I Found a Hole in my Yard. It Might Be a Dungeon, but That’s Now my Garbage Dump Chapter 53: Those who Starve, Those who are Parched

Im the Author.

Ive been on hiatus for a while, but Im starting again.

A book will be released on December 15th (Thursday).

Got a great deal with Hifumi Shobo.

I have received a letter of recomndation from Higashide-sensei.

If it becos popular, it seems that it would be possible for Volu 2 to be released.

And thats why, I started writing the continuation.

I would appreciate your support.

It saw a dream.

It was severely hungry

It was fiercely parched

A bottomless hunger so severe that it seed as if a hole had been punched in the pit of its stomach

A thirst so fierce that it felt as if its whole body was dried up like a dead tree, filling it with the desire to drink an oceans worth of water

It wants to do sothing about this hunger and thirst as soon as possible

And yet

Its mouth to satisfy its hunger

Its mouth to quench its thirst

Its extrely small

Too small

Thats why

the only

thing it could do

Mass Clean Technology Black Hole (MCTBH) has grown to beco one of the largest companies in Japan.

Its sales exceeded 30 trillion yen and its EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) exceeded 5 trillion yen, so much so that, in the words of the mottoes of several once-prosperous companies, posted in business magazines and weekly magazines, What is good for MCTBH is good for the world and If MCTBH catches a cold, the worlds industry also catches a cold.

What supports their prosperity is MCTBHs unique advanced technology for waste treatnt that is unrivaled by other companies.

The companys special treatnt technology enables low-cost treatnt of all types of pollutants, benefiting the entire industrial chain, from heavy and chemical industries to manufacturing, and even the service industry.

The mass-production, mass-consumption society, which had seed to be a thing of the past due to the seriousness of environntal problems such a society had brought, has reappeared thanks to inexpensive technology that eliminates environntal pollution.

Japans economy is on a major upswing, and the benefits are being felt around the world, with the exception of Europe.

The value of MCTBH, the savior of the world, has soared in the capital markets.

Although the CEO holds more than half of the companys shares, the value of the shares circulating in the market alone totals more than 50 trillion yen. According to an estimate by a US securities firm, MCTBHs actual corporate value is said to be 10 or 100 tis that amount though.

The headquarters of MCTBH is located in the northern part of the Kanto region, less than an hour from Tokyo by expressway.

A number of foreign countries suffering from environntal pollution and foreign companies that were scheming for a technology transfer offered serious negotiations on moving abroad or expanding overseas. Above all, due to the will of the managent who emphasizes local profit or so it was said MCTBH has not relocated its headquarters even though it has beco a huge global company.

The heart of the sprawling waste processing facility resides in a crater-shaped Central Do 1 km in diater, surrounded by a 3 km-long freight car railroad.

Various types of solid and liquid waste brought in from all over the world are transported by wagons running around the periter, sorted at each station, and then sorted into conveyor belts and pipelines that slope gently toward the center and head for the Central Do.

The waste is the perfectly detoxified.

How is such a thing physically possible?

There must be so kind of fraud or deception in place.

Theyre hiding sothing.

Several rival companies, environntal groups backed by other countries, and journalists trying to expose scandals involving giant corporations have tried to expose their deception, but no one has succeeded.

Even with all these probings though, MCTBH simply remained silent.

MCTBH, which has beco a giant corporation, has not only a vast facility, but also an administrative division that attracts excellent human resources comnsurate with the size of the company.

Many large companies that started out in the countryside have their registered headquarters in the countryside, but although it was customary for such companies to eventually move their administrative divisions to the Marunouchi, Tokyo for reasons such as the convenience of the sales division, competitiveness in recruiting personnel, and to strengthen the corporate brand image, the managent departnt of MCTBH has not moved from the land where the company was founded, partly due to the strong will of the CEO.

As a result, a huge head office building containing the managent departnt surrounds the crater-shaped processing facility and several buildings are under construction to expand the business From a distance, the whole building resembles a cylindrical tower.

Because of its huge tower shape that has suddenly grown up in the countryside, and the frequent comings and goings of well-dressed foreigners who dont speak Japanese because they are global companies, as well as the huge trains and trucks loaded with waste materials, so gossipy netizens even call it the Tower of Babel.

(Tower of Babel huh. Its nice. Poetic.)

Kizaki checked the companys news while making coffee before starting work.

MCTBH has many enemies.

Posts on a level like this are cute.

Kizaki lightly crossed her long, slender legs protruding from her white coat, she put her glasses down on her desk, which she only wears out of habit.

Leaning back in her office chair, she lightly closes her eyes and enjoys the aroma of coffee, when she suddenly felt like she heard sothing.

[What?]

The voice was far away crossing over the thick walls

[Good morning! Im Nitta, assigned to Section 7 of the Research and Public Relations Departnt starting today! I look forward to working with you!]

Kisakis ditation was interrupted by the bright and cheerful voice of a young male employee.

[Errr Ahh, Nitta-san, right? Im listening. Are you feeling alright?]

[Yes! Im fine! Thank you for your concern!]

In response to Kizakis social greetings, the young male employee cheerfully responded with an exhilarated voice.

(T/N: The exhilarated part here, uwazutta (), could also an sound hollow.)

At the sa ti, in the boardroom of the Tower of Babel, a managent eting was being held by CEO Hiroki and COO Ishida.

The old staff mbers trying to make the company bigger, the new staff mbers trying to show their competence, and the others trying to achieve their other goals Everyone is actively exchanging opinions to make the world a better place.

Shall we take a short break?

The discussion is soon interrupted by the facilitator Ishidas signal.

The energetic board mbers of various nationalities leave their seats to relax or make coffee in preparation for the next topic of discussion.

Mt. Fuji can be seen clearly from here. You like watching it too huh, COO Ishida-san?

The officer who spoke to Ishida was a young newcor to the board.

The large window in the boardroom on the upper floor offers a panoramic view of Kanto Plain.

The southern window with a view of Mt. Fuji is a popular spot among foreign executives.

The young board mber had noticed that Ishida had paid attention to the window several tis during the earlier eting.

MCTBH has beco a large company to the extent that without that level of attention and competence, it would be impossible to rise in the company at such a young age.

Yeah, well. Thats right.

With a rather vague smile for Ishida, who is known both inside and outside the company as a terrifyingly tough negotiator, the young staff mber moved away, not wanting to delve any deeper into this topic.

Instead, it was Hiroki, the CEO of MCTBH, boasting of his inhuman physique, who ca to the window. The young staff mber moved away, perhaps partly because he instinctively feared this mans approach.

[Its starting.]

[Youre right.]

Ishida agreed with Hiroki, who spoke in a very low voice, inaudible to those around him.

Their gazes turned to the far southwest, far beyond Mt. Fuji.