Chapter 98

98. Unknown Big Brother

The six participants sitting in the mini lecture room buzzed with excitement.

"Who is he? He looks so young."

"Is he a professor or a middle schooler?"

"No, he might just be short like Segeun."

"Hey, really... I'm not that short."

Siwoo tapped the lectern once more.

Tap tap!

"Quiet, quiet~ The class is starting~ You need to be quiet!"

Siwoo scolded them with a cute frown, but the big brothers' chatter didn't stop.

"He asked if we knew who he was, and now that he's answered, he wants us to be quiet. What a unique professor."

"Huh? I think I've seen him somewhere before?"

A man raised his hand and shouted.

It was Hwang Min-guk, the clumsy director of "Our Kids' Physical Education," whom Siwoo had met a few times on TV.

"I saw him on TV. He's really good at wrestling, and he's also great with a bow... He's a, a, all-around sports kid. Kid? Kids?"

"Is this professor someone you know, Min-guk? What does he teach?"

"Physical education? He's really good at sports. But, he's also very mature and kind, and he's very affectionate to the staff..."

"What does being affectionate to the professor mean? It's about attitude... Professor, please show us some affection!"

The six big brothers were all smiling like proud fathers as they looked at Siwoo, the youngest professor ever.

"..."

Siwoo ignored them and remained silent.

'Haha. What affection?'

From watching previous episodes, he knew that when a guest came, they usually performed a personal talent as a kind of initiation.

Siwoo had prepared a personal talent, but it wasn't affectionate.

"Should I show you my personal talent?"

"No, we want to see some affection."

Segeun, the short uncle, immediately chimed in.

Siwoo, not getting pulled into the game, said what he had to say.

"I'm a professor of magic from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I'll show you some magic."

"No, that's fine. We want to see some affection."

Segeun was determined to see Siwoo's affection, pestering him relentlessly.

Kim Ji-hoon, a former national volleyball player and variety show star, said,

"Stop it. Professor Yun is new to this kind of show and is already nervous. Don't make him feel uncomfortable. We can talk about that kind of thing later when we get to know each other better."

Segeun apologized to Siwoo.

"I'm sorry. I was being thoughtless. But, is the person behind you also a professor of magic?"

Joon-young, who had been standing quietly behind Siwoo, stepped forward to introduce himself.

"Hi, I'm a professor of... appearance... *snicker*..."

Introducing himself as a professor of appearance as the writers had instructed, Joon-young couldn't help but collapse in embarrassment.

With a red face, he leaned on the lectern, laughing uncontrollably. Siwoo patted his back.

He was always a handful.

While Joon-young was regaining his composure by leaning his head against the lecture room door, Siwoo was being asked for his personal talent by the students.

"Professor, show us the magic you prepared. We don't care that you're young. We'll be very strict."

"That's right. No matter how cute you are, we won't recognize you as our professor if you're not good enough."

"I once studied magic for a performance. I know most of the tricks."

As the big brothers competed to speak, Siwoo stepped forward and took the long Hogwarts broomstick handed to him by a staff member.

Under the watchful eyes of the camera and the big brothers, Siwoo sat on the broomstick and struck a flying pose.

He turned his body slightly to change direction, shielded his face from the strong wind, and with a serious expression, acted as if he were going to catch a monster from the dark world.

In reality, he was just hopping on the broomstick between the camera and the big brothers.

Contrary to the big brothers' expectations that he had prepared some magic, Siwoo was just acting.

"Um... Could you explain what you're doing and maybe get on the broomstick? Are you flying?"

"Yep!"

"It looks like you're just jumping on the floor."

"Magic! It's not something you see with your eyes~"

Siwoo explained to the questioning student in a professorial manner.

"It's something you see on the screen after CG processing~"

The big brothers immediately understood Siwoo's clear explanation.

"Oh~~ So we're just acting!"

"Of course~! How can a person use magic~?"

'Except me.'

Siwoo thought to himself while enthusiastically acting out his flying scene.

'Oh, right. When we start filming Hogwarts... will I have to pretend to be a wizard? I have to act like I know magic, even though I do. Do I have to show my method acting again?'

While Siwoo was acting out his flying scene, someone suddenly butted in.

It was Segeun.

Segeun, with his youthful energy that was hard to believe for someone in his 40s, skipped over and hopped around next to Siwoo, sitting on a chair.

"Professor, you ride a broomstick? I ride a chair. My chair is a Mercedes-Benz from Germany. If a screw comes loose, I have to wait for two months."

Joon-young's personal talent was skipping rope.

He said it was a recent exercise he had become obsessed with.

"I went to learn boxing for my role, but... my boxing skills didn't improve much, and only my skipping rope skills got really good. I'll show you today."

"How is that related to appearance?"

A student asked.

Joon-young answered with a wide smile.

"I knew you'd ask that. If you exercise hard, your appearance will get better, right? Your body will improve, and your complexion will get better."

"Professor, then why isn't Ji-hoon, who has been playing volleyball all his life, good-looking?"

"Ha, really. I was so handsome when I played."

Someone muttered in response to Ji-hoon's protest.

"It's because he's old. Old age ruins everything."

Watching the six students bicker and laugh, Joon-young started his skipping rope.

Snap!

Whack!

Whoosh!

Swish! Swish!

Siwoo was surprised.

'He's good.'

His skills were impressive, having practiced skipping rope while learning boxing.

However, it wasn't very entertaining.

Perhaps because it was his first time on a variety show in a long time, he couldn't get into the groove. It was as if he was just exercising alone.

