Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 209

Hyung, Am I Cute? – Episode 209

Today’s lunch.

There was pumpkin porridge, pumpkin fritters, rice, and meat.

It was a special meal prepared for Halloween.

The children rushed in with shining eyes.

“Okay. Line up slowly and receive your food.”

Each took a tray, received their food, and sat down.

Everyone said, ‘Thank you for the food!’ in a loud voice before scooping up the pumpkin porridge with their spoons.

Because they knew it wouldn’t taste good if it got cold.

Siha mumbled and widened his eyes.

“Mashisuh! (Delicious!)”

Seungjun next to him said something proudly.

“Siha, that’s pumpkin flavor.”

“Hobak (Pumpkin) mash.”

“That’s right. Pumpkin is delicious. Maybe this one died after getting hit in the face with a ball while playing soccer.”

“Ah? Really?”

“Yeah. Dad taught me that there’s something called ‘jukppang’ [a playful term combining ‘juk’ (porridge) and ‘ppang’ (bread/punching)]. I don’t know what kind of bread it is, but maybe it’s called ‘hobak-juk’ (pumpkin porridge) because it got hit by that?”

The teacher took a spoonful of pumpkin porridge and smiled.

‘Seungjun’s father, what on earth are you telling your child? You’re a professor, yet you’re talking about ‘jukppang’.’

It seemed like he was saying all sorts of things to get closer to the children.

“Jukppang mashisuh? (Delicious?)”

“I don’t know? Maybe it wouldn’t taste good if you just ate it? Maybe you have to use it on the pumpkin like this. Or on other food. Maybe it’s used when making bread?”

The teacher hesitated, unsure of how to respond to this conversation.

‘Actually, they do punch the dough when kneading, so maybe he’s right?’

The flow of the incomprehensible conversation was making her head spin.

“Eego mashisuh. (This is delicious.)”

Siha put a butternut squash fritter in his mouth.

The crispy outside and soft inside texture went down his throat.

He seemed to like it, as he quickly finished it.

Seungjun picked up a pumpkin fritter with his fork, about to say something again.

“That’s delicious too! It’s a pumpkin fritter.”

“Hobak (Pumpkin) teegim (fritter).”

“It became like this after swimming in oil.”

“Ah? Really?”

The teacher gave a bitter smile.

‘Siha. Is that really true? If there’s a pumpkin swimming in hot oil, you should doubt your sanity.’

After the delicious lunch, the children started playing excitedly again.

The teacher waited for the right moment and stood up.

“Everyone. Now that you’re full, shall we go for a walk? I know a room where you can get lots of snacks and candy.”

The children’s eyes widened at those words.

In reality, the teacher had asked several clubs in the school to hand out snacks.

Of course, the snacks were bought with the daycare’s money.

They set off with the children, and the first place they went was the game development club.

The teacher watched from behind with a pleased smile.

“Okay. Knock on the door.”

Siha knocked on the door first.

There was a crashing sound from inside, and the door opened.

Ahn Gyeongho quickly adjusted his crooked glasses and tidied his hair.

With red marks on his cheek, he looked like someone who had just woken up.

“Ahem. Oh! What monsters are here?!”

Exaggerated gestures and wholehearted acting.

The children were supposed to say ‘trick or treat,’ but a different story came out.

Seungjun said.

“Ahaha! He put on makeup. Makeup! His glasses are crooked, and his hair is a mess.”

The teacher facepalmed from behind.

‘He just woke up. The red face is probably from his arm pillow.’

The children nodded at Seungjun’s words.

They didn’t expect someone in monster makeup to pop out.

It made them wonder whether they should do it or not.

But there was one person who didn’t care.

Siha held up his pumpkin basket and said.

“Gyeong Turio. Trick or treat.”

“Oh! Siha. Hello. You came to get snacks?”

“Aaa.”

“But what should I do? I don’t want to give you any? Are you going to play a trick on me then?”

Ahn Gyeongho, as the president, wanted to experience Siha’s prank.

He wasn’t fully awake, but he was curious about the reaction after saying this.

Siha said without hesitation.

“Anya. (No.)”

“Huh? You’re not going to play a trick?”

“Eego pumpkin-ee Gyeong Turio meogeo. (This pumpkin will eat Gyeong Turio.) Ib beollyeosseo. (Mouth opened.)”

“Oh! You made it really well? Is this entrance the mouth?”

“Aaa.”

