Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 223 A Small Meeting

"Kyojuro seems to be very busy lately..."

Tianyuan raised his eyebrows slightly and turned his gaze from the hand holding the wooden sculpture to the owner of that hand without leaving any trace. The boy lowered his head, looking focused and serious, and his question seemed to be unintentional.

"Yeah! Everyone is very busy! It's a special period after all!"

To be fair, Tengen still has some concerns about Rinko, and there are too many reasons for it. Because Rinko is an upper-rank demon, and because Rinko has always been protecting demons in the past, and he even saw it with his own eyes and fought against them with his own hands. It is really hard to believe that such a demon suddenly becomes a comrade-in-arms. Moreover, Rinko is different from Nezuko. Nezuko was controlled by her brother Tanjiro as soon as she became a demon. Until now, she has never hurt humans, and she even fought with demons to protect humans.

If Nezuko is a ghost who doesn't look like a ghost, then Rinkou is completely a ghost in comparison. He has eaten people, killed people, hurt people, and protected ghosts. For most of the time before, his relationship with humans was hunter and food.

With such a sinful criminal record before our eyes, it is impossible to feel completely at ease.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

Kyojuro crossed his arms, and from his expression and movements he was thinking seriously. Before the other party could say anything even more shocking because of that amazing trust, Tengen spoke first.

"As long as you stay here quietly, don't run around, listen to Butterfly, take your medicine properly, and cooperate with her research, you will be helping her to the greatest extent possible."

He reached out and placed his hand on Lin Guang's head. With great force, he turned the short hair into a mess in two strokes.

Yes, he was still wary of Rinkou, but because he trusted Kyojuro, he was willing to restrain his hostility. At least now, at least in this special situation facing this child who had always remained harmless, he could temporarily put away his blade.

"But you're all busy. I've just been sitting here with nothing to do. I can definitely help, too. Don't underestimate me. I'm stronger than any of you."

Lin Guang shook his head when the hand left, like a puppy wet by the rain, turning the pile of weeds into a messy bird's nest.

To be honest, it wasn't much better, Tianyuan found this scene funny.

"So what does Rinko want to do?!"

Kyojuro did not give a direct answer, but turned to look at Rinkou. The boy did not look at him, still lowering his head in concentration, leaving him only a half-turned back. He knew what the boy was busy with, and it had been like this for the past few days, but unfortunately he did not know what Rinkou was working on, and it had taken so long and was still not finished.

"I want to help, I want to make you happy. Maybe you'll be willing to become a ghost because you like me or because you realize that ghosts are really powerful."

These words were said without burden, smoothly and fluently, not like a joke, and Rinkou certainly didn't look like a child with much sense of humor.

This was not the first time Kyojuro had heard such words. After all, Rinkou had invited him the first time they met. Although Kyojuro admired the boy's perseverance, unfortunately, his answer would probably not change no matter how many times he heard it.

"Really?! What an honor! I'd be really happy if Rinko could help!"

"That......"

"But unfortunately! No matter how happy I am, I will not agree to let you become a ghost!"

Well, this sentence sounds really regrettable.

Lin Guang whispered in his heart.

"It's okay, I won't give up."

Tianyuan felt that it was not entirely his fault that he was worried about Lin Guang. If it were anyone else, facing a child like this, they probably wouldn't be able to feel completely at ease... Not to mention that this kid wanted one of them to turn into a ghost in front of them.

Should we say it's just stupidity or is it really terrifying and inhumane?

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He does not mean that.

Although Rinko's so-called desire to help didn't sound reasonable at first, and seemed scary when he thought about it again, but after calming down and thinking about it carefully, Tianyuan himself realized that there seemed to be some merit in it, and it seemed that he was not the only one who had this idea.

"If you want to alert everyone, wouldn't it be more effective to use a living ghost?"

The person who said this was Muichiro, who was now as scary as a demon in the eyes of the trainees.

"That does sound reasonable... It's probably hard to really understand just by talking about it. Although everyone knows that the pillars have better physical fitness and that the demons are more powerful, when it comes to actual training, it seems that some people still can't really understand it. After all, there are very few people who can fight against the upper ranks."

Mitsuri agreed quietly. Without saying anything about it, she also developed a liking and curiosity for this unique little boy during her conversation with Tanjiro. If he could be praised so much by Tanjiro, he must be a good kid!

"Hey, hey, hey, that guy is a ghost. He was able to hold both of us back in Yuguo by himself. Have you forgotten, Rengoku? If you put a ghost in the training, what if he hurts someone? After all, you guys are the only ones who say he is a harmless guy."

Shimi immediately objected. He didn't know much about Rinko, and the few times they'd met, coincidentally, each time they'd met, it had become increasingly unpleasant. He was already furious that Xuanmi hadn't yet quit the Demon Slayer Corps, and then he learned that Rinko was actually staying with Xuanmi at Butterfly, which only made him even more uneasy. Xuanmi had finally left that place, and now he was letting that brat in? Seriously?

"I have great faith in Rinkou! I will supervise him carefully! He won't cause any trouble here!"

Kyojuro's attitude remained the same as at the beginning, and he remained firm despite everyone's discussion.

"Purgatory, you have your own training tasks, right? While you are in charge of the training, what should this kid do? Who is responsible for watching over him? Who is responsible for supervision? Who is responsible for this?"

Xiao Banei spoke lightly, but laid the core issue directly on the table.

All the pillars are very busy. If a ghost is involved, who will have the energy to keep an eye on him?

"Then let Rinko only participate in daytime training."

It was Shinobu, who had remained silent the entire time, who spoke.

"Ms. Tamayo and I have made some breakthroughs in our research. We can use the medicine on Rinkou to suppress his abilities. If we only train during the day, everyone will feel more at ease."

It's not a very good suggestion, but for now, it's the best option. And since this decision is made by Shinobu, it has a bit more persuasiveness. Those who care about Rinkou the most will choose to place the boy in a more reassuring environment for the safety of more people.

"I know everyone has been uneasy about Rinko's placement, but with Muzan's crisis looming, we should utilize every available resource to urgently train our subordinates more effectively. Rinko, thus far, has not caused us any harm and has been cooperating with Koukou and Ms. Tamayo's research. This is an indisputable fact."

Xing Ming became the one who made the final judgment.

"My lord has also said that Lingguang might become a variable."