One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 313: The Same Remnant Soul
"No, what's going on? This child has a soul that doesn't belong to her? Lily, can you see it?" Kaido knew that Lily's abilities included some spiritual power, so he asked quickly.

"No, I didn't see it. I didn't find anything abnormal about the soul of this child, Hiyori." Lily did not find any problems from her soul perspective.

"How should I put it? The extra soul in this child is very strange. It cannot be said that it does not belong to her. It is more like, I really don't know how to explain it. To give an inappropriate example, my Homies Zeus and Prometheus, although they are part of my soul, but after being made into Homies, they are no longer completely my soul. Then I pasted them back, but because they are no longer completely my soul, it feels awkward. But because it is essentially the same soul, you can't tell the difference if you don't look closely." The aunt thought about it, but really couldn't explain it, so she could only give an example.

"You mean, this child's soul was torn into pieces and then put together again?" Kaido frowned. Although he did not consider himself a good person, it was absolutely unforgivable to attack such a young child. Kaido had heard Big Mom say that physical pain is often not worth mentioning in the face of spiritual pain.

"No, the example I just gave is not quite appropriate. It's not that her soul was torn apart, but a broken soul that is exactly the same as hers was attached to her soul." The aunt felt that the more she explained, the more confused she became. She had never seen such a situation before. If she hadn't experienced the Pandora incident before, she really wouldn't have discovered the almost invisible tiny crack on Hiyori's soul.

"Wait, exactly the same? That's not right. No one's soul is exactly the same. Everyone's soul is different. Even the souls of twins are very different. It is impossible for two souls to be exactly the same." Lily, who also possesses soul powers, immediately noticed something was wrong and said immediately.

"That's what I'm curious about. I've never seen two souls that are exactly the same, but I'm sure I'm not mistaken. There is definitely a remnant soul in Hiyori's soul that doesn't belong to her, but is exactly the same as her original soul. This remnant soul should be unconscious, but it may carry some memories and may also affect some of the child's behaviors." The aunt was also helpless. She knew that there were no identical souls, even better than Lily. After all, Lily's ability only appeared after she was suspected to have awakened, and her fruit itself was of the soul type.

"Wait, if this remnant soul can influence Hiyori's behavior, then that can explain why Hiyori is afraid of me when she sees me, and why she has never been taught by anyone but has mastered etiquette by herself?" When Lily was still wondering how there could be two identical souls, Kaido's words instantly woke Lily up.

"That's right. If her fear of you can be attributed to the death of Kozuki Oden, then her manners are very abnormal. How can a child who is only three years old, less than four years old, have such good manners? She is just an ordinary human, not a fast-growing race like the demons. It is impossible for her to learn so many manners at the age of three. According to the information we have about Kuri, Kozuki Oden would definitely not teach her, and Kozuki Toki would not teach her either. As far as I know, Kozuki Toki only taught the child honorifics at most. In terms of behavior, the older Kozuki Momonosuke said in the intelligence that he did not have such complete etiquette."

Lily thought about it and felt that this situation was indeed not right. The etiquette education of the nobles of Wano Country starts at about eight to ten years old. Before that, they are just taught some simple titles. Even for the daimyo and the shogun, who start earlier, at around six years old, it is absolutely impossible to let a three-year-old child learn these. Children of this age cannot even take care of themselves, let alone learn those etiquettes that even adults have a headache learning. Moreover, she has learned it so well that it has almost been integrated into her every word and action. It has become muscle memory.

"Linling, can you separate this part of the soul?" Kaido asked. As he said before, since he agreed to adopt her as his daughter, Kaido would treat her as his own daughter. Kaido's first thought about the possible problems with Hiyori was to solve them. What's more, Kaido himself was a person who hated false formalities. Hiyori's standardized and somewhat fake etiquette made him feel very awkward, because this was not like a child at all. In Kaido's view, children should be lively, independent, and positive. Those things from adult society should not pollute children's innocence so early.

