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

blackmailer.
That's right, thinking back, these three days have been fortunate. Not just the
existence of the web store, but we were also lucky that "Juumoji's" final
target, a club that began with [KO] was us as well. Receiving a copy of Ashes
at Dusk from my sis of all people can also be attributed to luck, as without
Ashes at Dusk, it was impossible to solve the "Juumoji" Incident. According
to Satoshi, those detective wannabes sure went around for nothing, with the
conditions they have, it was not possible for them to solve this. The ones who
came closest were me, and probably Satoshi if I had to pick a second person.
The fact that I managed to find Tanabe was really down to luck. And I have
no idea what that Straw Millionaire thingy was for. Could anyone care to
enlighten me on that?
Still, wouldn't this be a perfect application of my favourite proverb "Good
things come to those who wait"? If you sit quietly, fortune will come upon
you. While it may apply to me, I'm not sure about Satoshi or Chitanda,
though.
Anyway, what should we do with the remaining five copies?
"There's no point leaving them behind. Let's each buy one copy,"
We quickly accepted Satoshi's suggestion, and each placed 200 yen into the
candy box.
Chitanda held her copy to her chest, Satoshi put his in his drawstring bag,
while Ibara caressed the cover with her hand.
That leaves just one copy.
...... I placed another 200 yen.
"Huh, Houtarou?"
"I'll place this one in my sis's room,"
It's thanks for the manga she gave me. I'm not sure if she knows it's me
thanking her. If she has no use for it, I can always use it as a pot stand.