WataMote Chapter 108

Chapter 108
Information
Volume Number	Volume 11
Chapter Title	Because I'm Not Popular, My Brother Will Be
Published	December 1, 2016
Previous Chapter	Chapter 107
Next Chapter	Chapter 109

私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!

Watashi ga Motenai no wa dō Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!

No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys' Fault I’m Not Popular!

Synopsis

Tomoko sits on her bed in her pajamas reading. The side panel narration notes: "Tomoki coming to Tomoko's room for once!" Tomoki enters Tomoko’s room and asks her what kind of person Kotomi is. Tomoko makes it very clear that they are not friends and Kotomi is, in her words, “a raging pervert."

Kotomi shows her purity

At school, Kotomi is in such a good mood that she skips around the hall and even twirls with glee. Akari takes notice and asks why she is so cheerful. An embarrassed Kotomi begins to explain but stops herself not wanting to rub the good news in her face. Akari nudges her to continue while mentally getting irritated at Kotomi. She momentarily believes that Kotomi confessed to Tomoki but dismisses it believing Kotomi is "too much of a raging pervert" to confess. Kotomi finally says that the reason she is so upbeat is because Tomoki said “hi” to her the other day. Akari is unimpressed and lets her know that Tomoki greets her all the time. Kotomi further explains that just hearing Tomoki’s words fills her with happiness and wonder. Akari becomes upset since she views Kotomi as just another pervert like herself and, as such, she deems it unfair that Kotomi can say such "pure" words.

Just then, Tomoki sees the two finishing their conversation in the hall. After Kotomi leaves, Tomoki asks Akari what type of person Kotomi is. Akari becomes distraught and considers telling Tomoki that Kotomi is actually a pervert. In the end, the memory of Kotomi's genuine happiness over something as simple as Tomoki saying hello to her wins Akari over. Through masked tears, Akari tells Tomoki that Kotomi is a very pure person. Tomoki weighs her description with that from his sister who declares her "a raging pervert."

He heads over to the library where he sees Tomoko confronting Kotomi. Tomoko demands to know why Kotomi is grinning and what she did to her brother since he asked about her. Kotomi is pleasantly surprised that Tomoki was asking about her and simply tells Tomoko that she "tapped him on the shoulder" and greeted him. Unimpressed, Tomoko demands to know if she did anything with her hand after touching her brother. Kotomi is mortified and vehemently refuses to talk about “that” in public.

From afar, Tomoki comes to the conclusion that Kotomi is a very pure pervert. The side narration asks, "is Komiyama-san a natural-born pervert?!"

Characters

• Tomoko Kuroki
• Tomoki Kuroki
• Kotomi Komiyama
• Akari Iguchi

Referbacks

• Tomoki briefly greeted Kotomi in Chapter 106. Rather than merely "tapping him on the shoulder," though, Kotomi's actual response was to grab him and say "heeeey...." inches away from his face.
• Akari has comes to terms with her perversion, something she accepted in Chapter 101.

Trivia

• First time Tomoki enters Tomoko's room to ask her for advice.
• Tomoki does not actually know Kotomi's name. He calls her "that glasses girl."

Cultural References

• Chan: Akari inwardly objects to Kotomi refering to her by her first name with the "chan" suffix. Kotomi's use implies she considers Akari a friend and possibly lower than her.

Memorial Moments

• Natural-Born Pervert: Kotomi is viewed by Tomoko, Akari, and even Tomoki as a "pervert."
• Idle Hands: Kotomi does not actually denying doing what Tomoko accuses her of doing.

Quotes

• "She’s a raging pervert. Nothing more, nothing less." – Tomoko Kuroki
• "I mean look at her! She's a raging pervert. There's no way she'd confess!" – Akari Iguchi
• "Just hearing his words is enough to fill my heart with happiness and wonder!" – Kotomi Komiyama
• "What's with this girl?! You're nothing but a vulgar pervert like me!" – Akari
• "You didn't do anything weird with the hand you touched him with, did you?" – Tomoko
  • "A-As if I'd talk about that in public!" – Kotomi
  • "What disgusting things did you do with that hand, you pervert?!" – Tomoko

Gallery

Tomoki asks his sister about Kotomi

Kotomi twirls in the hallway

Tomoki conflicted about Kotomi's personality

Tomoko asks . . . for SCIENCE! . . . probably