Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 38

Hey, am I cute? Episode 38 (38/500)

[Kangin Fashion Show!]

A large poster was plastered on the school bulletin board.

The poster displayed the outfits of last year’s winners.

An invitation from the fashion department enticing people to come and watch.

Intrigued students whispered among themselves.

“Should we go? It looks fun, don’t you think?”

“Sure. I was actually interested too. When else would we see a fashion show like this?”

“Nah. What a waste of time.”

“But they say they’re giving away prizes through a raffle for the audience?”

“What kind of prizes?”

“Let’s see. A portable charger? Oh! Tempting!”

“They’re also giving away T-shirts made by the fashion design department? Those are pretty cool, right?”

I watched them, beads of sweat forming on my forehead.

I was currently standing in line to get a meal ticket when some junior students from the Korean literature department were talking about it.

Seo Su-hyeon, who was in front of me, said,

“Oppa [term for older brother used by females], I’m looking forward to the fashion show today. Aren’t you?”

“You seem very interested?”

“Because it’s fun. Last year, there were flashy outfits and casual outfits, it was really interesting. And they said if you do well, you might even get a chance to work in a clothing factory?”

“Are you by any chance in the fashion design department?”

“No, I’m not. I know because I bought [the clothes] from a shopping mall last year.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes. So I’m going again this year. It’s fun. We should enjoy these privileges of being a college student. Midterms are over too.”

“Hmm. I see.”

“Oppa, you should take Siha with you. It’s good to show Siha different things.”

“Yeah. Sure. That would be nice.”

I was already planning to go.

The problem was that I wasn’t going as an audience member, but as a model.

Seo Su-hyeon clenched her fist.

“So, I’m planning to go with all the Korean literature students this time. I was the one who suggested we go together. Everyone’s eyes sparkled when I talked about the clothes last year…….”

I understood why the poet Yoo Chi-hwan used the expression ‘a silent outcry’.

Because I was screaming like crazy inside, telling myself not to do that.

‘All the female students from the Korean literature department are going to see me?’

Is the flag I desire an ideal world?

Yeah. It’s easier to give up.

I shook off the foolish thoughts, got my meal ticket, and received my food.

Seo Su-hyeon was saying something next to me, but it didn’t register in my head.

I felt like I could use astral projection right now.

“Oppa, are you listening to me?”

“It’s not polite to talk while eating.”

“Huh? You were letting me talk all this time, and now you’re saying that? And I’m already done eating?”

“I’m only saying it now. Oh, were you planning to show off what’s on your mouth outside?”

“Ugh! You’re so mean. Why are you telling me now!”

You’re the meanest to me.

***

-30 minutes before the Kangin Fashion Show starts.

I changed my clothes and was in the waiting room when I felt the models glancing at me.

This is a bit awkward.

Of course, they weren’t looking at me, but at Siha.

Everyone had a warm smile on their faces.

“Siha, let’s go to the bathroom.”

“Ah ah.”

Wagging the tail on his top, we went to the bathroom.

Alisa, who was in the waiting room, said,

“Si-hyeok, Siha. Do your best, everyone.”

“Well, I won’t make any mistakes. I’m just showing off the clothes. The professors don’t even care about the models, right?”

“You still have to show it properly. If you do as you practiced, there won’t be any problems.”

There wasn’t much to practice anyway.

Come out on stage, turn around to show it here and there, and then walk back in.

That was it.

Looking around, everyone seemed relaxed.

It was as if they were enjoying a festival.

Among them, there were also people with stiff faces and determined expressions.

It’s said that many participants also go out as models themselves.

The person with the stiff face seemed to have themselves as the model.

“The fashion show will now begin!”

At those words, everyone waited for their turn.

Following the staff’s guidance, everyone left the waiting room one by one.

I looked at Siha.

“Siha, if you’re scared, you can hug hyung [term for older brother used by males]. Okay?”

“Ah ah.”

Standing on a stage with so many people watching was nerve-wracking for both adults and children.

But Siha still didn’t seem to mind.

Actually, I wasn’t nervous either.

