"Enough with the alarmist talk." Alonso shrugged. "With an illusion ability concealing her, how could Robin's identity be discovered so easily? Besides, the World Government has long since been severely weakened. It's nowhere near as dominant as it used to be."
"Robin should make this decision herself." Alonso turned his gaze toward Nico Robin. "What's your decision? Start training now, improve your strength, and gather Poneglyphs at the same time? Or wait a little longer?"
"I can tell you this: with the Dragon Hunting Pirates, just two or three years will be enough for you to gain the ability to protect yourself even in the latter half of the Grand Line. But if you keep wasting time in the Four Seas, you'll probably need at least three to five years before you can venture into the first half of the Grand Line."
Robin bit her lip and immediately fell into hesitant thought. At that moment, Alonso added another heavy weight to the scales.
"Oh, right. The Dragon Hunting Pirates have quite a few Poneglyphs."
"I'm going!"
Robin's expression hardened as she answered at once.
"Heh, you've got quite the adventurous spirit. I'm starting to appreciate you." Alonso nodded with a smile.
The Illusionary Clone was not particularly angry. To put it bluntly, he and Alonso were both facets of Doflamingo's personality. He was simply more cautious, while Alonso was more aggressive.
No matter how human Doflamingo's clones seemed, no matter how much self-awareness they appeared to possess, they were ultimately incomplete souls. Genuine conflict between them was impossible.
"Then let's start preparing to head for the Grand Line." Alonso spoke with a grin, then stretched out both hands.
"Wild White String!"
From the points where Doflamingo had touched them, the two ships all transformed into fine white threads. Then, the