"Rescue us?"
Zoro was taken aback. "Why?"
Then he thought about it. It seemed he should not have asked that, so he changed his wording. "Who are you?"
"Just a bunch of nobodies..."
As the man answered, he extended his hand and slipped a finger into the keyhole... His finger swiftly turned into a mass of wax, allowing him to do something so unbelievable. Then—
Click!
The cell door opened in response.
It was the Fruit Ability of Mr. 3, a former senior officer of Baroque Works: the Paramecia Wax-Wax Fruit.
Even without stealing the keys, he could unlock any handcuffs by making wax molds.
He entered without speaking to the gradually awakening Usopp and Chopper, heading straight behind the cross that restrained Zoro and repeating the same trick.
Click... click...
"Zoro, who is he?"
Chopper rubbed his bleary eyes. Upon noticing the extra person in front of him, he froze for a moment before asking nervously.
"No idea."
Zoro jumped down from the cross, stretching his slightly sore arms, whose circulation had been cut off, and shook his head.
"But I know this is an opportunity."
Click, click!
After several sharp snaps in succession, every member of the Straw Hat Pirates was freed from their restraints. Seeing this, the man quickly said,
"Follow me. Hurry up—the enemy will be coming to change shifts soon."
With that, he turned and left.
But after taking a few steps, he sensed something was wrong. Why was there no sound?
When he turned around, he found that all the Straw Hat Pirates were still standing where they were, with no sign that anyone intended to move.
"What is this?!"
The man was completely bewildered.
"So..."
Luffy sat cross-legged on the ground, picking his nose with his right hand. "Who are you?"
"..."
Suppressing