Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 383

“Hyung, aren’t I cute?” Episode 383 (383/500)

Pepe swimming in the July drawing.

Pepe sticking to a standing air conditioner in the August drawing.

Pepe holding an umbrella in September.

Pepe holding a giant maple leaf and surrounded by falling ginkgo leaves in October.

Pepe holding lightsabers in both hands in November.

The lightsabers were added because my uncle insisted on it so strongly.

I wonder what lightsabers meant to my uncle back then.

Lastly, December was, of course, the Christmas atmosphere that everyone knows. Santa Pepe.

I was able to complete all the storyboards like this.

“All done!”

“Yeah. All done. Let’s draw slowly.”

“Okay.”

Saying okay, Siha slips into his room.

He sits at his desk and draws diligently.

My uncle watches it as if it’s amazing, and I turn on the stopwatch on my phone.

“Sihyuk. Why are you turning that on?”

“It’s not good to sit for too long. I’m going to make him come down after 30 minutes.”

“Won’t that break his concentration?”

“He can rest for a bit and then do it again.”

His motivation is good, but he needs thorough management.

The storyboard parts to think about were already done, so all he has to do is draw.

And drawing for too long is not good for his health.

“You really put a lot of thought into it.”

“I have to care. What else can I do?”

We watched Siha drawing diligently.

His happy smile as he drew looked so beautiful.

Won’t he grow once again with this project?

I had that feeling.

***

Siha’s 12 drawings were completed.

We decided to upload the video after already getting a sample of the calendar.

A drawing uploaded to the SihaPepe channel after a long time.

The title was [12 Months of Blessings].

As always, a white drawing paper appears first.

[Hello. This is SihaPepe. It’s been a while.]

[Today’s drawing is a bit much. There are a whopping 12 of them hehehe.]

[Some of you may have noticed after seeing the title.]

[That’s right. It’s a drawing from January to December.]

Red Pepe’s face emerges, representing the New Year.

It was an expression that anyone could find funny.

As January passes and February and March come.

[It is a blessing that we can see these seasons.]

[Of course, there are countries where the four seasons are not distinct.]

[Even so, I don’t know how much of a blessing it is to be able to fully spend 12 months and see the seasons.]

How beautiful a blessing it is to be alive for a year.

SihaPepe was saying that.

[Spring passes into summer, and autumn passes into winter.]

December. A drawing of Santa Pepe.

[But there are children who can’t even turn all the pages of the calendar in less than a year.]

[I want to become Santa for those children and give them even a small gift.]

[That’s why I drew this picture.]

[A calendar that can last a year.]

[I plan to donate all the profits from selling this calendar.]

[I don’t know how much will be collected, but even if not much is collected, it doesn’t matter.]

[It’s just a project to convey even a little bit of heart.]

[If you are interested, please participate.]

The completed desk calendar.

The video ends with the appearance of turning over one page, two pages.

The link was also placed on the crowdfunding site to finish.

After people watched it, they left comments.

-Shout it out! SihaPepe!!!

-A blessing to see 12 months ㅎㄷㄷ [Korean slang expressing amazement]

-Wow. I want to have a calendar!

-I’m going to buy it. I’ll have a calendar and donate hehehe.

-SihaPepe artist doesn’t seem to have any intention of making money with goods hehehe.

-The Pepe plastic model from last time was also just given away? In fact, if that was actually sold, it would be 50~60? Or even 100 at most.

-True lol. He even painted it himself lol.

-It was even a limited edition ㅎㄷㄷ [Korean slang expressing amazement]

There were many comments, but everyone had a positive reaction.

The first was that SihaPepe doesn’t usually release goods.

The second is that it is a full donation.

In that sense, everyone had the thought of, ‘Shall I buy it once?’

Because it’s a calendar, you can just put it on your desk or on another dining table.

It’s subtly necessary.

And this time, the interpreter left a comment.

[As expected, the SihaPepe artist has a warm heart.

I hope that the children who cannot pass a year will really have a year to pass.

The expression was so good.

The reason for choosing the calendar is the hope that they will pass the years one by one.

Other people will also turn over SihaPepe’s calendar one by one and send even a small wish.

