Hyouka:Volume 5 Prologue-1

Prologue-1

Rain did not fall. Even though I prayed a lot. I bet my last year's prayer too did not reach God. So basically, praying for rain to fall is a useless thing. Having understood that, I will probably be calmly waiting for this time again next year. If something's fine without lifting a finger, then I won't lift a finger and when it comes to something that has to be done, then it will be done in a short time taskwise. Today, me Oreki Houtarou got enlightened by the fact that amegoi (praying for rain to fall after seeing a pretty clouded sky) is a good thing even if not prayed for.

As for the 1000 people spread out in the school ground, the spread out kamiyama high school students about one-third of them had already vanished. They had already gone far across. Understanding the fact that this unfruitful slavery (study) has still not run it's course. But I won't sympathize with them. I will also be following the same path.

Evident with a harsh howling sound the loudspeaker just switched on and an instruction came.
"3rd Year Students, photo shoot of all classes over. 2nd year class A, move forward."

Classmates head to their set positions one after another as being dragged by something. There are those students too that are full of spirit (which is) brimming on their faces. However, on many faces an expression of a quitting feeling was showing after having felt that school was "somewhere where the only thing needed is a devoted nature similar to the Holy nature of believers who believe blindly, devoted as well as unquestioning"

A chalk line...with the General Affairs committee beside it.
I can't stand looking at the seriousness of the Administrator who passes cruel decisions on the students through the General Affairs Committee beside the chalk line, holding a pistol(the symbolic equivalent of power of passing decisions).
Whenever I see a face that gives a feeling of "Middle School (-liness)" still being left on the face, I think - "Most probably, this student is still a first year student."
My principle - "Even a single second of time wasted on craziness(represented here by the event going on) is not forgiven." So, I keep looking at my watch.
In the end, the administrator has been following the orders given to him from the superiors and did not think about stuff like "the meaning his actions held for us."
Even if he had given it a thought then something like "This is not something for me to be concerned with. Since there are people who give me orders to act upon, just being able to fulfill the task given to me without fail is enough. To be concerned or take action by myself is not my desire nor my responsibility" is the most he would have been able to think of.
That's why the Administrator and the General Affairs Committee are able to do such a cruel deed without displaying any expressions. The General Affairs Committee holds on the pistol tightly.

Is it something like a ground breaking discovery in Meteorology, this mysterious phenomenon of not experiencing any downpour even though it exists only for a small interval of time, i.e, right now, this present moment
But, the May Sky is clear and the atmosphere is fresh which makes me angry.
In present conditions, foxes(sly people) would prefer getting married because preparations would not get ruined. Would they?? - I wonder

"Preparation"
Yeah, that's right. Didn't I just have a deep realization a while ago.
Heaven won't answer to a praying voice.The thing is that I have to cut a path for myself through self effort.