Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 162

“So, how are we going to sell all this?”

“It’s simple. Just upload it to Pixiv under your Sihapepe ID.”

“Hmm.”

“Why? Can’t you?”

“Well, it’s a bit difficult. Or, is it difficult? Honestly, I can’t really tell.”

“What do you mean? Plenty of illustrators sell merchandise.”

That’s true.

Many famous illustrators sell various merchandise like postcards, binders, phone grips, desk mats, and so on.

But uploading it to Sihapepe’s Pixiv was something to consider.

“Honestly, I don’t even know Sihapepe’s nationality. I’m just guessing they’re from an English-speaking country.”

“Huh? Ah! Isn’t that because you always upload everything in English, hyung [older brother or male friend]? All the explanations and everything. Come to think of it, all the comments are in English.”

“T-that’s right.”

I started doing that so Siha could easily read the comments even when he grew up.

Now it feels weird to suddenly say, ‘I’m Korean.’

No, in the first place, saying that a 3-year-old drew these pictures is strange too.

There’s no need to reveal it.

“Hmm. Let’s skip that.”

“What about a blog? Some illustrators only use blogs.”

“A blog?”

“Yes. You can create a blog for Sihapepe, the emoticon artist. Maybe later, it’ll naturally be revealed in the Pixiv comments that you’re Korean.”

“Hmm, that’s true. Nationality isn’t that important. If some people leave because of it, there’s nothing I can do. It’s funny that I’m even worrying about this now.”

“Exactly.”

“I almost forgot I debuted as an emoticon artist.”

Well, it’s rare for people to remember the artist’s name for emoticons.

Most people are just obsessed with the characters.

But there are people who remember.

If I keep releasing emoticons, I’ll eventually become known on Pixiv too.

It’s just a matter of time.

“Hmm. Should I really upload it?”

After organizing my thoughts, it’s something that will eventually be revealed.

It’s just a matter of sooner or later.

“No, even so, I don’t think I can do international shipping. It’s better to start a blog and sell online.”

Once the direction is set, I can picture how to sell it in my head.

It seems like organizing my thoughts while talking is a good idea.

“Siha, let’s sell the rest online.”

“Inter?”

“Yeah. See on this phone? There are various bags and clothes. We sell them here.”

“Ah, Risa!”

“Haha, that’s right. Alisa’s Blue Mall also sells these kinds of clothes……”

“Risa. Para. Risa Para!”

“Yeah, we should sell to Alisa too. Or give them as gifts. She should be back in Korea by now, but I haven’t seen her at all… Ah! Wait a minute.”

Suddenly, I had a better idea.

The Blue Mall site sells children’s clothes.

What if I put up an advertisement there?

Or give them away as free gifts. Should I try doing business with Blue Mall?

‘There’s no need to be fixated on bookstores or online sales.’

The pop-up book is a very cheap book.

There are about 200 left.

Isn’t that just the right amount for an event?

It would be really good for people buying children’s clothes too.

‘Then should I go to Blue Mall after a long time?’

I looked at Siha.

He was tapping on Baek Dong-hwan’s thick legs.

He was playing well on his own.

“I have a good idea. Siha, let’s go together tomorrow.”

“Huh? Where?”

“Hyung, where are you going? Take me with you.”

“You’re excluded.”

“That’s too much……”

“You have to go to work.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

Baek Dong-hwan scratched his head as if he hadn’t thought of that.

He should think about working before trying to follow me.

“So, I just need to bring one pop-up book, right?”

“Yeah. And give the money to Siha.”

“Okay. Siha, here’s 3,000 won [approximately $2.50 USD].”

“Ah, thank you~”

“Hehe, okay.”

Siha put the 3,000 won into his penguin coin purse.

Siha earned a lot of money today.

***

The next day.

I visited Blue Mall with Siha.

I felt strangely excited because it was my first visit in a while.

I contributed a lot to this Blue Mall too.

‘I hope she’s not too busy.’

I entered the office, and the employees were bustling around.

Some were packing with expressionless faces, while others were typing diligently on their keyboards.

Some were just glued to their phones.

Everyone is very busy.

In the midst of all that, I could see the Blue Mall CEO leisurely twirling a pen.

“Ah, Risa!”

“Wow! Siha, it’s been a while. Si-hyeok too.”

I smiled and put the box on a nearby desk.

