The Crossroad
Rayleigh said they and Ohara were too hasty, and they were. Roger immediately went to Laugh Tale after finding all the Road Poneglyphs. They couldn’t even wait for one of their crew (Buggy) to heal even though he begged them to come, even Oden didn’t look at what happened to Wano, Kaido could’ve already taken over, but all of them wanted to leave quickly. This will be the crossroad between Roger’s crew, and the Straw Hats.
Once Luffy acquires all the Road Poneglyphs, he will parallel Roger’s situation, where a friend’s country on the other side of the world (Oden) is suffering an attack (presuming Kaido already took over) or something bad happening to a friend (like Buggy). Then, Luffy will choose to either go help his friends or go to Laugh Tale “Right Now!”
Luffy taking the other path and not going “Right Now” could nicely link a couple of key things: Buggy coming to the final island with the next Pirate King. And Blackbeard reaching to Laugh Tale first, after fighting Shanks!
P.S: Oda is already hinting something bad happening to Sabo, Vivi, and Hancock. We don’t know how Wano could end, but with the above said, I can see the possibility of the Straw Hats acquiring all Road Poneglyphs by the end of the arc, even the missing one. Then, Luffy will hear about the news in Pangea and face the crossroad.
For Elbaf, I can see Luffy coming back to it after saving his friends, and THEN going to Laugh Tale. Rayleigh told them not to be too hasty and take their time to see the world. Otherwise, they’ll be committing the same mistake.
Finally, Oden said “I don’t know if it’s good or bad luck” about Buggy not reaching Laugh Tale, perhaps his final task from Roger would’ve been different if he witnessed the One Piece, that’s why Oden is questioning his luck(this is pure speculation though).
*Theory by optechhas
