Oak thought for a long time but still had no idea how to deal with it. He decided to leave it for later. Glancing around, he saw that Katakuri had taken the Charlotte Family children away as instructed.
Now...
His gaze turned to Linlin. It was time to check whether there was something wrong with her soul, just as he suspected.
Whoosh!
Oak vanished and appeared in front of Linlin in an instant.
No one had expected it, Linlin included. She had no guard up against him, allowing Oak to place his hand on top of her head with ease.
"What are you doing?"
Linlin stared at him in surprise. Below them, Shiki, Newgate, and the others were just as baffled.
"Is he taking out his anger over that child on Linlin?"
Even Shiki wondered if that was it.
But despite their confusion, none of them stepped forward. They trusted Oak to know what he was doing.
Oak gave Linlin no explanation.
"Sorry, Linlin. You might need to sleep for a while!"
With that, Oak began applying pressure. Linlin instinctively resisted, and a powerful aura erupted from her body, only for Oak to suppress it almost immediately.
Smack!
Oak struck the top of Linlin's head with his palm. The blow was light, but something emerged from her head.
It was a mass of light shimmering with brilliant colors. A shape resembling a human head came out first, followed by more of it as it continued to rise.
It was a soul—Linlin's soul, which Oak had struck out of her body with the power of the Paw-Paw Fruit.
Throughout the process, Linlin's soul resisted fiercely, struggling against the power of Oak's Paw-Paw Fruit. Her eyes grew unfocused, and she attacked Oak on instinct.
Oak fended off her attacks while pouring more