Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 83

Hyung, Am I Cute? Episode 83

“Just wait a moment.”

Grandfather got up from the wooden floor and quickly went inside the house.

Siha and I blinked.

Is he really going to conjure milk out of thin air? I almost believed him with that serious expression.

No way he can actually create milk, though.

“Hyung.”

“Yeah. Grandfather might actually make milk appear.”

“Ah ah.”

Not long after, Grandfather hurried back, his arms full.

“Alright! Now, let’s make milk appear. Watch closely.”

He was holding a glass cup. The diamond pattern engraved on it made it hard to see inside, so I could only make out the color of the liquid, maybe?

“If you pour hot water in here like this, milk will appear.”

He poured water from the kettle into the cup, and sure enough, a white liquid started rising on the surface.

Siha’s eyes widened in amazement.

Before I knew it, the daycare kids had gathered around, watching intently.

“Wow!”

“Amazing!”

“Milk is coming out!”

Grandfather chuckled and filled the cup with milk. He gently shook it and then grabbed another cup.

“I need an assistant for this. Would you like to help me?”

“Yes!”

I went to Grandfather’s side. The task was simple: just put ice in a plastic cup.

“Then, I’ll pour the milk here.”

He poured the milk into the cup filled with ice. I gently stirred it and stuck a straw in. Grandfather nodded approvingly and showed the cup to the children again.

“Now, half of the milk is gone, right? But like this…”

He covered it with a black cloth and gently shook it.

Swish.

He removed the cloth. The cup was full of milk again.

“You can see that milk is continuously being made!”

“Wow! Awesome!”

“Amazing!”

“Grandfather is amazing!”

Grandfather was showing off his skills. It seemed like a magic trick. There must be a secret to that cup.

To the kids, Grandfather was practically a magician.

I took a whiff, and it smelled like the milk from the vending machine. He probably used powdered milk when he poured the hot water.

‘Oh ho. Amazing.’

Grandfather poured milk into another plastic cup. Again, half the milk disappeared from the glass cup, and he held the plastic cup upside down.

“How about that? I can also make the milk disappear.”

Siha’s eyes widened. About 3mm [~0.1 inches] of milk was left.

“Ah ah! Milk!”

The children were so amazed, staring into the plastic cup, wondering where the milk went.

While they were distracted, Grandfather winked at me. Inside the box, he had plenty of powdered milk hidden.

I smiled and secretly added a lot of powdered milk to the kettle without the children noticing.

‘So, that’s why he needed an assistant.’

While I mixed the milk, Grandfather gathered everyone’s attention again.

“Then, if we cover this with a black cloth, milk will be created again. Now, let’s all shout the numbers together!”

“One! Two! Three!”

The cup was full of milk again. I took a quick look and seemed to understand. There was another cup inside the cup.

That’s why he only poured half the milk each time.

‘And there’s a mechanism that lets the milk from the inner cup come out again?’

The real milk at the beginning was to fill the inner cup.

‘I wonder what the cup’s structure is like. Well, as long as the kids are having fun.’

I sat back and watched Grandfather’s magic show.

“Now! Finally, let’s turn all the water in this kettle into milk. This cup’s help is needed. Now! Cover the two with a black cloth.”

Grandfather took Siha’s hand.

“I’ll borrow the magic power hidden in your hand.”

“Ah ah!”

The children reached out their hands. Seungjun excitedly held out both.

“I have twice as much! I can give it to you if you want!”

“Hana too! Hana too! I’m close with Alisa unni [older sister/female friend], so I’m close to magic! It’s in my body!”

Hana probably still thinks Alisa is a magician. Wasn’t she a physical magician, like making clothes for Cinderella?

“Haha. Then, shall we receive everyone’s power?”

“Yes!”

Everyone put their hands on top of Grandfather’s, like a fighting pose.

“Now that we’ve gathered our strength, let’s put magic here!”

He removed the cloth. Grandfather poured all the milk into the cups he had brought.

The children were amazed. The ice and hot milk balanced each other’s temperatures. Only the ice floating on top was visible.

“Now, shall we all drink some cool milk together?”

“Yes!”

Everyone drank the milk with straws. Seungjun said,

“This is different from the milk I usually drink.”

“Yeah. It’s different!”

Grandfather smiled slyly.

“That’s because it’s made with magic.”

Such a blatant lie. Fortunately, the children haven’t had this kind of milk before. If they had, they’d know it was vending machine milk.

Siha, with white milk on his upper lip, said, “Hyung. Delicious.”

“Yeah, Siha. It’s delicious, right?”

I wiped the milk off with my thumb and glanced at Grandfather.

“But where did you learn magic?”

“Huh? Ah! I learned from my teacher or did a lot of research.”

“Yes?”

“I used to be a magician back in the day.”

He was actually a magician? That’s more surprising than anything else. No wonder his hand movements were so good.

Come to think of it, it was strange to have magic tools in this house. Of course, he might have them as a hobby.

Grandfather said, “My son used to love my magic when he was young. Now, I’m happy that these kids watch it and like it.”

“I see.”

I know why the director brings the children here. The air is good, and they can see Grandfather’s magic. Grandfather also likes spending time with them.

“Then, do you still research?”

“Of course. I can’t show the same magic every time the kids come.”

“Haha. That’s true.”

