CH 51

“Are you going out? What do you need?”

“I’m going to buy a camera.”

Seon-woo thought for a moment about Hyeon-woo’s words. He wanted to say not to go out because he would buy the best camera for his Hyung. Or to wait to go together after his work was done.

‘But that would be selfish.’

When his Hyung was involved, he was insatiably greedy. It was probably because they had been apart for so long.

Seon-woo suppressed his desires and settled on saying, “Be safe and stay vigilant.”

At the same time, Hyeon-woo rejected the card he was trying to hand over.

“I have enough money. You gave me plenty last time.”

“But you never know. This has a high limit, so you can buy anything you want.”

Unbeknownst to Hyeon-woo, the offered card could easily buy a foreign car. However, Hyeon-woo shook his head and gently pushed Seon-woo’s hand back.

“It’s enough?”

Hyeon-woo smiled as he held Seon-woo’s hand holding the card tightly. Come to think of it, he hadn’t taken a picture with Seon-woo since he was 10 years old. He had nothing to take pictures of, and above all, life was very difficult. He was so busy living that he never even thought of taking pictures. He wanted to take a picture with Seon-woo after he got the camera.

“I will be back.”

Hyeon-woo waved his hand and went outside with Do-jin. Kero was put on a dog leash and trotted beside him, while Spotty went into the bag on his back.

He wanted to leave them behind, but Seon-woo insisted that he take the two of them with him always. After all, they were monsters that were of great help.

Like that, Do-jin and Hyeon-woo made it to a large camera store.

At the center of the store, where all kinds of cameras were lined up, Hyeon-woo put on a troubled expression. He didn’t know which to buy!

“Welcome. Are you looking for anything?”

“A camera that even beginners can take good pictures with!”

The staff started guiding him with a smile at his abrupt response.

“If you are just starting out, how about a digital camera? It’s easy to take pictures with and it’s not difficult to transfer the photos to a computer or phone.”

“Can I try it out?”

“Sure.”

Hyeon-woo took the digital camera with trembling hands and took a picture of Kero.

“The dog is cute.”

Fortunately, the staff didn’t seem to know Kero’s identity. He seemed to be no different from any other dog.

“Shall we look at the picture you took?”

A friendly, smiling staff member moved the photo to a nearby laptop and opened it to show the photo.

There was a lump of pitch-black shadow that seemed to have risen from hell.

“Um?”

The staff stayed blank for a while, then checked the camera again. Then he put on a puzzled expression. The lighting in the store wasn’t bad, and the dog was cute, so why did this picture come out? The stabilizer for shaky hands was also included.

He asked him to take a picture with a different camera just in case, but the picture that came out didn’t change much.

“...It seems that you are still very clumsy with photography.”

“Is there any way to take a good picture? Wouldn’t a more expensive camera be a little different?”

“There are no shortcuts for every road. Practice. Practice is important.”

Sometimes there are people like this. A person who can’t take a picture no matter how good the camera is. In this case, practice was the only way to achieve better pictures. The staff recommended a digital camera at a reasonable price and repeatedly asked him to practice.

In the end, Hyeon-woo had no choice but to leave the shop sullenly with a camera box. If Seon-woo had seen it, he would have immediately assigned a famous photographer as his teacher, but he wasn’t there at that moment. Instead, he was with Do-jin.

“Since you bought a camera, shall we go and look around for a while?”

“Around where?”

“Practice is important, so why don’t you take pictures of the things nearby?”

“Yeah, practice!”

Hyeon-woo’s determined attitude reappeared. The two headed to the Han River. Fortunately, the camera was somewhat charged.

Click.

Hyeon-woo started walking around and taking pictures. Clouds in the sky, buildings in the distance, pigeons roaming nearby, and Kero jumping between them. As he took pictures with excitement, the number of pictures quickly passed a hundred. Then, when he suddenly looked around, he saw Do-jin smiling faintly, looking at the distant sky.

Click.

His fingers moved without realizing it. Do-jin looked back belatedly, but at that time he was already photographing something else.

‘Why did I turn away so fast? I don’t have anything to hide.’

Why did he pretend he didn’t take a picture of Do-jin and start aiming at something else? Hyeon-woo tilted his head, but there were no explanations coming to mind. After leisurely spending a few hours, they returned home.

“You’re a bit late.”

Seon-woo, who was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, spoke in a rough voice.

“I was practicing taking pictures.”

“Oh?”

His younger brother was cute even when he was sulking. Hyeon-woo quietly took out his camera and focused it on Seon-woo.

