One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 321: Destroying the Remnant Souls
"Disappeared? That's really strange."

Whitebeard lowered his head and pondered for a moment. He knew that Kozuki Toki was a user of special abilities, but he was not sure what his specific abilities were. However, this disappearance was most likely caused by Kozuki Toki's abilities. However, he did not say it out loud. After all, Kaido's rule over Wano Country could no longer be shaken. It was okay for the child to leave. At least he would not run back foolishly and be carried by other people with ulterior motives to go against Kaido, and finally end up with his head and body separated. It would be better for him to just digest the food and live a good life in anonymity in the future.

After all, Whitebeard knew clearly that the ruling method of the Beasts was so stable that no one could find any loopholes. He had also been to Wano Country and was well aware of the weirdness of Wano Country's political system. However, since he himself had no interest in it, he didn't care much about it. But he also knew that once a person gets something good, he shouldn't think of taking it away, because from the moment he got it, he could risk his life for this beauty.

"Yeah, they just disappeared like that. I suspect it was the power of the devil fruit, but it doesn't matter as long as they don't cause any trouble. If it weren't for Kozuki Oden insisting on standing on their side, I wouldn't have bothered to be his enemy. There's no need to be like this now, destroying my family. What an idiot."

Kaido didn't care at all that Kozuki Oden was Whitebeard's sworn brother, and started cursing. But Whitebeard found helplessly that he couldn't refute him, because in this matter, Kozuki Oden was really an idiot. Putting aside the question of whether Kaido was just, Kozuki Oden's behavior alone was completely stupid.

Come on, you have been in two powerful pirate groups, don't you know how to use your connections? As long as you connect them, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates will help you. Although they may not really fight for Kaido's sake, at least they can make the beasts give up Wano Country!
As a result, you just danced the fruit dance on the island foolishly. You danced for three years, but you didn't notice any changes in the situation on the island, and you couldn't tell who the people's support was. In fact, until the day before the war, Kozuki Oden had a chance to turn the tables, or at least a chance to leave, but among all the choices, he resolutely chose the wrong one. He was wrong for so long in one breath, and it's no wonder that he was called an idiot. Even Whitebeard thought that Kaido didn't curse him lightly. If it were me, the curse alone would make the author water down a chapter.

"Forget it, let's not talk about him, let's talk about this kid Hiyori."

Whitebeard really couldn't continue this topic. He was really afraid that Kaido would say something stupid about Kozuki Oden again. Then he would really be too ashamed to stay here.

"Speaking of which, this child is quite obedient. I admit that I adopted this child as a temporary measure at first, but later I thought it was good to have an obedient child, so I planned to raise her as my own. As a result, this child has always been afraid of me and dared not say a word when she saw me. I thought it was normal at first. After all, Kozuki Oden died in my hands, so it was normal for her to be afraid of me. But then I gradually realized that it was not the case. This child was too afraid of me, and a child who was more than three years old could actually master etiquette that adults might not be able to do. Of course, I didn't think too much about it at the time."

"But after coming here this time, Lingling discovered a very fine crack on the child's soul. Then, through this crack, she discovered that inside the child's soul, there was a remnant soul that was exactly the same as the child's soul, but it was not the child's own soul. You may not understand that no one's soul is exactly the same, so even though Lily also has the ability to see through souls, she did not discover this until Lingling, who had awakened from the fruit, discovered it."

"That's not right. Why didn't you destroy it on the spot when you discovered it?" asked Golden Lion.

"It's not that we don't want to, but we can't. According to Lingling, the soul of a child under ten is not stable. Moreover, this soul is exactly the same as Rihe's own soul, so the two have begun to merge. Once we forcibly separate them, it is very likely to hurt Rihe's own soul. Because at that time Lingling believed that this piece of residual soul would not have consciousness, at most it would have some memories. As long as we pay attention to it, it will not only have no harm, but also have benefits. So we didn't think about it at first. We just thought of some ways to prevent the child from being affected by the residual soul and make the whole person more lively. Who knew that such a thing would happen."

