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.
What's wrong? You won, 
but you look so sullen.
لمّ أنت متجهم رغم فوزك؟
Du hast gewonnen,
was schaust du so miesepetrig?
¿Por qué tienes esa cara tan larga?
Ganaste.
¿Por qué tienes esa cara tan larga?
Has ganado.
Qu’est-ce qu’il y a ?
Réjouis-toi, t’as gagné.
Ma che hai?
Hai vinto, eppure hai un muso...
O que foi? Você venceu,
por que essa cara triste?
Ты чего? Вроде победил,
 а такой хмурый.