The moment everyone had been waiting for arrived. As Maud vanished into thin air, countless eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
After sending Maud flying, Kuma swung his hand back and lightly slapped it against Luo.
Smack—!
Another soft sound rang out.
Luo also vanished into thin air, leaving only a vortex of air on the ground.
After completing the programmed task, Kuma slowly put on his gloves and tucked the book into the crook of his arm.
The sudden shutdown of his search mechanism made him raise his head slightly, his gaze drifting toward an unknown destination.
His enormous body stood quietly where it was, receiving gazes from all directions.
The war was not over yet.
But Maud, having obtained everything he wanted, had already withdrawn unscathed.
It was just that,
the way he had left the stage had truly been beyond everyone present's expectations.
"You really underestimated him, huh~~"
Having been slapped in the face by Maud in the blink of an eye, Kizaru rarely showed such a solemn expression.
He first frowned and glanced at the empty sky before turning toward the expressionless Bartholomew Kuma.
Based on what he knew, Bartholomew Kuma had been completely transformed into a living weapon that could only act according to its programmed instructions. How could he have suddenly slapped Maud and Luo away?
But the facts were right before his eyes, leaving Kizaru no choice but to believe them.
Then,
what had caused Kuma, who had lost his own consciousness, to suddenly perform such an action?
Unless...
Kizaru immediately thought of Dr. Vegapunk.
As the person responsible for transforming Kuma into a living weapon, only Dr. Vegapunk could have implanted such an instruction into Kuma's operational program.
But another question arose.
What motive had Vegapunk had for implanting such an