When Lina and Lilith carried the unconscious Kakarot back to the treehouse, Yueli was already waiting at the door with her medical kit.
She rested her fingertips on Kakarot's wrist to check his pulse, her brows slightly furrowed. Only after a moment did she breathe a sigh of relief. "Don't worry. He's just utterly exhausted and has severely overtaxed his body. There's no lasting damage.
"Kakarot's powers of recovery were formidable to begin with. With a few days of proper rest, he'll wake up."
Her words reassured everyone gathered around the bed, and they all let out long sighs of relief.
Rouge held the newly sleeping Ace, her eyes slightly red. "That white light just now... it was terrifying."
Lilith clenched her fists, her silver-white ponytail trembling slightly with lingering fear. "If my brother hadn't reacted so quickly, we would've..." She left the rest unsaid, but everyone understood.
The residents of Ohara were also caught up in discussion.
Although Kakarot had blocked it, the white pillar of light that tore through the sky, the black pillar of energy that subsequently shot upward, and the shock waves from their collision had still caused some damage to Ohara.
The scholars gathered inside the Tree of Knowledge, arguing incessantly over the energy fluctuations lingering in the sky:
"That was no natural phenomenon. Its energy level far surpassed that of any known Devil Fruit."
"Could it really have been the legendary Uranus?"
"If it was Uranus, who blocked the attack just now?"
Apart from Robin and Dr. Clover, who knew Kakarot and his companions' identities, no one knew who it was.
Inside the treehouse, however, Lina had no time to dwell on any of this.
She walked to the window and looked toward the Red Line, her gaze as sharp as a hawk's.
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