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

All these decorations and all this liveliness is just too captivating. It was at
this moment that I envied Oreki-san's ability to not get excited by anything.
Before long, I'd come before the Biology Room on the third floor of the
Special Block, where the Wall Newspaper Club room was located. Though
right now, their members were in the adjacent Preparation Room instead of
the Lecture Room, where they had their pens, scissors, glues and instant
cameras laying around. Surrounding a table normally used for school
experiments were four members, who didn't seem rather busy as they chatted
leisurely. One of them, Toogaito Masashi-san, with whom I was acquainted,
noticed my presence and stood up.
Though I'm quite tall for a girl, even I had to look up when looking at
Toogaito-san. His father was well-acquainted with mine, which was how I
knew him. Though it wasn't until this July that we spoke for the first time.
With a smile, Toogaito-san greeted me.
"Hello there,"
I bowed my head. Careful not to make the same mistake I made with Tanabesan,
I chose my words carefully.
"Good afternoon, Toogaito-san. Can the Wall Newspaper Club please write a
story about the Classics Club?"
However, even Toogaito-san's eyes went wide after what I said. I wonder
what it was that I said wrong? Frantically recalling what I had just said, I
couldn't find anything disrespectful about it.
Oh no... I just realized, did I forget to explain my situation properly again?
Toogaito-san turned to glance at the other club members before turning back
to me and said in a lowered voice, "...What's with this all of a sudden? It's not
really possible."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Would it have been better if I had made an appointment
first?"