Watamote ch158: Since I'm Not Popular, I'm Being Suspended

p1
>Nervous in a certain space.

p2
>Do you know why I called you here?

>Who knows?
>Eh...
>Ah...
>Wh-Why
>would that be?

>Someone sent us a photograph of two girls wearing our school's uniform riding on a motor scooter.
>These are you two, aren't they?

>...
>...

>Commuting to and from school via motor vechiles is grounds for suspension.
>I'll let your homeroom teacher Ogino-sensei will fill you in on the details.

p3
>You were unlucky this time.

>As a school, we don't want to dish out suspensions if possible.
>We usually let first offenders off with a warning.
>Even so, if students keep breaking the rules, they need to be punished.

>Since we got a lot of reports from people this time, including a photo,
>we have no choice to follow our official stance and take action.

>We'll be starting tomorrow. For today, bring all your textbooks home with you.
>After that...

p4
>I'm sorry.
>Eh?

>It's my fault
>that you got suspended.
>Ah, i-it's fine.

>The teacher said it wouldn't affect my student record.
>And a week of private self-study sounds fun.
>...

>I thought you'd be more upset about getting suspended
>but you don't seem that fussed.
>Well, I'm used to it.

>What are you playing at!? A third-year like you getting suspended!?

>N-
>No
>It won't affect my student record, so it's fine.
>That's not the problem!

>What if you got into an accident riding double like that!?
>Th-There wouldn't be an accident.
>Maybe...
>I wouldn't know that!

p5
>To get that upset over a suspension...
>She gave me a whole half hour of lectures...!

>Line, huh... It looks like a lot have come through...
>How'd it go? You can call me if you want.
>Call me if you have the time.

>You've got an early start tomorrow! Quit gaming and get to sleep!!

>Shit...!!
>Well, whatever. I've have spare time tomorrow so I'll reply then.

>Morning.
>Hurry up and eat breakfast.

>You look sleepy.
>It's because you played around instead of going to sleep right away.
>But I did go to sleep right away!

p6
>You're going in early and staying until 5pm, right?
>There's snacks and fruit in there, so make sure you eat.

>Ah...
>Okay... I-I'm heading off, then...
>Okay.
>Take care.

>There certainly wouldn't be any students here when I'm 30 minutes early...

>...There's nobody around, but I guess I can just wait here.

p7
>You're barely on time. Come here sooner.
>It took longer cos it wasn't my usual train.
>I'll get here sooner starting tomorrow.

>I presume you already heard from Ogino-sensei
>but during your suspension, you'll taking self-study lessons in here.

>Lessons will be 50 minutes each with 10 minute breaks in between. However, the time is shifted around so you don't come into contact with the other students.
>>Cleaning / Write Letter of Apology
>>Leave school at 17:30
>Having a scheduled leaving time after 8 hours of lessons feels like what a social worker goes through...

p8
>We'll be keeping your smartphones until the end of the day.
>Put them in here.
>Eh!?

>Without a smartphone, I don't have any way to kill time...
>Tch

>For the first lesson, we'll have this printout.
>I need to step out, but I'll be back soon.
>Please follow this properly until I return.

>Morning
>Aah...
>It's the time where people are supposed to show up...
>Morning~

>...And there's the morning bell...

p9
>Right now is Short Home Room...
>It's like I'm in a completely different world.

>Are you doing it properly?

>Oh right, this teacher must be the homeroom teacher of some other class.
>He must've gone back to his own class for a bit.

>Are you done?
>Work on the next one while I mark this.

>Kuroki 70. Yoshida 60.
>I'll give you the same one again, so aim for 100 this time.
>...

>First period over. Break time.
>This is more boring than I expected.
>At least we're better off than Rena. She had to go a week by herself.

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>Now it's another teacher. Are they on rotation?

>What's this part? I don't get it.
>Ah, me neither.

>No whispering.
>Huh? We're talking about the printout.
>Even so, be quiet.

>Third period.

>Uwaaaah!!
>Kurokiii!!

>Ucchi!!?
>What's wrong with Emoji?

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>Someone's popular.
>Heh?
>No
>Hahaha...

>But I'd never have thought you'd get suspended for riding a motor scooter during the first year.

>I-
>I'm
>sorry...
>I'm not mad or anything.
>Just be careful not to get in any accidents, you two.

>Back in the first year, whether it was during class or during break time, I would always be by myself trying not to catch anyone else's attention. Compared to that, this is more like paradise (since Yoshida-san's with me.)
>But
>now...

p12
>Oh right, I promised we'd meet up tomorrow. I need to contact her...

>I went to the tuck shop and got the old lady to sell me this first.
>Heh~

>And then C-ko-chan, who had witnessed it, started acting strange, and was found dead the next day with a large quantity of hair...

>...When I said we should talk about something interesting, I didn't mean ghost stories.
>The stories you find interesting are about pachinko and violence, right? I don't have any of those, so I went with ghost stories...
>You making fun of me?

p13
>Yoshida-san, I thought you'd be bad with scary stuff to offset your boastfulness, but I guess I was wrong.
>What the heck? Who you calling boastful? I'll kill you.
>No, I'm fairly certain you're boastful.

>Ah, but I was bad with it when I was a kid.
>At some point I just became okay with it.

>Come to think of it, during my elementary and middle school field trips, there were kids like you who often told ghost stories.
>You like that kind of thing?
>This bitch...!? What's with that "you look like someone who likes trains" kinda instigation!?

>!
>The others must be having lunch now...
>...I wonder what everyone's doing...?

>You haven't decided your future career yet, have you, Yoshida.
>Since you're in suspension anyway, why not use this chance to think of one?

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>Kuroki, here are some exam questions for that private school from Mori-sensei.
>She really hasn't decided on anything...?
>Yawn...

>...Okay, once you're done with your letter of apology, you can go home for today.
>It's finally over... Damn that took a long time...

>What should I write for an apology letter?
>I did it in two lines, but...
>>I'm very sorry. I won't do it again.

>Would it seem like an apology if I just wrote the same thing over and over?
>>I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry (etc.)

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>She seems to be playing it safe...
>So the delinquent has traits like this, huh... I'm sure this'll go down well with the teacher...

>...I'll copy it.

>...

>Write in your own words next time.
>And please wear your necktie tomorrow, Yoshida.
>!?

>Here. It's my treat.
>Ah...
>Thank you.

p16
>The day is finally over.
>Yeah...

>Yuu-chan...
>Katou-san, Yuri, Nemo, and everyone have sent in all kinds of messages...

>I've got some from Tamura and Tanaka.
>Line messages.
>I didn't get any from the crazy lesbo, though...

>Six more days until I return to the classroom... That's pretty long.
>Sure is.
>I didn't feel like reflecting at all,
>but I guess I have reflected a little bit.