Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 151 Wandering Alone in the Fragrant Path of the Small Garden

The atmosphere was eerily quiet, and the silence seemed like hundreds of years had stretched between them. Only then did Rinko realize that he actually knew very little about Tamayo. Tamayo had been very good to him, so good to him that when Muzan said that Tamayo had escaped and become a traitor, he found it hard to believe and understand.

Of course he knew what the word traitor meant, and he also knew that Muzan's view of Tamayo had changed from a useful subordinate to a trouble that should be dealt with, but he didn't understand. He didn't understand how Tamayo, such a good ghost, so gentle, so friendly, so tolerant, a ghost who once took such good care of him, could become a "traitor" who was just across the river from him.

It's not escape, it's betrayal, which is a more serious word.

Rinko needs a lot of explanations and a lot of reasons. He is confused a lot, but Muzan only gives him conclusions and a final answer, because the process is not important to Muzan. What men seek is always the result.

Only Lin Guang has been hopelessly chasing one reason after another.

Time passed, and Tamayo was still very quiet, with only the lightest breathing sounds. Even the men who had been shouting just now remained silent. They were probably frightened by his words, but for Tamayo, surprise was perhaps even greater than fear.

Rinko could understand this surprise, just like he was sitting here now, still unable to understand why Tamayo would tell him that everything was Muzan's fault.

But Lin Guang was not actually worried about such an outcome. It didn't matter whether he was afraid, surprised, or disappointed. He had seen such scenes before. It was just the difference between Kyojuro on the train and Kyojuro off the train. The hand that held him before and later held the hilt of the knife that wanted to cut him off was still a warm hand, and the knife was there from beginning to end. The person was still the warm and sunny person in his memory. The only difference was that he was different from before, from a "ghost-like person" to a "ghost".

Perhaps Tamayo is also feeling this gap. However, for Tamayo, perhaps it is more appropriate to go from "a ghost that doesn't look like a ghost" to "a ghost."

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The stars moved slowly, and Tamayo was no longer surprised. Neither was Rinko. They sat opposite each other, and the distance between them was probably farther than the stars in the sky.

Hypotheses are always just hypotheses, at least for Lin Guang. His visions are always just imaginations. He lacks the interest to put them into practice, and has a certain indecisiveness that is not like that of a ghost.

Therefore, the illusory picture will not appear in front of your eyes, and the expected future is just a dream in your mind.

"I will pretend I haven't seen you before. You haven't been here. I became friends with a madman, and then that unlucky guy was killed by some ghost swordsman who passed by. That's it."

Lin Guang stood up. It was still dark, but he didn't want to stay here any longer. It was meaningless.

"Rinko..."

A soft call is like a warm campfire, a trap without sharp blades or cages.

"I haven't seen you since we parted in the bamboo forest, and I hope I never will again. This is the end of it."

The legs were raised with unswerving determination, step by step, slowly but firmly, the call dissipated in the wind, no one looked back, and all that remained was the abandoned past and the once confused soul.

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Lin Guang returned, earlier than ever before. He crawled in through the window, landed on the ground, walked to the wall, sat down, and quietly looked at the sky outside the window. His body was clean, without any dust or blood stains, and the small pot on his wrist still swayed with his arm as he walked.

Everything is the same as before.

But it was just on the surface. Jifutaro's gaze shifted over and fell on that face. Perhaps appearance could be hidden, but at least that mentally immature child still had not learned to hide his emotions. It was different from his usual dull appearance like a little wooden man. Similar but different, with a more relaxed posture, or perhaps a more tired look. His arms were resting on his raised knees, his head leaning against the wall, his eyes half closed, the darkness in his eyes almost blending with the night outside, and he exuded emotions from the inside out that could not be called good at all.

"Did I say it right?"

The tone was half teasing and half sarcastic, and the subconscious concern for a child like his sister who didn't have a smart brain was well hidden under the sharp words.

"Not really. He's dead. He was a madman after all. Killed by ghost hunters."

The boy spoke in a flat tone and sighed softly. Jifutaro's gaze lingered on him for a moment.

