Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 337

“Hyung, aren’t I cute?” Episode 337

Meanwhile, a similar program to Siha’s was underway elsewhere.

Doha, a first-grader, chose a mannequin’s leg.

One that was already broken.

What kind of picture should he draw with this?

He looked at the other children. Seeing them happily drawing, he shook his head.

‘Not enough.’

He couldn’t understand why they weren’t pondering longer.

Even though this was going to be exhibited, they weren’t serious enough.

The day after the December snowman was destroyed.

He was shocked by the new genius then.

Honestly, he couldn’t accept it. Since then, he had been continuously participating in the program.

Doha’s work was currently on display in the art museum.

‘Thinking only about broken things limits your imagination.’

He had heard that from his teacher ever since.

But, like any other child, it was hard to admit.

No, rather, he thought he should break even more because of it.

He was already shattered by defeat.

He poured that shock into this leg.

With the feeling that the leg would break, even though it couldn’t stand properly.

‘Hoo.’

What he admitted that day was that he couldn’t draw such warm pictures.

He lost in the colors, but he didn’t lose in what was contained within.

When it came to ideas and creativity, he was second to none.

‘Let’s start.’

He picked up a brush.

Adding brown and black tones, he colored the leg as if it were the ground.

Touching it as if ashes were flying.

‘Next, red and orange.’

Faint lines spread out like cracks in glass.

Within them, orange and yellow brightened the red, giving the feeling of lava erupting from cracked earth.

He painted it that way from thigh to foot.

‘Done.’

Would the ashes of something completely burned look like this?

This leg looked like it would break if it touched the ground even slightly.

It felt like it was barely standing on the ground.

In a way, it was eerie that a child had drawn this.

“Wow! It’s so cool!”

“Really! It looks like fire will come out!”

“Isn’t magma going to come out?”

“But it’s a bit scary?”

“It also reminds me of charcoal.”

Doha smiled slightly.

Yeah. What would you guys know? How beautiful this precariousness is.

The teacher explained while teaching him to draw.

He said a lot of things, but what he remembered was this.

Life is beautiful because there is death.

Isn’t breaking also a kind of death?

Doha was advised that his imagination might be limited, but he still wanted to draw things like this.

More, even more broken things.

‘Didn’t he participate this time either?’

He wanted to compete with him again somehow. More than that, he wanted to show and prove it.

That he had grown more by participating in this program while he was resting.

That he wouldn’t lose to him.

“Doha.”

“Yes, Teacher!”

“You drew something amazing again?”

“Hahaha. It’s nothing.”

“Amazing! You’ll be able to get a good spot when it’s exhibited.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. How about a spot that’s right in the front at the end of the course?”

“I’d love that!”

“Oh, but I heard there’s a very good kid on the other team too.”

“!!!”

“I heard he participated in the Christmas program before?”

“!!!”

Doha’s eyes widened.

He instantly sensed it. That that child had come.

***

Coming back home, I watched the video and photos.

I pondered how to edit them. I tried to film without showing Siha’s body as much as possible, but I couldn’t help showing her hands.

And there were times when her body appeared as well.

I was worried about how to solve this.

It seemed like I could have Pepe’s hands appear like last time.

But that was too obvious.

Wouldn’t anyone want to add a twist here?

“Hmm. Hmm.”

While I was pondering, Siha brought Pepe’s face and pressed it against my face.

What was this?

“HyungPepe [Older brother Pepe]. Let’s play HyungPepe.”

“Didn’t we play enough today?”

“No. Siha played. But not enough.”

“I see.”

Your standard of ‘enough’ is enormous.

“Hyung said he would play for two nights. It’s evening now.”

“I see. I said that before.”

I actually arrived before two nights had passed, but anyway, a promise was a promise.

I had to play with this Pepe mask on tonight.

I couldn’t sleep because I had to play all night. Amazing.

But I would definitely fall asleep. Of course, I would also pass out.

“Then, shall we become HyungPepe after a long time!”

