.

It’s hard to do that in reality.

‘But isn’t it possible when they’re still young?’

They fight and grow up, clash because their minds don’t match, and play well together as if nothing happened.

So, I wanted to tell this story too.

Because the answer is not always one.

“Siha.”

“Huh?”

“Think freely. Got it?”

“Ah ah. Hyung. This.”

I guess he didn’t understand.

Because he’s picking up another fairy tale book like that.

‘It’s weird if he understands everything.’

I smiled and grabbed Siha’s picture book.

***

-Daycare.

Today, Seung-joon brought a ball.

Of course, bringing a ball was always a common occurrence.

Oh Seung-joon.

A child who loved soccer.

He loved soccer so much that his dream was to be a soccer player.

Of course, he’s not just a child who likes soccer balls.

Just like how an idol fan has a main and sub group, Seung-joon also liked sports that used other balls.

“Siha. I brought a volleyball today!”

“Huh?”

Siha tilted his head because he didn’t know what a volleyball was.

He looked up and down at the ball bouncing in Seung-joon’s hand.

“We play dodgeball with this.”

“Dodgeball?”

“Yeah. Dodgeball is when you throw a ball and hit someone.”

Siha nodded.

The teacher who saw that took Seung-joon’s ball.

“You can’t play dodgeball here.”

“Ah!”

“But you can do it outside instead. Shall we all go out and play dodgeball?”

Sometimes it wasn’t bad to play outside.

Because there was also a space in front of the daycare center where you could play soccer.

Even though there were only seven people, it was a place that had everything.

“Okay. Then, let’s all go out and play!”

The director and teacher took the lead and took the children out.

Small soccer field.

It was easy because you could throw the ball based on the line in the middle.

Even though there were seven people, they included the teacher to make the numbers even.

The director was the referee.

Seung-joon said.

“I’ll do it with Siha today!”

“Hana too. Hana too!”

“Ah ah!”

As expected, the three who always stuck together merged into one.

Jong-soo also teamed up with the other kids who always played together.

He seemed determined to beat Siha and Seung-joon.

The teacher wanted the kids to get along this time.

Because they couldn’t keep growling at each other all the time.

“Then, the teacher will go to Siha’s team. Then the numbers will be perfect, right?”

That’s how 4 vs 4 dodgeball started.

Seung-joon said.

“Jong-soo. I’m going to win today.”

“Mwah! Try to hit me!”

“Here I go!”

Seung-joon threw the ball at Jong-soo.

Jong-soo dodged the ball, sticking his tongue out mischievously.

Jong-soo, who picked up the dropped ball, looked at Siha.

The goal of the ball was Siha.

Jong-soo threw the ball with all his might.

Whoosh!

Siha turned his body as he saw the ball flying.

He was thinking of turning around and running away.

But in the end, the ball hit his butt.

Thud. Roll roll.

“Huh?”

Siha turned his head and looked at his butt.

The ball was rolling in front of him.

Jong-soo laughed as he looked at Siha.

“Haha! I won!”

Siha was fine, but Seung-joon was furious.

“Siha! I’ll get revenge!”

“Ah ah!”

Seung-joon grabbed the ball.

The target was Jong-soo.

But Seung-joon knew a lot about dodgeball.

He passed it to Siha.

“Siha. Back to me again.”

Siha handed the ball to Seung-joon.

Jong-soo, who was running away from Siha, quickly stopped.

But he was already close to Seung-joon.

When Seung-joon threw the ball, it hit Jong-soo as it was.

“Ah!”

“Haha! Revenge!”

“Ugh.”

Jong-soo glared at Seung-joon, feeling resentful, and stepped out.

From then on, a tense battle continued, and in the end, Siha’s team won.

When sports get intense, minds also get intense.

The children’s minds had not grown enough to hold each other’s hands and say they had a hard time and were great.

In particular, Jong-soo was very upset.

He liked to show off and always liked to win.

So, this defeat was too bitter for young Jong-soo.

“It’s not over yet! Let’s do it one more time!”

“No. You lost!”

“I can win if we do it one more time!”

Siha stared at Jong-soo like that and picked up the ball.

Then he brought the ball to Jong-soo.

“Ball!”

“What? Are you teasing me?”

“Jong-soo. Ball!”

“Get away.”

Jong-soo hit the ball.

The rolling ball hit the fence.

“You’re an enemy. So go to Seung-joon.”

