User blog comment:Akali95/Chapter 704 - Troll Oda/@comment-1595565-20130404160845/@comment-1595565-20130404202241

I'd consider it more teasing than anything. I could sort of tell he wasn't going to get expelled because it's not like Oda to set up a whole plot like Luffy entering the tournament and then just drop it so easily. Seems like a waste if you ask me.