In WCI, Luffy stole BM’s poneglyph and beat Katakuri. He got a 1.5 billion berry bounty and was called “5th emperor”.
This was a major milestone. Luffy was no longer a rookie but a “big shot”, kinda what Kid and Law are at the moment.
Then in Wano, Luffy reached another big milestone. He beat a yonko, got Kaido’s poneglyph, and became a full fledged emperor.
Now with Elbaf, you have the burned man and the 4th poneglyph. What milestone would that be? Given how 4 poneglyphs gets you to laugh tale, this milestone has to be pirate king.
By beating the burned man and getting the 4th poneglyph, Luffy will become pirate king. Therefore, the burned man has to be a PK tier character. With WB dead and Shiki used in a movie, there’s only one more of Roger’s rivals Luffy could face: Xebec.
After beating Xebec, getting the 4th poneglyph, Luffy will become PK. He will then move on to the final milestone: King of the World. Here he will fight Imu and/or Teach for this title.
This was a major milestone. Luffy was no longer a rookie but a “big shot”, kinda what Kid and Law are at the moment.
Then in Wano, Luffy reached another big milestone. He beat a yonko, got Kaido’s poneglyph, and became a full fledged emperor.
Now with Elbaf, you have the burned man and the 4th poneglyph. What milestone would that be? Given how 4 poneglyphs gets you to laugh tale, this milestone has to be pirate king.
By beating the burned man and getting the 4th poneglyph, Luffy will become pirate king. Therefore, the burned man has to be a PK tier character. With WB dead and Shiki used in a movie, there’s only one more of Roger’s rivals Luffy could face: Xebec.
After beating Xebec, getting the 4th poneglyph, Luffy will become PK. He will then move on to the final milestone: King of the World. Here he will fight Imu and/or Teach for this title.

