User blog comment:Zero62422002/My theory of how some character are doing after the Time Skip/@comment-3231264-20110616080247/@comment-3986064-20110618103734

he received a bat invitation just like Jinbe from the WG when Jinbe was asked to join the Shichibukai so we know, not for sure but he has been invited into the Shichibukai with so many spots open, bu we dont know if he agreed(OF COURSE HE AGREED!!) Drake was last seen in the manga in a fight with one of Kaido's subordinates so it would somehow make sense that he meets Kaido and after a story he joins him and I agree, Smoker doesn't have enough power to e an admiral, the admirals are guys that can fight even the strongest of pirates like a yonkou....he isnt at that level yet