mesbooks Chapter 201 Meeting
Chapter 201 Meeting
This is definitely news that will shock the entire Demon Slayer Corps, although the news has not actually been leaked.
But even for the pillars present, the former pillar who was dragged over in a hurry, and Tanjiro, it was shocking enough.
Upper Rank Zero was brought back, not by being dragged away after a fierce battle as expected, nor was he ambushed in a trap with a careful plan and then taken away immediately, and there was not even any heavy casualties among the Demon Slayer Corps.
It happened so suddenly, as if the gods in heaven finally realized how brave and strong humans were in their struggle, so they were finally willing to tip the scales a little, just a little, but just this one time, after an ordinary mission where no one had expected anything unexpected to happen.
The Upper Rank Zero, whose whereabouts have always been elusive - Rinkou, slowly rolled over from the other side of the scale.
And then they brought him back.
Tanjiro was not sure whether this was good news or bad news. It was said that Rinkou was seriously injured, an injury that was strangely considered serious even for a demon. It was as if the advantages that demons were born with were stifled. After several days, the boy's injuries still showed no signs of healing.
Was this some kind of trap, or some kind of blessing? No one could tell, and Tanjiro could only secretly pray that this wasn't honey with poison hidden inside.
It is said that Mr. Beimeijima went with Mr. Rengoku to report this sudden accident that happened beyond everyone's expectations. As a wounded person, Tanjiro was not initially qualified to visit Rinkou who was currently under strict supervision.
Even though he argued with reason, the guard in charge, Sane, just gave him a sullen face and told him, a wounded man who couldn't even hold a knife, to go back to the Butterfly House to recuperate. It was not until Kyojuro brought back Miss Amane's permission that Rinkou was allowed to go with her to visit and try to find out the situation.
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"Find out the situation? Wasn't Rinko brought back several days ago? Didn't Mr. Busui and the others ask Rinko what happened?"
Tanjiro was filled with confusion, but under Sanemi's gaze, he was forced to suppress his questions until he entered the house and then whispered to Kyojuro beside him.
"Yeah! Fuzukawa said that no matter how they asked, Rinkou just lay there without saying a word! It's really disturbing! It's impossible to tell whether he can be considered safe or not!"
Kyojuro walked step by step towards the only shady room. The person standing at the door and guarding it was Obanai, who had first discovered Rinko.
"Yo! Iguro! The guards are really working hard! What's the situation?!"
"Renjuu... he's as spirited as ever... Just like before, this guy refuses to speak at all. If you can't get any information out of him, Fuzukawa will definitely just slit his throat. He doesn't react to the wisteria flowers at all, and guarding him is really a waste of manpower..."
Obana's tone was flat, and it was hard to tell whether he really intended to kill or was just joking, but looking at Kabutomaru sticking his head out from over his shoulder and spitting out his tongue, Tanjiro felt that the former was probably more likely.
"That's not right! After all, even though he's been unwilling to say anything, he hasn't tried to escape yet, has he? That's good news, too! However, let's hope we can get some useful information!"
Tanjiro watched the two talking and wanted to speak many times but didn't know what to say. He didn't think Rinkou was the kind of evil ghost. The evil ghosts who eat people would have an unconcealable stench on their bodies, but Rinkou didn't have that smell. When the boy faced them, he didn't lie like other ghosts. Maybe, maybe, maybe Rinkou's arrival this time was not malicious...
But the reason why he didn't speak was because Tanjiro himself knew very well that the chance of such a thing was very slim. The other side had been enemies with the Demon Slayer Corps many times, and those upper-rank demons had been killed by the Demon Slayer Corps one after another, which made the gap between them deepen little by little. Tanjiro still remembered the dull look on Rinko's face when he was taken away by Gyokutsu. He remembered the huge and heavy complex emotions emanating from that small body at that time, loss, anger, helplessness, sadness. Such a small body was loaded with emotions that the body could not contain.
But Tanjiro couldn't stop himself from having better ideas. The letter said that Rinkou was seriously injured. He had recently learned some information about his condition from Kanroji and Tokito. They said that rather than being caught alone, it was more like being abandoned and then being found by them before dawn.
But why? Why did Muzan suddenly abandon Rinko, the one he had always admired? Was it because of Nezuko? Because Nezuko had overcome her fear of sunlight, and therefore realized that Rinko, who could still die from it, had lost her most usefulness?
This sounds a lot like Muzan's style...
But what the truth is, all it depends on is whether they can get the truth from behind that door.
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The wooden door was opened, and light filtered through the crack. It went from being a thin thread to covering part of the room with just a loud noise.
Before the other party arrived, the temporary owner of the room had clearly heard the guest was coming. It was not his fault. Kyojuro's voice was really loud, and Tanjiro's voice was too recognizable. What's more, the moment the door opened, he heard the greeting he hadn't heard for a long time.
"Rinko! Long time no see!"
It was Kyojuro's voice.
Lin Guang knew they would come, knew it before they actually arrived. They would definitely come, without a doubt.
Because he refused to say anything to others, no explanation, no quibbling, not a word. Even when the Nichirin Sword was against his neck, he just lay there without blinking, just like when they found him, but he actually heard everything.
He knew that they were curious about Muzan's recent movements, he knew that they couldn't just chop off his neck at will, and he also knew that someone wanted to see him and get more information from him.
So they always look for someone who can make him talk.
The people who caught him weren't any good, and neither were the people who came later. It was obvious that we had to look for the people he knew.
So it's only a matter of time before Kyojuro and Tanjiro arrive, and that's good, the last thing Rinko lacks is time.
So this is actually an expected inevitability. Their meeting is inevitable and it is within Lin Guang's expectations.
He sat up from the floor and turned his head to see Kyojuro and Tanjiro walking into the house and kneeling in the sun.
"Long time no see. Kyojuro. Tanjiro."
He spoke softly, his tone flat, with no smile or sadness on his face. He just knelt on the floor like them.
The open door brought in sunlight, and the sunlight and the darkness inside the house divided the room into two halves, with them on each side.
"Buzukawa said that when they found you, you were covered in wounds, and there were no other upper ranks around you. Can you tell us why?"
It was still Kyojuro who spoke first. Tanjiro seemed to want to speak too, but he was thinking and hesitating. Rinko didn't know what he was thinking, nor did she care that much.
"Because I was thrown out."
The answer is concise, perhaps a little too concise.
"Oh, that's a pity! So the injuries on your body were caused by Muzan Kibutsuji!"
But fortunately, Kyojuro was always patient and tolerant with him, so he continued to ask questions.
"Yes."
"Why would he do this to you all of a sudden!"
Kyojuro had his usual gentle, faint smile on his face. Rinko could tell that there was no ill intention in his question, but to be honest, it was still somewhat rude to ask such a question.
It doesn’t matter. He has always been tolerant of his friends. Besides, he doesn’t have many friends left now.
"Because of Nezuko."
So he answered frankly.