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

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"I'll do my best again today!" Upon saying that, Chitanda left the room.
Now to begin watching over the stall for the day again.
How should I say this? I never thought being in charge of a stall where
people hardly ever come would be this boring. I liked being idle and carefree,
but certainly not being bored. At any rate, one doesn't require a lot of effort to
insert the small change into the coin box repeatedly. Even if I were to take
time to go to the bathroom, no one would come. Still, while I had brought a
paperback novel to kill time, it was not the right book. It is quite unbecoming
for an energy saver like me to actually desire some action just because I'm
feeling bored.
Anyway, I should line up the Hyouka copies. Ten copies per stack should be
just about right.
As I finished lining them up, a customer arrived. It was a male student I didn't
know. The badge on his collar indicated he was a second year.
"You selling?"
Now this is quite a good omen. I'd better use my manners.
"Yeah, we are."
Hmm, maybe I should have said it longer, like "Yeah, we are, man." But that
doesn't sound polite, does it? The second year sort of dangled towards the
pile of Hyouka and looked at the cover.
"So this is the one that explains where Kanya Festival gets its name from?"
Wow, seems like Satoshi's microphone appeal was still having some
influence. Or did he hear it from someone else? At any rate, I should be
thankful.