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

got things started, it would be impossible to suppress her curiosity, but this
did not mean that Chitanda would allow herself to run around in a rampage.
She's not the sort to brashly go about in search of the answers under the
banner of curiosity. Similarly, if there were other things that needed to be
done, she would not prioritize her curiosity over those.
As though realizing how dangerous she could become, she turned her gaze
towards the box containing the Hyouka copies.
"...Oh, nothing. It's not really curious," she said.
That was a relief.
Finally, there was Ibara, who seemed quite sullen. Though she's usually like
that, even though she wouldn't admit it herself, she always seemed like she
wanted to say what was on her mind, but then gave up doing so. Though she
did not make any sound, her lips were moving as though muttering to herself.
I couldn't help but notice that.
"Ibara, did something happen at the Manga Club?"
I decided to ask.
"Nothing."
She snapped back looking annoyed. Did I say something wrong? She didn't
look rather angry as her face wasn't red.
"So, Houtarou, how many copies did we sell?"
Upon being asked, I leaned back in my chair and said, "Thirteen."
This was the best answer I could come up with. Had we printed twenty-four
copies as we had intended, such a figure would have been impressive for a
first day sale. At any rate, the real battle begins on the third day, Saturday.
Though I did not mention that, as I did not want to suffer from Ibara's
sarcasm, and Satoshi would have given a buoyant face and go "Really?"