"Here we have a particular girl... an unpopular girl..." "Girl" "Unpopular Girl" "Unpopular Girl" "Unpopular girl?" "1 Have no experience in relationships with men. 2" "Have never been asked out." "3 Are pure and untouched." "Definition of Unpopular Girl Girls who are considered unpopular:" "1 Have no experience in relationships with men. 2" "Have never been asked out." "3 Are pure and untouched." "1 Have no experience in relationships with men. 2" "Have never been asked out." "3 Are pure and untouched." "1 Have no experience in relationships with men. 2" "Have never been asked out." "3 Are pure and untouched." "1 Have no experience in relationships with men. 2" "Have never been asked out." "3 Are pure and untouched." "1 Have no experience in relationships with men. 2" "Have never been asked out." "3 Are pure and untouched." "I see... and her story that really doesn't matter." "In other words, an ugly girl who guys don't like." "That's not me." "In my three years at middle school, guys spoke to me six times!" "What's our next class again?" "Huh?" "Um..." "English." "Huh?" "When I dropped my eraser, a guy picked it up for me one out of every three times." "Here." "I've even had guys move closer to me." "Sorry, I forgot my textbook." "I am popular!" "And starting next month, I'll be..." "A high school girl!" "The most popular period in anyone's life..." "Three years when flags are set even if I don't do anything, and hormones run wild!" "In girls' dating sims, I've already been a high school girl for fifty years and dated a hundred boys of all kinds." "I've been very thorough in my simulations!" "I can't wait until the day I become a real high school girl!" "It's already the middle of May now." "So, like..." "How weird is that?" "Totally!" "Strange." "I'm a high school girl, but I haven't spoken with a high school student in almost two months." "Why?" "Lament 1 "Since I'm Not Popular, I'll Change My Image a Bit"" "What's going on here?" "No, there's no need to panic yet." "There's plenty of time to make some guy friends." "I printed out the pictures from when the whole class went to karaoke the other day!" "It's not the time to panic..." "Whoa, what's with this picture?" "Panic..." "No way!" "I look so ugly!" "Paâ" "Wait a minute, aren't you guys already a couple?" "I am not upset!" "Girls who form their own groups like that are just boy-crazy idiots anyway!" "Only scumbag boys would hang around bitches like them!" "If I'm supposed to hang out with people like that," "I'd rather be alone!" "Well..." "Maybe not alone." "I'll just be having fun playing solo." "Wearing makeup and short skirts to flirt with boys is for sluts." "Go ahead and live out your clichĂŠd adolescence with your fellow scum." "Bye, Sensei!" "Yep." "Tests are coming up, so don't spend all your time goofing off." "Yes, sir!" "Speaking of which, have you studied?" "Not a bit!" "I know, right?" "Me neither!" "Our first midterms are coming up soon." "If I do well, I'm certain..." "Kuroki-san, you're so smart." "Teach me this one." "Well, you see..." "Lots of heads will turn my way!" "Time to go home." "Hey, wanna go study at a family restaurant?" "Sounds good." "What?" "You two are gonna study together?" "We're coming, too!" "What?" "Do you have to?" "Why not?" "Can't this school be occupied by terrorists?" "Cram school sucks." "Wanna skip it together?" "That's probably a bad idea." "Wanna just meet up after?" "Sure." "Or maybe the Shorty Aliens from G**tz could attack, or Shimada from P***syte could show up." "After he's been doused with sulfuric acid, of course." "Bye, Sensei." "Yep." "Take care going home." "Kuroki, take care going home." "See you." "It's been so long since anyone spoke to me at school," "I couldn't even get the word "goodbye" to come out." "Tomoko!" "I'm going shopping." "Anything you want?" "Uh..." "Twice cooked pork." "Got it." "Be back soon." "I can talk normally with my mother." "I mean, I guess even recluses can talk with their