"It's difficult. Like I said, this soul is exactly the same as Hiyori's soul. It can almost be said to be Hiyori's soul, and the two souls have already merged a little. If I forcibly separate them, it is very likely that the child's original soul will be hurt. The souls of children under ten are very fragile. This is why I used to be kind to children under ten. Unlike the body, the soul reaches adulthood at the age of ten. This is why I used to think that people over ten are not considered children. The soul tax of the Ten Thousand Nations will not be collected from children under ten because separating the souls of children under ten will lead to some problems. The lightest possible consequence is that they will become mentally retarded."

Big Mom shook her head. If she could have done it, she would have brought it up long ago and would not have hidden it. Like Kaido and Lily, Big Mom was a straightforward person, or perhaps all the Four Emperors were like this. It was not known whether it was their strength that created this kind of character, or this kind of character that created their strength.

"Do I have to wait until I'm ten years old?" Kaido said after thinking for a while.

"That won't work either. At the age of ten, the two souls would have completely merged. Don't forget what I just said, this residual soul is exactly the same as Hiyori's soul. It's not the kind of soul that was forcibly added. There is a clear boundary because the two are exactly the same. Once they merge with each other, it's like two cups of water mixed together. Can you separate the original two cups of water from the mixed water? This is impossible. Even if you pour it into two cups again, the two cups of water will have changed. You are already part of me and I am part of you. Even if I am the user of the Soul-Soul Fruit, I cannot separate them so carefully." The aunt shook her head again. Hiyori is only three years old now, and she will be four soon, and there will be almost no cracks. By the time she is ten years old, the fusion will definitely have been completed.

"Wait, we have been discussing here for a long time. You said that since this remnant soul has the ability to influence Hiyori and may also carry memories, Hiyori should be able to feel it, right? How about we just call Hiyori over and ask her? As long as we provide reasonable guidance, we should be able to let her say it out." Lily suddenly said. It was too early now. If Brin was born later and had the memory fruit, then this would not be necessary at all. She could just use the fruit ability to look at the memory. Although adjusting the memory would have a certain impact on the soul, it would be fine if she just looked at it.

"Is it okay? That child is very afraid of me. I feel like she probably won't tell anyone if I'm here. How about I leave first?" Kaido scratched his head, thought for a while and said.

"No, no. Think about what happened on the Beast King. When Hiyori laughed with us, she broke her pattern of behavior. After that, her fear of you decreased. In other words, we should not call Hiyori over to ask her directly. It is very likely that we will not get anything out of her. What we should do now is to constantly break Hiyori's etiquette. This etiquette is probably given to her by the remnant soul. As long as we can break the behavior pattern given to Hiyori by the remnant soul, we can restore Hiyori to the state of a three or four-year-old girl."

Lily said this with certainty after remembering what happened before.

"Indeed, this is a good idea. If we are sure that this remnant soul poses no threat, there is no need to separate it, because this kind of identical soul is definitely a blessing. I absorb other people's souls to increase my lifespan and remove impurities, otherwise my soul will be polluted by the characteristics of the soul. This kind of identical soul will not have this effect. It can directly strengthen the soul of this child, and the strength of the soul can also be reflected in the body. It seems difficult for this child to become a strong person now, but if this remnant soul is absorbed, it may not be the case."

After listening to Lily's words, the aunt expressed her agreement. Although this kind of thing has some risks, it is also very beneficial. If the aunt herself encounters it, she will definitely give it a try.

"Then I'll listen to you. I don't understand these. Just tell me what to do." Kaido spread his hands and started moving. After all, he had no soul power and all his abilities were physical. He was helpless when it came to this invisible and intangible soul. He, Dark Star, just had to obey orders.

"Then we are like this..."

“That’s fine too…”

So, after Kaido started, Big Mom and Lily began to discuss the Japanese issue.

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