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

visitors."
"Is it because of the posters?"
"I'm not sure, but..."
Well, it's good if it helps sales. It's not like I was against Kouchi-sempai's
proposal to draw posters to attract customers in the first place, but on the
other hand, it's not like I'm pleased that my drawings had helped as well.
Don't get the wrong idea.
However, while realizing I could be wrong, I still felt something was not
right. As we giggled, someone from across the room began speaking to
indicate that they heard us.
"See? We should have listened to sempai to begin with."
"Yeah, if it weren't for someone being against it, we would have sold more
yesterday."
It's not like these people who've not even contributed to the anthologies have
any right to complain, but I kept quiet.
"Oh, don't be so mean to her. To think she worked so hard to draw the
posters."
"I guess. Well, good luck."
Though they said one thing, the tones of their voices revealed another
meaning. To be more precise, they were saying "Oh, don't be so mean to her.
To think she worked so hard to draw the posters," while throwing a glance at
me, as though accusing me of having a victim's complex and saying "Serves
you right."
I love manga, and if I had to choose, I would say I like the Manga Club as
well. Though I did not wish for this to happen... but it can't be helped. There's
three of them, and it's not in my nature to say anything unnecessary. Not to
mention I was unable to present my evidence. So I need to hold back. But
with such an atmosphere, there's no way I could ask the club to help sell