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

3-2 Wild Fire
029 - ♥07
As my long hair was in the way, I had it tied at the back of my head.
I had always wondered why The Cooking Club has a "The" as a part of its
name.
That question was instantly answered by its president.
"Something unfortunate happened with the old Cooking Club, leading to its
disbandment. So we re-registered under this new name instead."
They seem like they've been through a lot.
Having been invited by Fukube-san, I was now participating in The Cooking
Club's tournament "Wild Fire." While it has a strange name for a tournament,
upon participating, one would quickly understand why such a name was used.
The Wild Fire tournament does not take place in the Home Economics Room,
but outside on the track field.
The tables forming the makeshift kitchen counters were quite narrow, and use
of water was to be limited. Cooking fire was provided by two-legged stoves
on each counter... It is certainly strange in appearance, but on the other hand,
it also meant any observer would instantly know what it was.
Besides, as this tournament involves teams of three people...
"Mayaka-san sure is late."
The deadline for accepting entries has finished, and there's only three minutes
till 11:30, when the tournament would officially commence. Yet Fukube-san