“Wow. That’s a bigger deal than a prank. It’s going to eat me.”

Siha pointed inside the basket.

“Ahn-eh ubseo. (Not inside.) Bae gopa. (Hungry.)”

“Then I have no choice but to fill its belly.”

Ahn Gyeongho turned around, and Shin Gyeonghwan slapped him on the back.

“Aya!”

“Tsk. Would it hurt you to just give it nicely?! Would it?!”

The president was dealt with and stepped down.

The children’s eyes widened.

Because someone with a real boss-like aura appeared after the 잡몹 (japmob) [minor monster/fodder character] disappeared.

The children were feeling who the real power was here.

But Shin Gyeonghwan came out gentlemanly, unlike what the children were thinking.

“All the snacks are here. I’ll divide them up inside, so don’t play any tricks. We’re developing an important game right now. Everyone came to the festival, right?”

“Yes!”

Shin Gyeonghwan gave a satisfied smile and divided the snacks equally.

The children waved and said goodbye.

Stage 1 cleared.

The teacher said.

“It was easy this time, but it will be more difficult next time. We’re going to the chemistry lab.”

The children tilted their heads.

They had expressions that said, ‘What does the chemistry lab do?’

The teacher explained it in an easy-to-understand way.

“Remember the older students who made clouds with hairspray before? We’re going there.”

“Yes!”

Chemistry lab.

There were several labs, but the children stood in front of the office among them.

“So, who will knock on the door this time?”

At that moment.

White smoke was leaking out from under the door.

Seungjun said in surprise.

“Ah! It’s a cloud!”

“Hanado nollasseo! (I’m so surprised!) Why is the cloud crawling down?”

“Ah?! Gishil-ee! [Ghost Room!]”

Siha, why are you so good at naming things?

The children were curious and tried to grab the cloud.

In fact, it was dry ice smoke.

“I guess there are some amazing people there. Who wants to knock?”

One person bravely stepped forward.

Eunwoo raised his hand.

“Does Eunwoo want to try?”

“I recommend Jaehwi.”

‘They’re making recommendations here?’

Jaehwi’s eyes widened, and he was scared, saying, ‘I don’t think I need to do it….’

Then Jongsu scoffed.

“Hey. What’s the big deal? Jaehwi, I’ll do it.”

“Jongsu. Thank you.”

“Hmph.”

Knock knock.

A chemistry student came out.

“Cough. Cough. Haa. Who is it?”

“We’ll play a trick if you don’t give us snacks.”

“No way. It’ll explode if you play a trick here? Are you really going to play a trick?”

“Uh…….”

“You see this smoke now, right? Something big will happen if you play a trick.”

“Uh…….”

Jongsu’s brain froze.

He didn’t know how to handle this.

From behind, Jaehwi whispered, ‘I knew it! I knew it! It was dangerous! Let’s go back to the daycare quickly.’

He couldn’t do that. He couldn’t back down now that he had already started.

“Ugh. We’ll play a trick if you don’t give us snacks! Really!”

“Okay, then.”

Shameless appearance.

Siha suddenly came forward.

Because he knew that student from when he saw him with Hyung before.

“Hyung. Da malhae. (Tell him everything.)”

“Huh? Tell him what?”

Siha raised his hand and patted his chest.

“Lee Siha.”

“Oh. Okay. Nice to meet you.”

“Hyung. Lee Si혁 (Si-hyeok).”

“Oh? Si혁 (Si-hyeok)?? Ah! You’re his younger brother.”

“Aaa. Gwaja. (Snacks.) Hobak-juk bakkwo. (Exchange pumpkin porridge.)”

“Oh! You want to exchange?”

“Aaa. Hyung-ah jwo. (Give me.) Jukppang. Hobak-juk jwo. (Give me pumpkin porridge.)”

He was roughly saying that he would give him pumpkin porridge made with jukppang, but it didn’t sound that way to the student who was receiving it.

“Gasp. Si혁 (Si-hyeok)’s body is good, so if he gives me jukppang, I’ll die?”

“Anya. (No.) Hobak-juk. (Pumpkin porridge.)”

“Hul. You’re going to make me into pumpkin porridge?”

“Ah?”

“I have no choice but to give you snacks.”

It was a conversation filled with misunderstandings, but they ended up getting snacks anyway.

Jongsu looked at Siha and made a resentful expression, saying, ‘Siha did it again?!’

Before they knew it, the basket was half full.

