Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 112

Hyung, Am I Cute? (1)

I approached Jaehwi.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

“Huh?”

Jaehwi lowered his eyes.

He seemed a little scared to me, so I was worried.

What could be so scary?

“Sihyuk, hurry up and take pictures from the wall.”

“Okay.”

I lifted Siha onto the wall built around the lake.

He sat down with a thud and shook his legs.

“Hyung.”

“Yeah. How is it? The lake looks nice from here, right?”

“Ah ah.”

I don’t really know why they installed a partial wall here.

I guess there must be something artistic about it when it was designed, but what does it mean?

‘It’s not for practical purposes.’

If it were, they would have built a wall all around the lake.

“Sihyuk oppa [older brother – term of endearment used by younger girls]. Hana too!”

“Okay. Let’s get Hana up too.”

I picked up Hana and sat her next to Siha.

Seungjun said he could climb up himself, jumping and reaching for the wall.

It’s good that he can grab it, but he couldn’t climb up, so he whined.

“Seungjun. I’ll help you. Come on, let’s try.”

“Okay.”

I gently supported Seungjun from the side, and he climbed up as if he were rock climbing.

I only lifted him slightly, so it could be said that he climbed up on his own.

“I’m up!”

“Ah ah. Seungjun!”

“Ah! I should have gone next to Siha…….”

Seungjun, who went next to Hana, smacked his lips as if he was disappointed.

But he couldn’t climb up again on his own, so he sat quietly with the three of them.

Then Jongsu sat down, and finally only Jaehwi was left.

Jongsu said.

“Jaehwi. Come quickly.”

“Th, that.”

Jaehwi hesitated in place.

He turned his eyes and slowly stepped back until he bumped into the teacher’s leg.

Only then did I realize what Jaehwi was afraid of.

I gently approached and lowered my voice.

“Are you perhaps afraid of heights?”

Jaehwi looked at me with wide eyes.

“How did you know?”

“I can tell just by looking. Then, should we not take pictures there together?”

“Ah… no.”

“Really? Then what do you want to do?”

At that moment, Siha called me.

“Hyung!”

“Yeah? Just a moment.”

“Hyung!”

“Why?”

“Siha. Down!”

“Huh? You want me to take you down?”

“Ah ah.”

“We’re going to take pictures? Why?”

“No.”

I had no choice but to take Siha down.

Siha approached Jaehwi and took his hand.

“Jaehwi! Together!”

“Huh?”

“Hand. Not scary.”

I translated next to Siha.

“Jaehwi. Siha says it’s not scary if you hold hands and climb up together?”

“Ah…….”

“Jaehwi. Together.”

Siha led Jaehwi to the wall.

Alisa and I made eye contact and shared the same opinion.

We understood each other without speaking.

I lifted Siha, and Alisa lifted Jaehwi.

At the same time, we lifted them onto the wall.

Their hands didn’t let go while they were climbing up.

Because they were placed between Seungjun and Jongsu, Seungjun was very happy.

Jongsu immediately put his arm around Jaehwi’s shoulders.

“Look here. The scenery is great!”

Jaehwi looked at the lake behind him.

“It’s pretty, right?”

“Yeah.”

The children looked prettier to me than the lake.

When someone is too scared to move, someone grabs their hand, or puts their arm around their shoulders to show they’re there…….

Such a beautiful relationship.

Click.

Alisa must have felt the same way, as she took a picture right away.

‘He still seems scared, though.’

I could tell by how tightly he was holding Siha’s hand.

‘It’s not just fear, though.’

I could tell by his expression.

His pale face was regaining color and he was smiling slightly.

Even if it’s scary, if something else can support you, is it scary?

Or is it not scary?

Perhaps warmth is what covers fear.

“It’s pretty.”

“It is.”

“Alisa. Shouldn’t we take a proper picture now?”

“I want to watch a little longer.”

“But it’s already too late. Let’s start.”

