Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 227

Hyung, aren’t I cute? 227

Somehow, instead of becoming friends, Siha ended up sticking right next to me.

Like a knight guarding his lord.

Luna, also feeling awkward with the other kids, was leaning on me from the opposite side of Siha.

This created a tense situation.

The twins were on Siha’s side, so they stuck with him.

It felt like sides were being divided based on my body.

I looked at the teacher, hoping for help.

No. Don’t give me a thumbs up. Please solve this…….

“Okay, everyone, let me introduce our new friend. Um. Let me introduce…?”

The teacher seemed unsure if this was right and looked at me.

Luna understood perfectly and stood up.

“Hello. My name is Luna. I’m five years old.”

“Her name is Luna, and she says she’s five years old. She’s happy to meet you all.”

A strange breeze blew past.

Is the door open? It shouldn’t be?

It’s the awkwardness I always feel when everyone in the class gets up to introduce themselves.

I never thought I’d feel it at daycare.

Luna also seemed awkward and shy, hiding behind my back.

Siha muttered the name.

“Luna noona. Luna noona.” (Noona is a Korean term used by males to address older sisters or female friends.)

Luna seemed interested in the sound of her name being called.

She seemed happy that Siha, who she wanted to befriend since earlier, was making the first move.

However, Siha just memorized her name and stuck even closer to me.

I wondered if he was memorizing the name of a rival.

The teacher clapped her hands.

“Okay! Now that we have a new friend, shall we play a fun game?”

The children showed interest.

I also breathed a sigh of relief.

I was hoping that if we played a game, everyone would become friends.

But I couldn’t disturb Tyrone and his wife’s cozy movie time at home.

Luna’s care was entrusted to me.

This contract included providing interpretation services not only to Tyrone but also to his family.

It was like a manager contract with an entertainment company, but it wasn’t bad since commuting was much more guaranteed.

250 a month.

Considering I was doing odd jobs, it felt like they were giving me a lot.

It’s not like I’m leaving the league.

When I signed the contract, it felt like they subtly wanted me to join the company.

Thinking about it, I might be stuck here for a month?

Usually, when a translator works for a team, they can’t apply to other teams after the contract ends.

Unless they get a scout offer, of course.

Since this industry is small, there’s a code of ethics.

‘Because the player’s habits or weaknesses could leak out.’

Even minor habits are considered intelligence.

So, a fierce intelligence war is happening here too.

We’ll just play and become friends, but at first, it’s a time to explore each other.

“Okay. So, what kind of game is it? It’s about opening this treasure chest.”

“Treasure chest?”

“There’s a password here, right?”

“Yes!”

The lock has four numbers.

It seems like we have to match the numbers there.

“I’ve hidden a lot of hints around. The person who finds them first can open this box.”

“What’s inside?”

“Hehehe. It’s a secret. But there’s a really big treasure inside, bigger than you think.”

“What is it?”

Even when Siha acted cute, the teacher’s lips were sealed.

No, to be exact, something was strange.

“Find it! I’ve put everything in this world in here!”

I’ve heard that line somewhere before? Maybe it’s just my imagination?

“The one who possesses this will live a life of luxury as if they have gained the whole world!”

The children’s curiosity grew.

I explained the rules of the game to Luna.

There are hints around, and if you find them, you can find the password.

It was a simple rule, so Luna looked around diligently.

I said to Siha.

“Siha, be friendly with Luna noona. Okay?”

“Huh?”

“It’s no fun playing alone. Right?”

“Ah ah. Hyung together. Fun.” (Hyung is a Korean term used by males to address older brothers or male friends.)

Yeah. It seems like it’s a lot of fun playing with hyung.

Siha approached Luna and grabbed her hand.

“Siha?”

“Together. Together. Find.”

“Yes!”

After I translated, Luna’s eyes sparkled, happy with Siha’s words.

The twins also started exploring around, following Siha.

Luna could enjoy this kind of game.

I was impressed with the teacher’s skills.

“Ah! I found a hint!”

Seungjun found an envelope stuck between the books.

It clearly said ‘Hint!’ on it.

When he opened the envelope, there was a card.

The letter [E] was written on it.

