Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 267 Sorrowful Island

The box was placed under the shade of a tree, away from the sun. The door was pushed open. The well-maintained mechanism did not make any teeth-grinding creaking sounds, but the most sensitive ears could still catch the slightest sound of the wooden board moving. The door was slowly pushed open, proving that the 'visitor' had awakened.

Breathing went from steady to stagnant, and during the brief pause, the sound of the heartbeat became clearer, each beat distinct, until the body's owner regained consciousness and the breathing returned. Clearly, the lack of oxygen had just occurred, yet the heart hadn't experienced a single ripple, and the breathing that had returned was also steady and gentle.

Then there was a slight noise from the box. I guessed that the other party had observed the surrounding environment and decided to start exploring it personally. There was a muffled sound, which was soft skin touching the hard ground. Perhaps it was a palm or a foot, which was pressed firmly on the ground after bearing the weight.

"Good afternoon, I'm sorry to bother you. Are you Gyouming Yu?"

The boy's voice was childish, gentle, and his tone was steady. To express uncertainty, the ending tone was deliberately raised but not ostentatious, almost the same as the heartbeat he heard.

"Yes. I think you are Rinkou. The ghost who looks like a human child."

Such a greeting was not polite, and Xingming was indeed not very polite. The decision made by the lord could not be disobeyed. Purgatory had always been firm, and Butterfly had argued for it, but even so, Xingming still had his own opinions about this "child" named "Rin Guang".

People always say that what you hear is not what you believe, but what you see is what you hear. But for him, if he can't see it, then what he hears is not what he believes.

Only when you really face it and observe with your heart can you make a more objective judgment.

Although they had not spent much time together, Xingming guessed in his heart that among these pillars, he was probably the one who could best see the true nature of this child.

Being unable to see has become a more objective condition at this time. The extremely deceptive appearance does not work on him. What his ears can capture is not only the gentle and tender voice of a child, but also something underneath that is different from that of humans.

sense of violation.

It is very difficult for humans to remain absolutely calm, because what they see, hear, and feel will cause different emotions to change. The voice will change, the pitch will become different, and the heartbeat will change, because emotions such as surprise, anger, and happiness will intensify.

Lin Guang's emotions did not change, surprise, confusion, uncertainty, all the emotions seemed real, but not real. Beneath the deliberately fabricated tones was a dull background, and below that was a steady heartbeat without any ripples.

"Yes, Rinko, Rin of winter, light of night. I hope we get along well, Gyomei."

Perhaps it was difficult to get along happily. Xing Ming silently came to a conclusion in his heart, but he did not express such thoughts openly, only responding dully.

"Hopefully we can get along."

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It doesn't look like they can get along happily at all...

Lin Guang looked at the man sitting on the ground. He was surrounded by burning fire, with heavy logs on his shoulders and stones piled up to form a fortress. When he greeted him, he answered with a low voice like thunder.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like he's trying to keep him at a distance. Yet, when he faces him, he doesn't get irritated by his bluntness like Minami, doesn't warm up to him quickly like Kyojuro, and doesn't greet him as often as Tanjiro. Ultimately, the other person's first words already reveal their attitude.

Like a ghost of a human child.

The last time I heard a description like this was from Shimi. Shimi was never satisfied with his appearance. He used to think it was a deliberate disguise, but later he used it as a starting point for ridicule.

The person in front of you clearly can't see, but still puts forward such a point of view. So the child is not the point, the resemblance is, right?

Do you think I'm pretending to be like this on purpose?

Of course, such questions would not come out of his mouth. Maybe he would have asked them in the past, but not now. People who don't like him don't need to spend their time on him, and his time doesn't need to be cherished specially. But Lin Guang didn't want to waste it on such people and things.

If you don't like someone, you just don't like him. There can be too many reasons and causes. If all your time and energy are spent on studying this aspect and all your time is given to people who don't like him, then how can you have extra time for those who like him?