The particular person in cost was about to face up after Ishida, however Hiroki stopped him, saying that “What’s after that is just for Ishida-sensei’s eyes”.

Since they’ll have an necessary “dialogue”, it might be preferable to have it one-on-one.

It wasn’t actually an issue for Hiroki if the 2 of them went with him, however then, he thinks that he might need to resort to “different means”.

In that case, that might be…… terribly troublesome.

[I understand. It’s a natural precaution, isn’t it?]

Ishida himself agreed to come back alongside by himself, so “that troublesome state of affairs” was averted.

Thereupon, the 2 of them left the workplace and Hiroki introduced Ishida to the place that was often surrounded by galvanized iron partitions.

In the course of the compound, there was a small hut with a padlocked entryway.

[Ishida-sensei, do you remember this place?]

[This place is…… Ahh! I remember now. This is where we conducted the boring analysis in the earlier inspection. I see…… So that’s why you were acting a little strange at that time.]

[You noticed I was acting strange huh.]

Hiroki wryly smiled. He had been flustered to see if the boring drill would pierce by way of the ceiling of the outlet underground.

He thought that he had mended his demeanor at the moment, but it surely appeared like his ideas have been sensed by him.

[I see.]

Coping with lots of people frequently actually appears to enhance one’s remark expertise.

In some ways, Ishida is undoubtedly succesful.

[So, the device is on the other side of the wall, is it?]

Ishida’s voice buzzed with pleasure.

[Yes. You’re actually the first person I’ve ever shown this to.]

To be exact although, there have been about six individuals who had come to see it on their very own, however they have been already “gone”, so I suppose it wasn’t a lie.

[This is quite an honor! …… Ahh, I’m sorry, I can’t see very well in the dark.]

[Ahh, I suppose Ishida-san wasn’t able to see it. I’ll turn on the light now, okay?]

With a flicker, Hiroki flipped the change on the wall and an undecorated gentle bulb lit up, revealing a gap within the floor.

It was an enormous, black gap, with the underside not seen in any respect.

“”

[……A hole?]

[Yes, a hole. I’m throwing all the waste into the hole. I can throw anything in it, and yet, no matter how much I throw in, the hole will never feel satisfied. It is the perfect hole. Hmmm, it looks like it got a little bigger.]

[……You’re kidding, right? Where’s the processing machine?]

From what Hiroki sees, Ishida will need to have felt that he was being deceived.

Wanting like he misplaced his mood, Ishida started wanting round.

[Whether I’m kidding or not, how about I show it to you?]

Proof is healthier than theories. Seeing is believing, as they are saying.

Hiroki picked up a bit of concrete block that had fallen into the shed and threw it into the outlet.

When it touched the outlet, the piece of concrete block out of the blue disappeared from their sight.

No sound of falling or crashing into something may very well be heard.

It was fully silent.

[See? No sound could be heard, right?]

Ishida was bewildered by Hiroki’s eccentricities and the bizarre phenomenon that occurred earlier than him, and wasn’t capable of conceal his trepidation.

There was one thing occurring that was incompatible with the widespread sense of his world.

[How about you try it out, Ishida-sensei?]

Doing as Hiroki requested, Ishida threw the piece of concrete he was given into the outlet.

The second it was thrown into the outlet, it turned invisible and no sound may very well be heard.

[……What in the world is this?]

[I wonder? I don’t know what it is either. All I know is that it’s a hole where I can throw as much garbage as I want. That’s good enough for me.]

[What are you saying!? This is…… amazing! I’m going to be writing about this in my essay for the academic meet……]

[No. I can’t have you doing that.]

Hiroki stopped Ishida, who was operating forward together with his phrases in an excited tone.

He couldn’t let him do such a factor.

[W- What? It’s a phenomenon of this magnitude! The world must know about it and conduct research……]

[Ishida-sensei. This hole belongs to me. To make a living, I require this hole. The hole also requires waste. I can feel it.]

