User blog comment:AYET/Additional talks about chapter 699/@comment-3119203-20130222052041

I think Smoker was more wondering why Aokiji had shown up out of the blue like that. Think about it, why would Aokiji return to Punk Hazard like that? As far as the vast majority of the world, Punk Hazard is a poisonous, ice and fire-ridden wreck with nothing but the ghosts of dead Marines from a science project gone wrong. The logic therefore goes something like this:

Aokiji is a broker watching Caesar's experiments -> Aokiji sees Smoker captured -> Hauls ass to PH via penguin -> Rescues Smoker.

How else would he have known about it? The only ones watching the broadcast were brokers. Another theory is Aokiji is acting like a self-hired mercenary, hunting down criminals like he would have done in the Marines. This kinda confirms my suspicions that old habits die hard, and that Aokiji hasn't turned rogue or anything. Then again, there is Doflamingo's little remark, but that hasn't been elaborated on at all.

On that note, I was a little surprised to see that Law, Luffy, Kid, Apoo, and Hawkins were all plastered in the paper. Why would they announce their alliance like that? Isn't that sending a huge warning signal to every superpower in the world that some of the strongest new pirates are starting to gather? Law would lose both the element of surprise, any secrecy he might have had, and his Shichibukai status, which doesn't sound like a smart move. However, my guess is that he became a Shichibukai simply for the purpose of locating Punk Hazard in order to take down Caesar's operation. My guess as to the World Government's current reaction is that they don't want to lose any more battle power. Doflamingo's gone, Kuma's just come back (badly damaged) from a two-year retirement, and now Law too? No, things aren't looking good, especially with three other supernovas forming an alliance.

Drake is coming.....I can feel it....now that Law and Luffy are going after Kaido, it's only a matter of time before we run into him again.