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| - Continuing from the events of the last tournament, K' and Maxima continue their hunt for NESTS while evading the pursuit of Heidern's troops. A year passes and their journey takes them to Indonesia. Maxima explains that their mission is to investigate a suspicious group of terrorists who seem to have ties to NESTS. While walking away from their lookout point, K's flame briefly acts up. Although his partner is concerned, he tells him it's nothing and they proceed. At the airport, Benimaru Nikaido and Whip walk off their American flight into the same country. Whip asks why he brought her there, which Benimaru answers with a flirt and an offer for a date. Eventually, she gets him to spill his real motive: information about NESTS. Although she warns him to return to America, he leaves to look for a hotel and walks off with her in tow. The scene shifts to a place full of water. A girl sees K' there and asks who he is. He responds that even he doesn't know the answer and is currently looking for the real him. He says that she is the same and she pouts that she isn't. However, when the girl can't give him a straight answer about her identity, he walks away and leaves her crying for an answer. The water splashes and the girl wakes up to Foxy knocking on the door. Assured that she's fine, Foxy tells her to get out of the bath. Although her guardian forbids her from going outside, she sneaks out and runs into the city. Foxy notices her absence later. In the streets, Benimaru loses sight of Whip and wanders around looking for her. He witnesses a struggle with a peddler and a rowdy girl. They argue about her method of payment, a card that has no money on it. She reasons that she paid him properly which upsets him even more. Picking up the card, Benimaru interrupts the scuffle. Meanwhile, Athena hears about the King of Fighters tournament. Much to her manager's dismay, she sneaks away from her concert in Japan and leaves for the airport.
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