“Not enemy.”

Siha shook his head.

He knew that Jong-soo was a bad kid, but that not everything was bad.

A friend who can play with them if they do well to Seung-joon and Hana.

In Siha’s standards, Jong-soo was such an existence.

Jong-soo said.

“I’m going to hit you with the ball again.”

Jong-soo, who said that, approached where the rolling ball was.

He grabbed the ball and looked at Siha.

“Be prepared.”

He glared with burning rivalry.

It was then.

A dog jumped over the fence.

It was a dog with a leash, but it was bigger than the children.

The dog barked and looked around.

Jong-soo was in his eyes, so he started barking.

“Woof! Woof!”

Jong-soo took a step back, startled.

Siha looked at Jong-soo like that and recalled the boy who cried wolf that Hyung had told him about.

What was in front of him looked like a wolf, not a dog.

‘Jong-soo!’

Jong-soo’s face didn’t look good.

Siha quickly ran and stood in front of Jong-soo.

“Ah ah!”

Jong-soo looked at Siha with his arms open.

“Wh, what. You have to run away.”

Just in time, the teacher also saw Siha and Jong-soo.

Seeing the scene of confronting the dog in an instant, the teacher quickly ran.

The director gathered the remaining children in one place and hid them behind.

The teacher shouted.

“Kids! Stay still!”

But the teacher’s voice did not reach Jong-soo and Siha’s ears.

Because a small fear dominated the body.

The first to come to his senses was Jong-soo.

He grabbed Siha’s hand and ran straight back.

“Run away!”

The dog who saw that scene started running towards the two.

The dog just wanted to play with the two children.

Of course, the children and the teacher, who didn’t know that fact, became the target of fear.

Before they knew it, the teacher came close to Siha and Jong-soo and hid them behind.

“Get away!”

The teacher threw a stone at the dog.

But the dog dodged it and approached as it was.

The teacher was also scared.

The suddenly appearing large dog was enough to scare even adults.

Woof! Woof!

The dog barked and ran towards the teacher.

Siha hid behind the teacher and called Hyung.

“Hyung! Hyung!”

Did he react to Siha’s call?

Siha turned his head.

Faster than Hyung was visible, he saw the bag hitting the dog.

Thud!

The dog whimpered and stepped back.

Si-hyuk quickly approached Siha and Jong-soo.

“Siha. Are you okay?”

“Ah ah. Hyung.”

“Yeah. It’s okay now that Hyung is here.”

Si-hyuk looked at the dog.

He picked up the fallen bag and glared at the dog as it was.

After a breathtaking confrontation.

“Milky!”

The owner who dropped the leash ran.

That’s how the situation ended.

***

I was really shocked today.

Because when I came to see Siha, he was suddenly confronting a large dog.

I just saw that and my eyes turned over and I threw my bag.

Fortunately, no one was hurt and everyone was safe.

I glared at the dog owner.

“No, how can you drop the dog’s leash!”

“I’m sorry.”

“What are you going to do if such a big dog bites the kids?”

“Our Milky is kind and doesn’t bite!”

“How do you know that?”

“Really. I trained him well, so he never bites. Right, Milky?”

I gave a dry smile.

What nonsense.

The dog owner said.

“Even if he bites, it’s not an aggressive bite, but a playful bite as a joke. Our Milky is so gentle.”

“So you’re saying he bites anyway? Don’t you know that kids’ skin is weak, so they get hurt even if they bite gently?”

“I said I’m sorry. And don’t you know that no one was hurt? Our Milky is gentle!”

I was about to shoot back more, but someone put their hand on my shoulder.

It was the director.

“Leave it to me here now.”

“Yes.”

I stepped back obediently.

Actually, I wanted to be by Siha’s side, who must have been surprised.

The director’s voice was heard.

“Make excuses in court. Do you know that this is a university? It’s even a daycare center.”

It seemed like the director would do this part perfectly.

I looked at Siha.

“Siha. Are you okay?”

“Ah ah.”

Siha held Jong-soo’s hand tightly.

Jong-soo burst into tears as he looked at Siha.

“I was scared! Waaah.”

Jong-soo went into Siha’s arms.

Siha patted Jong-soo’s back.

“It’s okay. It’s okay.”

I smiled softly as I looked at Siha like that.

It seemed like the two would get along well in the future.

Because the camaraderie that overcomes the crisis is an undeniable part between people.