Editing Ghost Hunt:Volume1 Chapter6 (section)

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In the front was Bou-san. "Hey, what happened?" 

"What do you mean 'what happened'?" 

"The equipment in the lab room!" Miko-san shouted in a stubborn tone. 

"Are you getting ready to leave?" 

Naru calmly replied, "Yes." 

"...Are you kidding?" 

Miko-san looked surprised. 

"No, that's why I started bringing back my equipment." 

Silence ensued. 

Then, everyone started talking again. 

Naru placed a hand on his head. 

"Please don't be so loud to someone who just woke up... I just went to sleep a little while ago." 

Huh... He stayed up all night? 

Bou-san stared at Naru. "...Then why are you putting all your equipment back?" 

"I've decided that this case has been solved." 

"You exorcised the ghost?" Bou-san asked. 

"No." 

Huh?! 

Naru slowly picked up his files and handed them to Bou-san. 

"What's this?" 

"Last night, the old school building sank 0.2 inches." 

"What did you say?" 

Bou-san snatched the graphs from Naru and carefully examined them. Unfortunately for him, he didn't understand it at all and just ended up looking embarrassed. 

"I don't understand." 

Miko-san interjected, "What's going on?" 

"Land subsidence." 

"What? Are you saying that all the phenomenon were caused by land subsidence?!" 

Not acknowledging the question, Naru reached into his files and took out a sheet of paper. 

"A level scale graph, a geological diagram, and a water-course diagram," Naru muttered, placing each diagram beside him. 

"What're those?" 

"If you look at them, you will know." 

We gazed intensely at the diagrams. 

"Diagrams..." 

"They're diagrams..." 

Man— I don't understand these diagrams! 

Finally, Naru's fully awake. 

He stretched. "The building was built on moist land. The workers had placed fresh soil on this land in an attempt to lessen the moisture before the school was built. Based on the number of wells around the area, there is a big water vein running beneath the school." 

Everyone stared at the diagrams. 

Countless circles were drawn onto the diagrams. 

"Now only two wells remain, both of which are dry. This is what I discovered yesterday." 

"Huh?" 

"What I'm saying is, the building is weak because it was built on damp soil. Furthermore, the water vein is almost dry. Because of these factors, the building is sinking. Moreover, the building is sinking at an alarming rate. The area that is sinking the fastest is..." 

Naru pulled out another diagram and pointed at blue circles that indicated areas that were falling apart. "Over here. The building is sinking rapidly on this side of the building, and as a result the rest of the building is becoming unstable and distorting. Even though the principal wants to tear down the building, there really is no need. The old school building will come down in a matter of time." 

Everybody fell silent. 

Bou-san disappointedly lowered his arm. "What, so you're saying the chair moved and the ceiling fell because of this?" 

"Correct. The classroom on the west is three inches lower than the one on the east." 

"Three inches, meaning 7.5 centimeters... That was unexpected," Miko-san mumbled in dissatisfaction. 

"Then the ghost sounds... Were they also?" Miko-san asked. 

Naru nodded. "Those weren't sounds made by ghosts. Those were sounds made by the building falling apart." 

"...Stop playing with me. Then are you saying we were in a dangerous place like that?" Miko-san asked. 

"Apparently, yes." 

"Then it's really dangerous. Tell the principal to make that building off limits to everyone desu ," John said. 

Bou-san couldn't stand it anymore. "John! I beg you, don't use '[[Ghost_Hunt:Volume1_Translator's_Notes#Desu|desu]]' with the Osaka dialect!" 

"Sorry..." 

Don't be mean to him. It's not John's fault. It's the guy who taught him Japanese fault. 

"John's right," Naru said in an icy tone. "Inform the principal that the old school building is to be off limits to everyone. It will collapse soon."