Although that jerk Mihawk had pushed him right into the spotlight and then bolted without a care about whether Leo was willing or not, this could still be considered a helpful push toward Leo becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Without Mihawk's remarks in the East Blue, replacing Crocodile as a Warlord would have been impossible.
Well, it was also a move by the World Government to cover up the ugly truth of a Warlord being defeated by a rookie pirate.
Mihawk said calmly, "The reason I accepted the World Government's summons is simply to see the gap."
Chapter 99