mesbooks Chapter 272 You monk have a rather dark mind.
Chapter 272 You monk have a rather dark mind.
Is it because the former Pillar was going to commit seppuku that you feel sad?
A moment later, Himejima Gyomei gave his answer.
"That boy named Kaigaku..."
Before he could finish speaking, Himejima Gyomei fell silent, seemingly unsure of what to say next.
Before the two could ask anything, he inexplicably changed the subject.
"A child is someone who is pure and innocent..."
Yuuko, Shinobu Kocho: "?"
what's the situation?
“...a weak, lying, and selfish creature who acts cruelly without a care in the world.” Two tear tracks slid down Himejima Gyomei’s face.
Upon hearing his evaluation, Yu Zi's lips twitched slightly.
You monk have a rather dark side.
She thought she was pessimistic enough, but she never expected someone to be even more courageous than her.
The two couldn't understand how Kyōmei Himejima could mention Kaigaku in one sentence and then connect it to the child in the next, even calling him a "collective of selfish desires."
Beiming Island spoke slowly, offering an explanation: "I once raised orphaned children in the temple..."
He began to recount his past memories.
"Although we are not related by blood, we get along very well and help each other."
"We live like a family."
"I had planned to live like that forever."
but……
Yuko muttered to herself.
"But one night," Himejima Gyomei's tone shifted, "there was a child who hadn't listened to the instructions and hadn't returned by sunset."
"I encountered... a ghost."
Was it eaten?
The two listened silently without interrupting him.
"In order to save himself, he told the ghost that if it spared him, it would bring him more food."
"For this reason, he made the ghosts eat me and my eight children who were in the temple."
Yu Zi raised her eyes, and roughly guessed what he meant.
"That child's name is Kaigaku."
really.
Yuko closed her eyes slightly. With such a past record, it's only natural that she would betray the Demon Slayer Corps again, right?
I just don't understand why someone like that can join the Demon Slayer Corps.
“In the area where I live, there is a deep-rooted custom of evil spirits harming people, and every night incense burners with wisteria flowers are lit.” Gyomei Himejima did not care about the two’s reactions and continued, “The child extinguished the fire in the incense burner and cleaned it up.”
"Inviting ghosts into the temple."
"Soon four people were killed." When mentioning the painful memories, a faint sadness appeared in Himejima Gyomei's tone. "I wanted to try my best to protect the remaining four, but three of the children wouldn't listen to me."
"Those children probably thought that I was very thin and weak because of limited food at the time."
Thin and weak.
Yuko's eyelids twitched.
Indeed, a thoroughbred horse is a thoroughbred from birth; its talent is innate and difficult to compensate for no matter how hard it tries later in life.
"What use is an adult who can't shout loudly and can't see?"
“Only the youngest Sade listened to me and hid behind me.”
“The other three children didn’t count on me and ran away.”
"He died in the dark with his throat slit."
"I thought to myself that I had to protect Sadai no matter what, and I had to go forward and fight." As he said this, veins bulged on the forehead of Gyomei Himejima, clearly indicating that this memory was still a painful one for him.
"The sensation of beating living beings is like hell; I will never forget that disgust for the rest of my life."
"That was the first time in my life that I had used all my strength to throw a punch, and the power of it terrified even myself."
"If I hadn't been attacked by a ghost, I would never have known how strong I was until my death."
"I beat the demon's head until dawn."
Yuko suddenly slapped her left palm with her right hand, making a "poof" sound.
Shinobu subconsciously turned her head to look, tilting her head and showing a puzzled expression.
Yuko nodded slightly: "As far as humans are concerned, you are indeed more powerful than Iwakatsu."
"Huh?" Shinobu Kocho asked, puzzled, unable to keep up with her train of thought.
“I told you before, didn’t I? About the time Iwakatsu and I were attacked by a demon.” Yuko raised her index finger and said, “That guy is useless now. If I hadn’t saved him, he would have been dead.”
Shinobu Kocho paused for a moment: "Didn't Ikuko say that it was Yoriichi who saved you?"
"Huh? Is that so? Then I should have saved Iwakatsu first, and then Yoriichi saved both of us."
Shinobu Kocho: “…”
She didn't think it made a difference.
Yuko looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, please continue."
Beimingyu Xingming paused for a moment, and the interruption made his grief inexplicably lessen.
He had originally intended to add a poignant remark: "That night, I lost countless things."
“I was injured, and I risked my life to protect Sadai,” said Gyomei Himejima. “But the child said to the people who came.”
"That person is a monster; everyone was killed by that person."
Shinobu Kocho's pupils contracted slightly. "How could this be..."
No wonder Mr. Beimingyu lamented that children are a collection of selfish desires and are prone to talking nonsense.
“Perhaps something terrible happened, causing confusion,” Himejima Gyomei explained. “The child is only four years old, so it’s understandable.”
It sounds more like an explanation for one's own inner sadness, a way of comforting oneself from the grief of being betrayed.
"But even so, I still hope that at least Saday will reward me, and that she will say thank you."
Good people do good deeds without expecting anything in return, but that doesn't mean they don't want to be thanked by others.
This is not a conflict.
The desire for recognition is human nature.
Just like how Gyomei Himejima is now recounting his memories, it is perhaps because he hopes to express his sorrow and gain affirmation from others.
Yuko has lived for hundreds of years and has experienced similar things before, so she can understand Himejima Gyomei's thoughts.
She smiled faintly: "Speaking of which, I've encountered similar situations before."
The two men turned their gazes toward each other, pretending to listen.
"That happened when I was still a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, when I saved a few girls from demons."
"One of the girls chose to join the Demon Slayer Corps to help the weak in order to thank me."
Shinobu Kocho was slightly taken aback. Wasn't this just like her and her sister?
He joined the Demon Slayer Corps to express his gratitude for the help of the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen.
To save more people.
only……
Shinobu looked at Ikuko with a hint of sadness in her eyes.
However, what followed seems to be a sad story.
Because if it's something to be happy about, she must have heard Yuko talk about it.
Yuko is that kind of person; she always keeps the things that cause her pain to herself, not wanting others to worry about her.