User blog comment:AYET/(95) The Last Shichibukai/@comment-6436810-20130325093304/@comment-4754162-20130326042017

Think Dettles was responding to LionRed's comment below.

If the interlude with Commodore Brannew did not happen, there's still a chance of Apoo being the last shichibukai. Since Law, the shichibukai, allied with Luffy, why Apoo, the final shichibukai, can't ally with Kid and Hawkins. But now, its unlikely after Brannew's statement.