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

"Is that a city?"
"It's actually a town, legally speaking,"
Is that trivia supposed to be required knowledge? Besides, do the others know
about this...... I looked at Chitanda with misgivings, to which she looked
puzzled and said,
"There's a small print next to the name to indicate how it's pronounced......
Right here,"
Huh? Oh, there, the print's kinda small: "AJIMU TAKUHA"
Surprisingly, Ibara seemed quite sullen. Her eyes were wide, while her mouth
was open as though wanting to say something. After seemingly reading the
thing which Chitanda borrowed from me, she seemed kind of shocked. I
wondered if it's something to do with her specific interest in mangas.
Standing besides me, Satoshi looked at the Ashes at Dusk copy and said,
"Well, if it's something that even Houtarou would approve, then surely this
manga is something,"
"...... Ugh......"
Was it Ibara that made that strange grunt? Satoshi didn't seem to hear it as he
continued speaking cheerfully,
"But this pen name, Ajimu Takuha, how should I put it? Surely they could
come up with a shorter surname, three characters (A-JI-MU 安 心 院 ) is just a
bit too unrefined,"
Should you be saying something like that?
"...... T, this can't be......"
Chitanda staggered and lost her balance, since her surname had three
characters, (CHI-TAN-DA 千 反 田 )