I'm not saying Sanji is not fighting and defeating King in a 1 vs 1, he obviously is (chance of 99.99999999999% of happening), but i can't exclude something different.
A while ago i was reading OP's early chapters and something rang a bell
1- Sanji is wearing something ridiculous
2- Zoro sees him like the prince of stupid kingdom
3- Zoro misses his swords (he is basically weakened)
A similar scenario was entirely possible in Wano but then a lot of things happened and Zoro reached the roof and start to fight there. Until a few chapters ago he was crushed by Kaido.
Let's sum up what happened in the LRLL arc in that moment:
- Sanji and Zoro fight three enemies at once. Zoro is not at his best. One of the enemies is a half fishman
- Sanji and Zoro get defeated because they try to fight on their own
- Sanji and Zoro decide to fight together, Sanji does most of the work but Zoro get the final shot on the wotan, the half fishman
I think you get where I'm going
If Jack,Queen and King defeated Apoo, Drake, Inuarashi, Chopper and Marco, something similar to LRLL might happen:
- at some point everybody under the dome get defeated and only Sanji and Zoro stand in front of Jack, Queen and King.
- Sanji and Zoro get defeated because they try to fight on their own
- Sanji and Zoro decide to fight together, Sanji does most of the work but Zoro get the final shot on Jack
Was Oda's intention for the main fights under the dome to be just a repetition of Sanji and Zoro vs the groggy monsters all along?
A while ago i was reading OP's early chapters and something rang a bell
1- Sanji is wearing something ridiculous
2- Zoro sees him like the prince of stupid kingdom
3- Zoro misses his swords (he is basically weakened)
A similar scenario was entirely possible in Wano but then a lot of things happened and Zoro reached the roof and start to fight there. Until a few chapters ago he was crushed by Kaido.
Let's sum up what happened in the LRLL arc in that moment:
- Sanji and Zoro fight three enemies at once. Zoro is not at his best. One of the enemies is a half fishman
- Sanji and Zoro get defeated because they try to fight on their own
- Sanji and Zoro decide to fight together, Sanji does most of the work but Zoro get the final shot on the wotan, the half fishman
I think you get where I'm going

If Jack,Queen and King defeated Apoo, Drake, Inuarashi, Chopper and Marco, something similar to LRLL might happen:
- at some point everybody under the dome get defeated and only Sanji and Zoro stand in front of Jack, Queen and King.
- Sanji and Zoro get defeated because they try to fight on their own
- Sanji and Zoro decide to fight together, Sanji does most of the work but Zoro get the final shot on Jack
Was Oda's intention for the main fights under the dome to be just a repetition of Sanji and Zoro vs the groggy monsters all along?





