Under these circumstances, Golden City's fencing operation, backed by its solid reputation, had become the preferred choice for the vast majority of pirates.
In fact, everyone knew that robbery often made less money than fencing stolen goods. Even though Golden City offered relatively fair prices, the Beli one could earn was still more than what those pirates who risked their lives robbing people could make.
"I read in a book that this place used to be a massive cactus mountain range. Has it all been flattened now?" After entering the city, Robin looked around and spoke softly.
"You really do know quite a lot. Little Robin, you read that in a book too?" Alonso asked in surprise.
"That's right. I've read books about all the routes of the Grand Line." Robin nodded. Compared to how she had traveled from place to place in the original story, she had done far more reading now.
"Golden City belongs to Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai who rose to prominence in recent years." As she said this, Nico Robin glanced at Alonso, then signaled toward Lao Cai with her eyes.
"It's fine. There's no harm in telling him." Alonso nodded. Lao Cai was the passionate sort of young man. Even if he learned of Alonso's connection to Doflamingo, he would not think too much about it.
That old Chinjao from before, on the other hand, had become rather cunning over the years. If he found out, he would surely overthink it.
But now that Alonso had become a pillar of the Hasshoken Army, it was probably too late even if he wanted to cut ties.
"Hey, what do you mean? Are you hiding something from me?" Lao Cai asked as he watched the exchange between them.
"Could it be... you two are dating?"
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