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Chapter 21, First Meeting of "Hyouka"
As he entered Yukino's living room, Uchiha Ryo's expression was complicated.
Well, when they came up, Yukinoshita had already explained the situation: they planned to hold a meeting to discuss the issue of "Hyouka".
He's overthinking it...
After a short while, the person who opened the door and came out was Amakusa Shino, the president of the Classic Literature Club. As the hostess of the house, Yukino had already prepared tea for the four of them.
"Please make yourself at home. I'll go to my room to get Hyouka."
Yukinoshita got up and went into the bedroom, while Amakusa Shino sat down next to Chitanda and opposite Uchiha Ryo.
After returning to the living room with "Hyouka" in her arms, Yukichi also took out her backpack.
"Is there anything else you've prepared?"
Yukino frowned. The Uchiha clan lives downstairs, so what else do they need to bring up here?
Uchiha Ryo silently unzipped the backpack, and after the backpack shook a few times, a cat's head popped out.
Yanyunjiang: "Meow—(Next time, open the zipper, I'm suffocating.)"
"Kawaii-x3"
[Yukino's affection for Enmusubi increases - G-spot +30]
[Chitanda Eru's affection for Enun increases - G-spot +30]
[Amakusa Shino's affection for Enun increases - G-spot +30]
This is a truly useful summoning beast! From now on, whenever we meet, I'll summon Yanyun-chan directly and frantically absorb their G-spot.
"Is this Uchiha-san's cat? Can I pet it?"
Chitanda stepped forward to take the backpack and carried Enyun-chan out.
Yanyun struggled free, only to be met with her owner's gaze that sent chills down her spine.
Life is tough, even for cats, sighing. Yanyun-chan could only helplessly jump onto Yukino's lap and lie down...
[Yukino's affection for Enmusubi increases - G-spot +40]
As expected of a top-tier cat lover in the industry, with both Yanyun-chan and I working together, how could we not win over little Yukino?!
Amakusa Shino coughed lightly, pulling Yukino, whose attention was entirely on the cat, back to reality. "Well then... let's begin the first Hyouka meeting."
Chitanda Eru raised her hand. "Isn't our Classics Club a little short?"
Yukino shook her head. "Ignore the unimportant people and let's begin the meeting."
The host was naturally Amakusa Shino, after all, she was the club president. However, after the host gave the opening remarks, it was all up to Yukino to do the talking.
"Let's hear what Yukinoshita Club member discovered first!"
Yukino Yukinoshita nodded. "It all started when we found Hyouka through Chitanda's memories during our conversation with her."
"Hyouka" is a book published by the Shuchiin Classical Literature Club about 33 years ago, and Chitanda's uncle seems to have been a student at Shuchiin 34 years ago.
"So our primary idea is to use Hyouka to speculate on the incident involving Chitanda's uncle from thirty-three years ago."
Yukino took out another notebook and continued speaking.
"I read through the second volume of 'Hyouka,' the one where Chitanda asked her uncle about it."
"Finally, I found a few frequently occurring keywords above, which you can also take a look at."
[Senior Guan Gu, legend, cultural festival, hero, conflict, sacrifice, oblivion.]
Chitanda Eru spoke first, "My uncle's real name is Jun Mitsuya."
Yukino nodded. "There are a few key pieces of information that I've noted down and questions that need to be answered."
"The reason why my senior left, the reason why he named his last book 'Hyouka,' and... the conflict and sacrifice—is this related to Senior Guan Gu?"
After Yukino finished speaking, Amakusa Shino took over the speaking position.
"I asked the student council president and learned that Senior Sekiya didn't finish Shuchiin High School, so his departure wasn't graduation but withdrawal..."
Chitanda Eru nodded. "And then, our trail suddenly went cold. That is, the reason why my uncle dropped out of school, and what the struggle and sacrifices of thirty-three years ago were all about."
Uchiha Ryo pondered for a moment.
"Our next line of thinking shouldn't be limited to 'Hyouka'. Since the incident has been determined to have occurred 33 years ago, we can definitely check the school's archives."
Amakusa Shino sighed, "No, I asked the student council president if I could look at the data from 33 years ago, but for some reason, that part of the data was sealed and only Shuchiin VIPs are qualified to view it."
Yukino looked at Amakusa Shino with a puzzled expression. "Shuchiin VIP?"
"Ah, you freshmen might not know this yet, but the students of Shuchiin Academy are all from very prestigious backgrounds, as you should know. And among these people, there are a few top-ranking individuals who are the VIPs."
Uchiha Ryo seemed thoughtful. "So, if we can get help from one of the Shuchiin VIPs, we can directly investigate data from thirty-three years ago?"
In other words, as long as he controls a Shuchiin VIP with his Sharingan, the matter will be easily resolved.
Yukino looked at her with an expression as if she were an idiot.
"Uchiha-kun, you heard what Captain Amakusa said just now. Someone at the top of Shuchiin Academy, do you think you can even approach them?"
Uchiha Ryo turned to look at Yukino. "Isn't there one in your class?"
Yukino Yukinoshita fell silent; she truly had no idea what Uchiha Ryo was thinking. Kaguya Shinomiya... as the eldest daughter of a top-tier conglomerate, she was indeed at the pinnacle of the Shuchiin family. If she wanted to access Shuchiin's records, that would be perfectly fine.
"Why should she help us? Are you going to beg her...?"
Uchiha Ryo chuckled. "Kaguya-hime, born on the moon, wouldn't care about mortals on Earth. But if someone can pull her down in this monthly exam..."
Yukino's eyes widened. "Are you serious?!"
"Otherwise, do you think I'm joking?"
Chitanda looked puzzled.
"Um, what are Uchiha-san and Yukinoshita-san talking about?"
Yukinoshita pouted. "This person is trying to take first place in the monthly exam, push Shinomiya Kaguya off the top spot and get her attention, and then ask Shinomiya to investigate this matter."
Amakusa Shino's eyes widened. "Beyond that... Shinomiya Yoshi?"
Uchiha Ryo nodded. He was right; he was determined to surpass Shinomiya. When it came to studying, Uchiha Ryo had never been afraid of anyone.
Given Kaguya Shinomiya's personality, as long as you surpass her academically, you can attract her attention. Then, whether she comes in person or sends Hayasaka Ai, Uchiha Ryo can take the opportunity to gain her favor.