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

Under such a breeze, I could barely hear Kouchi-sempai clearing her throat,
"It just couldn't leave me be,"
"......?"
"I did read it, but only half way before stopping. Though I couldn't bring
myself to throw it away. But I still won't read it, do you know why?"
I shook my head.
I couldn't see her expression from behind, but I could hear her laughing
softly,
"You said I'd understand it I read it, right? Yeah, I did understand. A lot. But,
I couldn't bring myself to admit it.
"What about you? What if a friend who has never read any manga before
decided to write one herself and comes up with something like that...... you'd
normally think it'd be ridiculous, right?"
"......"
What about you?
I couldn't understand why she would never read a manga written by her
friend.
...... No, was that really what I think?"
What if Chi-chan suddenly decided to draw a manga?
And what if she ended up creating a masterpiece like Ashes at Dusk?
Would I be able to read it smiling?
Kouchi-sempai stopped her scribbling. Her words have been unusually calm,
"So I hid it away in a box and stored it way inside. To the point where I could