Cestvs defeats Felix with a miraculous single blow. The defeated Felix tells Cestvs to race up to the top before departing. In Sicily, where the main event will be held, Cestvs is reunited with Emden, who is excited for their rematch, as well as Ruska. Ruska insists that it's impossible for Cestvs to win and that he should withdraw from the tournament, but Cestvs refuses. "These fists are already soaked in blood. All I can do is move forward!" Each fighter carries his own feelings and desires in his heart as the Emperor Nero's tournament begins...
Some came from the distant 
plains to the south...
وأتى بعضهم من سهول الجنوب البعيدة
Andere kamen aus den
fernen Ebenen des Südens …
Algunos vinieron
de las lejanas llanuras del sur…
Algunos vinieron
de las lejanas llanuras del sur…
Un autre venait de la savane,
tout au sud.
Alcuni dalle distanti e sterminate pianure del sud...
Alguns vieram das planícies
distantes do sul...
Кто-то приплыл
 из дальних южных земель.