The students, who initially exclaimed, "Oh, you're pretty good~?" soon stopped reacting.

Siwoo came to the rescue.

"Yahh~!"

Holding a children's skipping rope, Siwoo ran out to start jumping next to Joon-young.

Flap flap!

The short rope spun quickly.

The staff and students were amazed.

"What, what. Haha. Professor Siwoo is even better?"

"Ah, Song Joon-young is being outshone. At this moment, Professor Yun Siwoo! Three consecutive double jumps! Truly the ace of 'Our Kids' Physical Education'!"

"Wow, he's really good at sports? Professor Song Joon-young, keep it up!"

The students' reactions grew as the competition added excitement to Joon-young's otherwise dull skipping rope show.

After Siwoo and Joon-young's personal talent time, they took a short break before resuming filming.

Climbing the steps in front of the lectern, Siwoo called out to the students.

"Everyone~ I'm going to give you a question now!"

The students tapped their desks.

Tap tap tap-

Siwoo opened his mouth.

"Name the four main characters of Hogwarts?"

The living room star, Hee-chan, raised his hand.

"Evan! Joel! And... Ellie! No, no, Alice! And the last one... who was it? The one who was a bit of a troublemaker but became friends with Joel and Alice after they saved him. Bill! Bill!"

Siwoo, holding a bop-it hammer, nodded.

"Hee-chan~ Correct!"

"Yay!"

The oldest of the six students, Kang Hyung-ho, asked.

"Hee-chan, have you read the whole book?"

"Um, I was a fan originally. I've read it three times."

This week's assignment was to read "Hogwarts and the Dragon's Egg."

Hee-chan had already read it many times, so he just skimmed it for a quick review.

Hyung-ho said,

"Ah, I read it quickly due to my schedule, so I don't remember it well."

"Then you'll have to give up the snack later. Just watch. I'll take all the snacks today."

Siwoo gave the second question.

"Question~! Evan and Joel meet in the cafeteria for the first time... How do they become friends after that?"

"Jeong daaah!"

The former volleyball player, Ji-hoon, raised his hand.

"They both get detention..."

"Wrong~"

Siwoo, holding the bop-it hammer, ran over.

For some reason, he seemed to be enjoying it.

"Why? Why? They get detention! They got detention for vandalizing a statue in the cafeteria, and... they both cleaned the dormitory hallway together. Then, that Bill guy came and teased them for being new students who got detention... Right? Right?"

"No, that's not it."

"Not it? Why, what's wrong?"

Ji-hoon, finding Siwoo's cuteness endearing, couldn't help but laugh while arguing.

"Correct! Only Evan gets detention! Joel didn't vandalize, so his detention was canceled!"

Zap!

The snack master, Segeun, clapped his hands and stood up confidently.

"Okay, Ji-hoon, answer quickly. Siwoo, no, Professor, hit him with all your might."

"All your might?"

"Yes. Hit him with all your strength. This uncle is so fit that he won't feel it much."

Unaware that if Siwoo really hit with all his might, Ji-hoon might have to take a few months off the show, Segeun was happily egging him on.

"Look at Uncle Ji-hoon's forehead, it's so wide. Hit it with the bop-it hammer, making a loud bang..."

"No~ I'll hit the butt."

"The butt?"

"Yes."

"Phew, Professor Yun is so kind. You saved my life today."

Segeun's joke made Ji-hoon burst into a hollow laugh as he stood up from his chair.

"Butt? Okay. Since you're young, you don't have much power, so it won't hurt much. Hitting the head might be okay, but it's not good for education, so let's go with the butt."

Standing next to Siwoo, the 197cm tall Ji-hoon made Siwoo look up.

He was really tall.

Ji-hoon presented his butt.

Siwoo, about to hit the fleshy part, subtly added some force and raised the bop-it hammer.

'Since it's a variety show, maybe I should make it a bit dramatic?'

One, two, three.

The bop-it hammer sliced through the air.

Siwoo's bop-it hammer hit Ji-hoon's butt like Thor's hammer.

Pwaaak-!!!

"......!!!"

The unexpected loud sound made the participants' eyes widen.

Why did the bop-it hammer make a 'pwaaak' sound?

Segeun asked,

"Did Siwoo time his hit with a fart he was holding in...?"

"No way?!"

Ji-hoon jumped.

The sound was loud, but strangely, it didn't hurt much.

Siwoo's technical hit made the bop-it hammer scream like it was exploding.

Siwoo, who had surprised everyone, calmly returned to the lectern.

Joon-young, who had been waiting by the lectern, high-fived Siwoo.

"Good job~"

Clap!

The students were still looking shocked.

"What, how can a kid hit a bop-it hammer so well?"

"I need to learn this. He's a bop-it hammer master?"

"The snap was impressive."

Siwoo tapped the lectern again.

Tap tap!

"Quiet, quiet~ Next question~ A bit harder!"

Everyone swallowed hard.

If they got it wrong, they'd be hit with the bop-it hammer.

Siwoo said,

"Why is Evan called the hidden main character of Hogwarts~?"

* * *

Siwoo was watching "Unknown Big Brother" on the plane to the U.S. with his aunt.

The sound of the bop-it hammer was still impressive.

Even his aunt, who was watching with him in the seat next to him, was surprised.

As Siwoo alternated between the English script and the laptop monitor, the living room star, Hee-chan, who claimed to be a Hogwarts fanatic, raised his hand confidently.

Oh