Watamote ch144: Since I'm Not Popular, We'll Call Each Other's Names

p1
>The morning after Golden Week...

>Ah

>Morning.
>Uh, yeah.
>Morning.

>...
>Do anything over Golden Week?
>Eh?
>Not really...

p2
>...I went with Tomo... Kuroki-san to...
>!?

>Kuroki!?

>Morning.
>Eh!?
>Ah... Morning.

>Pretty sky, huh?
>Eh? Uh, sure.
>She trying to strike up a conversation?

>Morning.
>Ah.
>Morning.

>...
>T-
>Tomo...
>What did you buy?

>Ah, just Jump...
>One Piece.
>I read that too.
>...

p3
>Morning.

>How did Golden Week go?
>Anything happen?
>Hm...
>Well, I went to college visits and studied at least.

>And you?
>I also did some studying and went to some lessons.

>Lessons? For voice acting? Did you go to those?
>Huh? Didn't I tell you, Kuro?
>I've been going fortnightly since the 2nd year just in a case.

>So, did you try that eroge?
>!
>I-I did.
>How was it?
>How was it...

>Well, the drawings and dialogue were kinda gross, but nothing I couldn't handle.
>Heh~

p4
>So you're no good with gory anime but you're okay with eroge. You a perv or something?
>!?

>I-I should be asking you the same, Kuro. What a pervert to be playing those kinda games.
>Even though you're a girl.

>No, there's no way I'd play male-targeted eroge.
>I just learned about them online.
>I never thought you'd actually play them.

>Heh~~

>So you lured me into a trap, huh? Hmm
>N-No, I wasn't trying to lure you into a trap.

>Well, whatever... No need to rush.
>Morning, Yuri.
>Yeah. Morning.

p5
>...

>...Um.
>Kuroki-san.

>We're doing a seat change so write your name down.
>Eh? Ah, sure.

>So you're in charge of the seat changes, Kyoda-kun?
>Ogi made me the class rep in the first term for some reason.
>You write yours too, Katou-san.

>I'm fine sitting next to Kuroki-san, so I'll leave my name off.
>Y-You're okay here?
>Yeah.

p6
>...

p7
>You sad that you're seperate from Kuro, Mako-chan, and Yoshida-san?
>Not really.

>Here! The 1-10 members are all gathered, I see?
>!

>Oka-san, Wada-san, and Kuroki-san, right?
>Well, I've been with Kuroki-san all this time, though.
>I guess so.

>I recall experiencing something like this in the first year.
>That was hell.
>Nowadays... I wouldn't say I'm comfortable, but I can tolerate it...
>Oh yeah, Kuroki-san. You were reading Jump just now, right? Waga-kun reads it too, don't you?
>Yeah.

>You read Jump too, Kuroki-san?
>What do you like?
>Heh!?
>Ah, well...

>I-
>I read it all so I don't really have a favorite.
>I just read it out of habit...
>Ah.
>I get how you feel.

p8
>!

>The manga I liked has finished...
>I-Is that so...

>Ah, Yuri!

>Makocchi!
>!

>My desk is so boring!
>I've never even talked to any of my neighbors!
>This is a chance to get along with them.
>Don't wanna. They're all gloomy!

p9
>One Piece?
>...

>...

>Tamura-san, Mako-chan.

>Mind if we
>eat with you?

p10
>Were you talking up a storm with Wada-kun, Kuro?
>What were you talking about?
>Um, nothing really.

>Come to think of it, it's the first time I've talked to a guy for more than five minutes...
>I've spent more time talking to guys today alone than I have for the past five years.
>Aside from my brother.

>I guess I'm okay with just talking about manga with a shota...
>My heart didn't pound, so I guess I don't have a shota fetish...

>I guess chibis and shotas don't mix.
>I suppose shotas and sexy ladies are a better combo?

>What is it, Kuroki-san?
>W-Well
>I was glad to have visited Aoyama the other day...
>I see. That was fun.

p11
>Heh~ Surprised to hear you thinking of going to Aoyama.
>W-Well...
>My opinion changed when I went there. I never knew it was a missionary school.

>You should try it too, Nemo... Th-They've got an acting department.

>...T-Tomoko...
>You're not gonna apply for Chiba West?
>Eh?

>Well... The national school seems difficult
>There's a lot of curriculums...
>and departments too...

>Y-Yuri...
>Tamura-san, why don't you take the private school exam too? It's pretty good.

p12
>I won't.

>I-
>I see...

>...

>Tamura-san just went home.
>Eh!?

>I think you did something to piss her off, Kuro.

>You should be able to catch up to her if you go now.

p13
>Were you just looking for the chance to say some dramatic line from a manga or something?
>Huh!?
>Just get going!

>Nemo said that and now I'm running after someone.
>Don't raise the tension like some youth
>This like that youth thing where you're out of breath chasing after someone.
>There! She was closer than I thought...

>Ah...
>Yu...
>Yuri-chan!
>Let's go home together...
>!

>Ah, erm
>Sorry...
>about the college thing.
>How come?

p14
>I mean, weren't you upset that I chose a different college over Chiba West..?
>...That wasn't it.

>Th-...
>Then what was it?
>...

>Back then...
>Y-Yuri-cha...
>she told me that.
>I worked up the courage to call her by name and she responded with my surname.

>...That's just...
>I won't say.

>Y-Yuri-chan, do you use napkins or tampons?
>Huh?

p15
>You're on your period, right?
>Should we stop by the drug store?

>Gh!!?

>This bitch... hammering in my shoulder...
>She's a gloomy character yet her strength's on par with the delinquent...!!

>...T-Tomoko's a moron, so I'm over it.
>Huh!?
>A moron!?

>Oh yeah, what was that all about at lunch?
>Calling me Tomoko all of a sudden must've been embarrassing...
>!
>I wasn't embarrassed!
>It's that whole NemoKuro thing you do with Nemoto-san that should be embarrassing.