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

Just to be safe, I had a look around. Because if someone were to hear all the
plot details of A.B.C. before reading it, it would definitely ruin the story for
them.
After making sure no one was around, I sighed.
"Well, it's actually quite straightforward. Wouldn't you already be thinking
the killer simply wants to kill in alphabetical order?"
Oreki gave a bitter smile.
"Yeah, I guess."
Jeez. That's the problem with him, he would often change his mind just when
he's about to say something. I began to speak harshly.
"In other words, you were thinking 'Juumoji' had simply wanted to steal
according to the gojuuon sequence, weren't you?"
"...Yeah."
Oreki answered and sat upright with an unpleasant looking face.
"I don't know if 'Juumonji' was aware of Christie when he committed his
crimes, but what has he stolen? Go stones and ladles, they're nothing but
trinkets. Surely he wouldn't really want to steal those.
"But does that mean he's simply a prankster stealing in the gojuuon sequence
just for fun?"
"So you're saying there's another meaning to all this?"
I took another piece of bread roll and stuffed it into my mouth.
"When Satoshi and Chitanda both heard that 'Juumonji' works according to