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.
Unless you reel it in yourself, 
good fortune will pass you by.
سيتجاوزك الحظّ الحسن ما لم تجرّه لك
Das Schicksal muss man ergreifen,
sonst rinnt es einem durch die Finger.
La chance sourit aux audacieux,
de toute façon.
La fortuna bisogna agguantarla,
altrimenti passa e non torna più.
Se não agarrar a sorte com as próprias
mãos, ela vai acabar passando.