Watamote ch217-1: Since I'm Not Popular, It's the School Festival's Stage (Part 1)

p1
>Ooh~!
>Amazing~

>They're getting really excited in there.

p2
>Ah.
>Not to say that they weren't excited about your movie too or anything, Kuro.

>In my opinion, a movie isn't good just because everyone likes it.

>They say that only movies that sell are good and movies that don't sell are trash,
>but even the ones that don't sell can be interesting and have an influence a lot of people.
>Your movie wasn't really made with a general audience in mind, Tomoko,
>but I'm sure its good points have reached at least a few people.

>Yuri-chan.

>I...
>really was targeting a general audience, though.
>I was hoping everyone would find it hilarious.
>Eh...?

p3
>Then you've just got no talent. Never pick up a megaphone ever again.
>That's harsh all of a sudden. So all that comforting just now was a lie...?

>...I thought it'd get a better reception than that...

>Was the reaction really that bad?
>Well, some of them liked it.

>In my mind, I was expecting a maelstrom of laughter
>with every student calling me a genius.
>And then tomorrow, I'd release it to the public and they'd love it too.

>And then I'd publish the video online and it'd go viral...
>>School Festival "Girl"
>>4,120,000 views
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>And then in college, we'd get our restart as an acting troupe of beautiful girls...

p4
>And while doing that, each of the members will become popular for their visuals.

>Yuri-chan in particular would be popular with the feeble males...
>Never dated a guy in her life.

>And I would become a charismatic author writing screenplays for TV and stuff...
>Sounds kinda nice...
>You thought that movie would be that successful?

>I guess my only option is to become civil servant or a NEET
>while aiming to become a light novel author...
>It seems a lot of middle school kids think becoming a civil servant is easy.

>Should we head back to the gymnasium?
>There's gonna be a break once our class' film is over.
>Eh? Another break?
>It seems they've got plenty to spare since we couldn't fill up the time.
>...

p5
>Class 2-1 are selling melon bread and churros~
>>Melon
>>Churros
>>2-1 - Churron Bread - We've got Heart Churros too
>>Churron Bread

>We've still got plenty of time until the Theater Club finishes getting ready,
>so if anyone else wants to advertise their own class, please come on up and put on a commercial.

>We really caused a lot of trouble.
>We'd better go apologise later.
>...

>We've got a teacup ride set up in 3-4's classroom.
>Please come over and try it.

>Okay, next is...
>Class 2-4.
>2-4's commercial.
>Well then, take it away.

p6
>Saya...!?
>Wasn't she going to the bathroom!?
>I've got a bad feeling about this!!
>No, this isn't just a feeling. Things are definitely bad!
>Did you ask her to advertise?
>I didn't, but Yoda-san said to leave it to her.

>Class 2-4 is putting on a play.
>It's a story that combines Shakespeare with a fairytale.
>It'll be a fun performance.

>There'll be a love scene between soccer ace Kuroki Tomoki-kun and 2-4's idol Iguchi Akari-san too, so please come see it.

>Heeh...

p7
>Sayaka...
>Am I perhaps partly responsible for raising this monster...?
>Do we even have a scene like that?
>Well, it's free advertising at least.
>No, we don't.
>Kill... Smash... Strangle... Kick... Stab...
>Well then... the Theater Club has finished setting up, so that's all the commercials for now.

>Here's the Theater Club with "The Promise We Made Back Then."

>This would normally be the part where I play with my smartphone,
>but today, I won't take my eyes off of this!!

p8
>If it's a tearjerker, I'll leave my eyes so dry that they'll turn all crusty...
>If it's a comedy, please let the jokes flop to I can make one of those serious faces devoid of all human emotion.

>Kuro's watching it seriously. Now that she's made a film herself, her perspective has changed.
>She's on the expressionist side now.
>She's probably looking for faults to point out because her own movie bombed.