Water Mist City, Pirate Prison.
After night fell, the surroundings gradually quieted. Most people had gone to sleep. Robin leaned against the railing, her gaze fixed on Crocodile far away.
Crocodile had noticed the Straw Hat Pirates long ago, but he showed no reaction and remained calmly inside his cell.
Nami sat against the wall, with Chopper asleep on her lap.
"What is it, Miss Robin?" Sanji came over and asked.
Robin withdrew her gaze from Crocodile and said, "Nothing. I just couldn't help looking a few extra times after seeing an old acquaintance."
She lowered her head to glance at the shackles on her hands. "These are ordinary iron cuffs. They'd be easy enough to break free from."
"Yeah." Luffy responded from the side, then used his rubber body to slip out of the iron cuffs.
"Then hurry up and figure out how to get out!" Usopp said at once.
Robin said, "We can't act recklessly. That purple light from the daytime left us completely unable to resist. If we encounter it again, we'll still be captured."
Nami nodded as well. "We need a proper plan."
Robin looked outside the cell again. Everywhere she looked, there were densely packed prison cells.
"Why hasn't Zoro come to rescue us yet?" Luffy asked, resting his chin in his hand.
"With our current situation, Zoro coming here would only cause more trouble. We can only rely on ourselves." Robin's eyes flickered.
"Now should be when the guards are most lax. Luffy, I have a suggestion..."
Luffy looked at her. "Hm?"
"Crocodile." Robin spoke a name everyone knew all too well. Back in Alabasta, they had been enemies who fought each other to the death.
"He has the Sand-Sand Fruit. If we can get him to help all the pirates in the prison