Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 97

Hyung, Am I Cute? (97)

The next day.

I booked a room near the beach.

A place with a view of the sea.

It was expensive, and I felt like I was wasting money.

Many people would gladly pay for the ambiance, but my hand trembled slightly when I made the payment.

‘Still, Siha will like it, right?’

I could have gotten a cheaper room a little further away, but I didn’t.

I thought it would be good to show him the beautiful sea from various perspectives.

The view we see isn’t flat but three-dimensional.

Sometimes, that’s the case even when looking at things up close.

The crowded beach might not be so beautiful.

Rather, it might be more beautiful when viewed from a distance, looking down.

Of course, I don’t know what Siha will feel through this.

He might not feel anything at all.

I just hope that one of the scenes of the sea that Siha imagines will be remembered from various angles.

Because there’s no right answer for anything.

“Siha, shall we go buy the supplies then?”

“Ah ah.”

I took Siha in the car to a nearby mart [a general store or supermarket].

I’m planning to buy the supplies we’ll need to play at the beach tomorrow.

If it’s the beach, it has to be water guns.

“There are so many kinds?”

Siha nodded.

As expected of a mart, summer items were arranged separately.

The same was true for water guns.

The sizes varied.

Exaggerating a bit, there were some as big as cannons.

Siha wouldn’t be able to play with something like that.

If you put water in it, he wouldn’t even be able to lift it.

“Siha, pick one.”

“Ah?”

Siha glanced at the items and chose one.

He chose a small one that fit his body.

As expected, when it comes to water guns, you have to choose one with excellent mobility.

It was an excellent choice.

“Then let’s go with this and go pick out swimsuits?”

“Ah ah!”

That’s how we bought swim trunks that didn’t seem to have any swimming function.

It was a shark character outfit that came in a set for father and son.

The employee who was watching put in some hot air [flattery], saying it would look great on me and my son, so I ended up buying it.

Of course, Siha isn’t my son, but I didn’t want to correct everyone I didn’t know.

Later, I even heard that the dad was too young.

Of course, I’m young…….

“Shall we go then?”

Nod.

I took Siha’s hand and finished shopping.

I got a call on the way home.

[Seo Su-hyun]

I tapped the call button and answered.

“What?”

“Oppa [term used by younger women to address older brothers or male friends], what time are we meeting?”

What is she talking about?

“Should I go to your house in the morning? Or should we meet at the beach?”

“What are you talking about?”

I parked the car near the house and looked at Siha.

“Siha?”

“Ah?”

“Did you invite Su-hyun noona [term used by younger siblings to address older sisters] ?”

“Ah ah.”

Siha smiled softly.

He’s really cute.

No. Let’s get a grip.

When did he call Seo Su-hyun and invite her?

First, let’s calm down my flustered heart.

“Yeah. Okay. You did.”

“What? Oppa didn’t know?”

“Yeah. No. I knew. So you’re coming tomorrow?”

“Yes. I’m all ready, but you didn’t tell me the place and time…….”

That’s right.

There’s no way Siha would have told her the place and time.

“Everybody come to Haeundae [famous beach in Busan]!”

“Yes?! We’re going all the way to Haeundae?”

“Yeah. Come to Incheon Airport. I’ve booked all the plane tickets.”

“Wow! Are you paying for the plane tickets, Oppa?”

“Of course.”

“Wow, that’s awesome!”

I laughed silently.

Siha didn’t seem to know why I was laughing.

“I’m kidding.”

“Ah! You’re so mean! Do you always tease me like that?”

“Come to my house by 9 after eating breakfast. Let’s go together in the car.”

“Okay.”

“Yeah. Okay.”

Hanging up, I looked at Siha.

Why did this cute little brother call Seo Su-hyun?

I was so curious about his intentions.

“Siha, why did you tell Su-hyun noona to go to the beach with us?”

Did he like Seo Su-hyun?

Well, he even gave her the nickname ‘Frog’.

“Siha. Friend. Play. Hyung too. Friend. Play.”

“Huh?”

I widened my eyes at the unexpected words.

It seemed like he was saying that when Siha plays with his friends, Hyung should play with his friends too.

