Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 247 Wu Yilang is a bad guy

That doesn't sound like a very pleasant conversation.

Shiya frowned in silence, and his palm almost subconsciously closed along the handle of the knife.

"But you certainly won't trade Nezuko for me."

Lin Guang added casually, and in the silence he spoke alone.

"Then there's no point for me. Since finding Nezuko is enough, why should I let other upper rankers spend time with me? My purpose is to ensure that nothing goes wrong, but as long as I get Nezuko, all problems will be solved. Between her and me, only one of them is enough, and I definitely won't be the one left behind."

Lin Guang seemed unaware of the commotion his words had caused. He simply shrugged his shoulders and continued talking to himself, kicking a stone away from under his feet.

The flying stone drew an arc in the air and finally fell, rolling on the bumpy floor, jumping again and again until it fell into a sunken pile of rubble and could never be found again. The sound was particularly obvious in the silent night, and when the stone finally fell, the silence was even more frightening.

Lin Guang's gaze followed the stones as they moved away. After several nights of fighting, this piece of gravel-covered floor, which could barely be called flat, was no longer a platform for people to sit on. Potholes connected to potholes, and gravel was splashed everywhere. The road surface that was specially pieced together with larger stone slabs was also shattered, almost blending into the surrounding environment. At a glance, it was even impossible to tell where the road was originally and where the potholes were.

It was such astonishing destructive power that they hadn't even noticed it at all. Perhaps it was because they were too focused on the battle, and their nerves were numbed by interesting things, so they naturally forgot about those things that were more easily overlooked.

It was as if he didn't remember how the hundreds of years had passed, nor did he remember every moment he had spent with other ghosts. Only when he realized it, there was no one around him anymore.

Just like this piece of ground that has lost its original appearance.

"Let's stop here for today."

Muichiro's voice broke the silence. Shima's hand stayed on the hilt of the wooden sword. It was hard to tell whether he wanted to swing the sword and chop the boy's neck for a moment. Even though he knew that the wooden sword would not be able to kill demons, such a thought still seemed to flash through his memory for a moment.

"Rinko, let's go back first."

Muichiro walked towards Rinko, holding out the bamboo joint that Rinko had put aside. The boy was a little distracted and didn't hear the first sentence, nor did he pay attention to the second sentence.

It was not until Muichiro's palm patted his shoulder that Lin Guang looked away as if he suddenly woke up. He turned his head and saw three pairs of eyes staring at him. Oh, he almost forgot that there was a pair of eyes belonging to a snake, making it four pairs.

Lin Guang's gaze quickly moved around and finally stopped at the bamboo joint picked up by Muichiro. He could judge from this bamboo joint what the conversation just now was about.

"coming."

Lin Guang stretched out his hand, ready to take the bamboo and put it back to where it belonged, but his outstretched hand was stopped by another hand.

"Don't leave yet, I have something to ask you."

It was Xiao Bana. The hand that held his wrist must have been very strong. However, that hand was not much warmer than Rinko's. Was it because Xiao Bana was as thin as him, so her strength was very small?

But it doesn't matter. If she becomes a ghost, even Xiao Banei will become very powerful and healthy. She will no longer suffer from hunger or be weak because no one takes care of her.

"Rinko, did Muzan Kibutsuji leave you there so that you can join the Demon Slayer Corps to gather information?"

Such an inquiry seemed a little rude because it was too sudden, and it was not respectful to address the adult. Lin Guang frowned slightly and took a breath.

Is the wind in the summer night so cold? Lin Guang thought in a trance as he blinked. The wind in the distance blew through the woods, bringing the scent of the stream, and perhaps also the fragrance of grass and trees. The sun completely disappeared, and only the moon and stars occupied the sky. The remaining warmth of the summer night was almost gone at this moment.

But is it really that cold?

"No."

He opened his mouth, letting out breath and words together.

"Did he give you any instructions?"

"No."

"Then why did he leave you there? You are Upper Rank Zero, and you have always been so important to him. Why did he suddenly throw you out?"

"do not know."

Questions came one after another, and answers followed, but this still seemed not enough to reassure the two men.

Lin Guang didn't know what else he could do, so he just tried his best to answer every question.

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The way back was dead silent.

It is usually very quiet because everyone is in a hurry to get back or has been busy all night, but that silence is different from now. No one spoke then because no one wanted to speak, but in the silence now, Lin Guang can sense that it is not because no one wants to speak, but because someone wants to speak but doesn't know how to start.

He knew that Muichiro had something to ask him, so he withdrew the bamboo joint, but it was obvious that the boy didn't know how to start. Even after speculating so much, Lin Guang couldn't get anything out of it. He didn't know why Muichiro didn't speak, why he didn't ask him. Was there anything he couldn't ask him directly? It seemed that there was none.

Is there any rift between them? It seems not.

Why was that? Lin Guang couldn't figure it out. He couldn't find the reason now, so he could only try to reverse time and memory. Maybe it was because of what he said, but was there any problem with those words?

Lin Guang didn't feel it.

"Rinko, will you lie?"

Very abrupt question.

Lin Guang didn't even realize at first that it was Muichiro's voice. When his ears caught the voice, recorded it into his brain, and fed it back to him, he still didn't realize that it was Muichiro who was asking him a question.

"Yes, but I don't. Or rather, I don't like it very much."

Lin Guang can lie. He learned this useless skill when he was drifting around disguised as a human. It is very useful, but Lin Guang cannot say that he likes it very much. Deception does not seem to bring any good results. Even if it seems that the problem has been solved by clever words at the time, as time goes by, those seemingly "solved" problems will eventually come again.

Lies will eventually be exposed, and at that time, it will be more troublesome than when you had to lie.

"I have something I want to ask Rinko."

When Muichiro stepped into the yard, Rinkou finally heard Muichiro's voice again.

"What."

The running pace slowed down in an instant, and stopped after a few buffering steps. Muichiro walked in the front, and Lingguang followed behind him. This was a habit, because he was a ghost and needed to hide in the shadows, because he had always been a follower, always following the footsteps of his predecessors step by step.

"Did Rinko lie to Busui and the others?"

"No."

Such a clear exhalation sound. It was the first time that Lin Guang heard such obvious breathing sounds from Muichiro. It was like he exhaled deeply, and his shoulders relaxed.

"So Rinko doesn't know why he's here either."

"I know this because Fuzukawa brought me back in a box."

Lin Guang tilted his head and spoke calmly. He heard Muichiro chuckle twice.

"But if Muichiro is asking, did I know I would join the Demon Slayer Corps and get to know the Pillars? The answer is no. I never thought I would come here, nor did I expect to experience this."

"Sorry for asking Rinkou these."

Muichiro had his back to him, and Rinko noticed that the head was lowered, and the voice fell with the head.

"It's ok."

He stretched out his hand, placed his palm on Muichiro's shoulder, and patted it gently, just like the Hashirama did to each other. He was imitating the elders to comfort Muichiro.

"Feel sorry."

"So it's okay to say it."

Lin Guang shook his head slightly.

But Muichiro still kept his head down, and Rinkou couldn't think of what to say, so he had to think again and finally spoke.

"Would you like to share some of your honey with me?"

"No."

"Just one bite, it's okay."

"Not even a bite, Lingguang will feel uncomfortable."

"it does not matter."

"There are relationships."

"...Muichiro is a bad guy."

"Even if he's a bad person, you can't do that."