"Huh? Ye Chen, you're awake?"
Nami turned to him in delight. Ye Chen felt as though he had passed through the Ghost Gate three times. He had barely made it back alive. He pulled Robin into his arms and kissed her long and hard, making Nami stamp her foot in anger. "Hey! Could you figure out what's going on before you start making out? We're about to be executed! Is this really the time?"
Ye Chen stood up and saw that he wasn't wearing Seastone handcuffs. He breathed a sigh of relief. Kuro kept his composure and quickly reminded him, "This is great, but we need the key to the handcuffs first. I think Stussy can help. Captain, can you open this cage?"
"Why would I need to?"
Ye Chen smiled mysteriously and walked to the iron door. He tested it with his hand. The cage was sturdy and wouldn't break easily. Besides, even if he opened it, they would still be in trouble without the key. He looked back at the others. "Wait here. I'll go get the key."
"Ye Chen, you have to come back!" Buggy was so worked up that he was crying, terrified Ye Chen would slip away alone. "Even if you can't get the key, come back and save us!"
Perona asked, "How are you going to get out of this cell?"
The moment she spoke, everyone heard Ye Chen's bones crack and pop. His body shrank, then shrank again. The Shrinking Bone Technique shifted the joints throughout his body, and in the blink of an eye, he was several sizes smaller. He slipped through the bars with ease, returned to normal, and glanced up at the corridor. With a light leap, he sprang onto the rafters. He moved swiftly and silently above the dim