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

A voice suddenly called out to me, so I turned to see who it was.
"I'm sorry that you had to go through all that."
It was President Yuasa, giving a concerned but gentle smile with her fluffy
cheeks and double eyelids.
I quickly shook my head.
"Why are you apologizing? You've done nothing wrong, President."
"Well, that's because I've been quiet all this time. I wanted to stand by your
side."
...To come all the way to the roof of the connecting corridor to tell me that, I
wonder what my mind was going through then?
But, that's fine. It's not like I had wanted anybody on my side. And had she
actually stood up for me, it would only worsen my conflict with Kouchisempai
and cause turmoil within the Manga Club. That wouldn't be good. So
it's fine.
"...Ayako doesn't really mean what she said," President Yuasa said as she
stood alone.
As I was wondering who Ayako was, I realized she meant Kouchi-sempai,
whose full name was Kouchi Ayako.
"What do you mean by her not meaning what she said? You mean her saying
we should keep quiet about things we have no knowledge of?"
"No, not that. I meant her argument with you yesterday."
It was a topic I did not want to go further into.
I took a deep sigh and said, "You mean her saying whether a manga is
interesting or not depends on one's acceptance antenna?"
The president nodded softly.