Hyouka:Volume 2 Chapter 8
8 - Credit Roll
Log No 00299
Mayuko: i'm really, really grateful. Anonymous: enough with it already. Anonymous: you've been thanking me since a while ago. Anonymous: you even thanked me at school, so there's no need to thank me anymore. Mayuko: but still Mayuko: thank you Mayuko: since it's all my fault Mayuko: even though everyone seemed to enjoy the murder scene Mayuko: since it's that sort of script Anonymous: just don't follow up with "i'm sorry" Mayuko: i'm sorry Mayuko: oh Anonymous: everything's been taken care of Anonymous: though it didn't end up as the movie you had hoped for Anonymous: what's important is that it's been completed Mayuko: don't say that Anonymous: which line were you responding to? Mayuko: oh, i meant, the part about it not ending up as i hoped for Mayuko: what i would hope for most Mayuko: would be for everyone to go hurrah in the end Anonymous: really, you're so easy to read Mayuko: hmm? Anonymous: nothing
Log No 00313
A.ta.shi♪: seems like you got things sorted out Anonymous: all thanks to you, sempai A.ta.shi♪: why you're welcome. glad to be at your service Anonymous: though i feel sorry for him Anonymous: for doing something like that to him A.ta.shi♪: you really think so? Anonymous: really what? A.ta.shi♪: as in you're really sorry towards him Anonymous: since you're on the other side of the world Anonymous: i felt like bluffing A.ta.shi♪: lol, figures A.ta.shi♪: but you know? Anonymous: yes? A.ta.shi♪: you've lied to me as well, haven't you? A.ta.shi♪: so you keep your trap shut! Anonymous: i, lied? A.ta.shi♪: that's right. you shouldn't manipulate people on the other side of the world A.ta.shi♪: especially me A.ta.shi♪: just kidding Anonymous: i wasn't really lying A.ta.shi♪: you wanted to protect the girl who did the script, which is why you asked me for help, right? A.ta.shi♪: in other words, the problem lies with the script, right? A.ta.shi♪: you knew i would reject solving such a hopeless problem A.ta.shi♪: yet you still wanted to protect her A.ta.shi♪: you sure know how to advance yourself under the pretext of helping someone else A.ta.shi♪: though it seems that idiot still hasn't realized Anonymous: sempai Anonymous: my priority has always been to ensure the success of the project Anonymous: sempai? A.ta.shi♪ has logged out
Log No 00314
Houtaru: will this be fine? L: yes, this is good L: you've got a strange username Houtaru: i misspelled "houtarou", but correcting it is too bothersome, so Houtaru: yet this feels strange Houtaru: my last access time was only just now L: huh? L: oreki-san, is this the first time you've usd this? L: used this? Houtaru: maybe Houtaru: oh well L: so what was the script that hongou-san had envisioned? L: oreki-san? Houtaru: no, i'll do it Houtaru: since i didn't ask her, i'll just have to speculate Houtaru: if kaitou didn't die, then there would be no sealed room L: even without the role of the cameraman? Houtaru: you sure can be mean, you know? first, the killer is kounosu, she came in via the window L: eh? but isn't the window? Houtaru: there're two control room windows, either one's fine Houtaru: using a rope, kounosu climbed into one of the control room windows Houtaru: she then stabbed kaitou Houtaru: though it was not enough to kill him Houtaru: she then used the rope to return to the second floor Houtaru: she then walked down the stairs to the lobby as though nothing happened Houtaru: that's it Houtaru: must be quite bitter for haba L: what about the seventh actor hongou-san was looking for? Houtaru: oh that? she wrote that requirement in before she completed the script Houtaru: though i only realized afterwards, but there were 7 people in the movie L: eh? no, there should be 6 Houtaru: it's not limited to the actors Houtaru: there's also the narrator, remember? the one introducing the characters Houtaru: even in the credit roll, his name was listed alongside theirs L: oh, now i see! L: but i don't understand, the room where kaitou collapsed L: why is the door locked? Houtaru: kaitou must have locked it himself from the inside L: but why? Houtaru: to run away from the killer, which is pretty common Houtaru: but it's probably not the case here L: i think i know Houtaru: really? that's rare L: since i think i understand a bit of what hongou-san is thinking
L: after getting stabbed by kounosu-san L: kaitou said to her L: why did she stab him L: by any chance, maybe she wasn't aiming to kill him L: so kaitou-san decided to cover for kounosu-san L: as kounosu-san returned to the 2nd floor, he returned to the right stage
L: huh? but how does that explain the wounds? Houtaru: i was thinking the same thing Houtaru: that could be easily explained. maybe he got hit by the splattered glass L: that's some strange glass Houtaru: i meant "shattered". stop correcting my spelling, are you ibara or what? Houtaru: maybe he was injuring himself so he could use that as an excuse Houtaru: why did kounosu stab kaitou? and why did he forgive her? Houtaru: we may never know the answer unless we ask hongou L: guess it can't be helped L: even though i'm curious about it L: to stab one's own classmate, and to run away from the classmate that stabbed you L: how would hongou-san envision such scenes? L: i'm very curious about it
Houtaru: by the way, there's something i'd like to ask L: yes, what is it? Houtaru: this might be my imagination, but Houtaru: didn't you yourself realize one answer from all this? L: eh? L: but i didn't solve anything L: why do you say that? Houtaru: the three from class 2-F plus me Houtaru: you were convinced by neither of our deductions Houtaru: this is so unlike you. does that have something to do with your resonance with hongou? L: oh, i see L: let's see, it's because i think hongou-san and i are alike Houtaru: ? L: oh, this is a bit embarrassing L: so please don't laugh L: truth is L: i don't like stories where people die