Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 248: Changes of Time

What is the difference between one day and two days, and one week and two weeks?

Lin Guang never had a clear concept of time. He had it briefly once, because someone valued him and someone cared about him, so he worked hard to learn how to find fixed nodes one after another in a life that had no end or boundaries in sight.

But just as he learned this for the sake of those he valued, not for himself.

After those people left, such habits were gradually washed away by the wind and sand of time. Those memories, those habits, and everything that we once tried hard to remember were blown to the distant mountain along with the night wind.

It is difficult for ghosts to grasp time. After all, ghosts' lives are long and cannot be summarized in a few months, years, or even more than ten years. Twenty-one days are enough for a human to develop a habit they have never had before, half a year is enough for a human to master knowledge they have never known, two years are enough for a child to grow from infancy to learning to walk, and ten years are enough for a babbling child to grow into a reliable adult.

But for ghosts, a hundred years seems to be just the difference between closing eyes and opening them.

Lin Guang has experienced hundreds of years, but time has never left any traces on him. It seems that time has forgotten this boy in the night. Except for his broken heart, he has hardly changed, but that is invisible. There is nothing tangible on him. He will not grow taller, his voice will not change, and his appearance will remain like this forever.

But everything except the ghosts is changing.

Lingguang saw the flowers falling from the branches, the grass withering at his feet, and the overripe fruits falling into the soil and rotting. He knew that time was moving forward again, but it never invited him to join.

Just like now.

Lin Guang didn't know whether the world outside was changing, but everything around him was definitely changing.

Human beings are constantly changing.

Shima and Obana are making progress every day. The progress of the strong is not obvious. Only at a certain moment will Rinko suddenly realize that they have indeed made progress. In fact, the teammates around him are also making progress, accumulating bit by bit every day, and making progress silently and unnoticeably. But even if the weak make progress, they are still fragile, so Rinko cannot detect any changes in them.

"Stand up and hold your sword tightly. The demon won't let you go and stop chasing you just because you can't stand. On the contrary, if you fall down like this, you will definitely become the first target. When facing an evil demon, all you can do is hold your sword tightly and fight to the death with the determination to win."

This is Wuyilang scolding those useless team members.

Just like this, they may be making progress, but even after a certain amount of effort, a weak being will not immediately become a powerful being. It is just a change from 0 to 1, which is still insignificant compared to .

But there are always some that are more obvious.

Just like when snowflakes fell from the sky instead of raindrops, Rinko knew that the seasons were changing. When Tanjiro stood in front of him and the light reflected in his eyes was no longer the faint candlelight, he knew that time was moving.

"Tanjiro, very impressive."

Rinkou gave his opinion bluntly and sincerely, just as Tanjiro was able to withstand his attack for a while.

As far as human level is concerned, Tanjiro's progress can definitely be called rapid. When they first met, the boy only had a faint glow on him, but with each reunion after a long separation, he realized that the light was gradually getting stronger. Now, the person standing in front of him has a clear and noticeable glow.

It's like someone lit a torch in the dark night. It's not enough to illuminate the entire dark night, but it's enough to become a beacon that attracts everything around it.

"I'm so happy to be praised like this by Rinko! But I still have a long way to go! I have to keep working hard!"

Tanjiro said this, and the man actually did it. As soon as the words fell, the other party raised the knife and slashed at the dummy again. That was Tanjiro's eighth dummy. The previous seven had been chopped into pieces and had to be replaced.

"Tanjiro, you're really working hard."

Lin Guang sighed softly.

"Yeah, I've been working very hard and making rapid progress. It's almost time."

"Until when?"

Rinko turned to ask Muichiro.

But the boy did not answer his confusion, but just looked at Tanjiro in the distance. Rinko could not get an answer, so he could only imitate Muichiro and look at Tanjiro, trying to get some information from him.

But unfortunately, he got nothing.

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Everything that Lin Guang doesn't know, doesn't care about, or hasn't had time to notice will always appear before his eyes in the near future.

A few days ago he had no idea what Muichiro meant by 'it's almost time', but now, watching Muichiro and Tanjiro fighting, listening to Muichiro's constant praise, and witnessing Muichiro's approval when they stopped.

He knew what Wuyilang was talking about.

It's time.

It means that Tanjiro should go to the next location after completing this stage of training, just like he did after training with each pillar.

"Is this all I need?"

There were beads of sweat on Tanjiro's face and he was barely catching his breath, but he couldn't help but raise his voice to confirm with Muichiro.

"Yes! Tanjiro is completely fine now."

"Really?! But I can't catch up with Rinko yet..."

"No problem, because Tanjiro has already done everything I asked, right?"

"And if they target me, even if the Pillar training is over, Tanjiro won't be able to move on to the next location."

Lin Guang spoke lightly from the side.

It's not polite to interrupt someone, but if the other person mentions your name first, that's another matter. Lin Guang thought it was an invitation to him, an invitation to participate in the topic.

"Well, if Tanjiro is okay with it... can we... we've been here for a long time..."

The ones who spoke were the team members who were beaten by Rinko every day. They had indeed been here for a long time. They were already here when Rinko arrived, and now that Tanjiro was ready to leave, they were still being detained here. Rinko even doubted whether they could report to the next location before the pillar training was over.

"What are you talking about? What's the point of staying here for so long? You can't even do a single thing I asked, and you're just thinking about leaving. Have you completed today's training? Did you achieve your goal for today's sword swinging mission? Can you withstand Rinko for five minutes? You broke a few dummies in the yard, and now you're still watching. Do you have too much energy left?"

The moment Muichiro turned his head, his smile disappeared. His expression changed so quickly that Rinkou couldn't help but smack his lips in amazement every time he saw it.

Behind the cold-faced Muichiro was Tanjiro, who frowned as if he was thinking hard about something. It seemed that after some thought, he finally came to some conclusion. Rinko noticed that Tanjiro's brows relaxed and a gentle voice filled his ears.

"Tokito, let's have a paper airplane throwing competition!"

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