User blog comment:Neowitch/661 - Trust me! I'm a doctor./@comment-3279487-20120321231216/@comment-4812569-20120322122648

I agree with AYET. Its not stated exactly when he became a Shichibukai in the timeskip, though on the other hand he could just be using his title like Blackbeard....I wonder if the Marines feel used.... >_O