Demon Slayer: Upper 0 seems to be a waste

Chapter 208 Noisy

What is it like to have evil spirits appear in the organization responsible for killing evil spirits?

It would be most appropriate to ask Shinobu Kocho this question.

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Fate always seems to like playing jokes on people.

The people who are most unwilling to accept the existence of ghosts and the most unwilling to forgive the existence of ghosts, however, see evil ghosts coming to them again and again.

Once upon a time, it was Tanjiro, with his sister Nezuko.

Now it's Rinko.

Maybe she should be thankful that at least Rinkou came alone and didn't bring anyone related to him?

After all, the other pillars said that Rinko was always accompanied by other upper-rank members, and it seemed that they were shouldering the responsibility of protection. Maybe she should be thankful that there was no one around Rinko this time, and only herself was left.

But if there was a human being by Rinko's side to supervise her, like Tanjiro looks after Nezuko, it sounds like she would be able to relax a little more.

At least it won't be like it is now, where I have to keep smiling and talk endlessly to a guy who doesn't follow the doctor's advice to rest well and another little guy who doesn't completely obey the supervisor's words.

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"Hey! Is it really okay? That's the poison developed by Miss Shinobu herself! The poison developed by Miss Shinobu is very powerful! It is said that if you get even a little bit of it, you will have problems!"

The high-pitched voice echoed loudly in the ward, and the closed windows amplified the sound, causing veins to bulge slightly on Shinobu's forehead. If you're injured, you should rest well and not make loud noises...

"As you can see, there's nothing wrong at all. Shinobu said that since he hadn't tried it on an upper-rank person and wasn't sure of the dosage, he injected a needle into it first to test the effect..."

The last syllable failed to come out successfully. Tanjiro was completely stunned when the first half of the sentence came out. After the second half of the sentence was made clear, Tanjiro was obviously frightened. His face was full of anxiety and worry. Rinkou, who was kneeling on the hospital bed, was grabbed by two hands, and the next second his buttocks left the bed.

"Is everything really alright?! Isn't there something wrong with Rinko?!"

The anxious tone revealed concern, but the concern seemed a little too clear, and the emotions and actions seemed a little extreme. The hands held up the boy and shook him back and forth, as if he suspected that Lin Guang's head would be the first part destroyed by the poison.

"No, absolutely not. Nothing's wrong with me. I'm fine. As you can see, I have all my limbs intact."

Rinko cooperated by opening her arms while being lifted high, showing Tanjiro her healthy and intact limbs, trying to calm Tanjiro down, but it was obvious that there was a huge difference between humans and demons in their understanding of "it's okay".

So much so that this explanation became evidence that Tanjiro was convinced that Rinko's head was damaged.

It wasn't until Tanjiro himself rolled up Rinko's sleeves and trouser legs to confirm that her limbs were healthy and intact that his expression finally relaxed a little, and the boy finally sat down on the bed again. But it was only for a moment. Before Tanjiro was about to unbutton Rinko's collar for a thorough inspection, Shinobu finally spoke up to stop such extreme behavior.

"Don't worry, Tanjiro. I've been concerned about Rinko's health. He'll be absolutely fine. After all, Rinko is my friend, and I don't want him to get hurt outside of combat."

The attending physician's words were like a shot in the arm, finally allowing Tanjiro to calm down from his worries and finally have time to think about other problems.

"As you can see, it's completely fine, Tanjiro. There's not even a needle mark left from the injection."

Rinkou's temper was as good as ever. Even though Tanjiro looked at him over and over again and even nearly had his clothes lifted up, he didn't show any sign of impatience. The expression on his face didn't change at all until Tanjiro put him back on the bed and then he showed his smooth and white forearms to him. Shinobu vaguely felt that there was even a hint of pride in his tone.

"Is this an upper-rank demon... It's a poison that would kill ordinary demons instantly, but Rinko didn't have any problems after being injected. It's incredible..."

Tanjiro gently grasped the arm, lifted it up and put it down again, and checked it repeatedly but could not see any trace on the arm, let alone any signs of decay or poisoning. As Rinko said, there was not even a needle hole left from the injection. The arm looked much more delicate than Tanjiro's.

Tanjiro's expression now turned nervous again, but Shinobu wasn't sure whether that nervousness was due to the realization of Rinko's strength as an Upper Rank, or simply the worry that Rinko was poisoned but didn't realize it...

Maybe both.

No, but that's not the problem.

Shinobu clearly remembered that Rinko had decided to come check on Tanjiro because she was worried about his health after he hadn't been around lately. Shouldn't the conversation have focused on Tanjiro himself? How had it gotten this far?

Why would two guys who know nothing about poison and have no idea about it start having such a completely unprofessional discussion about how strong the Upper Rank's drug resistance is...

"Is it because the dosage of the medicine is insufficient? Or is it because upper-rank demons are more resistant to poison? How strange, I saw it completely rotten after just one cut... But then again, last time, it was also thrown with a kunai covered in poison, and it was quickly neutralized..."

Tanjiro muttered to himself thoughtfully, and Rinko tilted his head and looked at him, seemingly unaware of what such a topic symbolized. He did not try to change the subject, but instead joined in the discussion enthusiastically.

"Then why don't you try increasing the dosage next time? I'm totally fine with just this."

Such words are undoubtedly a dangerous topic, and even someone as slow-witted as Tanjiro realizes that something is wrong.

"No, no, no! I'm still very confident in Miss Shinobu's poison. Just because there's no problem now doesn't mean there won't be problems in the future. After all, it sounds more terrifying that Rinkou had no reaction after being injected with poison!"

The quarrel between one side trying desperately to stop and the other side wanting to continue trying because of the other's curiosity lasted for a long time, until Shinobu's patience ran out because of Tanjiro's loud shouting again, and this meeting came to an end.

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"I didn't mean to upset you..."

The gentle voice came from a relatively far distance, but the room was so small that even if the other party tried hard to shrink into the corner, he could not really hide himself. After all, there was no suitable hiding place in Shinobu's room. Shinobu didn't even need to look back, he could see with his peripheral vision that Rinkou was trying to hide himself behind the goldfish bowl, but the transparent fish bowl clearly exposed the boy's position.

Like a thief who only remembered to cover his ears.

Dumb and stupid.

"I'm serious..."

The little head poked out slightly from the top of the fish tank, first the frizzy short hair, then the blue eyes in the shadows under the hair, just half of it was exposed, enough for the other party to see Shinobu's movements clearly.

"I know I was wrong, so please don't be angry..."