Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 120 2 Entering the Palace

Lin Guang was put in solitary confinement for the first time in a long time.

After being taken to see Muzan by Akaza.

It's not accurate to say he was put in solitary confinement, because strictly speaking he didn't make any mistakes, and this wasn't a punishment. On the contrary, it was a form of protection from Muzan, because everyone knew that he possessed abilities stronger than the average demon, but his performance in the most basic demon strength assessment was horrible.

To put it bluntly, Rinko still can't beat those upper ranks.

"It's been such a long time coming."

Before falling to the floor, Rinkou had time to say hello to Mingnu. Mingnu responded with silence. Rinkou, remembering her style, wasn't surprised, nor did he seem disappointed. He stood up, brushed off the nonexistent dust, and looked around, feeling that this place seemed to have expanded a lot during his absence.

"Is Lord Kokushibo here?"

"exist."

This time he did give an answer. Not only that, he also took the initiative but was rude to pluck the strings, allowing Lin Guang to land directly in that room smoothly.

This is actually unreasonable. When he falls from a tree, his feet always land on the ground first. But why is it that every time Mingnu teleports him away, his tailbone always lands on the ground first?

He clearly remained standing when the plectrum was lifted.

"It's been a while since we last met. You still look good."

When facing Kokushibo, Rinko's tone and words immediately changed, and it only took a breath for him to go from falling to the ground in a mess to kneeling neatly.

No matter how long it takes, Rinko will still feel uneasy when being stared at by those six eyes. This is an innate feeling of oppression that belongs to the superiors and the strong, but Douma and Akaza have not given him such a feeling of oppression for a long time, perhaps because Kokushibo is older?

Lin Guang's head was moving away, but his face and mouth were not. He lowered his eyes to look at the chessboard on the ground and quickly found a step for himself.

"what is this?"

"chess."

Concise and clear, such a simple sentence does not seem to have an abnormal tone.

"Can I learn?"

"For you...this...is not easy."

Is this a polite refusal? Rinko didn't know, but every time Douma tried to be polite, he always pretended not to understand. It's hard to learn good things, but it's easy to learn bad things. Rinko nodded and shook his head.

"It's obviously not easy, but I want to learn. Can you teach me?"

"......Can."

After a long silence, Kokushibo gave an affirmative answer.

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Akaza felt that Rinkou's brain was indeed broken, and it had been broken ever since he came back that time.

When the boy saw Muzan-sama, he rushed over without hesitation and threw himself into his arms. To be honest, it was a bit strange to see two boys of similar height and build hugging each other, one mature and the other childish.

But Akaza has always had a strong psychological quality, and he would just glance at such a scene and then lower his eyes respectfully.

"Akoza reports to Lord Muzan. As you can see, Rinkou is unharmed. The Lower Moon One has been confirmed dead, and Rinkou's identity has been completely exposed."

Muzan did not respond immediately, but comforted the boy in his arms, put him aside before looking at him.

"I already know all this. So, have you found what I ordered?"

Even though there was a boy in his arms and he was standing in the posture of a boy, Muzan still maintained his superior attitude, and his voice, tone, intonation, and even the oppressive force did not weaken in the slightest.

"I've researched it, but I haven't gotten any definitive information, and I can't confirm whether it exists. I haven't been able to find the blue spider lily."

If the first half of the report could be said to be enjoyable for both the host and the guests, then in the second half, Akaza had to step on thin ice even though he knew it was thin ice.

"Forget it, you can leave now. Keep looking and report back to me when you find it."

"Yes."

His memory ended there, and after receiving a clear order, all he could do was obey. As for how Lingguang would be dealt with or where he would be assigned, it was not within his control.

Akaza actually didn't understand why a being like Rinko wasn't hidden away, but rather was shown out in the open to let the Demon Slayer Corps know of his existence...

Although the final result was that Rinko was hidden in the Infinite Castle, the terrible development would not change at all. Akaza did not dare and would not doubt Lord Muzan's decision. He was only briefly curious and soon lost interest in it.

As for the view that Rinko's brain is broken, he came to this conclusion after accidentally bumping into Hantengu.

He just casually asked the other party if he knew where Ling Guang was. Unexpectedly, the old man actually knew and said that they had met once before in Infinite City.

"Well, that kid is playing chess with Lord Kokushibo every day now."

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Is Rinko playing chess with Kokushibo?

Any of the nouns in this sentence looks problematic, especially when combined.

"Maybe his brain is really broken."

Akaza could think of nothing else except this sentence.

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Lin Guang has always been a very good student. As long as you don't persist in a direction that he has no talent for, you won't have any negative emotions when interacting with him.

"You've won too many times."

After losing two hundred and thirty-seven games, Rinko sighed for the first time. Even he would have found it difficult to bear such a defeat. But Kokushibo didn't look like he would give in, and Rinko didn't look like he would give up either.

"...You...are a quick learner."

Every move of the black piece is sharp and powerful, and every move of the white piece is in a panic, searching for a glimmer of hope in the midst of swords and sabers.

"I am overwhelmed and flattered to receive such praise from you."

Lin Guang frowned slightly, and while responding, he was thinking about how to make this game of chess look less embarrassing.

"Are you... just going to... stay like this forever?"

Kokushibo spoke when Rinkou lost for the 326th time. The black pieces were casually swept back into the box by that hand. Rinkou then swept the white pieces into the box and waited for the start of a new game.

"I just haven't thought of a better way to spend my time."

The white piece was bounced up by the thumb, spun in the air and landed in the palm of the hand, then was thrown up again in the same way. It was a boring game, but Lin Guang liked it very much.

"Maybe... you could... practice something else."

The white piece landed in his palm but didn't fly up again. The head lifted and looked at Kokushibo, his expression not particularly surprised. Rinko didn't think for long before nodding.

"Okay."

This became a source of suffering for him for a long time.

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【tips：

In fact, Xiao Linguang is now escaping reality in a very clumsy way. He doesn't want to kill his friends, and even hopes to save them. But he couldn't do that before because he was a ghost. And now he can't because he is not human.