Surely this is what the artist intended.

I’m so touched that tears come out.]

There was no grand meaning in it, it was just that Siha happened to see the calendar and thought he should sell it.

Sihyuk was the one who added the words.

Anyway, it was another day of hard work for the interpreter.

***

I thought it would be nice if 100 or 1,000 people participated initially.

How many people applied when I made the plastic model before?

I was thinking about that and shook my head.

I don’t know how many people will apply, but if it’s a large order, the cost will be cheaper, so I hoped many people would participate.

That way, I can donate a lot.

I said it doesn’t matter the amount, but it would be nice if there was a lot.

But it seems like this project has spread all over the neighborhood.

To the people who know SihaPepe.

“Oppa [Korean term for older brother used by females]. Oppa!”

I can see Seo Suhyun running over in a hurry.

“Oh? Why are you here? Aren’t you busy?”

“Me? I’m not busy? I’m free. Very.”

“Then go take a lap over there.”

“Why are you suddenly trying to make me take a walk!”

“No. You said you were free.”

If you’re free, you should take a walk.

I was thinking that when Seo Suhyun was making a fuss about seeing the SihaPepe video.

“Wow, isn’t this project too good? The interpreter says exactly what SihaPepe intended. Keu [Sound of clearing throat, often used for emphasis]. It’s Oppa’s idea, right?”

“Huh?”

No. Does this interpretation look like the interpretation I intended to the people who know who SihaPepe is?

Oh my. You believe that? You believe it?!

“Well, I didn’t think that deeply, but the intention is roughly right.”

“As expected!”

I feel like I’m lying a lot.

“And Siha thought about donating this. He said he wanted to sell the calendar and give it.”

“Really? Wow! Siha has such a beautiful heart.”

“Actually, he was going to make a woolly hat at first, but since Siha couldn’t do it, he wanted to help with what he was good at. He came up with a good idea and said, ‘Sell the calendar! Calendar!’”

Seo Suhyun smiled brightly.

She says Siha is so cute.

Well, it’s all known, but it feels good to hear it again.

“Ah, right. Oppa.”

“Yeah?”

“I bought four of these.”

“You don’t need four, do you?”

“I’m just going to give them to my mom and dad. And one is for storage and one is for use.”

“Why even for storage?”

“Hey. Oppa. Maybe the people who buy this will buy it for storage? The people who actually use it will buy two.”

“Is that so?”

I don’t know because I haven’t bought goods from specific drawing artists.

But it sounded plausible when I heard it.

“Oppa. Can I promote it?”

“Huh? Where? In the group chat?”

“No. I already did it there.”

“You already did?”

How come you’re more enthusiastic about promoting it than I am? And what’s with the speed of action? You’re too fast?

“Yeah. Thanks.”

“No. But can I promote it on YouTube?”

“Well, it doesn’t matter. You don’t have to get permission, do you?”

“I just asked. I thought you might not like it.”

“Well, I like it.”

“Okay. I got it. I have something that came to my mind when I saw this video. I’ll promote it by uploading it with a song.”

“Yeah. Thanks. You don’t have to do that much.”

“Good things should be shared. But don’t expect too much. Subscribers come in because they like me, not because they like the SihaPepe channel.”

“Still, it would be nice if even one person bought it.”

Seo Suhyun smiled and sat down on the lecture room chair as if she was done talking.

“Aren’t you leaving?”

“What about Oppa? Isn’t it time for you to be at the company?”

“I just came because I had something to ask the department and something to submit today. It’s a day off today.”

“Ah.”

“Aren’t you leaving?”

“Why?! Am I bothering you? It’s a day off!”

“Is it?”

“…It is.”

“Even on vacation, I have to work. There’s a lot to translate.”

“Does that come in steadily?”

“Yeah. It comes in. As this builds up experience one by one, it comes in well. It’s hard to break through in the beginning because there are a lot of lowballing [Offering lower prices than competitors], but if you do it steadily and consistently, the work keeps coming in.”

“Amazing.”

“I know.”

“I have to go now. I’m just bothering Oppa if I stay.”

“Thank you for realizing that quickly.”

