Before the Summit War began.
Maud had asked Kuma for two Plane Tickets in advance.
They were the trump cards he had held back until the final moment, ensuring that he could leave the battlefield immediately after completing his hunt.
However,
Even with the original story as a reference, Maud could not be one hundred percent certain that Kuma could convince Dr. Vegapunk to install a conditional-trigger program in his processor before he was completely modified.
So without a doubt, this was a trump card that carried some risk.
But where in this world were there good things with high returns and no risks?
If one wanted high returns, one naturally had to bear the potential risks.
Before Maud took the initiative to reveal this trump card, no one knew what he had planned.
Even Vegapunk, who had installed the action program in Kuma, could never have anticipated under what circumstances these two Plane Tickets would produce what kind of effect.
No one could have imagined it.
That was why Maud's thanks left Kizaru utterly confused.
Maud withdrew the shadow covering Luo and turned his head toward Kuma, who was striding over.
Before asking for the Plane Tickets in advance, Maud had taken a wisp of shadow from Kuma, preserving a slim chance of awakening Kuma's consciousness in the future.
Previously, he had had the desire but not the ability.
But now, the Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability's star rating had broken through to eight and a half stars. Perhaps it now possessed the ability to awaken his consciousness.
Maud flipped his palm. As waves of shadow spread out, he quietly opened the Shadow Box and took out a wisp of Kuma's shadow.
As one of the skills Maud had devoted the most effort to developing, the Shadow Box had not originally