Hyouka - Volume 03 - The Kudryavka Sequence - Welcome to KANYA FESTA! (1)

doujinshi event unrelated to Kami High. I cherish these two works as my
treasures. But if I have to pick one out of these two, I would have to go for
Ashes at Dusk.
In order to counter Kouchi-sempai's argument that a work can be great to
begin with, regardless of what the readers think, I would have to show her a
glimpse of this title. Such was my faith in its ability to charm.
I was very glad when I found out I made it into Kamiyama High School.
Besides being glad that I've entered high school, I was even more glad that I
had entered a school where you could sell any sort of manga freely as though
its a soft drink vending machine. That's why I entered the Manga Studies
Club as soon as I started school.
Yet I found myself a bit disappointed afterwards.
There was no one in the club that knew anything about the author of Ashes at
Dusk.
But as I still had fun with people discussing stuff that we like, I thought that
my decision to join the Manga Club was correct.
...That's what I thought anyway.
On the morning of the second day of the Kamiyama High School Cultural
Festival, I arrived at school with a gloomy expression. I had no choice but to
postpone what I intended to do. Prior to going to the attendance ceremony, I
first headed towards the Manga Club.
I had intended to arrive early, but I found Kouchi-sempai had arrived even
earlier. She was dressed in a classy tuxedo today. She's probably dressed as
that Thai boxer. As she isn't particularly tall, yesterday's costume didn't really
suit her. Was she trying to dress up as a different game character everyday, or
does she simply want to cosplay in varying costumes? While I too am