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

The initial flash was so vivid it had stunned everyone.
The fire wasn't particularly strong, but rather a trickle of tiny flames. As it
happened so quickly, for a moment, nobody was able to react. Turning to see
what was happening behind her, Chitanda was so shocked at what she saw
that she drew back.
Someone shouted,
"Fire! Put it out!"
As though reacting on impulse, Satoshi was the first to respond as he
frantically shook the flames off the manuscript.
Most of the flames had already gone out quickly, but Satoshi still continued
to shake the manuscript, smacking them many times with his sleeves.
Thanks to his quick reaction, the flames had completely gone out. But the
manuscript was clearly burned badly, that brief moment was all it needed for
it to happen. Satoshi held the manuscript up in the air for all to see.
It was clear to everyone that a hole had been burned through the stack of
proofread manuscripts.
Satoshi looked clearly frustrated as he moved his lips, muttering "We've been
hit."
After the shock, the whispers began to spread,
"...... Was that him......"
"...... 'Juumoji'? It can't be......"
"...... The thing's all burned up......"
"...... No way the manuscript can survive that......"
The mumblings got more and more excited.