Alliances between pirates are always fraught with danger. Don't expect a group of ruthless thugs to keep their promises. Only strength is the sole criterion for ensuring an alliance.
Doflamingo judges others by his own standards; if the Phantom Sword Grand Fleet suffers heavy losses, he will definitely use the pretext of supporting his allies to kick them while they're down.
Therefore, when he learned that Roy's power had increased significantly again, he was also torn about whether to continue the conversation.
But he was a man of great composure and did not reveal his inner thoughts at all, but continued speaking.
"As you probably know, although the Shichibukai, the Marine Headquarters, and the Four Emperors are known as the three major powers of the Grand Line, we are far from being comparable to them in any aspect. To put it nicely, we are powerful forces that balance the balance of power on the seas; to put it bluntly, we are just pitiful creatures struggling to survive in the cracks."
"So, you want the Shichibukai, who are fighting their own battles, to unite?" Roy's eyes narrowed slightly. Creating a Shichibukai Alliance was one of his plans, but he didn't expect that he and Doflamingo had the same idea. They are both ambitious people, aren't they?
"Yes, a single Shichibukai can only be said to be acceptable, but if there are three Shichibukai united, it will be a force that no one can ignore. If there are five, or even all Shichibukai united, it will definitely make the entire sea look at it and become the pinnacle force that can truly affect the pattern and direction of the world." Doflamingo seduced in an extremely bewitching tone.
"Putting aside the fact that the World Government would not allow the Shichibukai to form an alliance, the key issue is that the personalities of the other Shichibukai make this idea difficult to realize," Roy poured cold water on the idea.
"The alliance is easy to discuss. It can be carried out secretly in the early stages. Once the momentum is established, we can then demonstrate our strength to the world. At that time, even the World Government' will be left with no choice but to accept it."
"Among the Shichibukai, Hawkeye is too arrogant. Even the title of Shichibukai is dispensable to him. It is basically impossible to recruit him. The Empress has hardly ever left Amazon Lily. Moreover, it is said that men cannot even set foot on Maiden Island Lily. Getting her to join is not an easy task either."
"In the end, Knight of the Sea Jinbe became Shichibukai only for the benefit of the Fish-Man. He wouldn't have risked the destruction of Fish-Man Island to join such an alliance without absolute certainty. As for Gecko Moria, he's just a coward who has lost his nerve. He probably doesn't even have the guts to join the alliance."
When Doflamingo spoke of Moria, he sounded somewhat annoyed, which made Roy think about their relationship.
Doflamingo supplied Kaido with Artificial Devil Fruit, and Moria's entire crew was wiped out when he failed to challenge Kaido. Could it be that Moria defeated Doflamingo's forces during this process?
Doflamingo had no idea what Roy was thinking, and continued, "Actually, in my opinion, among the Shichibukai, only Bartholomew Kuma and Crocodile are ambitious and capable. My initial plan was to attract them into the Alliance."
"Although your rapid rise to become Shichibukai is indeed somewhat unexpected, from the perspective of the alliance, it is undoubtedly the best outcome. This is because your ambitions far exceed those of any of them, and the mere title of Shichibukai is absolutely insufficient to satisfy your appetite."
"Moreover, your addition alone is already equivalent to the combined strength of all those other useless people." Doflamingo made no attempt to hide his admiration for Roy.
"Tsk tsk, it's really not my habit to be valued so much by you. However, you're wrong about one thing: Bartholomew Kuma can't join the League because he has no choice at all. Am I right, Miss Revolutionary Army who came uninvited?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sexy, mature woman with a cigarette dangling from her lips appeared before Roy. Her long, shapely legs and snow-white belly were exposed to the air, tempting him to commit a crime.
"Hmm? Even the Revolutionary Army is here, Nightmare Roy. I didn't expect your room to be so lively." Doflamingo said with a nonchalant smile.
If it were an ordinary person, upon seeing Revolutionary Army attempting to overthrow the World Government," they would probably want to faint immediately and wouldn't dare to get involved.
However, the people in the room were even more dangerous than the Revolutionary Army, and they all adopted a wait-and-see attitude towards the newly appeared Revolutionary Army.
"I didn't expect him to be such a big shot, the commander of the Revolutionary Army's Eastern Army, Belo Betty." Crocodile and Doflamingo were already used to Roy casually mentioning the identity of the Revolutionary Army's commander again.
No one would have imagined that three Shichibukai and a Revolutionary Army Commander would be gathered in such a small room. If word got out, even the World Government would be uneasy.
"I wouldn't dare call myself a big shot in front of you, young man. But could you tell me how you obtained information about Kuma?"
No wonder Belo Betty was so surprised. This top-secret information was known to very few people even within the Revolutionary Army. If she didn't know the character of the other high-ranking members, she would have thought that someone had betrayed the revolution.
Roy simply looked at her silently.
Belo Betty took a deep breath, her chest heaving, the small piece of cloth barely concealing her alluring figure. "I apologize for my intrusion."
If Roy were just an ordinary person, revealing such top-secret information in front of the Revolutionary Army would be suicidal.
But given Roy's current power and status, who could force him to say something he doesn't want to?
Having an advantage in intelligence means being able to gain the upper hand in the upcoming conversations.
"Should we continue this conversation?" Doflamingo wasn't afraid of the Revolutionary Army, but he didn't want to get involved with these troublesome guys.
"Why not? If the Revolutionary Army joins us, our alliance will undoubtedly become even stronger!"
"Fooooo, Nightmare Roy, you're even bolder than I imagined, trying to win over those lunatics from the Revolutionary Army. Don't forget, we're pirates, we're the Shichibukai. In their eyes, we're no better than the World Government."
"You dare to secretly make deals with even the Four Emperors Kaido, you don't have that much guts, do you?"
"You really can't hide anything from me. I think CP0 is no World's Strongest for you."
Listening to their conversation, Belo Betty's eyes lit up. Her purpose in contacting Roy was to see if she could recruit him into her inner circle.
It seems unlikely that they can win him over to the Revolutionary Army, but forming an alliance with two Shichibukai would be a pleasant surprise, as it would alleviate their biggest problem right now: supplies and weapons.
In his previous life, Roy would have been considered a warlord, someone who could be won over as much as possible.
Even someone as wise as Chairman Mao chose to unite the majority and strike at a small minority. Those who are enemies of the entire world will never go far.