“This Oppa, really!”

Seo Suhyun made a sulky face and opened the door and went out.

Is she sulking? Well, I know she doesn’t sulk over things like this.

Creak.

Seo Suhyun appeared again.

“Huh? Weren’t you leaving?”

“Work while drinking.”

She puts down a warm coffee and waves her hand.

When did you stop by the cafe at school and bring this?

“Oppa. Then I’ll go.”

“Yeah. Bye. Thanks for the coffee.”

“I have to upload the video quickly.”

Seo Suhyun disappeared.

Leaving only warm coffee behind.

Tap. Tap. While I was touching it, the phone rang.

“Oh? Donghwan.”

「Hyungnim [Honorific term for older brother], I heard the news!」

“Ah. You heard the news?”

「Yes. I’m disappointed. Really. You should have told me first.」

Here comes the Disappointment King.

Why are you talking about this? It’s just a small project.

“It’s okay if you heard it. Is the source Seo Suhyun by any chance?”

「Yes.」

“Ah, really? Amazing.”

「So I also promoted it to my seniors.」

“What is it, really? Are you guys ambassadors?”

「We are SihaPepe ambassadors. But haven’t you received a lot of calls? I think Manager Hong would have made a fuss too?」

“Ah, wait a minute.”

I checked the messages on my phone and it came from many people.

From the Kyung Trio to Manager Hong.

It was a complete mess.

I haven’t read what’s written yet, but why am I so confused? It’s a strange feeling.

“It came a lot.”

「Right?! I also watched the video and it was really good.」

“But. Is that why you called?”

「It’s good to hear your voice after a long time.」

“Didn’t you come to the housewarming last month?”

「I came. That’s been a long time.」

“You’re starting to look like Manager Hong.”

「Wow. That’s too harsh. Sniff. Ah! Are you interested in winter camping…….」

“No.”

Why do you go camping all four seasons?

Oh?! Of course, it’s good to get a car and go camping! I bought a car too.

But don’t you have friends to go camping with!

Well, it’s only once or twice to go there all four seasons.

「Knowing that, I found a fun sledding place.」

“Suddenly?”

「You can also go ice fishing. Siha will like it too!」

“Oh, that’s true.”

Certainly, last winter, we just had a snowball fight and made a snowman, but we didn’t go to a sledding place.

I was busy in many ways.

But I was tempted because Baek Donghwan recommended it again.

“We’re not sleeping outside or camping, are we?”

「If you sleep outside in the winter, your mouth will turn [Expression meaning you’ll catch a cold].」

“Right?”

「You’re too much. Hyungnim. You don’t have enough faith. The valley last summer was good, wasn’t it.」

“Yeah. It was good.”

Hmm. It was okay because I slept in a hotel.

There were many fun things too.

“I’ll ask Siha first. I think my uncle will go with us if we go.”

「I’ll be ice fishing with you!」

“You actually want to go ice fishing, not camping, right?”

「Hahaha!」

It seemed certain that he wanted to go ice fishing.

「Then I’ll be waiting.」

“Okay.”

I ended the call and looked at the piled-up messages.

The Kyung Trio room.

-Ahn Kyung-ho: Wow! Awesome! I thought I needed a calendar! I have to buy it with company money! I’ll give it to all the employees!

-Park Kyung-joon: Should I buy a lot and give it to the students in the department??

-Shin Kyung-hwan: You’re talking nonsense. Who’s going to spend that much company money as they please??? Do you want to die???

Manager Hong Jin-soo

-Hong Jin-soo: Sihyuk! I heard that SihaPepe, the mascot of KI Publishing, is doing a good project. Our publishing house will promote it properly!!

-Hong Jin-soo: Ah…!! I was caught by the CEO and got scolded ㅠㅠ

What was he trying to do?

I’m too scared to ask the truth.

-Alisa: I’ll cheer you on too!!! All the employees have already bought it! Everyone likes Siha!

Are all these people trying to make the employees buy it?

Aren’t they all going to get caught for embezzling funds?

Anyway, I made a small flap, but it’s making a fuss like a typhoon.

Anyway, it wasn’t boring.