When Hiroki stared at him, Ishida turned pale and averted his gaze.

[I…… I see. Is that so? I understand. A- Anyway, I’ll be taking my leave today.]

As Ishida tried to slide apart and exit the door although, Hiroki gently grabbed him.

[I’ve told you this much. I can’t have you going home like this.]

[Pl…… Please unhand me. ……Let me go, d*mn it! Let me go or I’ll call the police!]

In concern, Ishida flailed his arm to free himself from Hiroki’s grip on his shoulder, however he was unable to withstand Hiroki.

In the meantime, Hiroki was composed sufficient to make his grip gentler in order to not crush his shoulder within the course of.

[Ishida-sensei, I mentioned earlier that I’ve met with some trouble lately, haven’t I? I was actually attacked by some hooligans the other day. All under the direction of the local petty yakuza.]

Remembering how pissed off he was at the moment, Hiroki appeared to have put just a little strain on the hand that grabbed Ishida’s shoulder, making him scream in ache.

[H- Hyiiiii……]

[It was then that I realized that I feel much healthier since this hole appeared. Thanks to the hole, I can do things like this.]

Saying these phrases, Hiroki grabbed Ishida’s ankle together with his different hand and hung him the other way up.

Ishida was just a little brief, so his head didn’t hit the bottom, however his hand may nonetheless attain the bottom.

What’s taking place at that second makes Hiroki really feel prefer it isn’t as cool as what may very well be proven in films, however holding Ishida’s toes, Hiroki mutters to himself.

[U- Uwaaa…… What are you doing!? Let me go! Let go of me!]

Nonetheless, the expertise of being hung the other way up by the particular person he had been speaking to appeared to have sufficient of a panic-inducing impact on Ishida.

Flailing his legs and arms, he shouted to place him down.

[Should I really let you go?]

Ishida’s flailing about was annoying him, so Hiroki modified the place he hung Ishida the other way up.

Extra particularly, proper above the pitch-black gap.

As if he understood what was underneath him, Ishida stopped flailing about and began to plead.

[D…… Don’t let me go! No, go back! Move away from here!]

[How troubling. In the first place though, is there any reason why I should listen to Ishida-sensei’s instructions? I’m just dealing with a swindler after all.]

When Hiroki mentioned this with a sigh, Ishida started to ugly refute her.

[W- What are you talking about!? You…… You’re out of your mind!]

[I told you I’ve gotten much healthier, didn’t I? It’s not only my physical strength that’s gotten healthier. My hearing is much better too.]

[……W- What of it!?]

[I heard it when I was sitting in the bathroom. The conversation between Ishida-sensei and your henchman, I mean. It seemed like you’re having quite the fun, eh?]

[T- That doesn’t prove anything at all!]

[Pfff…… I told you how I had faced quite the trouble just now, didn’t I? Did you really think that I wouldn’t at least have installed recording devices around my home?]

When Hiroki identified that he had proof, Ishida started to tremble.

If the contract had been forcefully taken away, and on high of that, there’s audio recording information, it’s him who can be ruined.

The college would certainly reduce off Ishida for inflicting an enormous scandal, and no college could be prepared to choose him up as a researcher after that.

[……Gomi-san, no, President Gom, let’s talk about this. It seemed like there was a misunderstanding.]

[Yes. I wanted to discuss this. That is why I called you here.]

As he suspended Ishida over the outlet with one hand, Hiroki smiled broadly.

Hanging in midair, Ishida shivered and nodded time and again.

Inside Ishida’s thoughts, Hiroki’s black, piercing eyes have been extra horrifying than the outlet beneath him.

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Just a few weeks later, a small article appeared on the college’s web site and within the native newspaper: 「With the Launch of a Floor-Breaking, New Waste Remedy Expertise, A College-Launched Enterprise has been Established」

T/N: With this chapter, the novel’s 1st Arc is completed. I gained’t be posting any additional chapters for I might be specializing in translating one other one.