- The VAs were having trouble getting past Pacifista and Sea Beasts
- Lucci didn't even acknowledge them, saying that as long as he and Borsalino are there, the Strawhats would be annihilated
- I.e. they just aren't that strong
- They haven't had any significant presence in the arc
- Unlike the Tobiroppo and Calamities, we don't have names for most of the VAs, nor any hype for their combat ability
- And this is at the point when Luffy has begun his battle against his arc opponent
- Zoro has already begun fighting Lucci
- Luffy has already begun fighting Borsalino
- Luffy usually begins his final battle against his arc opponent after other Strawhats have already concluded (or at least started) theirs
- Unless Luffy has multiple rounds vs Borsalino, the 9 VAs aren't getting full fights against the other Strawhats
Not just the monster trio, I don't expect most of the Strawhats to get fights against most of VAs at this point.