The emotions of disappointment and loss are too close, so it is not surprising to make a momentary misjudgment, but at least it is just death and not being deceived. The trauma of the soul is always more difficult to heal than the trauma of the body.

"It doesn't matter. Just find another ghost to play with. Ghosts are everywhere."

He slapped his palm on the boy's head. The soft short hair felt better than expected. Jifutaro rubbed it a few more times until the boy paid his attention to him.

"I'm serious. At worst, I can take you out to play."

Jifutaro squatted down and their eyes met, and the pair of eyes finally regained some clarity.

"it is good."

So the head was ravaged again.

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Thanks to the experience he had accumulated when dealing with humans, even when lying, Lin Guang could remain expressionless and his heartbeat would not change. Maybe he could actually be a very good liar, the kind who could steal all the candies from the shop at the door. Or maybe it was just because he convinced himself that as long as what he said overlapped with what he thought, this was reality, regardless of the actual situation. This was the reality he wanted and needed, so he was not lying, he was just telling the truth in his eyes.

But these are just excuses.

Lin Guang knew that he just didn't care.

When faced with disappointment, he would initially be surprised, find it difficult to accept, feel painful and unbearable, but now, great, he has begun to get used to it.

He was just a little disappointed about it.

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【tips：

Just a few words. If you are not used to reading, you can skip it, but it is still recommended that you take a quick look.

It can be considered an explanation and a supplement, and it’s okay to use it as an excuse.

Here are some explanations from a God's perspective on why Rinko looks so different in the first two chapters.

1. Why does Rinko look so different from before and suddenly so fierce/cruel?

2. Is Rinko ooc?

When explaining these two points, everyone needs to pay attention to one most important point. For Rinko, his minefield has always been very clear, that is Muzan. In the past, whether he helped others, played with the Demon Slayer Corps, or even saved whoever he helped, none of these conflicted with Muzan. Muzan allowed him to play around as long as he didn't get himself killed.

And these people will not cause any harm to Muzan. In short, there is no conflict of interest, so why can't they live in harmony?

The fundamental point of the breakup between Tamayo and Rinko is the irreconcilable difference in their perceptions of Muzan. To Rinko, Muzan is infinitely close to being a god and a father. For example, if Muzan said he wanted to eat him, Rinko would immediately get up and find Muzan to feed him, without even needing a reason or excuse.

And in Tamayo's eyes, Muzan is the mud on the ground, a plague, a cancer, an unforgivable and intolerable existence that should not exist in this world.

This fundamental difference is what I'm talking about. Rinko couldn't understand why Tamayo would betray Muzan and blame him. Similarly, Tamayo couldn't understand why Rinko, like Stockholm, simply listened to Muzan. She probably thought, "Ah, the child is young and ignorant, so it's okay to listen to his father. When he grows up, he'll understand her intentions."

But Rinko is not her child, never was. Rinko has always been just a temporary guest living in her place. She does not hold such a high place in Rinko's memory and is not worthy of comparison with Muzan.

So at the moment when the fundamental conflict broke out, Rinko would immediately make a choice. Tamayo and Muzan are incomparable. In addition, he had not recovered his memory at that time. It was completely reasonable for Rinko to attack Tamayo. He was even the saddest one because Tamayo betrayed his trust.

As for the part that seemed to be threatening Tamayo, it was actually not OOC, because his original intention was not to threaten or intimidate. He was just clearly expressing his position and stating the facts. It was more like a euphemism for expulsion rather than a threat.

3. Why did Rinko let Tamayo go?

This is my own thinking, because Rinkou has lost too much, he is beginning to learn to change, learn to accept. What he let go is not Tamayo, but the confused child in the past, the soul of the past. He gave up a part of himself in exchange for no longer being sad.

Of course, this is my understanding and interpretation, and it's reasonable to call it a quibble or an excuse. If you have any opinions/suggestions, views, or opinions, feel free to share them. But I hope you'll also @ me. After all, it's easier to see things clearly than to be corrected by others. This includes, but is not limited to, the typos throughout the article.]