parents." "What matters is talking with other people, especially guys." "Jeez, I've got to get back the conversational nature" "I had in middle school..." "Bitter..." "Hey, it's been a while." "Have you been well?" "I guess...?" "I was lonely." "Say nothing." "I was lonely." "I was lonely." "I was lonely." "Sorry." "Me, too..." "I've missed you." "Okay." "The conversation is going perfectly so far." "Rub!" "Now I just..." "Coming..." "I'm coming soon!" "Looking in the mirror too long for the first time in years caused a Gestaltzerfall..." "I'm really cute, aren't I?" "Wait, am I?" "At least, I'm not ugly..." "That's right." "Calling me ugly would be an insult to real ugly girls." "But if I'm not ugly, why am I not popular?" "Because I'm short with small boobs?" "No..." "Shouldn't that get me even more points with guys who love little girls?" "!" "H-Hottie!" "How am I so hot?" "!" "Guys should ask for me by name!" "These eyes, clouded by stress and disregard for my health..." "If I can fix these eyes, I can live my fun high school life!" "Yes!" "That's it!" "Trot Trot" "The dark circles are gone!" "Just from putting on glasses!" "I mean, these are my dad's..." "But who knew it'd be so easy to make myself cute?" "!" "I scare myself." "Cuter" "Cuter Increase" "Cuter Increase feminine" "Cuter Increase feminine charm" "More!" "Higher!" "I want boys..." "I want guys to look at me!" "I'm home." "Welcome home." "Worn messy" "Worn well" "Cool pose" "Duckface" "Glassy eyes" "Exposed Forehead" "Whoa!" "Freakin' ugly!" "Oh, it's you, Sis..." "I guess starting with my appearance was a mistake..." "I need to get back to basics and focus on getting my conversational nature back." "Little brother, let us talk." "Huh?" "Um, why are you coming in here?" "What're you getting comfortable for?" "Why shouldn't I?" "I'm your sister." "You just shouldn't." "Go away." "Hey, wanna play Winning Eleven like we used to?" "No." "Get out." "By the way, didn't you have practice today?" "We're off because of exams." "Get out." "Uh..." "Let's see..." "Don't just dig through my stuff!" "Drop dead!" "Okay." "I'll kill myself." "No, wait." "You just got on my nerves a little..." "So... y-you know..." "Recently, I've been thinking that my life's difficulty level shot up since I started high school." "I'm pretty sure I'm in hard mode now." "By the time I move on to college and the work force, I'll be in nightmare mode." "I might as well jump right to the ending now." "I'm sorry, okay?" "Chill out." "You wanted me for something, right?" "What?" "Converse with me." "Huh?" "What's that mean?" "I just realized I haven't had a conversation with anyone lately." "Now I can't talk with anyone outside my family." "Why?" "So talk with me an hour each day for rehab!" "No way in hell." "I don't know what your deal is, but why don't you talk with your friends instead?" "Do you think I have any?" "There's no one who doesn't have even one friend." "A fine man like you, who's been a regular forward on the soccer team since his second year, sure has some different ideas." "Why are you being all respectful now?" "It's true, right?" "Every time the forward scores a goal in a soccer game, he gets to have a quickie with the female manager, right?" "What club does that?" "!" "Anyway..." "Are you gonna converse with me or not?" "Hurry up and decide." "I'll kill myself." "If you were my brother, I'd punch you in the face." "So, for how long?" "Until I get a friend..." "No, a boyfriend." "So you're basically sentencing me to life in prison?" "No, I think a month should be enough." "She's surprisingly positive..." "So, what do you want to talk about?" "Am I cute?" "You're normal." "How cute is "normal"?" "Middle level cute, upper middle level cute, lower middle level cute?" "Or more like..." "Wait, what does "normal" mean to you, anyway?" "I have to do this every day?" "Are you kidding me?" "!" "We're finally done with exams." "We get half the day off." "Want to go somewhere?" "Half