Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 216 Visitors

This shouldn't be considered Inosuke's fault.

But it can't be blamed on Shinobu Kocho.

But now someone has to be responsible for the consequences of everything. Rinko doesn't think it's his fault, nor does he want to share the problem with Shinobu Kocho who has always taken care of him.

So it became Inosuke's fault.

Speaking objectively, the accident that day was indeed caused by Inosuke's unauthorized intrusion, wasn't it?

Everything was peaceful. Tanjiro got a new sword and Mr. Goto came to visit him. He would not reveal his identity and just pretend to be an ordinary child. He would not scare anyone or break anything.

But because Inosuke suddenly broke in through the window, the glass shattered, forcing him to be exposed and scaring Mr. Goto.

If Inosuke hadn't drawn his blade and slashed at him first, he wouldn't have picked up Tanjiro's sword to compete with him, and he wouldn't have allowed two seriously injured people who hadn't yet recovered to leave their beds without permission and start making a fuss.

It will also make you less likely to get angry.

Although everyone at that time finally received a fair lesson from Shinobu, several boys knelt on the bed and received a scolding, and Inosuke was ordered not to break in through the window and was responsible for repairing the broken window.

But Rinko still feels that Inosuke is responsible for him.

Because Rinko was grounded.

It is not actually accurate to say that he is under house arrest. Shinobu did not lock him up anywhere, nor did he intend to trap him anywhere. He is still free, but Shinobu restricted his freedom to go out. In other words, Shinobu did not allow him to visit Tanjiro and others recently.

There are good reasons for this.

Because every time he visited, Tanjiro and Xuanya didn't get enough rest, and this time, their injuries were almost aggravated.

This was not a severe punishment, and Lingguang didn't even get a self-criticism.

But it's still not fair.

At least that's what Lin Guang thought.

Unfortunately, apart from him, no one else seems to have such a similar opinion.

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"There are books on the table. You can read if you want. There are also paper and pens next to them. Tanjiro said that you used to carve some small things. Someone will give you something to pass the time later."

Shinobu pulled the curtains tightly. The small box was still placed in the middle of the room. The lock on the door was not fastened, but the wooden door was still tightly closed. The boy did not show up.

Obviously, Rinko was having a quarrel with her.

Because she didn't allow Lingguang to go out, or maybe there were other reasons, but the main reason was probably the former.

"The medicine is right next to you, remember to drink it. I'm going out now, so Lin Guang, please stay here obediently."

Shinobu placed the plate with the potion not far from the box, deliberately slowed down his pace and walked towards the door. A faint gurgling sound briefly sounded in the room.

Shinobu turned around and the door was slightly closed.

"Safe travels."

The small box was still standing there, but the wooden door was open a narrow crack, and the boy's voice came from there.

"Ok."

This time the door was completely shut.

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A brief moment of silence.

Then the wooden door was opened, and due to inertia, it hit the wood on the other side. The boy rolled out of the box and sat in front of the plate with a teacup on it. The cup contained a liquid whose ingredients were unknown. It was clear but not transparent, and it exuded the unique grassy fragrance of medicine and a slight bitterness. Lin Guang picked up the teacup, and the complex aroma had a familiar taste to him.

"Boom."

The empty cup touched the ground again.

"Boom."

The not-so-empty head fell to the ground shortly after.

To be honest, it's boring.

Even though it was only the second day of being locked up, it was already unbearable for Rinko.

what is this?

he asked himself.

The ghost's life is so long that there seems to be no end in sight. He has lived in similar situations for many years... Oh, no, that's not the case. There are very few times like this in his first half of life when he is completely alone and stays in the same space.

There is always some other creature around him, be it a ghost or a human, in short, there is always something accompanying him.

What is this? After getting used to the noise, can we no longer return to the original peace?

I clearly wished I was alone when I was with Douma before, but when I was really alone, I even felt that it was better when Douma was around.

He clearly remembered that a long, long time ago, so long ago that he didn't even know how many years it was, he had lived like that.

Just sit there, with a book, a flower, a blade of grass, just sit there, no need to think about anything, do nothing, just like that, the whole night can be spent like that. What about the daytime, the daytime in the past, he remembered, he used to sleep during the daytime in the past.

Those days lasted for too long, so long that Lin Guang could no longer understand it. It was simply unbelievable that he could spend a whole day just sleeping. He could actually kill time by doing nothing like that.

Back to the present, Rinkou is lying on the ground, looking at the ceiling. The only sound around him is his breathing.

How much time has passed, was it seconds, minutes, or even hours already, is Shinobu about to come back, or did she just leave.

He felt that he had reached his limit.

Why, why, why was it possible before but not now, why can’t we go back to those days?

he asked himself.

"Wow—"

It was the sound of the door opening. Before Lin Guang really went crazy, this sound almost became his salvation. He turned his head back and looked at the open door.

"Long time no see! Rinko! Why are you lying on the ground like this?"

It's Kyojuro.

Lin Guang was a little slow to react. He held his head high, but still subconsciously replied first.

"Thinking about something..."

Why is Kyojuro here?

"What are you thinking about? You seem lost in thought!"

Kyojuro walked in through the opened door, from the sunlight into the shadows. The bag that had been blocked by his body was now exposed to his sight. The bag was lifted from behind him and landed next to Rinkou's head.

"Why is Kyojuro here?"

Lin Guang asked a question a little late.

"Butterfly asked me to bring these to you. She said you had nothing to do these past two days and looked very pitiful!"

Kyojuro patted the bag that fell to the ground. There seemed to be something very strong under the cloth, and a dull echo came out.

Maybe it's wood. Lin Guang made a guess based on his experience.

"You haven't answered my question yet, Rinko, what are you thinking about?"

In just a blink of an eye, the face came from far away and then came closer. In an instant, those eyes occupied almost all of his vision, as if a raging fire was burning in front of his eyes.

"It's nothing important..."

Lin Guang shook his head slightly with some hesitation.

"Really?! Is that what you wanted to tell me?"

"Is there any connection?"

"No! But if Rinko wants to tell me, no matter how small the story is, I'd want to hear it!"