Everyone was too busy to notice me until now, and they waved their hands.

But their eyes all held a common question.

What is that box?

That was the kind of look they had.

Alisa came over, grabbed Siha’s hands, and shook them, expressing her joy.

“What’s in that box? Is it a gift for Blue Mall?”

“Ah, no. I came here to sell something.”

“Ah, we don’t accept peddlers. Get out.”

“Wow, Alisa. You haven’t been back in Korea for long, but you already know that?”

“It hasn’t been long, but a peddler just happened to come by. I kicked him out right away.”

Behind Alisa, a man opened his mouth.

“That’s a lie. I could clearly see your eyes sparkling with curiosity. I almost fell for it.”

“No way! I’m Alisa. I don’t fall for such obvious tricks. I just thought it was a good experience since I’d never seen anything like that before. Next time, it won’t work.”

“What’s so special about Alisa… Is she Superman or something?”

“The CEO here.”

“Ah, is that so.”

Anyway, the point is that Alisa almost fell for a peddler.

Ha! I’m not just any peddler.

I’m a peddler equipped with the cuteness of Siha.

In other words, I’m equipped with a weapon that can’t help but sell.

“Siha made this, and I thought it would be good to sell it here.”

“Siha made it?”

“Yes. Alisa will love it too.”

“Really?”

At the tempting offer, I heard a tsk-tsk sound from behind.

Even if they say that, they can’t hide their curiosity.

I can see them peeking out.

I took out the book and showed it to Alisa.

“What do you think?”

“Wow! A pop-up book? It’s well-made. The drawing is cute too. And at the end, the Sihapepe logo appears? This is precious.”

“Yes. There are only about 200 left in stock now. It’s about time to sell fall clothes, right?”

“Yes. It’s the F/W [Fall/Winter] season.”

“Exactly. This dragonfly pop-up book is perfect for fall. How exciting is that?”

“Dragonfly?”

Everyone held one and looked at me with questioning eyes.

No matter how you look at it, it’s a winged penguin, so how can you call it a dragonfly?

I’ve already decided to put on a thick face and be shameless about that.

“If you read it, it says Pepe Dragonfly. It’s like a personification.”

“Well, let’s skip that.”

“It’s even the overseas league season. Soccer! How exciting is that? Right?”

“It feels like you’re forcing it……”

They’re quick to notice.

But it’s not entirely made up.

It’s like putting it on your nose or your ear, isn’t it?

“The F/W season is when a lot of pretty clothes come out, and the prices are higher than summer clothes. But what if you do an event where you sell these books to the first 200 people? Wouldn’t the kids like it? Or their parents.”

“Hmm, that’s not bad?”

Everyone thought positively about it.

After all, my contribution to Blue Mall has come back in a big way.

But is the payment still far off?

I’m sure I’ll get a pretty big amount since I’ve secured the contract…….

Well, it’s just starting, so the financial processing might be hectic.

That’s when the Blue Mall site design manager stood up.

“Wait a minute. We can’t just let this go.”

“Huh?”

Siha tilted his head.

From now on, Siha’s support fire continued.

“Siha Para. This. This. Not buy?”

“Uh? Uh-oh. No, it’s not that I’m not buying it……”

“Buy? Come again.”

“No. You don’t have to come again.”

Knowing that ‘come again’ didn’t work, Siha replaced it with other words.

“Siha. Do this. Give three thousand.”

“Oh. Three thousand won is cheap.”

“Buy?”

“Uh? Should I buy it?”

He was rambling at Siha’s words.

His face said, ‘This isn’t it?’

The women here were already completely smitten.

Alisa was watching with a motherly smile, and then she hit her palm with her fist, saying, ‘Ah!’

“Then how about this?”

“What?”

“Let’s make Sihapepe collaboration clothes. A fall character t-shirt.”

“Oho.”

“No, I misspoke. Not a character, but this Sihapepe logo.”

“The logo?”

“Yes. The colors and English seem to go well with the clothes.”

Everyone opened the last page and nodded.

I didn’t know they would be interested in the logo rather than the character.

“I was wondering about the pattern for the clothes to be released this time, but it would be good to put that Sihapepe logo on it. As a limited edition. Put it on the site banner as a pre-release.”

“Oh! But what if there’s stock left?”

“So, we’re putting it up as a pre-release to see the reaction in advance. Comments will be posted there. And we’ll give pop-up books to the first 200 people. And we can give emoticons as gifts through a lottery.”

