Mother Carmel, whose real name was Carmel, appeared to be a kindly woman. People called her a "saint," and she founded Sheep's House to take in homeless children. In truth, she was a human trafficker who sold the children she gathered from around the world to the World Government and various underground organizations.
Oak grew impatient when the figure of light still refused to answer his question.
Did she really think he could do nothing to her just because she was a soul?
Crackle!
Black lightning burst from his body and shot toward the figure.
The figure let out a piercing scream.
"Ah!"
Wisps of white smoke rose from it, and its form grew fainter.
"St-stop!"
The figure kept screaming. At first, her voice was still strong, but as the Conqueror's Haki wore her down, it soon weakened.
"P-please!"
"I'll disappear completely if you keep this up!"
At last, she faced Oak and began to beg in a feeble voice.
But Oak did not stop. He only reduced the force of his Conqueror's Haki. Without a Devil Fruit ability that countered souls, Conqueror's Haki was the best weapon against them, especially a soul outside its body. Oak knew that from experience. It was how he had slowly worn Brook down and killed him in the Florian Triangle.
"Can you answer my question now?"
"Are you Mother Carmel?"
Oak's cold voice reached the figure.
"I am! I'm Mother Carmel, the one who took Linlin in at Sheep's House!"
The figure screamed her answer. Oak had already known, so he was not surprised, but Newgate and the others below were stunned.
"Mother Carmel, the woman Linlin met in Elbaf as a child, has been inside her all this time?"
Shiki spoke in astonishment.
As former members of the Rocks Pirates, they all