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

...I see. It's not so bad if that's the case. Indeed, this is certainly a newsworthy
topic. Satoshi's mic appeal yesterday yielded some results, so if we could get
the two media clubs to work for us, it's possible to sell up to thirty or forty
copies. However,
"How are we going to improve our sales in the first place anyway? This
incident has got nothing to do with the Classics Club."
"Oh, I know,"
Ibara interrupted, "We have Oreki."
"Yup. Just as with the 'Hyouka' incident or the 'Empress' incident, Houtarou
certainly performed well in both."
Wait a sec, I know where this conversation is going, but wait a sec.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Chitanda was a bit slow in getting their meaning. Satoshi explained with a
mischievous smile.
"In other words, 'To find out how Oreki Houtaou, the Classic Club's super
sleuth, manages to bring the harbinger of the Cultural Festival Juumonji to
justice, read all about it in this "Hyouka," the Classics Club's anthology!' We
could kill two birds with one stone by capturing Juumonji and promoting the
Classic Club's name."
"I-I see! This is an excellent idea! I should hurry up and..."
Argh! I smacked my chopsticks onto the table.
"Don't be ridiculous! I'm not playing along with your games!"
I yelled. How can they toy around with people like that?
Yet, in contrast to my expectations, Satoshi surprisingly nodded in agreement
that he was fooling around.