Watamote ch140: Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Take Part in an Open Campus

p1
>Are these clothes alright?
>It's Aoyama + Katou we're talking about, after all.

>Anyway, I got here 20 minutes early so I don't have to worry about showing up late...

>Still, three college visits in a row. I'm pretty much a college student now.
>Kuroki-san.

>You're here already.
>Did you wait long?
>Ah.
>No...
>Not really.

p2
>I've never seen you in casual clothes before. You look cute.
>Ah.
>Thank you.

>It's a little early, but shall we get going?
>Ah... Yeah.

>Huh!? She complimented me
>yet I haven't complimented her back!!

>Girls complimenting each other is fundamental! I need to respond to her...!
>U-
>Um...

>You...
>You...
>You look pretty...

>Pft!? Ahahaha!
>What's this all of a sudden?
>No...um...that laugh...
>...Oh no. I can't find the words to compliment her...!!

p3
>A spring breeze blows.

p4
>Those participating in the open campus please present your numbers.

>We're holding campus tours!
>Feel free to participate!
>>Campus Tour

>Please try our VR volunteer experience.
>So this is an open campus.
>Feels way different to the other colleges up until now...

>For now, let's check out the College Introduction Referral.
>Ah.
>Sure!

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>This school has a history spanning 80 years.
>It was originally a Christian church that taught love.
>It later started teaching English so people could spread their message across the world.

>We've got connections with colleges around the world, with many of our students studying abroad.
>We also have volunteers helping out with disaster relief overseas.

>I thought this would be some kind of flashy college
>but I guess it's still a school...
>So this one was a missionary school.

>Our Aoyama campus has a 3:7 ratio of male and female students, making for a lot of female students.
>So there's a lot of girls, huh...

>It's honestly a nice college, but would it really be okay for someone like me to enrol?
>I'm the type who'd draw a cross while having lewd fantasies!

p6
>What did you think of the summary?
>Ah, well.
>This place is better than I expected.

>Wh-
>Why do you want to come here, Katou-san?
>Me?

>My big bro's graduated from here.
>I-
>Is that so?

>Yeah, so I've been here a few times.
>You see that big cedar tree over there?
>Y-
>Yeah.

>During Christmas, they light up that tree
>And all the Aoyama students from kindergarten to graduates all sing a choir to a brass band.

p7
>When I saw that during middle school
>I wanted to become a college student and take part too.

>Pretty simple, right?
>N-
>No...
>That's just fine...

>I haven't really decided what I want to study yet, though.
>That's why I came to this open canvas.

>How were your other visits with Tamura-san and Nemo-san?
>Let's see...

>The college I went to with Tamura-san was kinda whatever...
>The Morinaga college I went to with Nemoto-san had a club I was kinda interested in.

>If I took clubs out of the equation, this'd probably be my number one pick.
>I've always wanted to see a chapel or those big row of trees.
>Like you see in manga and light novels...
>Hehehe...
>So not too different from me, then.

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>Aoyama sure is nice. So stylish.
>Yeah. Looks like it'll be tough to get in, but I think I might go for it.

>You're gonna try to get in with us, right, Ucchi?
>Uh, yeah.
>You're right...

>This certainly is a pretty place...
>but something's missing...

>I'm so used to gross things that this place seems blinding to me.
>At least make that bronze statue a little more gross...

>They have department referrals and mock lessons. What do you wanna do?
>Ah... Erm...
>Whatever you want, Katou-san...

>I detect grossness over there!?
>Ucchi!?

p9
>Katou-san!? ...and K-Kuroki...? san?
>What a coincidence!!
>You guys are here!!
>So you guys came here too, huh?
>It's Emoji's groupies...

>You certainly have that Aoyama vibe, Katou-san.
>You think?
>...Why are Katou and Kuroki here...
>Gross gross

>I was about to check out the department referrals with Kuroki-san.
>Which clubs?
>Culture and Information Politics.

>Ah, so different from us, then. We're checking out managerial studies.
>You wanted to see the managerial studies department, right, Ucchi?
>Managerial studies... Is she gonna start up an Emoji Mart or something?

>No. I'm interested in culture.
>Really!? Wait, since when were you interested in the culture!?

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>The Arts and Information Politics department is where you submit art that you've produced.
>You'll be dealing with pop culture, music, movies, and public entertainment.

>Our lessons will have to visit actual locations to develop your producing abilities.
>Oh... Seems Aoyama-ish.
>I guess that involves stuff where you're an event planner or producer or something?

>Is she interested in that kind of stuff?

>What is it?

>It's no good! She's been here the entire day and I still can't get used to her!
>!?

