Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

What does the Upper Rank represent? Top-tier combat power, absolute strength, a high status, and some privileges.

Although Rinko was not an Upper Rank before, he still enjoyed privileges; but now that he has become a non-staff member of the Upper Rank, he does not have the same strength or status.

Douma. Akaza. Even Cola and the others still acted recklessly towards him.

To Rinko, it didn't seem to make any difference.

The words engraved in the eyes do not affect the field of vision. Lin Guang himself cannot see those words. The feeling of seeming to have gained something but actually not gaining it becomes clearer and clearer. This realization prompts Lin Guang to quickly put this inexplicable meeting behind him.

Hantengou's wariness towards him disappeared as they got along. Cola was right, Rinko was still the same Rinko, still fragile and powerless. Rinko was only good at hide-and-seek and cat and mouse. He didn't become stronger, nor did he feel proud of it.

Everything remains the same.

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"What."

The boy raised his head, as if he had heard something, without warning. This action attracted the attention of the four ghosts.

"Cola, didn't you call me?"

"No - is the little kid's brain damaged because he's been hungry for too long?"

Cola is good at blaming all the bad things on Rinkou's abnormal appetite, and trying to use this opportunity to make him eat something.

"No, not yet."

Cola kept a distance from him, with an undisguised smile on his face, which was slightly different from when he was playing a prank, and he was just teasing him.

He certainly didn't say anything. So did he hear it wrong?

Lin Guang opened his mouth and bit the flesh that was holding the cola against his lips, but his eyes did not linger.

But he heard it clearly.

Kele read out his name. The previous conversation was not clear, but Lin Guang caught the name very accurately and there was no mistake.

The sound was very close, like a can of Coke opening in his ear.

"My stomach will explode if I eat any more. Coke."

The consequence of his distraction was that he let the unbridled Coke feed him to his heart's content. The feeling of fullness in his stomach was unfamiliar to Rinko. He felt satisfied, yet at the same time, he felt an inexplicable chill down his spine. It didn't seem like it was a good thing.

The little hand fell on the abdomen, and the stomach had a rounded curve, which attracted Coke's interest.

"Really? - Look, the little one is already full after eating just a little bit."

The boy was easily lifted up, his buttocks off the ground, and his broad palms pressed on his soft abdomen. The filled stomach was soft and flexible. They were having fun, and the thoughts in Lin Guang's mind were also thrown away.

He didn't think that the call was an illusion, but he didn't remember it for long.

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Rinko doesn't like the sun.

Because objectively speaking, sunbathing can cause death, and also because of subjective intuitive "dislike".

There's a difference between dislike and hate. Hate is a very serious word. No matter what it is used on, it means that the relationship between the two parties has reached an irreversible point. Rinkou hasn't faced a situation that requires such a serious word yet, so even if he were to face Douma, he would only say that he doesn't like it that much.

Anyway, because of this premise, Rinkou's way of dealing with the daytime has been the same for decades: sleeping.

I fall asleep as soon as the sun rises and don't open my eyes again until it gets dark.

Lin Guang likes to sleep. Because he always dreams, and dreams help him recall the past that is about to be forgotten. Every dream is like a review and experience of the past. He likes to sleep.

Most of the time, Rinko's dreams are dominated by Muzan. This is not surprising, because Muzan occupies the entire boy's memory, and is interspersed with every transition node. The frequency and number of his appearances, as well as Rinko's deep impression of him, will make Muzan appear more frequently in his dreams than others.

After following Hantengou for a long time, Rinko would often dream about some scenes of his interactions with Xi Nu Ai Le. The long-term interactions created too many memories, but Rinko could not remember them, so he always dreamed about them.

This is not surprising.

"Is this true? It's a little kid, am I seeing things?"

"I guess you're right, because I'm actually standing here."

Lingguang walked slowly to the front of Cola. The usually cheerful boy did not pick him up immediately. Instead, he tilted his head and looked left and right, up and down. When Lingguang was about to say something else, Cola returned to normal, hugged him and stood up.

The boy, whose feet were off the ground, was spun around twice by the older boy who was holding him tightly.

"It's really a little bean, and you can catch it! It really makes me happy——"

It wasn't completely normal. At least Rinko didn't understand why Cola would say something so strange.

"Why are you here?"

The voice was filled with pent-up anger, and the low tone was heavier than usual. Lingguang couldn't break free from Kele's arms, and could only try to tilt his head to look over Kele's shoulder to see the 'head of the family'.

"Is there anything wrong with me being here?"

The boy's doubts didn't seem fake.

Lin Guang was indeed learning to disguise some emotions from this group of eccentric guys, but this was not an act, and the accumulated anger was obvious.

But, how is it possible...

"Who cares if it's right or not! It's such a joy to have the little one come and play with us! So joyful—"

"That's cause for celebration. Right?"

The person who rescued Lingguang became the next prisoner, but at least this person was weaker and his spine was not easily broken.

"But how is it possible... How could the boy appear here...?"

Ai Jue's eyebrows, which were already difficult to relax, were completely furrowed together, and the confusion and bewilderment were almost becoming tangible. Under normal circumstances, Lin Guang would sit down and have a good chat with Ai Jue, trying to ease his depression.

But the current situation is not an ordinary one, and Cola and Kongxi are obviously not going to let him go easily.

Although everyone's behavior was a bit strange, Lin Guang didn't find it strange at all. He didn't try to pursue the meaningless questions.

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Lin Guang woke up at the moment of sunset. Before the afterglow was completely blocked and the heat had not yet retreated, the boy opened his eyes.

"I felt like I had a very strange dream..."

No matter how many times he saw it, Hantengou felt that it was scary for Rinko to be able to sleep motionless for a whole day. If a ghost hunter came at this time, wouldn't they all be unable to escape? He couldn't escape with a child. He was very weak and needed Rinko to protect him well.

Moreover, Rinko is now Upper Rank Zero, which makes him much higher than him in the order of rank, so he should be protected better.

"Since it's dark, let's go out and take a look."

Lin Guang invited Hantengou, calling the old man who was mumbling something out from the corner, to carry out the night operation.

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"I'm so glad you're still alive—I thought you were dead."

It wasn't a pleasant thing to say. Lin Guang knew it wasn't a curse, but it still sounded strange.

"What nonsense are you talking about... Ah, come to think of it, I had a very strange dream, and the Coke in the dream was also weird like this."

Lin Guang was not stingy in sharing his dreams. When they talked about it unintentionally before, Lin Guang would tell them everything honestly, so he didn't think there was anything strange about his feelings this time. But when he was ready to face Cola's rebuttal, Cola didn't say what he expected, but took him out of his arms and held him high.

"That wasn't a dream, Rinko-chan."

Lin Guang blinked very slowly, and many thoughts flashed through his head in an instant. The person in front of him was Coke, and the person who was talking was also Coke. Coke's mouth was opening and closing, and he said that it was not a dream.

What is not a dream.

Wasn’t what happened last night a dream?

?

Is this true or not? Does Coke know what he is talking about?