My heart ached a little.

Siha thinks of me just like I think of Siha.

‘I’m touched.’

He’s the best brother in the world.

Where else would you find a brother like this?

“Siha. Thank you.”

“Ah ah.”

A soft smile spread across my face.

That’s when it happened.

I got another call.

[Alisa]

“???”

After receiving Alisa’s call, I received calls one after another.

From Baek Dong-hwan and Moon Do-hwan.

I see. Siha thinks about Hyung a lot.

How did we end up playing with such a large group?

Why did it turn out like this?

That day, I clutched my head.

***

That’s how we arrived at the beach.

“Siha, this is the beach! Do you remember?”

“Ah?”

Siha shook his head as if he didn’t remember.

In all honesty, I felt relieved.

Maybe I was a bad brother.

I was worried that he might recall memories of Mom and Dad.

I wondered if he remembered the scenery of pushing the stroller, walking along the street, and looking at the sea.

‘Am I a bad brother?’

To think I’m relieved that one of Mom and Dad’s memories isn’t in his memory.

My feelings are complicated.

Not knowing my heart, Siha grabbed my leg and pointed to the sea.

“Hyung!”

“Yeah. Okay. Let’s go.”

I took Siha’s hand and walked on the sandy beach.

I had bought a spot with a parasol in advance, so we decided to play there.

There was no need to change into swimsuits.

We were already wearing them, so we just had to take off our tops.

“Then, Siha, let’s take it off!”

“Ah ah!”

“Hooray!”

Siha raised his arms up.

I took off my top.

Siha was so excited that he tried to go to the sea right away.

“Wait a minute!”

I grabbed Siha’s pants.

Streeeetch.

Stretching, Siha was pulled back into my hand.

“Ah?”

“Siha, there’s something important to do before going into the sea. That’s applying sunscreen.”

Sunscreen is essential in this hot summer.

I squeezed out sunscreen and applied it evenly on Siha’s body.

I could feel his soft flesh.

As expected, his skin is different because he’s a child.

It would be nice if he could maintain this well.

Seung-jun, who was applying sunscreen next to me, said.

“Siha! Let’s go to the sea quickly!”

“Ah ah!”

“Let’s ride the tube too!”

“Toobo?”

I explained to Siha.

“The tube is what I’m talking about.”

I said, pointing to the place where they rent tubes.

The man was wearing a waist bag and receiving money.

“If you ride that, you can float on the sea.”

Siha looked at the tube as if he was amazed.

I guess he wants to ride that tube.

This was also expected.

That’s why I brought cash in advance.

‘I’m glad I didn’t buy a tube.’

It was a subtly annoying item to carry around.

If there wasn’t a place to rent it, I probably would have bought it yesterday.

“Okay! It’s over. Shall we play now?”

“Ah ah. Seung-jun!”

“I’m done too!”

“Hana too!”

The children ran towards the sea.

I didn’t expect them to be so unafraid of the water.

Many children are afraid of the water.

“Hyung!”

“Yeah. Just a minute! Hyung needs to put on some sunscreen too! Everyone, go change your clothes.”

I said to the people who came with me.

I don’t know if we can enjoy it together. Maybe they’ll enjoy it on their own?

Moon Do-hwan said.

“What about you? Aren’t you going to change?”

“I already wore it with Siha. I just have to take off my top.”

“I don’t know the difference between swimsuits and shorts these days.”

“Haha.”

I took off my top.

But next to me, Seung-jun’s mom was making a fuss, and I could feel Seo Su-hyun and Alisa glancing at me.

What is it? Is my undressing too sexy?

Then Baek Dong-hwan said.

“Hyung-nim [respectful term for older brother or senior] .”

“Yeah?”

“Have you been working out? You’re in good shape.”

“Hey. You shouldn’t say that.”

The one who’s really in good shape is Baek Dong-hwan.

A muscular body with a six-pack.

His shoulders were incredibly broad and he was tall, so he created an enormous sense of intimidation.

“Hyung-nim. These days, big muscles aren’t popular with women. You need to have moderately lean muscles like Hyung-nim. You even have a six-pack.”

