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.
because they want us to 
fight as hard as we can.
لأنّهم يريدوننا أن نقاتل بأقصى ما لدينا
damit wir so hart kämpfen,
wie wir nur können.
perché vogliono che combattiamo
dando il tutto per tutto!
para deixar que lutemos
com todas as forças.