Ikta and crew are assigned to a garrison in the far northern region of the empire: a lonely, desolate place at the foot of a massive mountain range. The garrison staff are petty and corrupt, and don't like it when Ikta slacks off and defies orders.  But when they try to throw him in the garrison prison, he stumbles across a secret that they want desperately to keep hidden.
As long as they do not lose a swordfight,
يسمح الجيشُ بذلك ما داموا لا يخسرون في مبارزة بالسّيف
Solange sie auch nie
einen Schwertkampf verlieren,
Mientras no pierdan en un duelo,
Mientras no pierdan en un duelo,
Tant que les Igsem
restent invaincus,
L'esercito rispetta questo loro privilegio,
O exército assim permite enquanto não 
forem vencidos em um duelo de espadas.
Пока они не проиграли,