“What do you mean?”

I raised my hand and pointed at Siha.

“Look at him. He took two fingers off the hand he’s holding.”

“Pfft! Ah, Siha really. Is that a V he’s doing?”

“Yes. It means he recognized the camera. Kids. Let’s take a picture now!”

“I really can’t let my guard down with Siha.”

“Isn’t that why it’s fun?”

“Exactly.”

The children looked at us.

“Hyung! Together!”

“Yeah. Take pictures with your friends first!”

“Ah ah.”

We took pictures like that.

Model photos with everyone together.

***

After taking a bunch of pictures like that, it was already 1 o’clock.

The kids were hungry and clutching their empty stomachs.

“I’m hungry!”

“I’m hungry!”

We decided to go eat because we worked hard today.

It’s time to go back to the daycare center.

“Everyone to the daycare center!”

“Yes!”

They hurried to the daycare center as if they wanted to eat quickly.

Maybe the director has already finished cooking by now.

Today’s menu is bibimbap [Korean mixed rice with meat and assorted vegetables] and egg drop soup.

I was glad that Alisa and I could be treated as well.

I was wondering if we should eat separately, but they said it was no problem to just add two more spoons.

“Alisa. Show me the pictures. I’m curious.”

“Do you want to see this? It turned out really well.”

“It really did. I think the one we took together looks better?”

“That one has memories, and this is a photo for a model.”

“Was I too subjective?”

“Very much so. I’m going to send the photos here to the daycare teacher as a file, so look at them all later.”

“I’d appreciate it if you did that much.”

“If the site does well, I’ll treat you. As a thank you.”

“Then I’ll look forward to it.”

After finishing our small talk, we looked ahead and saw that the children had become even closer.

Of course, they were still divided into two groups that played well with each other.

But it felt a little more united than before.

You can tell just by looking at them walking down the street like this.

Siha was in the middle, and Jongsu and Jaehwi were also on Siha’s side.

It seemed like Siha had become some kind of connection.

[Hyung]

Siha turned around and called me with his mouth.

I also called back [Siha] with my mouth.

He found that funny and kept saying [Hyung] with his mouth.

I did the same.

Alisa, who saw that, said.

“I know what they’re saying.”

“What are they saying?”

“Silent uproar!”

“Are you studying poetry these days?”

“If you’re Korean, you should know at least a silent uproar.”

Alisa. You’re not Korean.

“Well, anyway, you’re wrong.”

“Then Morse code?”

“There’s no way. It has nothing to do with Koreans either.”

“I’m just saying. Just saying.”

“Oh? That sounded a bit Korean.”

“Really?”

We chatted like that and arrived at the daycare center before we knew it.

The meal was bibimbap after all.

But it wasn’t the bibimbap I knew.

Alisa exclaimed next to me.

“Wow! It’s different from the bibimbap I used to buy.”

“It’s expensive bibimbap. It has beef in it.”

I thought it was mixed with seasoned vegetables and red pepper paste, but it was full of ground beef.

The texture and taste were excellent.

The egg drop soup also had plenty of eggs.

Is this the class of daycare centers sponsored by the Kangin Foundation?

‘I heard rumors that people wanted to send their children here…….’

A daycare center that you can’t get into even if you want to!

I had only heard rumors that people were envious, but it was indeed amazing.

The food is amazing.

I was glad to know that Siha was eating well.

“Siha. Is it delicious?”

“Uuuuu.”

“Sorry for talking to you. Chew slowly.”

Mumbling.

I don’t know what he’s saying because his mouth is full of food.

I stroked Siha’s head once and ate again.

Delicious!

***

The next day.

I dropped Siha off at daycare and received a call from Seo Suhyun.

“Yeah. Why?”

“Oppa [older brother – term of endearment used by younger girls]. Oppa. It’s a disaster!”

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“It’s not that, it’s that.”

“What is it?”

“The number of subscribers to [Shu] channel has increased dramatically!”

