Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

"The different human being you're talking about is this woman?"

The man let the boy touch him all over. The little hand pinched his palms, rubbed his arms, touched his chest, and poked his lower abdomen.

"It's amazing, it completely disappeared."

Rinko was a little slow to react and was surprised by Akaza's quick reaction and thorough concealment.

"Anyone can do this..."

Akaza, on the other hand, had no interest in this aspect. He simply hid the characteristics of a demon, hiding the tattoos on his body and the words in his eyes. Any of the Upper Ranks could easily do this. Moreover, compared to Muzan or Rinkou, who could completely hide their demonic aura, his little trick was nothing compared to the others.

But boys are always interested in these little tricks that have no practical use. Is it still the nature of a child after all...?

"That's about enough fun, right? Answer my question, Rinko."

Being treated like a novelty toy by a boy was a rare experience for Akaza. This role of being manipulated without resistance was usually filled by Rinkou, a role the boy always gladly accepted, dutifully fulfilling his duties as a doll. But for Akaza, this experience was far from pleasant.

"If you mean the 'human here' I mentioned earlier, then that's her. Kotonoha. She's one of Douma-sama's 'guests'. Pretty unusual, isn't it?"

Rinkou finally stopped touching and groping around this body that he had already looked up and down at countless times. Instead, he sat properly on Akaza's lap, responding in a low voice while looking at Douma and Kotonoha over there.

"It's not that rare... That guy is always like this, finding a woman to keep for fun, and then killing and eating her when he's had enough. Tsk."

From his expression to his tone, every detail revealed Akaza's disdain for such behavior.

Perhaps it's not just about this behavior, but also about Douma himself who is practicing this behavior.

"But Douma said he doesn't plan to eat Kotonoha anymore."

"oh......?"

These words made Akaza raise an eyebrow, but his eyes only stayed on Douma and Kotonoha for a short moment before retracting. Whether they were playing house or toys to tease, it didn't matter to him. They were just human beings, just human beings in the final analysis.

"You don't seem too surprised."

Rinko's head appeared in the center of Akaza's falling field of vision, the boy's eyes wide open, blinking, very close.

"Nothing he does is weird. He's weird enough... and annoying..."

Akaza didn't push away the head that was sticking to him, nor did he dodge. He just stated the facts calmly. Rinko made an "oh" sound and stepped back.

"So who is the other human?"

"Ok?"

This time, it was Rinkou who was confused. Akaza's question came out of nowhere, so suddenly that Rinkou had no idea what he was talking about.

"You just said, 'The humans here.' So, besides the humans here, who is the other one?"

The humans here are Douma's prey, toys, food, or innocent victims, it has nothing to do with him. He will not attack women, but he will not be interested in saving a stupid woman who is willing to die from Douma's territory.

He will just shake his fist at Douma to express his disapproval the next time they meet.

"Ah. Akaza is talking about Makijuro, right? He's a very interesting man, I think Akaza will like him very much!"

Lin Guang's tone was slightly higher, and the expression on his face seemed to be full of excitement.

"A human? I like that?"

Akaza raised an eyebrow and tapped Rinkou's forehead with his finger, repeatedly tapping as if to remind her. For a moment, the human eyes flashed with words.

Although Lin Guang always reacts a little slowly, he doesn't think that by disguising himself as a human, he can really pretend to be a human... and even make friends with humans?

"Yes. Makijuro. Rengoku Makijuro. A man who looks like an owl, a warm-hearted man, a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, and a Pillar! He wields a form of fire we've never seen before."

Rinkou was speaking excitedly, his facial expression and tone of voice all reflected this. Akaza's raised brows furrowed slightly.

"You had private contact with the Pillar?"

This is the key point he captured.

Rinko had encountered many members of the Demon Slayer Corps before, but that was always when they had guardians around, and those were just ordinary members. The only two times she encountered the Pillars, at least they had Gyokutsu with them. Although the current Demon Slayer Corps members were indeed not up to par, but, that was Rinko.

"Yeah. But I'm fine, he didn't think there was anything wrong with me." He didn't realize I was a ghost.

Kotonoha was chatting with Douma nearby, so Rinko had to speak more tactfully.

"Didn't even notice."

Akaza didn't know whether to be surprised by Rinko's audacity and good luck, or by the Demon Slayer Corps' retreat. Given Rinko's personality, it went without saying that she would have played without restraint all night, and even then, the other party hadn't noticed at all...

The Demon Slayer Corps will probably be wiped out in two years.

Akaza secretly complained in his heart.

and many more......

one night?

Akaza belatedly looked towards the window that had been closed at some point. The window was tightly shut, the curtains were thick, not allowing any sunlight to penetrate, yet the light was indeed there, causing the room to be so bright...

"Rinko."

"Ok?"

The boy who was called raised his head, opened his eyes wide, tilted his head to show his curiosity, and his whole body revealed a message: he was very energetic.

"are not you sleepy?"

Lin Guang was stunned by this question.

He looked towards the window following Akaza's raised hand. The thick curtains prevented sunlight from coming in, but the brightness there was definitely not that bright during the day.

He also clearly remembered that they had been making trouble all night...it was almost dawn, so Douma was in a hurry to take action.

"what."

He was a little slower to realize the problem.

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The two people who had been hiding at the other end of the room for some reason since entering the room quietly moved farther and farther away when Kotonoha sat down to chat with Douma. When Kotonoha accidentally glanced over, the two people were already leaning against the wall opposite the room.

Why... didn't you come here specially?

Did Rinko seem to be close to Douma-sama last night? That pink-haired boy also seemed close to Rinko, but why didn't he come over and talk to Douma-sama instead of staying so far away? Is he giving them some space...?

When Qin Ye thought of this, she felt a sense of guilt for no reason. The other party had been busy all night just to get here, but he had to wait for her arrival.

"Douma-sama, shouldn't you ask them to come sit with you?"

Qinye felt guilty for occupying the time that a child and a guest who had traveled all night long should have spent together to catch up.

Douma raised an eyebrow, his expression impassive, revealing he had no problem with the division. Not to mention that this was his territory, Akaza was already an invader. As a last resort, Kotonoha was also someone he protected, so Akaza would be polite if he stayed away.

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

He sat up slightly and asked Qin Ye very seriously.

"Because Rinkou really likes Douma-sama, doesn't he? And he's also very close to that gentleman. Did I come here suddenly to disturb you?"

Qin Ye said this and wanted to get up and leave.

"No. Not at all. It's more like Kotonoha arrived at the perfect time."

Douma had no intention of stopping Kotonoha, he just smiled and shook his head.

"It's just that Rinko-chan and Akaza-dono haven't seen each other for ages, so they probably have a lot to discuss. But Kotonoha is right, we should have invited them over as well."

Douma sat up and looked over. When he looked over, he saw that the two people had just stopped discussing for a moment. It was unknown what they were thinking.

"Akaza-sama—Rinkou—would you like to come over and have a chat—"

"Do you want your head smashed in?"

It was a response that came as no surprise to anyone.