I just had to walk and come out.

“Yes. Next up, please come out.”

“Okay. Let’s go, Siha.”

“Ah ah.”

Finally, it was our turn.

***

“Next is Alisa’s Puppy-like Fashion!”

Siha walked hand in hand with Si-hyeok.

It was a lecture hall in the school, but it looked very big to Siha.

When he turned his head, he saw people.

Many eyes were directed at him, which felt very unfamiliar.

Feeling a little scared, Siha held hyung’s hand tightly.

“Siha, let’s go.”

“Ah ah.”

Siha walked, moving his feet busily.

People smiled as they watched Siha.

They thought it was so cute to see a baby, as they had only expected adults to come out.

There were also children from the daycare center in the audience.

Seung-joon and Hana said,

“Siha~”

“Siha~”

The daycare teacher quieted the children down.

“Shh. Shh.”

“Siha is cool.”

“Si-hyeok oppa is awesome!”

The twins expressed their admiration for different people.

The teacher wondered what to do with these cute children.

In fact, it was a natural atmosphere where some conversation was allowed as long as it wasn’t too loud.

The surrounding audience members were already taking pictures.

Click. Click. Click.

The most camera sounds were heard from the people who came out now.

At that time, a foreigner next to the children muttered something.

「Quite nice. Oho. Pretty good among the models I’ve seen so far?」

The teacher couldn’t understand what he was saying, but she could understand the foreigner’s expression.

It was the same joyful face as the children here.

The teacher turned her head and looked at the stage.

Siha was walking well without trembling.

He even struck his own pose in the middle of the stage.

“Woof woof.”

He made fists with both hands and brought them close to his cheeks.

Seung-joon and Hana had satisfied faces.

“That’s what we thought of!”

“Yeah. I like that pose!”

It was a collaboration between the two when they practiced modeling.

Si-hyeok, who was above, also slightly raised his fist and then lowered it.

“Woof!”

To the teacher, it seemed like he was resisting as a big dog.

But that was even more effective.

The audience buzzed.

“Wow. Who is that model?”

“So much puppy-like charm. Seriously.”

“Since he came out with a child, it looks like a father and son came out. Right?”

“Judging by the details of the barking, it seems right.”

That wasn’t the case at all, but the teacher just quietly zipped her lips.

She was just cheering for Si-hyeok and Siha in her heart.

After Siha and Si-hyeok went in, the fashion show continued.

Seung-joon and Hana were so fascinated by the people coming out wearing various clothes that they even got up from their seats.

The teacher was sweating trying to calm them down.

“You have to sit still and watch.”

“Yes.”

“Yes.”

Fortunately, the two children listened well.

Seung-joon said,

“Siha is under a spell again today.”

“Hing. Hana wants to be under a spell too.”

“Shall we ask the witch to cast a spell tomorrow?”

“Yeah. Hana wants to be a princess.”

“I’m a lion. The lion is the strongest.”

The teacher smiled at the unstoppable children’s conversation.

“Finally, all the people who participated in the fashion show will come out and give their thanks.”

The fashion show came to an end.

“Now, we will announce the judging results.”

The judging tally came out quickly.

The professors scored on their tablets, so the total came out quickly.

“The popularity award goes to Alisa Designer’s Puppy-like Fashion!”

Unfortunately, Alisa’s fashion was not the grand prize.

But she received the popularity award, which had the most enthusiastic response.

Alisa clapped her hands and was happy.

She thought that getting the most enthusiastic response was more meaningful than getting the highest score.

Meanwhile, the Korean literature students and Seo Su-hyeon were blankly staring at the scene.

“No. What is it? He said he wasn’t interested?”

At Seo Su-hyeon’s muttering, the other kids said,

“Si-hyeok oppa looks different today.”

“Yeah, yeah. I thought so too. Is it because of the fashion? I feel a sense of protection…….”

“More than that, wasn’t the baby too cute? Woof woof.”

“Ugh. Don’t imitate it. Don’t ruin the picture in my head.”

“For sure, men need to dress up. His makeup looks really natural and good, right?”

