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

Chitanda-san had undone her hair knot and reverted to her usual long flowing
hairdo, and was now constantly whispering while looking at Mayaka.
"What is Mayaka-san going to do with these few ingredients? ...I'm really
curious about it."
And just whose fault was it anyway?
But as this is Chitanda-san, I was unable to give her a proper retort.
Mayaka remained frozen on the spot. If it were me, I would have just taken
the spring onion, radish and onion and fried them all together without giving
it a second thought, but Mayaka would probably have none of that. She'd
probably be thinking such a strange dish would merely be an eyesore in
contrast to Chitanda-san's dishes.
While I wasn't particularly concerned with how the other teams were doing, I
did take a glance at Team Fata Morgana, considering how Tani-kun seems to
want to treat the Classics Club as his opponents. Taking the baton from the
chef's son, it was now Tani-kun's turn to cook... Omelette rice? That's a pretty
hard dish you've chosen, good luck there.
Mayaka simply stood before the makeshift kitchen with her arms crossed. If
it were me I would have just raised my hand and surrendered, but Mayaka
wasn't the sort to give up. And she's probably exhausted from the work with
the Manga Club as well. The commentary boomed.
"It looks like Team Classics Club is out of their (...TOSHI!) wits. Only ten
minutes now remain, is counting down the time all they can do now?"
Hmm? I thought I heard something from within the commentary. Was it
calling for me?
Just when I thought I was imagining things, Chitanda-san, whose hearing was
far superior to mine, began looking around her.
"I think I heard someone call out your name, Fukube-san."
"Huh? You think so too?"