“That’s great. Ah, I think I need to talk to K company about the emoticon.”

“I’ll take care of that, so don’t worry.”

Well, there won’t be any problems since we’re sending emoticons through a lottery.

“So, is it a go to make Sihapepe collaboration clothes with this logo?”

“I’m fine with it. It’s not a loss.”

“Okay. Let’s write a contract about this.”

“Okay. Hmm.”

“What’s wrong?”

“No, nothing.”

That’s not what I originally came here for.

I feel like things have gotten bigger, but it doesn’t matter.

“So, you’re buying all of this, right?”

“Yes. Give me all 200 of the remaining ones.”

“It’s not exactly 200.”

“Anyway. I have to get one of these too.”

In any case, the sales were successful.

Things worked out smoothly thanks to Siha.

That’s how we help each other.

“Siha, Alisa is going to buy it all.”

“Risa! Thank you~”

“You have to say thank you to other people too.”

“Thank you~”

Everyone looked at Siha with warm smiles.

That’s how we were able to sell all the stock.

That alone is something.

There was no loss, and only profits were full.

***

– Seung-jun and Hana’s house.

Mom took out the twins’ box.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t sell everything, but it couldn’t be helped.

Still, she thought the kids sold very well.

Especially surprising was that Seung-jun had gotten soccer shoes.

“Mom! Look at this! Isn’t it amazing?”

“Yeah. You managed to get it somehow? Our son is amazing~”

Seung-jun’s mom was sweating.

Let’s see. How much is the monthly food cost and rent?

How much is the soccer class fee?

Thinking about that, she rummaged through the household account book as soon as she got home.

“Mom, I don’t have to go to soccer class.”

“Huh? Why? You wanted to go to soccer class.”

“Actually, Hana gave me money to buy this. So, send Hana to singing class.”

“Oh~ really? Hana, did you give money to buy your brother’s soccer shoes?”

Hana answered in a small voice, “Yes,” as if she was shy.

The mother couldn’t help but be moved by the siblings’ affection.

They weren’t taught anywhere, but they cherish each other so much.

Even if Mom and Dad leave later, the two of them will cherish each other like this.

They’ll each have their own families, but they won’t feel lonely as a family with blood ties.

“My babies. Come here.”

Mom hugged the twins.

What should she do with these lovely children?

They’re her most proud babies.

“Mom will make a lot of money and let you do everything you want to do.”

“Okay.”

“Okay.”

While they were like that, Oh Sang-hwan, who was the same family, came.

“Kids. Dad’s home!”

“Dad!”

“Dad!”

The twins hugged their dad.

Mom watched that scene and told him what happened today.

“Really? Wow! This won’t do. I have to get one more study for our twins. There’s a proposal from a big company to do research together this time.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. I was worried anyway.”

“Aren’t you overdoing it?”

“Haha. This is nothing. There’s still a lot to pay off, like bank loans and credit card bills.”

“Suffer a little more.”

“Okay.”

Hana asked her mom with shining eyes.

“Mom. Hana go singing class?”

“Yeah. Mom will check it out and send you on the weekend.”

“Yay!”

Seung-jun looked at her with a slightly envious look.

Then he had a good idea and his eyes lit up.

“Ah! Si-hyeok hyung is good at soccer! I should ask him to teach me!”

“Huh? Si-hyeok hyung is good at soccer?”

“Yeah. We played soccer in the playground before! Dad isn’t good at it, right?”

“Hey! Your dad used to be a complete player back in the day. Even the Si-hyeok hyung you like can’t compare. Do you remember playing ball with Dad before?”

“Yeah. Then is Dad stronger than Si-hyeok hyung?”

“Haha. That’s right.”

“Then let’s play soccer together.”

“Uh? Uh, well, let’s do that. Haha. When I have time.”

Mom brought water and put it down.

“Be careful of your back.”

“No. I’m still active. I won’t get hurt just because I kicked the ball a little.”

“Then save it. Okay?”

Mom winked one eye.

Oh Sang-hwan coughed in vain, blushing at the sight.

“Ahem.”

“Ah! Dad. You said you were going to the soccer club before. Si-hyeok hyung can go with you too!”

“Uh-huh? No. Don’t do that.”

“Hehe. I’ll tell him~!”

Seung-jun smiled playfully.