Due to their lack of decisive power, Zafar instructs Cestvs and his companions to train all day every day by digging with pickaxes. Though his companions complain, Cestvs regards Zafar's word as his only ray of hope and continues digging. Meanwhile, a pair of messengers arrive to announce a fighting tournament held by the emperor. Emperor Nero himself has ordered that Cestvs participate. He seems to be unable to escape him... With indescribable uncertainty in his heart, Cestvs participates in the qualifier in order to win his freedom. However, the arena is a wooden structure resembling a run-down cage.
Unlucky men are visited by 
misfortune again and again.
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Wem das Glück nicht hold ist,
der zieht nun mal eben das Pech an.
La desgracia persigue
a los desafortunados.
La desgracia persigue
a los desafortunados.
Si vous voulez mon avis,
le sort s’acharne sur les malchanceux.
La sfortuna si diverte sempre
ad accanirsi contro i poveracci.
Homens sem sorte são visitados
pelo azar repetidamente.
Невезучим людям часто сыпятся
 несчастья на голову.