Click.

“Hyung?”

“You’re too cute.”

As Hyeon-woo smiled and said that, Seon-woo’s expression twisted. Why, of all things, now! His expression must have been weird.

“Wait a minute.”

Seon-woo went into his room, changed his clothes, and came out. Then he sat back down on the sofa and took position. He looked like a model in a magazine. Whose younger brother was this handsome? Hyeon-woo smiled.

“You can take a picture now.”

“Yes, yes.”

Hyeon-woo took dozens of pictures. He was excited to take a picture and lowered the camera, but Do-jin held out his hand. When he held the camera without thinking about it, he gently pushed Hyeon-woo’s back.

“Sit next to your brother. I’ll take a picture of you together.”

Come to think of it, he had said he wanted to take a picture with Seon-woo too. Hyeon-woo quickly went and sat down next to Seon-woo. Kero, who was staring at them, jumped up and got in between the two, and Spotty also slipped out of the bag and poked his head between his shoulders.

Seon-woo made a disapproving look, but didn’t push the monsters away.

“Smile.”

They heard the sound of the shutters.

“How does it look?”

As soon as the picture was taken, Hyeon-woo stood up and immediately approached Do-jin. Seon-woo was also curious about the photo and followed suit.

On the small screen, he could see Seon-woo and Hyeon-woo together. Seeing it made his heart tear up.

“Can you print this out?”

“I’ll do it.”

“Then print it so I can keep it.”

His younger brother had already grown up and changed a lot, but there were still some things that hadn’t changed. The two of them were still family.

“Print one for me too.”

Seeing Seon-woo ask Do-jin for a favor, Hyeon-woo reached out and grabbed his large hand.

‘My dear younger brother.’

The two looked at each other and laughed silently. It was a heartwarming moment. And Do-jin, who was looking at the two of them, gave an unnoticed bitter smile for a fraction of a second.

Click.

After that, Hyeon-woo wanted to add taking pictures to his list of hobbies, but it was only for a while.

‘It’s not easy to take pictures either.’

It was definitely a hobby that required effort. After he devised the composition and took a picture, he needed to correct and printed it. The process was too tedious for him. Moreover, his photographic skills were not improving at all, and all of them reminded them of the psychic picture memes.

As a result, there were more days when Do-jin held the camera instead of Hyeon-woo, and pictures taken by Do-jin started to be uploaded to Byeolstar.

Ji Hyeon-woo

(Kero yawning).jpg

(Spotty eating).jpg

A picture taken by a Hyung of mine.

#Monster #Spotty #Kero #Stargram

Comments

Doesn’t it seem like his photography skills have suddenyl improved?

He said he bought a camera in the last post.

Even so, it didn’t seem like his skills had improved at all.

I know, right? What’s going on?

Ah, the reason is written on the photo today. A Hyung I know took the picture.

Who is this Hyung?’

Is it the Guild Leader of the Peace Guild? Rumor has it that he always sticks around with Ji Hyeon-woo?

Wasn’t that just a rumor? Why would he stick around?

I don’t know

Anyways, the kids are cute. I don’t know who it is, but please keep taking the pictures.

Yo! I have to leave a comment!

Please continue to take cute pictures!

Hyeon-woo, who was looking at Byeolstar, read the comments aloud.

“Please continue to take pictures.”

“You mean me?”

“Yes, you know what my pictures are like.”

A cursed skill that did not improve no matter how many times he practiced.

“Still, you’ve gotten a little better.”

“A little, a little.”

It was fortunate that it was an era in which science had advanced. In the old days, the photos would have been even more miserable. Hyeon-woo looked up at Do-jin as he lay down and rolled around, then looked away. TV was doing a special broadcast for the upcoming November. It was a mountain covered with autumn leaves, and the roadside trees that were dyed yellow were very pretty.

‘Ah, it’s that time soon.’

The day he would never forget was approaching.

Every year around this time, Hyeon-woo would go on a rampage in the Demon Realm.

‘I’ll always take care of your birthday.’

He would arrange birthday presents he couldn’t give, blaming himself for not keeping his promises. He left everything in the Demon Realm, so he didn’t have anything, but he still remembered it.

A necklace made from the teeth of Red Drake, a magic stone obtained from beating a demon, a yut nori game set made from the wing bones of Balrog, and so on. There were dozens of similarly collected items.

If the fairy gave him a little more time, he would have brought them somehow. But now he couldn’t.

That was right. November 15th was quickly approaching.

That was the 22nd birthday of Ji Seon-woo, his one and only younger brother.