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.
These two are traveling around 
and recruiting exceptional boxers
هذان الاثنان يسافران في الأرجاء
ويجنّدان الملاكمين المتميّزين
Diese beiden reisen durch die Welt auf
der Suche nach hervorragenden Faustkämpfern.
Estos caballeros están reclutando
boxeadores excepcionales
Estos caballeros están reclutando
boxeadores excepcionales
Ces hommes parcourent la région
à la recherche de fins combattants.
Questi due signori sono in viaggio
per trovare i migliori pugili da reclutare
Esses dois estão viajando por aí
e recrutando pugilistas de excelência
Они ездят по империи и ищут
 выдающихся бойцов