“What are you talking about? Go change quickly.”

“I’ve already changed too. I just have to take off my top. Haha.”

“Oh, really?”

Moon Do-hwan, who was next to me, put his hand on my shoulder.

“Traitor.”

“Yes?”

“You bad guy. How good have I been to you?”

“Why are you suddenly like this?”

“That’s right. Aren’t you too perfect?”

“Ah, hyung, why are you like this too.”

“So that story from middle school was true?”

“Ah, hyung.”

Baek Dong-hwan showed interest in ‘that incident,’ but I glossed over it and pushed Moon Do-hwan’s back.

To think he would try to tell the story of my childish behavior at a young age in detail.

Anyway, now that I’m ready, I have to play with Siha.

“Siha. I borrowed a tube.”

“Ah ah.”

I took three children’s tubes and went to the kids.

Siha and the kids couldn’t go into the sea and were looking at me.

“Have you been in the sea?”

“No.”

“Ah, you haven’t been in? Why?”

“No.”

I thought they were going so enthusiastically that they had already dipped their feet in, but I guess not.

Seung-jun and Hana also couldn’t easily go in.

“Let’s hold hands!”

Seung-jun took Hana and Siha’s hands.

Hana held out her hand to me.

“Si-hyeoki oppa too!”

“Yeah.”

I put down the tube and entered the sea for the first time.

Cool water soaked my ankles and flowed out.

The kids laughed, saying it was ticklish as the sand grains tickled their feet.

“Wow! It’s ticklish!”

“Si-hyeoki oppa. Ticklish!”

“Yeah.”

Then Siha said.

“Hyung. Siha too. Hand!”

“Huh?”

I was holding hands with Hana next to me, so I couldn’t hold hands with Siha.

I had no choice but to turn slightly and hold Siha’s hand.

That’s how the round circle was completed.

Looking at each other, we suddenly started spinning around.

“Round and round.”

Suddenly?!

“Let’s dance around and around!”

I was so dumbfounded that I laughed.

We came to the sea, but when are we going to go in properly?

Only after spinning around for a while did we properly immerse ourselves in the sea.

Well, I couldn’t immerse myself.

“Siha. Isn’t it amazing?”

“Ah ah.”

“The sea likes to go back and forth like this.”

“Ah ah.”

“Then if you ride this tube, you can enjoy it even more. Does everyone want to ride it?”

I put their butts in the tubes one by one.

I dragged the rope attached to the tube and went into the sea.

“Hoo.”

Now it’s a battle of stamina.

Taking three of them on a tube and walking around.

Considering that children’s stamina rests on the sea, it will be an amazing day.

‘But God has four ships…. No, four friends.’

If we take turns playing with them, it won’t be tiring.

Seung-jun shouted.

“Si-hyeoki hyung! Let’s go!”

“Si-hyeoki oppa. Run!”

“Ah ah. Hyung!”

“???”

What everyone is saying is strange, but the meaning was clearly conveyed.

I operated the tube in the sea.

Swaying.

I could feel the feeling of the sea.

The kids were excited and laughed.

They seemed to be having fun, chattering about something.

I was also happy because Siha liked it.

‘But he’s smiling a lot today?’

I’ve been thinking about it lately, but isn’t Siha deliberately smiling only when I don’t have a camera in my hand?

“Hyung!”

“Yeah. Shall we go far away?”

“No.”

“Then?”

“There!”

I looked at where Siha was pointing.

I guess he wants to move to the side.

I don’t really want to go in too deep either.

There are three kids.

“Okay. Let’s go! Let’s go!”

“Ah ah!”

We splashed water at each other and played for a long time.

Then Siha found something and pointed at it.

“Hyung! Gaimul [monster]!”

“Huh? Monster?”

“Ah ah. There!”

Everyone turned their heads to where Siha was pointing.

There was a person coming towards us with a scary face.

Seung-jun said.

“It’s a monster! Let’s run away!”

“Si-hyeoki oppa! Quickly!”

“Uh…. Okay…….”

I took a slow step back with a complicated expression.

That’s because the person chasing us right now is…….