We might not get Elbaf period
Eh, we definitely will. Its like this arc. Like Vegapunk, Oda has seeded and mentioned Elbaf way too many times to not actually go there and address it.
Now the real question is how many arcs are truly left outside of these 2. Does Oda give us 1 or 2 more islands outside of Egghead and Elbaf (i.e. something Underworld centric, Revo centric, BB/Shanks centric, etc)? Or does he consolidate those remaining plotlines together in these 2 islands specifically before we move on to Lodestar/Laugh tale?
And even then, Laugh Tale is highly unlikey to be the end. We need to learn things from there in order to address the World Government. So ideally the order should be:
- Egghead
- Elbaf
- Lodestar
- Laugh Tale
- New Marineford/Mariejois
At minimum imo. You can add things like Sphinx or Hachinosu/BB or a Shanks island potentially, but these things may get addressed on the way or in one of these arcs.
Funny thing, is I now can believe this arc might be Moon/Enel centric too. Only way we are going there is if Vegapunk truly is that advanced and we can actually see the crew explore the last frontierXD. Considering the Spacies were made by a scientist at Vegapunks birthplace (thanks for the reminder
@Bounty ), and are now under Enel, it's possible all this gets tied to this arc. I can't see Enel randomly coming back down yet, but if we go up there for some reason, it would make sense on how we reintroduce him to the story.