“Hoo.”

Seeing that the hint was a letter, I could sense the teacher’s plan.

This is definitely a game that requires Luna.

You have no choice but to ask for Luna’s help to get the password.

“Hyung. What?”

“No. You have to ask Luna, not me. It’s against the rules for hyung to participate in this game.”

Choosing to ask me. He’s smart after all.

Siha looked at Luna.

“Luna noona. What is this?”

“E!”

“Siha has E. Here.”

Siha pointed to his teeth.

No. That ‘E’ is not that ‘tooth’…….

Then smart Jongsu said.

“That’s the letter E!”

The other children quickly started looking around, as if this was a hint.

I was watching from the side when I felt something tickling my butt.

“Huh?”

“Shh!”

The teacher raised her index finger.

I checked my back pocket and saw that she had secretly slipped an envelope in.

I was dumbfounded and let out a hollow laugh.

“Ah! Siha hyung has a hint in his butt!”

Hana. Can you say pocket instead of butt?

“Wow, it’s real! Siha hyung. Give it to me quickly.”

“Hmm. I can’t just give it to you.”

I acted like the last boss to make the game more fun.

“If you beat me in arm wrestling, I’ll give you this.”

Jongsu’s complaints erupted.

“Wow. How can we win that.”

“Then I’ll only use one finger. Is that okay?”

“Oh?”

The other kids looked like they really might be able to do it.

Huhu. I don’t know if it will work.

I raised my index finger.

The children couldn’t easily challenge me because of my image.

Seungjun was the first to step up.

Jongsu massaged Seungjun’s shoulders.

“You’re the strongest among us, so you have to win. Okay?”

“Hahaha. Of course!”

I put out my index finger, and Seungjun grabbed it.

Indeed. I could feel the strength that could compete for the best among the daycare boys.

“Ah ah! Hyung fighting!”

“Hey! Siha. You have to cheer for me.”

“That’s right. Hey Lee Siha! Why are you cheering for hyung!”

Siha made an ‘oops’ expression.

He cheered almost reflexively, so it was understandable.

“Seungjun fighting. Hyung fighting!”

“Why are you cheering for both of them.”

Cheering for both without giving up on either.

Yeah. I understand that feeling.

“Then start~!”

“Eek!”

“Haha. Seungjun, you need to give it more strength?”

“Eeeek!”

But in the end, I won.

Seungjun returned to the kids with a sullen look. Everyone patted him on the back, saying he did well. Siha also said, ‘Red hyung. Strong. It’s okay.’

I wondered if that was comforting. I was wondering.

I glanced at Luna.

Luna noticed my gaze and came forward.

“My dad is a baseball player.”

“I know.”

“So I’m strong. Because I’m his daughter.”

“I guess so.”

When Luna was about to grab my finger, Siha said.

“Hyung. One finger.”

“Yeah. I put out one finger.”

“No. Pinky. Finger. This.”

“Huh? You want me to use my pinky?”

“Ah ah.”

Is he a genius? I said I would only use one, but I didn’t say which finger.

As expected of Lee Siha. Stabbing that part. He’s my brother.

I was going to lose anyway, so I didn’t think that part mattered.

“Okay. Then let’s start. Start~!”

The children cheered together.

If I lose right away, it won’t feel very exciting, so I should try to hold on a little and then barely lose.

That’s what I was thinking when Siha ran over and put his hand on Luna’s hand.

Seeing that, Jongsu said.

“That’s right! There was no rule that said we couldn’t all stick together.”

I was flustered and stared blankly into the air for a moment.

In the meantime, the children rushed in and put their hands together.

“Agh. It hurts! My finger hurts! Hey! Hey! Seungjun. Don’t try to take the hint in my hand!”

Seungjun. Where did your sportsmanship go? Huh?!

When I shouted that, they said Red hyung is a cheater, so he doesn’t have to follow sportsmanship.

Ah, I see.

In the end, I lost and the hint was taken away.

“Now let’s see!”

Seungjun tore open the envelope and took out the card.

The letter [D] was written on it. It also told us that there were a total of 6 hints to collect.

“How many have we collected now?”

“4!”

“We only need to find two more!”

