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

"She was bluffing, wasn't she? To say she couldn't find it, as if anyone would
believe that. And she was going on about how there are masterpiece mangas
out there and was bragging about showing us one of them. Instead, she gives
the name of some doujin no one's ever heard of, as though she's some expert
on it. Besides, she..."
For them to go so far, even my patience was incredibly stretched to the point
of bursting.
"Enough. You should keep your mouth shut about things you have no
knowledge of."
A voice called out from across the room. The gossiping group turned their
heads in a direction they never expected the voice would come from. They
had no choice but to keep quiet, as the one who spoke was none other than
their leader, Kouchi-sempai. Dressed in her tuxedo, Kouchi-sempai began
yawning as though she hadn't even said those words.
I was quite surprised. But not at Kouchi-sempai reprimanding her followers.
For Kouchi-sempai, as long as it was funny, it didn't matter whether a manga
was fiction or non-fiction, parody or homage, so I thought she would be the
sort who wouldn't fuss whether things were fair or not. So I was really
astonished when she of all people would tell people to shut up about things
they are ignorant about.
The group of followers all cowered like a bunch of dogs who had just been
scolded by their master. Though I could still feel their resentful gazes
directed towards me.
This feels suffocating.
...Though I had only just arrived, I already felt like I needed a breath of fresh
air. So I told the girl sitting next to me I needed to leave for a bit and stood
up. I wish I could just flutter away like the wind.