Kaido spread his hands, expressing his helplessness. There was nothing he could do. This was not an area he was good at, so he could only listen to what others said. However, he had encountered this situation where a goose hunter was pecked by another goose, so what else could he say?

"It's really not your fault, but according to what you said, this so-called residual soul seems to be Hiyori as well?"

Whitebeard thought about it and suddenly discovered a key point in Kaido's statement. No one's soul is exactly the same, so could this identical soul be another Hiyori?

"I don't know either. Maybe. After all, there are all kinds of devil fruits in this world. Who knows if some strange devil fruit has special effects. So I can't explain exactly what's going on. We can only know after Lily and Lingling are done. Please do me a favor and don't let others see this."

Kaido said this and winked. Whitebeard and Golden Lion were also experienced men with many years of experience, so they naturally understood what Kaido meant. They turned around and walked towards the banquet hall on the other side. As long as the two of them went over, everyone's eyes would definitely be on them, and naturally fewer people would turn to this side. As for some individuals, Kaido would have no problem stopping them.

Seeing that the two understood what he meant, Kaido breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this matter had nothing to do with them. Helping was a favor, and not helping was also a duty. Kaido couldn't say anything, but since the other party was willing to give him this face, Kaido was not a errand boy, and he would definitely find a way to return it later. After sending Whitebeard and Golden Lion away, Kaido turned his attention back to Lily and Big Mom. At this time, the two were already frowning, and it was obvious that the situation was not optimistic.

Just when Kaido was worried, flames suddenly ignited on Lily's body. This flame was very strange, as if it was colorless and transparent. If it weren't for Kaido's good eyesight, he wouldn't even be able to detect this flame. Soon, this transparent flame burned from Lily to Big Mom, and then along Big Mom's arm, all the way to Hiyori.

At the moment when this transparent flame enveloped Rihe's whole body, a golden light suddenly appeared, and then a wisp of black smoke floated out from Rihe's body.

Kaido clearly saw a distinct figure from the black smoke, his whole body looked like it had been burned by flames, his kimono was tattered, but it was vaguely clear that this dress was not ordinary, it should be the kimono that the so-called oiran of Wano Country would wear, the extra-long wooden clogs on his feet also illustrated this point. Looking up, the face of the figure was a little creepy, it was obvious that the face had been burned by flames, with blisters and burn marks all over, and his hair was also in wisps, the kind that had been burned by flames, with curls and burn marks. In short, it looked 70% unlike a human and 100% like a ghost. No, this thing seemed to be a ghost. If it was a residual soul, it should be considered a ghost itself.

The ghost opened its mouth as if to shout something, but Kaido heard nothing. He only saw the female ghost staring at him with a pair of red eyes. From them, Kaido saw full of hatred and a hint of imperceptible fear.

"What is this stuff?"

Kaido couldn't help but say something, because the appearance of this female ghost was completely unrecognizable. Kaido couldn't believe that this might be the soul of Hiyori. He unconsciously blocked out the possibility that this soul might be the future Hiyori from his mind. After all, this thing was too scary.

It’s a long story, but in fact it only took a few seconds. While Kaido was still thinking, the soul in the black smoke flew towards the sky, but before it flew a few meters, it was grabbed by Lily who stood up and pulled down hard. This time Kaido heard the sound.

The female ghost let out a long, shrill howl, like a broken trumpet. The sound was so harsh that Kaido couldn't help but frown. However, the sound came and went quickly. In less than a second, the female ghost was burned all over by Lily's flames. Suddenly, the female ghost couldn't utter a single note.

Then, under the burning of Lily's flames, the female ghost became smaller and smaller. Originally, it was about the size of an ordinary person, but in less than a breath, it became smaller than Lily's hand. After another breath, the female ghost completely disappeared from this world, without even leaving any ashes.

"Is this, the end?" Kaido dared to ask after watching the female ghost disappear.

"Not yet. Lingling is performing surgery on Rihe. Once Lingling is done with her work, there should be no problem." Lily replied.

"What is going on?" Kaido was finally able to ask the question in his heart.

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