"aaaah right... THAT guy huh..."
"yeah i forgot but who cares its not like admirals are popular anyway so i cant milk him for cash with screentime... right editor-san?"
"sure oda-sensei, but you should at least include him in the story somehow so your dumbass fans wont bother us asking about his whereabouts"
"you right... fine ill just have him become the fleet admiral offscreen in EoS, how about it?"
"oh so he actually does something? sounds good oda-sensei"