One Piece: I will become stronger by checking in

Kai took the pointers and stored them in his system space. He looked at Kuma and said calmly, "We'll address the plan you mentioned when we get to Sabaody."

"Not needed yet!"

"Alright," Kuma nodded in agreement.

"For now, I need to check on Luffy and the others. The situation doesn't look too promising!"

"You mean the commotion over there is caused by them?"

"Who else could it be? I can't think of any other suspects," Kai replied casually.

"Can I go take a look?" Kuma asked suddenly.

"Feel free. As long as you don't interfere, you're free to go wherever you like."

With that, Kai thought for a moment, and a Flying Nimbus appeared in front of him before vanishing in an instant.

Kuma stayed silent for a moment before disappearing.

On the battlefield, the fight between Oz and the crew was reaching its climax.

"Huhu"

Everyone was breathing heavily, but smiles spread across their faces.

Oz, on the other hand, was in worse shape than them. While they were only slightly exhausted and injured, Oz was a mess. His sharp, slender teeth were broken, scorch marks covered his body, and his golden hair had vanished, leaving him bald.

The most critical issue was a massive hole in his stomach and his right foot twisted at an unnatural angle, leaving him to rely on his left foot for support.

Chopper grinned and said, "So what if you're a zombie? You might not feel pain, but your injuries don't change."

"If a bone is broken, it's just like with a human—it can't stand up!"

Luffy turned to the crew and shouted, "Everyone, push harder! We can defeat this monster soon!"

"Yeah!" The crew responded in unison, their eyes brimming with determination.

At that moment, Moria's furious voice boomed from across the battlefield.

"Do you think you can defeat me like this?"

"Until the end, I still don't know whether you will perish or if Oz will!"

(⊙o⊙)...

The crew was momentarily bewildered. This was the first time they had encountered someone who spoke so cruelly, only to put others' lives at stake!

But… Oz is a zombie, so it doesn't seem right to say he will die?

Before they could dwell on it, Moria controlled Oz to attack them with a single leg.

"Get out of the way!" Sanji yelled.

In the next moment, everyone moved aside, and Oz's colossal fist smashed where they had been standing.

Chopper addressed the crew, "We'll break Oz's spine next so he won't be able to stand!"

"Zoro, go cut off Oz's other leg! Sanji, go..."

Chopper instructed everyone on their roles. As a doctor, he was best suited to coordinate their actions.

"Understood!"

The crew shouted in unison and sprang into action.

"Must kill, Oil Star!"

A pool of oil was poured over Oz's right foot, causing him to slide sideways.

"Ten million volts, discharge!" Nami harnessed lightning, briefly numbing Oz's body.

At this moment, Zoro arrived at Oz's feet.

"Nito-ryu • Iai • Rashōmon!"

Zoro's powerful slash struck Oz's ankle, and the sound of shattering bone echoed through the battlefield as the ankle broke apart.

After enduring these injuries, Oz's body couldn't hold up and began to fall, but Sanji was already soaring through the air to meet him.

Seeing this, Moria roared, "Damn it, I'll kill you first!"

He swung his massive arms at Sanji in mid-air.

"Yohohohoho~ And here's me, Moria!"

Brook's stab knocked one of the arms away.

Sanji dodged the other arm using Moonwalk.

"Diable Jambe!"

Sanji delivered a powerful kick to Oz's chin, sending Oz's massive body flying slightly.

"Gomu Gomu no Gigant Bazooka!"

Luffy descended from the sky, smashing Oz's face with two giant palms imbued with Haki.

The sound of bones cracking was unmistakable as Oz's body twisted backward and collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.

"Everyone! We… won!" Luffy shouted triumphantly to the crew as he landed.

"Yeah! Victory, victory!"

Usopp, Chopper, and Brook celebrated, joyfully hugging each other.

"Heh, not too shabby!" Zoro sheathed his sword with a chuckle.

"Isn't it because I'm too strong and did most of the damage?" Sanji puffed on his cigarette nonchalantly.

"Ah? Curly eyebrows? What are you talking about? Who cut off his leg? Do you have the right to brag?"

"Tsk~ Wasn't that leg broken by my kick too?"

"I made a big hole in his stomach!"

"I kicked him in the neck!"

(•́へ•́╬)!

The two bickered, their heads butting as they argued over their contributions.

Robin couldn't help but chuckle at the scene, while Nami facepalmed in exasperation. These two were always at it!

Luffy smiled broadly, "We've defeated another Shichibukai!"

On a nearby rooftop, Kai and Kuma watched quietly as Luffy and the others celebrated.

Kuma remarked in astonishment, "I didn't expect their strength to have improved so much after not seeing them for a while! What terrifying talent!"

"Indeed!" Kai agreed, impressed. He had witnessed their growth firsthand and saw that every challenge they faced led to a significant boost in their abilities.

The protagonist's aura truly was remarkable!

"But… their strength is still a bit lacking for surviving in the New World!" Kai said lightly.

The strongest pirates in the world were based in the New World, including the Four Emperors and others.

With Luffy and his crew's current strength, they would struggle against even moderately famous pirates.

However, compared to the original timeline, their progress was notable. Kai had observed that with Moria controlling the zombies directly, Oz was much stronger than when Luffy's shadow was used in the original work.

Kai was curious about this development. Moria didn't show the ability to control corpses with shadows in the original story.

He felt that things started to deviate after encountering Rocks, and it always seemed off.

But for now, he decided not to dwell on it and continued to watch the unfolding events.

Just as if responding to Kai's thoughts, a dark voice echoed through the battlefield.

"Why are you so happy? I… haven't been defeated yet!"

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