Watamote ch132: Since I'm Not Popular, Senpai-Kouhai Relations

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>The event is over, so it's back to everyday life... But their relationships...

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>...
>What should I do for lunch today...?

>I wanna eat with Makocchi but...
>I'll probably be a nuisance with those two there...
>Wanna read some manga, Kuroki-san?
>Eh...Sure.

>A shoujo manga...
>Do I have no choice but to get along with those two...?
>My friend reccomended it to me and I found it interesting, so I thought I'd let you read it.

>About shoujo manga... There's usually a rival girl that bullies the main heroine, right?
>Eh? Yeah.

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>Pretty cruel, right? Bullying her and talking behind her back.
>Getting full of yourself when you're so ugly.
>...Yeah.
>>Bitch

>But for some reason the heroine forgives her and they become best friends, right?
>We fell in love with the same person, so we're friends.
>Even though I've done such cruel things to you... Thank you...
>Yeah.

>I really hate that about shoujo manga so I never read them...

>I hate that forgiving heroine too.
>She suddenly makes friends even with her rival even after being bullied. It pisses me off.
>I-I see...

>I totally get you.
>The Yuri who rarely agrees with anyone agreed with her!?

>...Yeah, it's impossible. I don't want to, but I guess I'll go over to Sachi.
>I don't really like shoujo manga where people kill themselves trying to make friends.

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>Huh? Where's Kuro?
>Kuroki-san always goes off somewhere after eating her lunch.

>That's hella routine... A plain girl (in this setting) falls in love with a hottie...
>It's because of this kind of manga that an actually plain girl like me has such weird expectations of high school life...

>I guess ugly girls don't get surrounded by hotties in real life...
>Not to mention if this got a live-action adaptation, they'd cast some flashy girl like a Seventeen model as the lead...

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>See? It's only the girls that have pretty faces that get to live a proper high school life...
>Not to mention it's a freshman. It's barely been a month since she enrolled and she's already covered in guys...
>ah.

>Senpai! Long time no see!
>Eh?
>You helped me out at the entrance exams...
>Ah...!

>I wanted to see you again, but I didn't know your name.
>Uh, it's Kuroki Tomoko.
>I'm Hirasawa Shizuka.

>What about those guys other there?
>Ah, it's fine. We were just eating lunch together.

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>What is it with friends and eating lunch together?
>U-Um, senpai... There's something I wanted to ask you...

>I don't have a single female friend here.

>And it's hard being in the classroom by myself, which is why I hang out with the boys.
>But all the girls hate me because of that.

>I understand... You just want to bully her!
>Is she bragging?

>If I had to pick, I'd say I'm not on the heroine's side, so I wouldn't really fit in a shoujo manga...
>Um, do you come here a lot, senpai?

>If you'd like, could we eat lunch together?
>Eh?

>Hey, I found this place so I could read my manga in peace.
>Don't just decide that I'm a loner...

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>The current me has people she can eat with, after all.
>?
>There's no merit to helping her out...
>Maybe I'd help her if I was a shoujo manga heroine?

>No, shoujo manga heroines are the ones who get saved, not the other way around.
>This girl would probably be a better fit for the heroine...
>Hey!

>Have this.
>Eh!?

>Pudding.
>A souvenir from me.

>She looks like a delinquent, but is she one of senpai's friends?
>Yummy!?

>What're you looking at? You gotta problem?
>Turning into a mad dog right away, huh...
>Eh? N-Not really...

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>Is she looking with curious eyes because she gave the loner senpai some pudding?
>She's a freshman, so she's not used to a lot of things.
>I don't mind.

>Move up a bit.

>I'm so sluggish...
>She looks scary, but maybe she's not a bad person?

>Kuroki-san, Yoshida-san, and a girl I've never seen before...

>Kuroki-san, Nemoto-san's looking for you.
>Eh!? Ah, is that so?
>Another person. Kuroki-senpai sure has a lot of friends...

>Ah!

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>I-I'm Hirasawa Shizuku. I guess you could say I'm Kuroki-senpai's kouhai.

>Whatcha eating, Kuroki-san?
>Pudding.
>She's ignoring me!!?

>This way of ignoring me. It's just like how my friends in middle school became cold towards me when I got close with the boys.
>Whatcha doing, Yoshida-san?
>Nothing at all.

>But I'm not talking to any boys right now, so why...
>Ah, there you are!

>So this is where you've been! I've been looking for you!
>Ah?

>Geez, Tamura-san, if you knew where she was you shouldn't told me!
>Another new girl.
>I don't recall you asking.
>...

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>Huh? A stranger?
>Ah, I'm Kuroki-senpai's kouhai.
>I see. I'm Nemoto Hina. Nice to meetcha, Shiizuku-chan.

>She seems like a cheery person.
>So Kuroki-senpai has friends like this too... That's surprising...
>Kuro's kouhai, huh? I'm curious as to how you met.

>Well, during the entrance exam.
>Ah, yes. She helped me out at the entrance exam...

>Heh... The entrance exam, huh...
>Huh? The air around her has suddenly...

>So what? She calls out to lots of people during entrance exams? It's not big deal.
>What are you on about?
>What's going on? Did I say something to make her upset?

>Well, whatever. More importantly, wanna go to the cafeteria tomorrow?
>Up until now, I thought the reason I was being hated was because of boys...
>But maybe the problem lies in my own self-confidence...

>Uh, well sure.
>Eh!?

>Th-That's right. It's not like we promised or anything...
>Kuroki-senpai just happened to save me on the day of the exams by coincidence. We're just senpai and kouhai, nothing more...

>So you're gonna eat with Nemoto-san starting tomorrow instead of us, Kuroki-san?
>Not that I mind.
>N-No, it's just for tomorrow.
>You and Mako-chan are welcome to join us, Tamura-san.
>I'll pass.
>She's loved way more than me...

>Wait.

>When should we have lunch?

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>Eh... B-But, you just made plans to eat with someone else...
>Ah, that's for tomorrow... But we can eat on a different day.

>It can't be everyday, but you are my very first kouhai.

>When I first met her, I thought she was kind.
>When I met her again today, I thought she was kind, but far away.
>But this person has drawn closer to someone like me.

>There's no merit to becoming friends with her, but since she's a shitty bitch, having lewd discussions with her should be way more fun than any shoujo manga.
>Even if my putrid talk makes her hate me, she's just a first year so there'll be no future problems.

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>Ah...
>There's the bell.
>Ah, see you later then.

>Ah!?
>I'm sorr-...

>Don't get too full of yourself.