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

He pointed to a girl in front of us. She was dressed in casual wear comprising
of a red cardigan and white brocade trousers, but I couldn't tell whether she
was Ibara Mayaka from behind. Though I've known her since elementary
school, I've rarely seen her in casual wear since junior high. But if Satoshi
says it's her, then it has to be.
For many times Ibara had confessed her love to Satoshi, yet while Satoshi
was not one to fall into self-loathing, he had chosen to evade her advances
time and time again. I couldn't figure out why he's done so even if I wanted
to.
"I'll be going on ahead."
He turned and said that before running off towards that girl ahead of us.
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As I moved forward, I was certain that it was indeed Mayaka. Though
seeking Houtarou out in a crowd was like trying to look for a needle in a
haystack, there was no way I could miss Mayaka. I ran up and tapped her on
the shoulder.
"Hey, Mayaka. Morning!"
Knowing her, she would have stared at me and said "Hey! That hurts!"
Which was why I only tapped her softly. Though it seemed Mayaka didn't
seem to be in that mood today, as she became stiff and turned her head
slowly.
"...Morning."