The children moved busily and found two more.

There were a total of 6 letters.

[E, D, I, N, F, R]

I knew what word it was as soon as I saw it.

The children were now looking only at Luna.

“Got it!”

“She says she knows.”

It feels like I’m studying English.

Anyway, Luna stacked the cards and made a word.

[FRIEND]

Friend. Meaning friend.

When Luna asked what it was in Korean, I answered.

“Friend. It’s called friend.”

“Friend?”

“Yeah.”

Siha and the children nodded as if they understood, then started to tilt their heads.

What does a friend have to do with the four-digit password?

Siha muttered friend diligently and then widened his eyes.

“Ah ah!”

“Why? Siha. Do you know?”

“Siha know. Siha know. Friend friend. Friend friend.”

“???”

“7979. Friend friend.”

“!!!”

The children ran to the treasure chest.

When Siha entered 7979, the lock clicked open.

Such wordplay…….

I wondered if he was able to guess it because Siha often mispronounces things.

Seungjun said.

“Okay, now let’s open it!”

Squeak.

The sound of hinges was heard, and what came out was…….

“Huh?”

“Siha. Why is there nothing?”

“Hana’s eyes are wrong? Can’t see.”

“No. Why is it empty!”

“Jongsu. Maybe the teacher forgot?”

“Ah, what. I worked hard for the first time in a while for nothing.”

“Puhaha. It’s empty! Empty. Just carry it on your back and go back! Puhaha.”

“Shouldn’t we scratch inside the box?”

Everyone looked at the teacher with questioning eyes.

The teacher cleared her throat and said.

I had a feeling, so I said inwardly.

No. Don’t do that…….

“Everyone worked hard. The treasure inside is the experience of working hard together with ‘friends’! That’s why the password is friend friend. How is it? Everyone became friends, right? Hahaha.”

The children’s faces were stained with disappointment.

***

Although they were disappointed that there was no reward, Luna and the children became very close as the teacher intended.

In particular, Hana sat next to Luna, and it seemed that she was taking care of her even more because there were no other girls of her age in daycare.

“Luna unnie. Unnie’s name is pretty.” (Unnie is a Korean term used by females to address older sisters or female friends.)

“Pretty?”

“Yeah. Ah! Pretty. Pretty.”

“Ah! Pretty. Thank you.”

She doesn’t speak well, but she knew some words because she had been in Korea for a while.

I thought that she would become more and more familiar with Korean if she played like this.

“Unnie, Hana often plays with this. I use it a lot when I play house.”

Hana placed a teacup in front of Luna.

Luna smiled brightly, picked up the teacup, and pretended to drink it.

Seeing that, Jongsu and Seungjun were snooping around.

They usually didn’t care much about playing house, but today they were interested because Luna was there.

“Hana. Can oppa do it too?” (Oppa is a Korean term used by females to address older brothers or male friends.)

“Oppa is a dog guarding the house today.”

“Why am I not even a person!”

Jongsu said hesitantly.

“Should I play with this today too?”

“Jongsu is…. um…. a computer?”

“I’m not even an animal?!”

Luna laughed. She must have understood the word computer. I could easily guess it from Jongsu’s reaction after that.

And Siha.

“Hyung. Hyung. Play with Siha.”

He didn’t think about leaving my side.

“Yeah. Then what shall we play today?”

Hana and Luna said.

“Siha oppa. Let’s play house together!”

“Let’s play together!”

I looked at Siha.

In fact, this was an extension of work, so it was good to do something that Luna and Siha could play together.

But I couldn’t ignore Siha’s feelings.

“Siha. Shall we play house?”

“Hyung. Siha will do it.”

“Then let’s do it.”

Luna assigned roles with sparkling eyes.

I thought she would decide on dad, mom, younger sibling, friend, etc.

But I was wrong.

“Si혁 is the chairman of a chaebol [a large South Korean business conglomerate]. I’m the mom, and Hana is my hidden daughter. Siha is the son. But Hana and Siha are in love.”

“???”

“I often watched Korean dramas with my mom!”

What kind of 막장 [makjang – Korean slang referring to extreme or absurd plotlines in dramas] drama is this!

Korea is to blame!