“Ah!”

I turned on the air conditioner before putting on the mask.

I would die later if I didn’t turn it on now. I would die from the heat.

It was incredibly hot to move inside the mask.

I fumbled around, put on the Pepe mask, and waddled around.

“HyungPepe!!”

“Yes, Siha. Hello? It’s HyungPepe.”

“No! The hyung inside might be fake. Seungjun said.”

“Ah…….”

Were we extending the game? Was that it?!

I had no choice but to play along. Whether the one inside was the real hyung or not.

“I’m your hyung. I’m the real hyung.”

“Reawwy [Really]?”

“Let’s be careful with the pronunciation, Siha. Real! The ‘jja’ in ‘jjajangmyeon’ [Korean black bean noodles]!”

If you say it like that, it sounds like a loser hyung.

After correcting her several times, she pronounces it correctly.

“Reaw [Real]!”

“Well, okay. Anyway, I’m real!”

“Reaw noodle [Real noodle]! Siha has to get the question right.”

“Okay. I know everything!”

“Huh? No! Siha knows everything! Siha knows everything!”

“Oh? Yes. You always know everything. Right.”

Was she saying not to take away what she knew?

Anyway, I had to get Siha’s question right to prove that I was real.

Was there such a question?

“What does Siha wike [like] the most?”

“Pepe?”

“Wrong! Fake! The answer is Hyung. Hyung!”

“Ah…….”

Actually, I purposely got it wrong.

I wanted to hear that the answer was Hyung. Ahem. Why didn’t I want to get this kind of question wrong on purpose?

“I have too many favorite things. You like Pepe the most among penguins, right?”

“Huh?”

If it was the one she liked the most among penguins, it was definitely right.

Siha made a face as if she was thinking, then nodded.

“Can you give me one more chance? This question was ambiguous.”

“Okay. Siha will ask one more question. You have to get it right.”

“Okay. I’m the real hyung, so I’ll get everything right.”

I waited nervously for the next question.

Siha was pondering, touching her temples with two index fingers.

Did that make her think of something good?

“Ah! I thought of something!”

“Yes. Ask me quickly.”

“Hyung drew a gun on Siha’s hand.”

“I did.”

“How much is that?”

“Huh?”

No. She was asking a modified question.

But wasn’t there a hint in the original question?

That question. It was the same as asking how much Siha’s drawing was worth.

Then the answer was already out.

As expected, the reason she pondered was to ask such a modified question.

But the answer was definitely the same as what I said at the art museum.

“As much as the universe!”

Siha crossed her arms and shook her head.

She was saying I was wrong.

“Wrong!”

“No. Is that not it?”

“Wrong.”

“No. Then what’s the right answer?”

Siha gestured. She meant for me to bend down and put my ear close.

But did this Pepe mask have ears?

I don’t think I drew them?

I was thinking nonsense like that when I tried to bend down, but this Pepe mask was too fat to bend down easily.

So I just lay flat on the floor.

“I’m ready to listen.”

“Siha will teach you.”

Siha put her hands together and brought them to my ear.

Siha had to bend down like this.

It was a funny situation for something like this.

So what was the answer?!?

“The answer is.”

“Yes. The answer is?”

“As much as Siha wikes [likes] Hyung.”

“!!!”

“Bigger than the universe!”

“Keuh.”

No. Where did she learn these lines?

Was she taking online lectures separately?!

No, if the price was bigger than the universe, how much heart did she put into drawing it?

Amazing. The gun Siha drew for me.

But I already washed my hands. Sniff.

“What should I do? It’s already erased.”

“It’s okay.”

“Huh?”

“Siha can draw it again! It’s okay because Siha is here!”

“Keuh.”

So the drawing could be refilled.

Here was a generous person who overlooked that I erased something that expensive.

Fortunately, the picture of the gun was still there.

“But Siha.”

“Huh?”

“Actually, I knew the answer but I didn’t say it. Do you know why?”

