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

Was she trying to console me? If she was, she wasn't doing quite a good job
at it.
I gave a weak smile and asked, "How could you tell she didn't mean it?"
"Well... it's because Ayako and I are good friends."
"Is that all?"
"Ayako and Haruna are good friends as well."
President Yuasa smiled kindly, as though I would understand by now. I was
probably looking dumbfounded like an idiot right now. Who's Haruna? She
sure wasn't referring to Kouchi-sempai, and that wasn't President Yuasa's
name either. I could not recall anyone I knew with that name. After an
awkward pause, I decided to ask.
"Who's that?"
"Who's who?"
"This Haruna."
This time it was President Yuasa's turn to look perplexed. The way she tilted
her head reminded me a bit of Chi-chan.
"Eh? But, Ibara, I thought you've read her work."
What work? Seeing I still haven't got a clue, she continued.
"You know, Ashes at Dusk?"
Hearing the name of the title I never thought would get mentioned during this
conversation, I replied with a stiffened back.
"...Yeah."
"Haruna was its author. Anjou Haruna. Didn't she put her name on it?"