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

many pockets alongside an army cap today, there were many people who
guessed as to what I was cosplaying, yet it was Kouchi-sempai who made the
correct guess,
"...... Could it be, the parakeet chasing detective?"
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Parakeet)
"Yes."
"More like the miniature version, huh?"
Ignoring the remark about my height, I noticed Kouchi-sempai was also
dressed as a detective character - her character was more or less the original
fighting game Chinese female warrior. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chun-Li)
She wore a qipao with pretty much nothing covering her thighs, I had no idea
whether she made this costume herself, but I had to admit it was pretty
amazing in its attention to detail, and the spikes jutting out from her gold
bracelets looked quite menacing.
Re-immersing myself in my work, I quickly left many thoughts behind me,
like what went through yesterday, the "Juumoji" incident, and Ashes at Dusk
as well. It's just that, if I forget it all, then I'll just find myself feeling
miserable again once I'm done drawing. Having finished drawing one poster,
I put my pen aside and begun erasing up the rough patches until I'm done.
"This one's done. Next,"
"Please draw this one for me,"
Alright, sir.
Placing the drawing paper before me, I was at a lost on what to do next. The
classroom was now pretty packed, which means business is no longer as bad
as before. Zeamis seems to be selling well. Kouchi-sempai's cosplay was
quite popular with the older male visitors, and as a result with greeting them,
she wasn't able to concentrate on her poster drawings. Her followers took on
the duty from her, a glance at them showed they were neither as skilled or
fast as she was. While I did not get along well with Kouchi-sempai, and I was