The first match was the Groggy Ring, a brutal form of football where three Straw Hats (Zoro, Sanji, and Luffy) faced three members of the Foxy Pirates. The goal was to place the 'ball' (one of the captured crewmen) into the goal ring.
The match was predictably chaotic, with Zoro and Sanji bickering more than fighting the opponents.
Kenji watched the match from the sidelines, leaning against the Merry. He had already bestowed Apex: Gravitational Focus (a subtle enhancement of physical strength channeled through localized gravitational pressure) onto the three fighters. They were already stronger than they knew.
When the Foxy team used their signature unfair tactic—throwing Zoro by his hair and sending him flying out of the ring—Kenji decided to interfere subtly.
• Ability in use: [Apex: True Electromagnetism Mastery]
Kenji raised his hand, seemingly scratching his chin. In reality, he instantly generated a micro-pulse of focused, repulsive magnetic energy deep within the iron-rich core of the island beneath the water.
Vwoom.
Zoro, who was plummeting toward the water, felt an inexplicable, sudden repulsion from the ground beneath him. It was a massive, perfectly timed anti-gravity cushion. He stopped mid-air, hung for a second, and was launched back toward the ring with a surge of momentum.
"What was that?!" Zoro yelled, startled, but quickly seizing the opportunity.
Sanji, equally mystified, smirked. "Looks like you finally learned how to fly, Moss-head!"
The crowd, and Foxy, were baffled. The commentators chalked it up to a miraculous recovery. Kenji merely smirked.
The final act came when the Foxy Pirates tried to cheat again. Kenji duplicated the concept of their weapons (steel bats), gaining Apex: Ultra-Density Metal Manipulation, and instantly increased the density of their steel bats tenfold, making them impossibly heavy.
The Foxy Pirates' arms collapsed under the sudden, unexpected weight. Sanji, spotting the opening, delivered a lightning-fast kick, ending the match with a decisive victory.