Having learned that King is none other than his old nemesis Shin, a master of the Nanto Seiken style, Kenshiro remembers how a year ago, Shin defeated him in combat, engraved the seven scars on his chest and took his fiancee Yuria, who agreed to live with Shin under the condition that Ken's life would be spared. Ken arrives at a castle where Shin was said to be staying, but Shin has already left for his new capital city, Southern Cross. Ken only finds Shin's right-hand man Joker, who sets the castle ablaze with Ken inside, but Ken manages to escape, swearing to find Shin and take Yuria back.