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

As things were not making any progress, it seemed my body had also lost its
strength. But it would not be nice to trudge just because of that, so I tried my
best to walk as I normally would. Though I wonder if my discouragement
would still show on my face. Walking along the decorated corridor, not
knowing where to go next, I heard someone calling out to me.
"What's wrong, Eru? You look quite depressed."
Looking up, I saw a small tent set up on top of the staircase. To be more
precise, it looked more like a Native American teepee. The voice came from
inside the teepee. The inside of the teepee could be seen from the outside.
"You were drooping your shoulders and looking disappointed. Did something
happen?"
Inside of the teepee was a regular classroom desk, and seated on the chair
was a person I was familiar with.
I smiled at her and said, "Well, a lot has happened..."
"Hmm?"
She tilted her head and smiled as she caressed an elegant looking crystal ball
lying on top of a silk cloth on her des
"Then, how about having your fortune told?"
This person is Juumonji Kaho. Within Kamiyama City is a large and rather
old shrine called Arekusu Shrine, and Kaho-san is the daughter of its head
priest. While the Chitanda family's annual spring and autumn festival
ceremonies aren't held at Arekusu Shrine, as I often meet her a lot, we ended
up being well acquainted with each other. She was quite an attractive person,
with her silky hair and small glasses. I liked the unique way Kaho-san often
looked mature and polite.
Kaho-san had liked visiting the library ever since she was little, and so she
was very knowledgeable in many things which I was unaware of. So I was