Watamote ch138: Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Go To College

p1
>Almost there. 6th car.

>Morning.
>Y-
>Yeah...

>Huh? She's not here.
>Who's not?
>Mako-san.
>Mako already went during the second year.

>I haven't done any school observations before.
>It's a first for me too. I never did observations for middle and high schools.
>...We're the same.

p2
>The two go out in their casual clothes.

p3
>Aren't the standards for this place pretty high?
>It's not somewhere you can get in without studying...
>I heard about Nemoto-san and Katou-san's first choices the other day...

>I figured we should make an effort to aim a little higher too.
>Ah... Well...

>Also, the level may be high for the literary and law departments
>but getting into the department of education shouldn't be a problem.
>The department of education? What's that?

>It's studying to become a teacher.

p4
>Take your seats. Class is about to start.

>Be quiet and take your seats.

>Be quiet...

>...

>That definitely won't suit you.
>What are you imaginging?

>What about you, Kuroki-san?
>Teaching is a no-go for me either.

>I mean, bratty grade schoolers are... well, I don't really like them or hate them...
>But I guess I don't like them...

p5
>Shitty middle schoolers on the other hand, I hate.
>The boys are all morons and the girls are just a massive clump of peer pressure.

>There's always a bunch of middle school girls walking to school together, right?
>That definitely won't do.

>The first one who disturbs the peace by letting someone pass them is apparently dropped down into the lower ranks of the group.
>They really are trash.
>To cut a long story short, I hate brats.
>I see.

>I'm the same. I hate kids too.
>Then why did you come to this college!?

>I wonder why Mako observed this college?
>Does she want to become a teacher?
>How would I know?

>Well, since we're here, we may as well look around.
>Yeah.

p6
>It's pretty huge... There's a lot of buildings too.

>And it's a lot plainer than I thought.
>I imagined college would be more about people going "yay" or something.
>Everyone's so quiet and well-behaved...

>Is there anything you wanna do or study, Kuroki-san?
>Nope.
>Figures.

p7
>I feel the same.
>That's why I chose somewhere that Nemoto-san and Katou-san probably wouldn't go too.

>At least that way, I could at least go to the same college as you, Mako, and Yoshida-san.
>Although I get the feeling that's not a good way of picking...

>Nah, it's fine.
>I think there's plenty of guys who picked a college to play around in without any particular goal in mind.

>There seems to be a lot of college guys who want to join circles or get jobs rather than study seriously.
>So choosing because of your friends isn't unheard of.

>Well, this college looks like the kinda place where people take their studies seriously.
>Or so I think.
>Indeed.

>I'm not sure if I wanna go here yet, but I'm glad I came.
>I'm a bit more at ease thanks to you, Kuroki-san.
>Eh? Sure...

p8
>Let's get lunch here.

>This is a famous place, right? Did you look into it?
>A bit. I just looked up places closes to the college on the net.

>An A lunch and
>a B lunch.

>Delicious!!
>!!

>See, I told you it'd be good!
>You thought I'd pick a shitty place like during the field trip again, didn't you?
>No, I wasn't thinking that...

p9
>They featured this on Kodoku no Gourmet so I wanted to check it out.
>TV?
>Yeah.

>Anyway, consider this me making up for the field trip.
>If that's the case, we should've brought Yoshida-san too.

>Yoshida-san's field trip meal experience
>became a painful memory because of you, Kuroki-san.
>That bad?

>What's Yoshida-san's future prospects like?
>Yakuza? A bank scammer?
>I haven't asked yet.

>If I ask and she says she's going to a far off college or getting a job
>we might not be able to see each other again...

>Isn't that fine?
>Eh?

>Delinquents love their home town.
>So even if she gets a job or goes some place far
>she'll inevitably come right back here.

p10
>Even if Yoshida-san graduates with us, we'll probably encounter her at a nearby pachinko parlor or a Don Quixote.

>Anyway, why don't you just ask her?
>Who knows. She might wanna become a teacher and go to this college? Like a delinquent alma mater or something.
>You're right. I'll ask her later.

>I should probably get going.

>Do you have plans after this, Kuroki-san?

>I gotta buy clothes for my outing with Katou-san by myself.
>Nemo turned me down too.
>...

>You accompanied me today
>so now I'll accompany you.
>Eh!?

p11
>Hot Mot!

>So cheap...!?
>And it's not that different from Muramura!!

>You're bad with pricey shops and store clerks
>so this should work.
>Eh? Uh, yeah.

>What would be good?
>I wonder. Something that'll make me popular like a college student.
>...You want to be popular?

p12
>I'm gonna be walking with Katou-san at Aoyama, so I figure I should have some hip clothes like college girls wear.
>...
>I don't really get it, but why don't you just buy what one of the mannequins are wearing?

>That'd be the safe option, but it feels like I'd be losing to the store clerks if I bought that.
>I wanna choose by myself if possible.
>Hmm

>How about this?
>The shoulders are pretty wide...

>This seems like something college girls would wear.
>Will that really suit you, Kuroki-san?

>Alright, try it on.
>Why am I the one wearing it?

>I can get a better perspective if someone else wears it.
>You said you'd accompany me, right?
>...

p13
>It's more erotic than I thought.
>...
>Are we done yet?

>What's this feeling?
>It's so nostalgic.

>Brings back memories of sexually harrassing plain ol' Yuu-chan back in middle school.

>Now that Yuu-chan's a slut, even the lewdest of outfits would suit her.
>It's not as fun as making a plain ol' girl where something erotic that wouldn't suit them.

>Let's make her wearing something even more slutty and paint her with embarrassment.
>I haven't been able to act like a scumbag lately with everyone watching me.

>Try this on next.

p14
>Like hell I'm wearing that.

>I guess that part of her isn't like Yuu-chan...
>If I push her too far, it'd become complete madness, like drinking iron...
>I'll get you the mannequin clothes so don't wear that.

>If I ended up commuting to today's college
>I wonder if it'd be like this...
>Riding home together while occassionally making stops along the way...

>I'm prepared to end up all alone again upon entering college but...
>it'd be nice if I could go to college with someone else, extending my high school life into a college life...

p15
>If I were to think of any regrets I still have with only a few months left of high school to go...

>Kuroki-san, this is your stop.
>Ah... right.

>Alright, see you later.
>Yeah.

>S-See you later.
>Y-Yuri-cha-...

>Well, even if there's no more school, I don't think this relationship will disappear...