“It feels like a rediscovery of Si-hyeok oppa? His younger sibling is cute too. Su-hyeon, right?”

Seo Su-hyeon smiled awkwardly.

“I liked Siha more?”

“Ah! Is that baby’s name Siha?”

“Yeah. Si-hyeok oppa’s younger sibling.”

“Oh, I see. I wonder if they’ll make a kids’ channel or something? I’d subscribe right away.”

“Who knows?”

The Korean literature female students were chattering about this and that about the fashion show.

The Korean literature male students were different.

In particular, the sophomore class president smiled.

“Ehehe. Senior [term for older student]. I’ve got a weakness on you.”

“You’re catching me like this!”

“But would being well-suited be a weakness?”

“Looking at the person’s expression, this is definitely a dark history. The moment you’re embarrassed, you’ve shown a weakness.”

The sophomore class president grinned.

“Now I can call you not only for the preliminaries but also on the day of the humanities and sports festival!”

The sophomore class president didn’t know.

Si-hyeok would participate anyway because of the department participation score.

It was a pointless weakness.

***

As the fashion show ended and I was about to enter the dressing room, the models grabbed Siha and me.

“Wait a minute!!”

“Would you like to take a picture with us?”

“The baby is so cute that I want to take a picture with him.”

I was about to refuse firmly, but I thought this would be a good memory for Siha, so I nodded.

“Then let’s take a picture together. Siha, is that okay?”

“Ah ah.”

We took a group photo.

There were many people who wanted to take individual photos, so we had to keep taking them for a while.

It felt like I had become a celebrity.

Siha’s pose was the same.

A hand drawing a V.

He must never let go of that left hand.

Everyone burst out laughing at Siha’s same pose.

“Siha, don’t do the V now, try a different pose.”

When I held Siha and said that, Siha lowered his hand.

Click.

“Puhaha!”

The model who checked the photo grabbed her stomach and laughed.

Siha just didn’t raise his hand up.

The lowered hand was drawing a V.

As expected, our Siha.

He was a man who didn’t know how to give up.

“A V below. Puhaha. Siha is so cute.”

“Thank you.”

After taking a bunch of pictures, we went into the dressing room.

Actually, we could just wear it and go, but I changed because it would be annoying if people recognized me.

When I came outside, Alisa greeted us.

“Si-hyeok! Siha! Thank you so much today.”

“If you’re thankful, buy me a meal.”

“Hehe~”

“Don’t pretend you don’t know.”

“Okay. All I have to do is buy you a meal, right? I know a good place. Crab stew. Wow! It’s amazing.”

“Siha, Alisa is going to buy you something really delicious.”

“Ah ah! Crab. Wow.”

Siha followed Alisa’s words.

Although it was very compressed.

I took Siha’s hand and went outside.

Then someone called me.

「Excuse me. Can I talk to you for a moment?」

It was a man with brown hair and a stylish beard.

He asked in English, so I answered in English too.

「Who are you?」

「Ah, right. I’m this kind of person.」

The man handed me a business card.

「Tood Agent?」

「That’s right. I scout models. You have a very warm ‘look’, so many agencies will prefer you. I have a discerning eye.」

「I’m sorry, but I’m not interested.」

「Think about it. You can enjoy this college life and be a full-time model. Usually, the models I recommend earn more than $100,000 a day. This is an opportunity for you too.」

The credibility ‘plunged’ at the amount that sounded too much like a lie.

Personally, I smelled a scam.

「I’m really not interested.」

「Hmm. That’s a shame. But contact me later. It’s such a waste.」

Then Siha said,

“Crab wow!”

Tood coughed at Siha’s words, greeted us, and quietly left.

Alisa grabbed her stomach and laughed.

“Puhaha. It sounded like ‘Get out’.”

“Me too.”

Of course, Siha said that because he wanted to eat crab stew.

“Then shall we go eat crab stew now?”

“Let’s go.”

We went to eat.

***

While eating, something popped up on Si-hyeok’s phone.

[Connecting to nearby device via Bluetooth]

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