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

...... Or was he concerned about being blackmailed into such a deal? No, it
can't be, but my heart is getting noisy by the second.
And then Tanabe......
Made a relaxed expression and said,
"I see, it does sound like a good deal. It is as you say, we can't leave the
'Juumoji' Incident incomplete like that. And it's time the web store needs
some restocking, so I'd say we have common interests,"
If I could, I would breath many sighs of relief. After breathing a sigh, which
turned out to be a deep one, as I didn't realize I had held my breath for that
long. Looks like my plan had worked.
Tanabe returned to his relaxed demeanor. Smiling gently, he asked,
"...... So, how do you plan on assisting 'Juumoji' on his final target?"
Ah.
Actually, this idea came from a recent news about a power outage in Fukui
Prefecture,
"The Classics Club would prepare a 'Proofread Manuscript' ([KO]URYOU
GENKOU 校 了 原 稿 ). I'll convince Chitanda...... our president about it, and
will put a guard around it so no one could get near,"
"I see,"
Looks like Tanabe wasn't too concerned about following the exact plot of The
Kudryavka Sequence, and was really enjoying what I was suggesting,
"Then what happens next?"
"I'd like you to obtain two items, from the Chemistry Club and the
Confectionery Studies Club respectively. I saw it on the Kanya Festival
Guide, the Chemistry Club seems to be doing some demonstration on the
power of sodium. I'd like you to try and get some of that sodium. The