In 1986, in order to save themselves, the Arms Monsters make their attempt to kill Otoya. However, the trio are unable to actually do it to Jiro's shock and decide to leave town and run as fast as they can by taking different paths. However, the King manages to catch up to Ramon and Riki, sealing the two into the Basshaa Magnum and Dogga Hammer so they would serve as decorations in Castle Doran. Later, Yuri attempts to play the Bloody Rose as Maya arrives to tell her not to play, resulting in Yuri using the violin to force Maya to fight her as Ixa. In 2008, after being saved from his near death encounter with Saga by Kengo, whom he learn Shima was testing and saw as a failure. After Shima chides him for trusting Wataru, Nago wonders how he and the girls can attempt to reason with Wataru to reconsider his choice to stop being Kiva.