"Life can never be measured so easily!"
The words of Gyomei Himejima caused a sudden silence to fall over the room.
Then, Gyomei Himejima looked at Teiichi and said, "This time, Kato sacrificed a villain to find the ghost. So next time, if he needs bait to find the ghost and can't find the villain, won't Kato find a good person instead?"
His words Teiichi Gyomei Himejima lower his head and start thinking.
His emotions told him he shouldn't do such a thing, but his reason told him that doing it was the best choice.
After all, people are bound to die eventually. If we let the ghosts live a little longer, the number of people who die will far exceed the number of people we use as bait!
This is why I used people as bait this time!
And I don't regret it at all!
But the key issue is!
This time, I've encountered some bad people; I can use them as bait.
But what if I don't encounter any bad people next time?
Seeing that Teiichi didn't reply, Gyomei Himejima continued, "What if sacrificing one good person could save 10 or 20 people?"
The powerful words left Teiichi momentarily lost in thought.
Isn't this just like the trolley problem from a previous life?
A madman tied five innocent people to the tram tracks.
An out-of-control trolley was heading towards them and would run them over in moments.
Fortunately, you can pull a lever to move the trolley onto another track.
However, the problem is that the madman Ueya tied someone to another tram track.
After pondering for a long time with his head down, Teiichi slowly said, "If it were me, I would probably choose to sacrifice that one person to save more people!"
"That's the problem! For Kato, life has been quantified. As long as the profit is enough, it's something Kato can do!" Gyomei Himejima said.
Teiichi said, "But that's the reality. You're faced with two options: either fewer people die, or more people die!"
After hearing Teiichi's words, Gyomei Himejima turned to look at Kyojuro.
"If Kyojuro were in this situation, what would he choose?"
Kyojuro Rengoku shouted, "If it were me, I wouldn't stay there indefinitely, and I wouldn't let any ordinary person die in front of me!"
???
No, the only options were A or B, but you chose C?
Teiichi looked at Kyojuro and asked, "Let me ask you another question."
If you encounter a ghost in the future that you can't defeat, but you can escape from.
But there's someone behind you; if you run away, he will die.
In this situation...
Would you choose to run away, or fight the demon to the death?
Kyojuro replied, "I will choose to fight the demons to the death and protect those behind me!"
Have you considered the consequences of your choice?
Kyojuro replied firmly, "Even if I die in battle, I will resolutely protect those behind me!"
Teiichi poured cold water on Kyojuro.
But the result may not be what you expect.
The final result might be that you die in battle, and you fail to protect those behind you.
The evil spirit will go and kill even more people later.
And because you died, you lost the ability to protect many people!
In terms of the workload of the task force, your choice may indirectly lead to the deaths of dozens or even hundreds of people!
"This..." Kyojuro Rengoku's resolute words finally trembled slightly.
Teiichi's words made him doubt his own choice for the first time.
Should you choose to save the one person behind you, or go and save the many more hidden behind them?
Upon hearing this question, the others also began to think about it seriously.
Previously, no one had ever explained this kind of thing to them so clearly.
Even if the situation described above actually occurs when encountering a ghost, there isn't much time for them to think it through.
Furthermore, their upbringing would lead them to rush forward and fight the demons to the death without hesitation.
But Teiichi this kind of thing was blatantly exposed, they had no choice but to start thinking.
Was it to save the person behind them?
Or should we save the many more people hidden behind this person?
A silence fell over the room.
a long time.
"I will still choose to fight to the death against the demons!"
Kyojuro Rengoku's words rang out again, this time his voice even more resolute.
"If I see it, I will never allow any life to be harmed by ghosts in front of me!"
"If you can't even protect the people behind you, how can you protect others?"
"Furthermore, protecting people from demons is the responsibility of us Demon Slayer Corps members!"
"I, Kyojuro Rengoku, will never shirk this responsibility!"
The powerful words rang out in the room, and the people who were initially hesitant became more resolute in their beliefs after hearing Kyojuro's words.
Gyomei Himejima clasped his hands together, "That's right! As Pillars, we cannot allow people to be harmed by demons in front of us!"
Inside the room, everyone nodded in agreement.
This is not just simple agreement, but a profound resonance of each other's beliefs.
However, Teiichi seemed somewhat out of place amidst this unwavering tide.
Seeing everyone nod in agreement, Teiichi stood there stunned, his heart filled with disbelief.
No, I've explained the underlying interests to you so clearly, and you still chose to fight?
Are you guys really that stubborn?
Seeing that everyone present agreed with Kyojuro Rengoku's approach, Teiichi couldn't help but sigh.
Are these people out of their minds?
The benefit of this choice is clearly negative...
Click!
A bolt of lightning flashed through Teiichi's mind.
Teiichi suddenly felt a little dazed.
His gaze swept across the faces of everyone present.
He suddenly realized that he was different from the people present.
He joined the Demon Slayer Corps because he knew he would ultimately win!
Because I knew that it would eventually have a happy ending.
But those of you here don't know that!
They all joined the Demon Slayer Corps when their future was uncertain!
Even in the final battle, each of them fought with a death-or-death resolve, unsure of their ultimate victory!
If the Demon Slayer Corps is wiped out and Muzan becomes the ultimate being in the end, would I join the Demon Slayer Corps?
I'm afraid not!
Because at that time I would have thought that joining the Demon Slayer Corps was pointless!
Unless you can solo Muzan.
So, will they?
His gaze swept across each person's face.
Although they didn't answer, the answer seemed to be emerging in their own minds!
Yes!
They will!
Even if it doesn't succeed in the end!
Even if they all die in the end!
but!
They will ultimately join the Demon Slayer Corps without hesitation!
This moment.
Teiichi clearly realized this.
To myself and everyone here.
They are not the same kind of people!
Almost everyone present was a staunch idealist.
To achieve their ideals, they are willing to abandon everything, including their own lives.
Even if this ideal is likely to fail in the end, they don't care; they never thought they would definitely succeed when they were pursuing it.
This is also why they chose to save the person behind them when faced with the question they had just raised.
But I am a realist.
Everything I'm doing now is because I'll eventually succeed!
When making choices, they tend to choose the option with the greater benefit.
Nothing had changed inside the room, but in that instant, a realization dawned on me.
Teiichi suddenly felt an awkwardness about being in this room, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
The conversations of the people in the room seemed to drift further and further away from me.
" Teiichi! Teiichi!"
After a long while, Teiichi back to reality at Kanae's soft call.
Looking up at the crowd, he saw that everyone was looking at him, with Kagaya Ubuyashiki even raising his hand. He wondered what they had been talking about while he was lost in thought.
However, Teiichi no longer cared about these things, and slightly parted her lips.
"I'm leaving the team!"