Magician. It’s a cool job, making people happy. Should I learn magic too?

Siha pulled on my pants.

“Hyung. Siha too. Milk.”

“Huh? Siha also wants to make milk appear?”

“No.”

“Huh? Ah! You want to drink more milk?”

“Ah ah.”

I chuckled. The wonder only lasts a moment. Eating is the best, after all. I poured him some milk.

***

After drinking the milk, Siha started looking at the puppy with his friends again, glancing back to see if Hyung was okay. Hyung was chatting with Grandfather.

Relieved, he turned back to the puppy.

“Ah ah. Puppy.”

Siha liked the puppy he saw after a long time. He also liked the name Chacha. Chacha had the fluffiest texture in the world.

“Chacha!”

Chacha raised its head when Siha called.

Woof! Woof!

It rubbed its face against Siha’s leg, and the puppies surrounded him.

“Ah?”

Siha was a little embarrassed but spread his arms. Seungjun, behind him, looked amazed.

“The puppy really likes Siha a lot!”

“Ah ah!”

“Then, let’s do this. The puppy is Siha’s subordinate.”

“Ah?”

“We’re going to play hero together.”

“Ah ah!”

Hana raised her hand. “Hana also wants to use magic!”

“Siha too!”

They were more interested in magic than heroes and knew Hyung was a magician because they remembered him making money appear in his bank account last time. He also defeated the big wolf.

“Hyung. Magician!”

Seungjun and Hana nodded.

“That’s right. Siha hyung is super strong!”

“That’s right. That’s right. Siha oppa [older brother] is super strong!”

Seungjun thought Siha could use magic too. Unlike his dad, Siha seemed to do anything easily and explained things well.

“But I’m curious, how strong is Siha hyung?”

“Ah?”

“Siha, how strong is Siha hyung?”

Siha started thinking deeply. How strong could Hyung be? He groaned at the difficult question. The answer came from Hana.

“Maybe Siha oppa can even beat a dinosaur.”

“Huh? Siha hyung has never fought a dinosaur.”

“Still, Hana knows! Siha oppa will win!”

The teacher looked at them in disbelief. How do you know that? And why are you answering that?

But the teacher’s thoughts didn’t reach Hana. Seungjun said,

“Then, let’s check it out.”

“How?”

“Ah?”

Siha and Hana looked at Seungjun. He smiled and gestured for them to follow him. The teacher wondered if they were going far, but it was just at the end of the front yard.

“I found a dinosaur!”

Seungjun stuck out his stomach, thinking he could judge whether Siha could win with this.

“Look! It’s a baby dinosaur now, but it will grow up later.”

He was pointing at a lizard. Hana hid behind Seungjun, saying, “Eek.”

“Oppa. Is it a dinosaur?”

“Yeah! It’s a dinosaur.”

Siha looked at the lizard. It had a tail and licked its tongue. It was so small that Siha thought he could beat it.

“Now, if we follow this baby dinosaur, there will be a big dinosaur.”

The teacher nodded. It was logical, but it was a lizard, not a dinosaur.

“I’ll be watching, so go call Siha hyung quickly.”

“Ah ah!”

Siha and Hana ran to Siha, who was sitting on the wooden floor. Siha tilted his head.

“Siha. Why?”

“Hyung. Dinooosaur!”

“Siha oppa! There’s a dinosaur over there! Show us who wins when the mommy dinosaur and daddy dinosaur fight.”

Siha scratched his head, troubled. He couldn’t betray their expectations, so he stood up. Lee Siha, already a hero, had to complete his mission.

“Then, I’ll show you how to defeat the dinosaur. Siha. Hana. Watch carefully.”

“Ah ah.”

“Wow! Siha oppa is the best!”

Siha looked at Hyung expectantly. Can Hyung really beat the dinosaur? I hope so.

“Then, shall we go?”

When Siha went to Seungjun, he shouted, “Siha hyung. Look at this! It’s a dinosaur.”

“Wow! It’s a dinosaur.”

“Now, we have to find the daddy dinosaur and fight!”

“That’s right. We have to find it and fight. Let’s see.”

Siha looked around. All the children were watching him. Siha’s back was full of cold sweat. The teachers were watching too. How will he solve this?

“Ah! It’s over there! It’s far away!”

Everyone looked where Siha was pointing. There was nothing there.

“Maybe it’s far away, so you can’t see it. But you’ll hear the sound.”

Siha played a dinosaur roar on his phone.

Roar!

The children looked surprised. Siha wiggled his thumb.

“Then, I’ll quietly silence the dinosaur with my thumb.”

Siha did the finger-falling magic trick.

“See? It’s falling like this, right?”

Attached, detached. Attached, detached.

“Here it goes! Pew!”

Siha quickly flicked his thumb. While the children looked, he turned off the roar.

“Wow! The dinosaur ran away?!”

The children stared blankly. Seungjun said,

“Siha hyung. Were you a robot?”

“Huh?! Is Siha oppa a robot?”

Siha had suddenly become a robot. Siha ran and grabbed Siha’s leg.

“Hyung.”

“Yeah.”

“Hand.”

“Yeah?”

“Hand is goone…….”

Siha was worried about the flying finger.

“Huh? Uh uh. No.”

Siha had to pretend to recover his finger. He decided not to do finger magic again. Magic is not something that doesn’t make children happy. Siha failed.