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.
If you lose your first fight, 
you're not getting fed for three days!
إذا خسرت من النزال الأوّل، لن تحصل
!على طعام لثلاثة أيام
Wenn du deinen ersten Kampf verlierst,
kriegst du drei Tage nichts zu essen!
¡Pasarás tres días sin comer
si pierdes en el primer encuentro!
¡Pasarás tres días sin comer
si pierdes en el primer encuentro!
Si tu perds au premier match,
pas de bouffe pendant trois jours !
Se perderai al primo turno...
Niente cibo per tre giorni!
Se perder esta luta,
é três dias sem comida!
Если проиграешь первый бой,
 три дня без еды будешь!