“Why?”

“I needed confirmation too! Whether Siha was real!”

“!!!”

Siha praised me, saying, ‘Hyung is amazing!’

I should just gloss over that I was fake like this.

“But Siha hasn’t finished checking yet.”

“I guess so!”

Our Siha has become very smart.

I was at a loss as to how to get past this.

“Then how about this?”

“Huh?”

“Hyung is good at foreign languages, so he’ll check with amazing skills. Siha knows everything, so Siha will know everything even if Hyung speaks a foreign language, right?”

“Siha doesn’t know patriotic language well.”

“Not patriotic language, foreign language. If you say it like that, it sounds like a language that’s patriotic.”

She was honestly saying she didn’t know at times like this! How mean!

But I couldn’t back down.

How long would I only do the checking?

“But even if you don’t know well, Siha can feel Hyung’s greatness. I’m going in with English.”

“Siha knows a wittle [little] English. Hi! Bye-bye!”

“Yes. Yes. Hyung knows you know that too.”

“Amazing!”

“???”

Was this something to be amazed at?

I had doubts, but I had to show Hyung’s greatness.

Yes. What English should I speak?

Ah!

“I’m your 형아 [hyeong-a – Korean for older brother, said affectionately].”

“!!!”

“I love you.”

“Siha knows everything! Hyung is wight [right]!”

Did she really understand everything?

***

Finally, Siha recognized that I was her hyung.

Now, it was on the premise that I would play with her inside the Pepe mask.

Whether it was an extension of the last game, it was naturally chosen as a superpower game.

Siha hugged Pepe’s belly comfortably and looked up.

It was kind of cute.

“Hyung. Why did you combine with Pepe?”

You told me to wear the Pepe mask…….

It seemed like there had to be a reason why I had to use it in this superpower game.

Hmm. What should I say to be praised for doing well?

Should I bounce her off my belly once?

Thud!

Siha bounced off and landed on her butt.

“Huh?”

“This is the latest Pepe armor.”

“!!!”

“It can bounce off all weak attacks.”

“Amazing! Pepe is amazing!”

She seemed to like this simple setting.

Should I defeat the enemy now?

“Hyung. Siha wost [lost] her power.”

“???”

“Look at this. The power on my face is gone.”

“Ah…….”

She was saying that the power was gone because the drawing was erased.

Was she adding the setting that far?

Then the power of my hand shooting a gun had also disappeared.

“Hyung also doesn’t have power, wight [right]?”

“Yes. Hyung doesn’t have it either.”

“Then we have to do fighting twaining [training] now.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Ah ah. Fighting twaining [training].”

“I see.”

“Hyung has to teach Siha.”

“Me?”

“Hyung has to.”

Hmm. Then I had to teach her fighting training.

This was an opportunity. A fight where I didn’t move my body as much as possible while wearing this mask.

“We don’t have powers, so we have to move carefully.”

“Wight [Right]!”

“So we shouldn’t make any footsteps, right? Now, it’s training to walk carefully.”

“Carefuwwy [Carefully]. Carefuwwy [Carefully].”

I lifted my heels and moved stealthily.

It was like a thief.

We moved in the same way like a decalcomania.

“Then we have to attack in one shot and knock them down.”

“One shot!”

“You hit the neck here! Then the person faints.”

“Wike [Like] this?”

“Yes. Like that.”

Of course, this only comes out in movies and cartoons, and if you ask if you can actually do it, well?

You don’t attack this close in today’s world.

It ends with just shooting from afar.

Well, it’s a bit different in Korea, but still, it’s not like there aren’t knives.

“Yap!”

“Yap!”

“Hap!”

“Hap!”

Siha followed me and attacked hard with her hands.

She was surprisingly serious.

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

Suddenly, seeing Siha following me, a good idea came to mind.

Should I film a video wearing this Pepe mask and combine it?

It seemed like I could attach the picture Siha drew on her leg to the video of me wearing this Pepe mask.