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

Then he lowered his voice.
"Anyway, to show my fairness... I can tell you that the Wall Newspaper Club
has been hit."
I knew that already, you didn't really need to tell me. Though I shouldn't
ridicule him for it, less it complicates things.
However.
"It seems the Wall Newspaper Club's now fired up. Their next edition
headline will feature the Juumoji story. Seems like they're doing a manhunt
for 'Juumoji' with rewards."
Now I didn't know that, so I said with genuine concern, "Oh? Rewards, eh?"
"Details for the rewards will be included in their Special Edition No. 1...
Once this becomes public, it'll attract a great deal of attention."
"You bet."
"Everyone is hungry for something unexpected. At any rate, this will become
the main talking point for tomorrow."
For me personally, who prefers to enjoy stuff alone, this was rather bad news.
Having Tani-kun involved was already a kill-joy, but main talking point?
Give me a break. Yet for the Classics Club, in need of some PR to promote
themselves, this was good news. If the "Juumoji" incident were to get more
and more exciting, attention would eventually be turned towards the Classics
Club. As to which aspect I should place more importance on... Guess I should
prioritize making Mayaka smile once again.
Placing his hand on my shoulder, Tani-kun smiled.
"Well, it's impressive that you were able to get wind of this so quickly. Sorry,
but I'll be the one to catch this guy. I may not look it, but I'm quite the
mystery fan, you know?"
Oh, really? While that was what I thought, I maintained my smiling