a day off, huh?" "I'll surf the net, play a game..." "Hey!" "We're going out for karaoke." "You guys wanna come?" "Yeah!" "Shut up, you pansies and bimbos." "How many times a month do you go to karaoke?" "I bet you just..." "Okay!" "I'm gonna sing AK*!" "Do crap like that, right?" "And I bet you do perverted stuff just because the door is closed..." ""Oops, I'm getting some feedback from my mic down there."" "Gimme a break!" ""My speaker makes awesome sounds..."" "Just shut your traps!" "B-Bye..." "Yep." "Take care going home." "I did it!" "I spoke totally normally with someone!" "I think I'll pick up something sweet on the way home!" "Welcome." "Guess I should get something for my brother, too." "I do owe it to him, after all." "Ymmuy Stick" "Total" "Platinum Ratio Pudding" "That'll be 256 yen." "Would you like a spoon with this?" "Yes..." "P-Please..." "Okay, I'll put one in the bag." "Okay... th-thank you..." "Oh, my God!" "I just talked to a hot guy!" "All right..." "While I'm on a roll, I'll stop somewhere on the way home." "Now that I think about it," "I haven't done that since I started high school." "I want to stop at lots of places high school girls go to, but that won't be easy to do playing solo." "I'll start with a warm-up and find a place that even I can enjoy without stressing..." "Welcome." "People can read manga for free in here, so nobody would bat an eye at a solo player." "It's a weekday afternoon." "You people should be at home, doing your thing." "Though, a place like this where everyone's worse off than me isn't so bad." "Sorry!" "Did you wait long?" "You're late." "Sorry." "Well, let's go." "I'm sorry." "Are you mad?" "Nah." "Reading twenty books was a little overboard..." "And now for the real detour!" "A high school girl should be able to go in a fast food place alone." "Welcome." "Will you be eating here?" "Y-Yes..." "E-Eating... h-here." "May I take your order?" "H-Hamburger." "Will that be the sandwich alone?" "Y-Yes..." "And... is there... water... or..." "Pardon?" "N-Never mind... nothing..." "Hey, there are plenty of people here by themselves." "Delicious!" "Gobble" "Are hamburgers really this good?" "!" "Gobble" "Gobble" "Gobble" "Gobble" "Gobble" "I thought these things were just for kids and idiots!" "Turns out this is plenty fun, even alone." "Of course, I'm sure it'd be even more fun with friends or a guy..." "But hey, there's still time!" "Man, I sang my lungs out." "Hey, did someone go home?" "Did we have eight?" "Ack!" "Oh, we can all sit here." "All right!" "Lucky us!" "I'm sitting here!" "I'll sit here." "Th-They're from my class..." "On their way home from karaoke?" "Crap!" "Isn't she from our class?" "She's always off by herself." "Poor thing, being all alone even in here." "They're totally gonna talk about me!" "But..." "Boy" "Tomoko" "I have to go down those stairs to leave..." "Girl" "And if I stay here," "Tomoko" "Boy anyone going to the restroom will find me." "Girl" "The restroom!" "I didn't think I'd have to dress like this again." "Now I just have to do something about my face..." "Yeah, so we waited in line for an hour to eat there." "For real?" "We should all go there together sometime." "Yeah!" "I'm in!" "When should we go?" "What's wrong?" "Nothing, just..." "she had our school's uniform..." "Someone you know?" "Nope." "So... what were you saying?" "I asked when we should go." "All right!" "What is this idiot doing?" "Why are you just standing there?" "Keep moving." "R-Right..." "What?" "Just..." "That chick was super ugly!" "You saw her, right, Tomoki?" "No, I wasn't looking..." "What a waste!" "That was a rare experience in its own right!" "OX Park" "Let's just go straight home." "'Kay." "Lament 2 "Since I'm Not Popular, I'll See My Old Friend"" "So how long are you staying in here?" "I used to have a friend, too, you know." "Until middle school." "That so?" "I think I'll try giving her a call again." "Go for it." "Yeah." "I will." "After you get out of here."