>Why did she suddenly look at me!?
>Is she wanting to produce me!? Gross!!
>Seeing a simple expression is soothing.
>...

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>Welcome.
>Ah.
>I'll have this...
>Amazing. They have something like this inside the college...

>What should we do for the afternoon, Kuroki-san?
>Ah.
>Erm.
>I wonder about that...

>I was thinking of taking mock lessons and going on the campus tour.
>Ah, that sounds great!

>Ehehehe...
>...

p12
>Then let's decide which mock lesson to take.
>Ah, sure.

>Mystery novel primer!?
>So Aoyama has this kinda department too.

>But she'll probably have no interest in it...

>I'm fine with whatever you wanna do, Katou-san.

>...Kuroki-san.
>I'm asking what you want to do.

>Eh!? Is she mad...!!?
>Mmph!!

>Erp!!
>cough cough...!!
>!
>Are you alrright!?
>Cough! St-Stuck...! Cough!!?

p13
>Here, drink this.
>...

>Kuroki...

>Phwah!!

>?
>...

>...So, what next, Kuroki-san?
>Heh?
>Eh? Ah... H-How about that Mystery Novel Primer thing...
>Okay! Let's do that.

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>This looks pretty interesting... I can do this even without going to Morinaga...

>It even has a drama school. Nemo should just come here instead...

>Okay! The Aoyama Campus Tour is taking off!

>Building 15 has a chapel on the first and second floors, where you can hear a pipe organ.

>And this is our Book Café, where you read books while having a cup of coffee.
>This place isn't as normie as I thought. Yuri should just come here too...
>Might be tough for Yuu-chan though (brain-wise)...

p15
>Ucchi, let's go home.
>Sure...
>But those two...

>Ah, Katou-san and the other girl?
>I'm surprised to see them so close.
>...

>Are you tired?
>N-No.
>It's not that.
>I-I had fun. It's a nice place.

>I might just reccomend this to Nemoto-san and Tamura-san.
>I'm sure everyone would like to come here.
>...

>...Kuroki-san.
>Eh?

>I'm happy that you spent the whole day taking me into consideration but...
>I want to know your true feelings, if possible.

>Eh?
>W-Well...
>My true feelings?

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>I took part in this open canvas because I wanted to come here with you, Kuroki-san.
>But that's not what you came here for, right?
>No,
>That's not...

>I was thinking you wanted to be with Tamura-san, Nemoto-san, and Uchi-san.
>Those other two aside, Emoji!?

>You seemed to have fun talking with Uchi-san instead of me.
>No, she's just easy to talk to because of her emoji face.
>She ignores my past self.

>And you chose Uchi-san's drink instead of mine.
>That's cos it would've been an indirect kiss... I don't have to worry about that with Emoji...

>I don't think I'd make a good fit as this girl's friend.
>So
>at the very least
>I didn't want her to feel despair
>so I tried not to show her my scummy side...
>But all that did
>was give her some bad memories.

>This person said she wanted to go to the same college as me. Such an honest answer...
>Ucchi?
>Even if it'll cause her despair, I have to face her with my true self!!

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>...Katou-san.
>The truth is... I'm a massive pervert.
>What is this person saying!?
>Well she did steal my panties.

>During our second year celebration, I blamed the dick pics on my friend, but it was just me.

>What about it?
>Eh!?

>No... I mean, I'm not the person you thought I was, Katou-san...
>I'm not someone you'd want to get along with...

>Why would I not want to get along with you
>just because you were looking at penis pictures.
>She's the type that says penis instead of dick!?

p18
>It's not just that. You thought I helped Okada-san and Nemo make up with each other.
>Yeah.

>All I did was show Okada-san a video of an erotic video game...
>...

>But it created that chance, right?
>I couldn't do that.

>So, what else?
>Eh!? Ah...
>A-Actually I have lewd fantasies all the time...
>and sexually harass my friends...
>I see. What else?
>Eh!?

>I don't really get it but
>you're telling me all this stuff
>that I never knew about you, right?

>No matter what I say, she isn't grossed out...!!
>Maria-sama (Mom)!?

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>Kuroki-san.
>Are you gonna take the Aoyama exam or not?
>Eh!?

>Y-Yeah...
>Whether I get in is another story...
>I see!
>Ah, I'll also take the ones for the other colleges, though.

>...Hey, how exactly do you sexually harass your friends?
>Eh!?

>W-Well...
>I tell them dirty jokes... and show them lewd things...

>Did that creep her out...?
>Hmmm...

>Is that all...?
>Eh?
>"Is that all"...!?