Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 162 Disappearance

So what should we do now?

Zenitsu asked himself in his heart.

Didn’t he come here to look for someone? Aren’t there still ghosts here, even upper-rank ones.

No, it should be said that there is a ghost sitting in front of him.

But why was he just sitting here trying to teach a ghost how to play the shamisen.

Shouldn't he leave quickly, take the news away, tell Tanjiro and the others, and then tell Tengen, or at least just leave first.

As for finding someone or anything else, put it aside for now. After all, your own life is the most important thing, and nothing seems safe now.

There were many things he could do, but none of them included just sitting here as if he were really a member of Kyogokuya, trying to teach a child, and then expecting the child to learn well and then receive guests as soon as possible.

This is not right.

"Shanzi is really amazing..."

A childish voice sighed softly, and while saying this, his hands followed the movements, playing the shamisen as he had just demonstrated.

There is no doubt that Lin Guang is a good student. Although the boy does not have the same ears as him, his senses are more sensitive than those of ordinary people. Whether it is observation with his eyes or discrimination with his ears, his learning ability is excellent enough. With his simple guidance, he can master the way of playing as soon as possible.

The boy connected the discontinuous notes into a nice melody.

"well-done."

He encouraged Lin Guang and observed his every move and every word.

But he actually couldn't figure it out.

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After all, why would a ghost just sit here, saying that he wanted to be friends with him, and really come to him every day, sticking with him almost all the time, and even like now, holding a shamisen and asking him to teach him how to play.

As an upper-rank, he didn't kill anyone, didn't cheat anyone, and just hid here doing nothing, just to make friends with someone? He came to see him every day, but didn't do anything suspicious or dangerous, just to talk to him, tell stories, and learn from him.

No purpose at all?

Can such a guy be considered a demon? Can he become an upper-rank demon?

"This is the wrong play."

It was a very subtle difference, and others probably wouldn't be able to hear it, but it was Zenitsu who was sitting here, and his ears detected the difference in an instant, so he stretched out his hand to signal to stop, and his fingertips lightly touched a certain spot on the strings. The boy who stopped playing hesitated and tried to pluck it, but the syllable was still wrong. After trying several times, he still couldn't find the correct position.

Zenitsu had to move the hand holding the plectrum to the correct position. As he exerted force, the plectrum moved the strings, and this time the sound was consistent with his memory.

"Is this right?"

Zenitsu nodded slightly.

"Yeah, well done. Rin's a quick learner."

The praise brought a smile to the boy's face. He always seemed to be easily satisfied. Just tell him about things outside, some trivial things that were insignificant to Zenitsu, and the boy would be happy to listen.

This is very strange, really very strange. Rin should be the Upper Zero who was emphasized before. Every feature corresponds to the boy mentioned by Tanjiro. He is undoubtedly a ghost, but he doesn't look like a ghost at all.

Ghosts aren't good at disguising themselves. They try, but it's always clumsy. However, Rinko's disguise is so sophisticated that Zenitsu can barely discern it. No one around him realizes something's wrong with the boy, and if his ears hadn't revealed the truth, he probably wouldn't have believed what he was seeing.

Rinkou didn't ask him about the Demon Slayer Corps or demons, just like an ordinary child. He asked him about the sky, the river, the birds, when the fruits on the trees would ripen, what last night's dessert tasted like, and whether he liked the new spices in the store.

Rinko asked him everything that had nothing to do with ghosts.

"Shanzi has a great ear and teaches well, so he learns so quickly."

Lin Guang smiled at him, and the shamisen in his hand was plucked, from slow to fast, from stumbling to gradually smooth, the student showed the teacher the results of the day.

Tomorrow is the day to meet with Tanjiro and Tengen. They will exchange information and the story of Rinko will also be told. It is said that the lord is also looking for this strange boy. Maybe all the confusion he is experiencing now will have an answer at that time.

"Shanzi's ears are very sharp. It seems he can hear everything."

"Alright, okay."

The boy's praise was completely sincere, and there was no trace of distractions or malice in his eyes when he looked at him. Zenitsu was often deceived, but he felt that the boy had not deceived him again.

Whether it was the expression on his face or the words that came out of his mouth, it was all real.

"If there's anything wrong, Zenko will notice it immediately."

Rinko had a bright smile on her face, but the words she said were a little strange. Zenitsu was not sure whether this sentence had a deeper meaning, so he just asked cautiously.

"Rin, what do you mean...? Something's wrong..."

His question received no immediate answer, as the boy simply smiled at him, his head tilted slightly to the side.

"Yoshiko...should understand the meaning of this better than I do..."

A subtle silence.

Only the sounds of breathing and heartbeat are clearest.

"Then let's stop here for today. I have to go back to find the oiran Warabihime. Otherwise, she will be angry if she can't find me when she returns."

The boy picked up the shamisen, stood up and bowed to Zenitsu.

"Thank you for teaching me this today."

Then, without waiting for Zenitsu to think or say anything, he turned around and walked towards the door on his own.

The footsteps came one by one from near to far, just like when Lin Guang said goodbye to him at the appointed time every day, there was nothing different.

The boy walked to the door, seemed to remember something, turned around and waved at him gently.

Zenitsu subconsciously raised his hand to respond, but the door was closed by the boy the next second.

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The sound of the door closing and the sound of the ribbon rang out simultaneously, and there was a brief muffled sound in the room, but the sound was too soft, so soft that it could not be heard by the people upstairs. Only Lin Guang who was standing at the door could catch it.

But he seemed not to hear it. After the door closed, he turned around and walked away step by step with the shamisen in his arms. The room behind him was getting farther and farther away from him.

Shanzi is a very good friend.

Lin Guang likes this new friend. It's great that the new friend is willing to tell him stories, answer his questions, solve his confusions one by one, and even teach him to play the shamisen.

Even though his friend was from the Demon Slayer Corps and had very sensitive ears, so sensitive that he could distinguish between humans and demons, when Rinkou first met him, even though his disguise was flawless, he could still clearly catch the other person's contracted pupils.

But this is not important and will not have any impact. Rinkou has many friends from the Demon Slayer Corps, and some of them already know that he is not human. So he is full of patience and curiosity towards people like Yoshiko. The other party knows that he is a demon, but is still willing to be friends with him. Does this mean that others may continue to be friends with him? He is not sure, but maybe this is an answer that he can find out personally.

But why did everything turn out like this? Lin Guang asked himself.

This cannot be blamed on anyone. If someone must have made a mistake, then the only one who should be held responsible is himself.

Because he remembered who this face, this hair color belonged to.

Zenko is not Zenko, not a girl, but the yellow-haired girl who was always sleeping beside Tanjiro and whom he had seen on the Infinity Train.

Since this guy is here, it means that Tanjiro is here too.

It was hard to say whether the pillars he knew would be there too.

If this guy let the news that he was here, or that there was a ghost here, he would have to face some choices.

Locking up Zenko was not a good option, but Rinko could not think of a better way.