“Now, we only need to get it from one more place! We can fill the basket to the brim.”

The place they went to was the Gangin Career Center.

The place where Moon Dowhan was.

***

I stopped by Moon Dowhan’s place before Siha came.

The hooded cloak was neatly folded and held in his hand.

Moon Dowhan gave a strange expression when he saw me.

“I didn’t know you were someone who celebrated Halloween?”

“Ah. This? I’m wearing it to match Siha.”

“But it doesn’t look like you’ve fully dressed up yet? Siha’s outfit can’t be just that. You have to wear what’s in your hand too, right?”

“Ah, hyung. Why are you like this? This is a bit much.”

“Let me see it once. I have to compare what the two of you look like as a set.”

“Why are you doing that? There are pictures, so just look at those.”

I took out my phone and showed him the picture I took with Siha.

Moon Dowhan laughed, holding his stomach from the side.

“Puhup. You two really look good together. You’re really a child, Si혁 (Si-hyeok).”

“Ah, that’s why I didn’t want to show you.”

“But I understand the pumpkin, but why is there a penguin?”

“Because it’s customized for Siha.”

“Then that makes sense. Haa. Actually, this isn’t something to laugh about. I have to dress up soon too.”

“What are you dressing up as?”

“A character called 문도 (Moon-do) [a play on words, similar to ‘Moon Do-hwan’, but also referencing a generic, somewhat comical character].”

“Puhup. Ah, hyung is even more amazing than me.”

“Shut up. No, why do I have to do this?”

“You can go to a club like that later. Walk around Hongdae Street, hyung. Who knows? You might be popular.”

“Don’t say ridiculous things.”

“Why? I think you’d be popular.”

Moon Dowhan’s face became serious.

“There are two popular people in the world.”

“Oh~”

“The person who works hard to liven up the atmosphere. And the handsome person who doesn’t say anything but creates the atmosphere.”

“That’s a biased team?”

“In the end, women’s choice goes to the chic and handsome man who doesn’t say much! After I’ve worked so hard to liven up the atmosphere.”

“Is this your experience, hyung?”

“Ah, no. It’s not like that.”

“Isn’t it your delusion that you livened up the atmosphere?”

As someone who knows Moon Dowhan’s gag skills, I highly doubt that part.

But seeing his expression that it’s not like that at all, I’m even more convinced.

‘This hyung. He’s already gone to 아재 개그 (ajae gaegeu) [dad jokes] that he shouldn’t have crossed.’

I don’t know how it turned out like this.

“Haa. Anyway, if I hadn’t lost the bet, I wouldn’t have dressed up.”

“Yes. Yes. I’ll help you well. But don’t scare the kids too much, so should we give it a slightly funny point?”

“Hey. Your face is full of mischief?”

“That’s how important hyung’s role is.”

I didn’t let Moon Dowhan do it and diligently applied purple all over his face.

He was wearing a large armor on his body, which he got from the theater club’s props.

Thus, the birth of 문도 (Moon-do).

The role is to ask for snacks from the children instead.

To be exact, it should be seen as a role to take them away.

I’m curious how they’ll protect the hard-earned snacks.

‘Originally, this custom was said to be to avoid being possessed by ghosts.’

It’s taking snacks instead of the body, but I don’t know if the children will do well.

I’m planning to appear like a hero for any possible situation.

With a pumpkin. That is, a jack-o’-lantern.

“It’s done. They’ll be here in a bit, so hyung, get ready. Got it?”

“Okay.”

30 minutes later.

The children appeared.

The door was a transparent automatic door, so there was no need to knock.

Moon Dowhan ran towards the children who came in suddenly.

“You guys! You came in without knocking. Give me all the snacks you have. Or 문도 (Moon-do) will punish you.”

The children froze at the sudden appearance of 문도 (Moon-do).

Because a completely different monster had appeared than before.

In the meantime, only Siha seemed happy.

“문도 (Moon-do) meogeo! (Eat Moon-do!)”

“Huh?”

Moon Dowhan had a flustered expression.

‘I shouldn’t give it so easily like this…….’

If it ends like this, it will ruin the plan, so he forced it.

“More. More. I need it.”

“Ah?”

“This is not enough.”

“문도 (Moon-do). Jukppang. Hobak-juk jukka? (Give you jukppang. Give you pumpkin porridge?)”

Moon Dowhan was speechless at that answer.

‘What is this again?!’

The plan was not properly attempted.