Crossover Anime: I'm at Shuchiin Academy, and my surname is Uchiha.

Chapter 53 33 years ago....

After escaping the warm greetings of the others, Uchiha Ryo walked towards Kaguya Shinomiya downstairs in the school building.

"Hey, Shinomiya. What are you doing here?"

Kaguya Shinomiya glanced at Ryo Uchiha and said calmly, "To fulfill the promise I made to you at the banquet, weren't you supposed to investigate the incident from thirty-three years ago?"

When this was mentioned, Uchiha Ryo nodded in agreement.

"Then take me to the school's archives. But let me ask, are the documents in paper or electronic format?"

Kaguya Shinomiya thought for a moment, "They should all be available, it just depends on which version you want."

Uchiha Ryo took out a USB drive from his backpack. "Since there's an electronic version, that makes things simple. Let me copy it."

.....

Back in the classroom, Shirogane Miyuki finally got to greet Uchiha Ryo, which was a cause for celebration.

"Uchiha, you didn't come yesterday, so all the bento I prepared for you was wasted."

Around noon, Shirogane Miyuki casually complained, then took out a second lunchbox from his desk.

"So today's bento is a special edition."

Uchiha Ryo took the bento box, but before he could even open it, he heard the voice of the gyaru Hayasaka coming from the doorway.

"Ling, let's have dinner together!"

Miyuki Shirogane: "..."

Male student A: "What's going on?!"

Male classmate B: "Uchiha Ryo, you traitor!!"

The boys in the class erupted in cheers, while Uchiha Ryo walked out with an air of nonchalance amidst their hostile gazes.

Uchiha Ryo: "Come with me, we'll eat somewhere else. Also... why did you ask me to come out for lunch? Are you trying to investigate me?"

Hayasaka Ai blinked. "Eh, aren't we friends?"

Uchiha Ryo sighed. "So in your setting, Hayasaka, the school's go-to girl, would often invite boys out to eat together?"

"Of course not! My persona at school is that of an energetic and glamorous girl who has never dated a guy, not some kind of 'supportive' character!"

In the club activity room of the Classical Literature Department, three girls who were used to eating in the club were chatting.

Just then, Uchiha Rin pushed open the door and entered, followed by a bewildered Hayasaka Ai.

Weren't we supposed to eat alone in a secluded place? Why did you bring her to the club activity room?

Amakusa Shino noticed the newcomer, first glancing at Yukinoshita discreetly, then asking curiously.

"Uchiha? This is... your girlfriend?"

Uchiha Ryo pulled up a chair and sat down. "No, she said she wanted to join a club, so I brought her here."

Hayasaka Ai: "???"

I never said that! Who wants to join a club? And why is your club full of pretty girls?!

Hayasaka Ai discovered three girls whose looks were in no way inferior to her own, and suddenly made a decision that even she herself found strange.

"Yes, Minister, I would like to join your organization!"

Amakusa Shino nodded. "Then come and eat with us first. We'll fill out the forms later."

As a result, the number of people eating lunch in the clubroom increased to five.

Yukino Yukinoshita hadn't said a word since Uchiha Ryo entered. She hadn't figured out what to say yet, so she decided to just ignore him for now.

The five people ate their bento boxes quietly, but Amakusa Shino, who finished first, suddenly felt a little bored and looked at the others.

"Yukinoshita, your steak is cut into such small pieces."

Yukino wiped her mouth. "Because my family taught me from a young age that I should never open my mouth wide when eating, and I've always had a small mouth. So I always eat my food in very small pieces."

Amakusa Shino nodded.

"Oh, I see. It'll be tough once you find a boyfriend..."

Yukinoshita didn't understand, but tilted her head to look at Amakusa Shino, and then glanced in the direction of Uchiha Ryo. Chitanda, who also didn't understand, ate her meal quietly.

Hayasaka Ai almost choked and quickly drank some water. Uchiha Ryo, who was sitting next to her, patted her on the back.

He glanced up at Yukino's cherry-like lips and suddenly remembered how, when he fed her rice porridge, a little bit would always spill onto the corners of her mouth because her lips were too small.

Unable to stay quiet, Amakusa Shinobu turned her gaze to Uchiha Ryo.

"By the way, Uchiha-kun is quite popular in the first year, isn't he? Does he have a girlfriend?"

Uchiha Ryo: "No."

Amakusa Shino nodded again.

"Oh, so it's still the right hand then?"

Uchiha Ryo put down his chopsticks. "Captain Amakusa, if you're bored after you've finished eating, go study the data I copied over."

Amakusa Shino handed over the USB drive she had retrieved from the database with Kaguya Shinomiya that morning, her face showing curiosity.

"What information?"

"All the events recorded by the school thirty-three years ago are here. I think we should be able to find information about Chitanda's uncle in there as well."

Chitanda Eru looked over excitedly, then began to eat quickly, and unsurprisingly choked. Uchiha Ryo, who was sitting next to her, patted her back as well.

"Chitanda, the USB drive won't disappear. You can check it after you finish eating."

Hayasaka Ai looked at Chitanda with a puzzled expression. "What exactly are you investigating?"

Uchiha Ryo explained.

"It's about Chitanda's uncle. Chitanda really wants to know what her uncle said back then, so she asked us to investigate."

"And today, I think the truth should come to light."

After finishing her lunch, Yukinoshita packed up her bento box and went to Amakusa Shino's place. She then plugged the USB drive into the old computer provided in the classroom and started searching.

Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes lit up.

"Eru-kun, I think I've found it!"

Chitanda Eru quickly swallowed the last mouthful of rice, then patted her chest and went to the computer.

-

Thirty-three years ago, the higher-ups at Shuchiin Academy wanted to shorten the school's cultural festival in order to promote the idea that academic studies were more important than extracurricular activities.

The decision to shorten the five-day cultural festival, which had been established since the founding of Shuchiin Academy, to two days was bound to cause dissatisfaction among all the students.

The students of Shuchiin Academy were no ordinary people. These powerful and well-connected individuals secretly organized large-scale protests to express their dissatisfaction with the school.

This large-scale protest eventually caused quite a commotion. The specific content of the protest was not recorded, but the students ultimately achieved the following: the duration of the cultural festival was not changed and remained five days.

Up to this point, it could be said that the students had won. However, Chitanda's uncle, Jun Sekiya, was expelled from school because he was the ringleader of the incident.

The story ends here, but Chitanda's expression is quite indifferent; she doesn't seem satisfied with the investigation results.

There's another point: what exactly did Chitanda's uncle say that made Chitanda Eru cry so much?

After finally finishing his meal, Uchiha Ryo stood up and took the "Hyouka" book to Chitanda Eru.

"Actually, Hyouka is just a pointless word game..."