Smoker probably shows up last minute tbf, so he gets set up for the final war
Yeah but the next arc isn't the final war. There's at least Elbaf and Beehive seems suggested.
My point is if Oda is following the logic behind Kuma's "teleporting" (which he's not, he's reflecting himself at high speeds), then it'll take him 2-3 days to reach Egghead, if that's where he's going.
Even Kizaru seemed like he wanted to go (which he still might, considering every other player here). Kizaru on the other hand could probably get here extremely fast, since he's literally traveling at light speed.
All I'm saying is I've been calling both Kizaru and Kuma to be present here, and 2 chapters back to back we get suggestions that it might be the case.
Let's wait and see.