Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Doubting an obedient and sensible child is a very stressful thing.

The pressure is compounded by the fact that the suspect is a seemingly harmless and vulnerable child.

With slender hands and feet, pale skin, and legs that can only support the body to the limit, he doesn't look like an evil ghost, let alone one that can kill people.

But the more this happened, the more confused Makijuro became.

How could such a fragile child be out playing after dark? Did his family completely ignore him? How could a child so fragile that he couldn't stand the sun and slept all day be running around at night?

Ice-cold body temperature, a body that has not grown. In just a few years, a child of this age should be growing fast, but Lin Guang looks almost the same as when they first met a few years ago.

There are too many things that are hard to understand, and the problems between the two of them are about to become a thick wall that cannot be moved.

Makijuro spent the entire day thinking and finally made up his mind.

If it turns out that he was just overthinking it, he would sincerely apologize to Lin Guang and explain his mistakes. Even if he is not forgiven, he deserves it. But if Lin Guang is really a dangerous ghost, he will personally deal with this poor child who is still unaware of it, and then visit him to find out what is going on.

Everything will be concluded tonight.

Makijuro considered a gentler, more subtle approach, but being gentle and subtle would also involve others, and implicating innocent people wasn't the Demon Slayer Corps' style, much less his. He'd also considered a more direct approach, but before he could truly determine that Rinkou was a demon, he wouldn't draw his blade against a boy.

There is a compromise solution. The biggest difference between ghosts and humans, apart from their flamboyant appearances, is their perception of food. Ghosts eat humans but not human food. In addition to being afraid of sunlight, they also hate wisteria flowers.

There is a Wisteria House not far from here. There are many wisteria flowers planted there, and there is also food for humans, but there are also swordsmen resting there. It is not appropriate to bring a boy who might be a ghost there. Makijuro is just going there to find some things.

The scent of wisteria flowers has no effect on humans, but evil spirits will hide far away if they smell it.

Even a powerful ghost cannot tolerate the fragrance of the flowers. This is a more subtle approach, but the effect can be seen directly.

And if Rinko is not averse to wisteria flowers, it would be a good idea to give them to her as a protection. After all, Rinko always appears at night, and it would be troublesome if she encountered a ghost.

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"You're here early."

It wasn't long after dark, and like every other time Makijuro had seen him, the boy appeared without warning. He made almost no sound as he walked, and his presence wasn't strong, and his petite figure made it difficult to draw attention. It wasn't until the sound of his voice that Makijuro noticed Rinkou standing behind him.

"We agreed! Of course I can't keep you waiting! Is this how you always sneak out of the house?"

Makijuro squatted down and stretched out his hand to him. Rinkou did not walk directly into his arms to let him hug him, but instead stretched out his hand and grabbed his left hand.

Makijuro's expression didn't change at all, but his free right hand subconsciously tightened, but he also let Rinkou walk on his left side, holding the hand next to the long sword lying in its sheath.

"I did tell you in advance. If they found out I was missing and couldn't find me, they would be very worried."

This is of course not referring to Muzan, but to Ti. Although he often comes here to make new friends, he does not necessarily go to find Muzan every time. Sometimes Rinko just comes to chat with Makijuro.

But at least you have to tell Lei that you are going out to play, otherwise you won’t be able to find him in the whole mountain, and who knows if Lei will chase you. Generally speaking, Lei will not leave the mountain, but if you can’t find him, it is a special case.

"That's true! If you sneak out without saying anything, people will definitely be worried!"

Makijuro walked slowly forward with Rinkou. The boy, whose hand was held, looked around, his nose twitching as if he was sniffing something, and his free right hand went from relaxed to slightly tense.

"Yeah. Not bad... Come to think of it... Did you bring anything with you? I've been smelling something I haven't seen before..."

Rinko looked around and finally set his sights on Makijuro. Because of the hand he was holding, his haori was lifted up, and it seemed that something was pressed under the long sword.

"Yeah! I asked a friend for this sachet made of wisteria flowers because ghosts hate the smell! So I planned to give it to Rinkou who always comes out at night! It would be bad if she ran into a ghost!"

Makijuro released his hand, and the haori fell and was lifted up. His left hand held the scabbard and lifted it slightly. There was indeed an exquisite sachet pressed underneath, which was stuck on the belt like the blade.

"I was planning on showing it to you, the boy, later! But you have a very sensitive nose!"

Lin Guang subconsciously reached out, tightened the hand holding the scabbard, and moved the long sword away again. Lin Guang then reached out and took the sachet off his belt, looking at the delicate pattern on it with curiosity.

"Because it's a scent I've never smelled before. Is it the scent of flowers? It smells nice."

The sachet was brought in front of him, and what he could smell was a scent that Lin Guang had never smelled before. But considering what the other party had just said, it made sense that ghosts hated this smell. Other ghosts probably avoided it after getting a little bit of it, so they had never smelled it before.

"That's great if you like it. I'll help you bring it!"

The joy expressed by Makijuro was something Rinko had never seen before. The smile on his face became even brighter at this moment. It was like a flame, and it looked like a little sun.

"You look so happy, even though I'm the one who received the gift, and I haven't given you a gift in return yet."

Rinkou cooperated by raising his arm so that Makijuro could hang the small sachet on the waistband of his pants.

"To be honest, I was worried that Rinkou was a ghost! But ghosts can't tolerate the smell of wisteria flowers! So I'm very happy now! I'm very sorry! I was always suspicious of you! I asked you out today because I wanted to find out if you are related to a ghost!"

After hanging up the sachet, Makijuro remained half-kneeling on the ground and spoke seriously to Rinkou. There didn't seem to be any shame on his face, and his tone didn't sound like an apology at all, but every word he said was an apology.

Ah... I see. No wonder he felt that Purgatory looked strange today, and seemed so tense all the time.

I used to think he was a ghost, but now I feel sorry for not being a ghost...

"No, it's okay. There's nothing to apologize for. You're a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, so it's normal for you to think that way... And you didn't chop off my head to verify your hypothesis. I'm the one who should be thanked."

Lin Guang's tone was calm, and every word he said was true.

But he felt as if every word he said was not right. How should he face such a special occasion? Lin Guang asked himself.

He's the one who should really apologize, right?... But he didn't lie to Makijuro either... He shouldn't be apologizing for this.

But Makijuro thinks that being a ghost isn't something he needs to apologize for...

It's really troublesome...

Lin Guang sighed silently in his heart.