She still, however, seems to harbor a great deal of bitterness towards Ishwari and Pagan. She took the stories of this great warrior to heart and now searches all of Kyrat in hopes of finding Shangri-La and unlocking its secrets, she even sent an Expedition lead by Colonel Sandesh looking for the legendary relic of Yalung that can cause immortality. She became obsessed with the myth of Kalinag, a legendary hero in Kyrati mythology. Yuma came to the point of despising Pagan, and decided that she needed a new idol. After Ishwari fled to the United States of America, Yuma hoped Pagan would return to be the king she once idolized, but was disappointed when she saw no change and says she realized that what is broken stays broken. Yuma states in her journals that she doesn't dislike when people fall in love, rather that she believes love can actually make some people stronger, but asserts that Pagan was not one of those people and that it made him a mess. Yuma felt he was no longer the ambitious and powerful man she admired as a child and blames Ishwari for making him weak. She remained loyal to Pagan until he fell in love with Ishwari Ghale. Yuma was the second in command of Min's forces throughout both civil wars.
Min's betrayal led to Second Kyrati Civil War as remnants of the Royalists swore revenge and founded Golden Path in 1987, seeking to dethrone Pagan Min and end Yuma life. Min, however, killed the heir and took the throne himself, then purged the Royalists. After a few months of bloody fighting against the Nationalists, the Royalists stormed the Royal Palace and attempted to crown the young heir to the throne. Kyrat was ravaged in First Kyrati Civil War between the supporters and opponents of the already fallen monarchy, Pagan Min and Yuma Lau chose to ally with the Royalists and found a distant royal heir for them. For her 18th birthday, Pagan gave Yuma the heads of three men who tried to steal the inheritance of her father’s empire, and in return she used her inheritance to help Pagan create a force strong enough to take over Kyrat.
He constantly encouraged her intellect and ruthlessness. Pagan became an older brother figure for her and she came to idolize him. Pagan Min didn't raise Yuma himself, but made sure she received the best education. Pagan Min's Father took the orphaned Yuma under his wing to repay her father for an old debt, though in all likelihood, Gang was merging his fractured empire with hers. The raids were meant to clean up the triad forces outside the China border in Hong Kong, targeting several drug lords including her family and the Mins. She was the daughter of a triad crime boss and watched her father and mother get gunned down during joint task force raids between INTERPOL and the Mainland China NNCC oversea operation in Hong Kong. Yuma has known Pagan Min since childhood.