Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 246 A More Important Existence

"What does Rinko represent to Muzan Kibutsuji?"

Shinobu once asked Tamayo this question.

It's just a ghost he created with his own hands. It wouldn't be logical for it to be such an important existence, nor would it be such a cared for existence.

Creating things with one's own hands and then throwing them away is the norm for demon kings and demons. This is also the style of Muzan Kibutsuji.

"I do not know."

The test tube in Tamayo's hand fell into the test tube rack on the table, and the other hand spread out the pages of paper that were pressed against it. The overlapping pages of paper were the result of their countless days of hard work. The dense handwriting on the pages could almost be called their blood and sweat soaked in the darkness.

"Muzan Kibutsuji, in that man's eyes and heart, there is only himself."

She really didn't understand.

Why would a boy who was casually turned into a ghost be kept by Muzan's side? Why would he hold on to him so tightly? Why was it only Rinko? Why was it Rinko, a child who was so weak that he couldn't protect himself and couldn't even clearly realize what he was?

why.

But does she really not understand?

When Lingguang was handed over to her, didn't she realize the uniqueness of this child?

Excellent resilience, potential for growth, a docile personality, and absolute obedience—there were so many reasons why Rinko was valued that even today, Tamayo couldn't truly understand why Rinko was abandoned. Why was she so easily discarded, someone who was so important to him?

Was there ever a moment when that man's heart could truly accommodate this child named Rinko?

Rinko paid so much, but in the end she was treated just like this? Because of Nezuko, because of the existence of a demon that can overcome the sun, everything else becomes meaningless.

Can such a cruel and ruthless guy be called a living being?

"From a ghost's perspective, the only reason I can think of is because of Rinko's special nature. Rinko's blood is different from other ghosts. His blood concentration is better. If it is put in today's terms, it can also be considered a type of thin blood. But he is a ghost, and there was no such special existence at that time, so I can't explain it clearly. But it should be because of this that Muzan kept him around to prevent him from encountering danger one day. Whether he uses Rinko to escape or uses Rinko as food, it will be very useful."

"If she is so important and so unique, then why is Rinkou treated as an outcast?"

"Because of Nezuko. Since a demon that can overcome sunlight has appeared, the other demons are no longer important."

"But even if you have Nezuko, why would you choose to abandon Rinko? Wouldn't it be safer to keep Rinko while looking for Nezuko?"

"..."

Yes, why.

Tamayo asked herself.

Did she know the answer, she asked herself.

Couldn't she guess the answer?

she asked herself.

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The human body is undoubtedly fragile and human life is undoubtedly short.

Maybe that's why.

As Kyojuro said, it is precisely because human life is short and limited that we strive to do everything with all our might, constantly passing on things that cannot exist. We hope to smooth out the gaps created by time and allow everything to continue.

If time is a hurdle, then humans are the weak beings standing in front of that hurdle, constantly looking into the distance. They realize that humans cannot jump over such a cliff, and that they cannot grow wings.

So humans decided to build a bridge with their own hands to cross this endless cliff. If this generation fails, the next generation will continue to work hard until one generation can cross such a cliff and move on to the next generation.

Perhaps it is precisely because time creates a sense of urgency that humans work harder than ghosts.

But Lingguang sometimes felt that God was a little unfair. Everything he had mastered after a long time could be caught in such a short time.

The progress of Shimi and Obana was visible to the naked eye. From being able to fight one against three without any pressure in the beginning to being able to concentrate when fighting one against three now, this was inevitably due to his help, but Rinkou was not too happy. He did not think that this could be considered his credit. Even if he was not there, there would be others. Even if there were no others, as long as there was time, it would only be a matter of time for Shimi and Obana to achieve such an achievement.

"Rinko was really helpful."

So when Wuyilang said this.

"No, I didn't. I didn't do anything."

After a moment of stunned silence, Lin Guang shook his head in denial.

"Just listen to me when I tell you you're awesome. Don't say any nonsense. You're such a clueless brat."

Shiya's attitude was not good as usual, but Lin Guang already knew that this man was just used to using ferocity as his only external expression. Even when he agreed, he acted like he was angry.

"Since you are strong enough to become an upper rank, why were you left there?"

Xiao Banai spoke abruptly. Lingguang didn't have a very deep impression of this man because he was more accustomed to silence and to expressing the most meaning with the least words. He remembered those sharp eyes, like a prying poisonous snake.

"Because of Nezuko, because of the appearance of a special being like Nezuko, I am useless. I don't have any fighting skills. After all these years, all I can do in a battle is barely protect myself. After all, I am weak and can't protect anything."

Lin Guang tilted his head and even raised a smile on his face. Although it was a smile, a gentle smile, a smile with the corners of his mouth raised, but Muichiro looked at his unconsciously frowned brows and couldn't say anything.

"Nezuko, you are really very important to Muzan."

Shimi leaned on his wooden sword, lowered his head and looked at the ground, and spoke after a long time.

"Yes, it is very important."

"So, how important is it?"

Obana narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze swept over the silent Muichiro, passed by Shimizu who lowered his head, and finally locked on Rinko's face who was looking at him.

"Nezuko, how important is she? Compared to you, is Nezuko more important?"

"Um......"

The deliberately prolonged tone proved that the boy was thinking hard. This long tone was slightly longer than any other they had heard before, and it was obvious that the boy was trying hard to organize his words.

"If I were to give you an example, if I could be traded for Nezuko, you would probably agree immediately. After all, Nezuko has already overcome the sun."

"are you sure."

"Yeah, I probably wouldn't hesitate for even a second."

Lin Guang smiled again.

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"Because in his opinion, Nezuko is more important than Rinko."