“Oh! Really?”

“But the comments are strange. There are a lot of normal original songs on the channel, but why isn’t the ‘I Want to Go to That Miraculous Play’ song there…….”

“Pfft.”

I was drinking water at home and spat it out.

It was so funny that I spilled a little on my clothes.

I think I knew why the number of subscribers had increased.

“Isn’t that a good thing?”

“It’s complicated. I’m wondering if I should make videos with such unique ideas in the future.”

“Is creation that easy? You have to do things like that sometimes to get through. If you repeat it too much, people get bored?”

“I guess so? I think I should upload the video I took separately.”

Unexpectedly, she was very prepared.

“You didn’t just record it, you also filmed a video?”

“Of course. I thought your streaming video would be edited and uploaded like this. Then my subscribers would increase too.”

“I knew that much, but it must be considerable.”

“I’m going to upload it now, and it’s going to be a hit? It can be used in other games too.”

“Thinking about it, that’s right? Streamers might contact you saying they’ll use yours while playing the game.”

“Wow! Awesome! Oppa. I can hear the subscribers rising.”

I want to say she’s drinking a bowl of kimchi soup [Korean expression for counting your chickens before they hatch], but this time the promotional effect is really good, so I can’t say anything.

Even I, who don’t know much, felt it this time.

Unique song, timing, promotion, usability, luck.

It was a perfect timing with everything in place.

Even at this time when the domestic competition season is in full swing after the event match.

“Can you hear a jingling sound?”

“Jingling?”

“Money.”

“…Oppa. I think I can hear it.”

“Ignore it. You’ll become a golden frog.”

“This oppa really! I’ll become a money-grubber. Why a golden frog!”

“No. Even if it’s someone else, you’re a golden frog.”

The [Shu] channel profile is also a frog SD [super deformed – a style of caricature] character drawn by Siha.

I think it will be almost fixed.

Even more so if the number of subscribers increases.

“Should I leave a comment saying I’m going to become a golden frog?”

“Just try leaving it!”

“Okay. Okay. Upload the video quickly. Congratulations. I should watch it too. How it was edited.”

“Yes. Take a look!”

I ended the call and watched the edited video.

It seems like they picked out the most fun parts very well.

“The number of YouTube subscribers is no joke either…….”

First of all, the video has already been viewed over 400,000 times.

There are about 1 million subscribers.

Seeing it like this, I realized that she is a very popular player.

‘Famous people can basically attract people…. Staying alive is a different story, though.’

Even if you’re a streamer or YouTuber, the starting point is different.

‘Seo Suhyun must like it.’

Once a certain number of people gather, it grows like a snowball, so I don’t know how big the [Shu] channel will be in the future.

I scrolled down the comments and saw something that caught my eye.

-I found the translator’s Instagram! (link)

There were a lot of replies to that.

I was embarrassed and opened my mouth.

‘No way…….’

I slipped into my Instagram account.

‘Gasp…….’

The number of followers was over 2,000.

It really skyrocketed from 5 overnight.

There were a lot of comments and hearts on the photos.

This was the first time this had happened, so I was dazed.

‘There are a lot of DMs too?’

I was too scared to read them.

Why do celebrities get so many strange messages and get stressed?

‘No. I don’t know.’

If it’s work-related, I can’t just ignore it.

With half worry and half excitement, I read the DMs.

-Oppa, let’s be friends!

-I’ll make you a play. Should I take a fighter plane instead of a bus?

-This is JJ Publishing. I was wondering if I could entrust you with the translation this time…….

-I’m buying baby photo files. 5.0 per sheet!

-I need a German translator this time. Do you have any experience with hotels…….

-Hey, draw some illustrations! Don’t just keep it to yourself!

There are some strange noises mixed in, but I just skipped the strange ones.

Well, there seems to be some swearing, but I skipped that too.

The most amazing thing was this.

‘I’m really getting work?’