E11 - A New Battlefield

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[00:05] Felix
    Shit.
[00:08] Cestvs
    My golden opportunity!
[00:10] Cestvs
    I'm going for a single killer blow.
[00:13] Cestvs
    Go!
[00:23] Felix
    It can't end here.
    I'm going to the main event.
[00:28] Felix
    Stand! Move!
[00:32] Felix
    Damn it. I can't do it.
[00:37] Felix
    The pain is keeping my
    lower half frozen in place.
[00:43] Ref
    The fight is over! The winner is Cestvs!
[00:55] Boys
    Yes! He won!
[00:57] Zafar
    Good work. You did well.
[01:07] Felix
    Seriously? He's exhausted, too.
[01:11] Felix
    I had an overwhelming advantage.
[01:15] Felix
    Luck was on my side, just like it always is.
[01:18] Felix
    I should've been able to win this fight.
[01:21] Felix
    So why did I lose to him?
[01:24] Felix
    I don't understand. I don't get it at all.
SIGN    A New Battlefield
[03:07] Cestvs
    I-It's an emergency! I...
[03:12] Cestvs
    I think I'm dying.
[03:15] Cestvs
    It's really bad. I'm... I'm peeing blood.
[03:20] Zafar
    You're urinating blood, huh?
[03:23] Cestvs
    M-Master...
[03:26] Getty
    U-Urinating blood?
[03:27] Pedro
    I-Isn't that...
[03:29] Hernando
    ...incredibly bad?
[03:31] Cestvs
    I'm telling you, a whole
    ton of blood came out!
[03:35] Zafar
    Don't lose your head.
    The reason is obvious.
[03:39] Zafar
    You two pummeled each other's stomachs
    during the end of the fight.
[03:42] Zafar
    It's because you've injured your bowels.
[03:45] Zafar
    It's no surprise that you're peeing blood.
[03:48] Zafar
    Don't worry. You won't die.
[03:50] Cestvs
    R-Really?
[03:52] Zafar
    At any rate, you made it
    through the qualifier.
[03:54] Zafar
    You should get some rest.
[03:57] Cestvs
    Y-Yes, Master.
[04:04] Cestvs
    I know he told me to rest,
    but I'm bored without anything to do.
[04:09] Cestvs
    Now that I think about it,
    all I do is train and fight.
[04:14] Cestvs
    That's my whole life.
[04:17] Cestvs
    How would I live if I lost these fists?
[04:24] Cestvs
    Felix...
[04:26] Felix
    Why do you look so glum?
[04:29] Felix
    The winner shouldn't look so gloomy.
[04:32] Felix
    I'm leaving this place today.
[04:34] Felix
    But before I go, I wanted to see just
    how badly I injured the champion.
[04:40] Cestvs
    What?
[04:42] Cestvs
    I'm a mess. Satisfied?
[04:45] Felix
    I bet you pissed a ton of blood.
[04:48] Cestvs
    What? Does that mean you did, too?
[04:51] Felix
    Of course I did.
[04:53] Felix
    You kept pounding on my stomach.
[04:56] Felix
    I've been pissing buckets
    of blood since last night.
[04:59] Cestvs
    Huh?
[05:00] Felix
    Normally, I'm the one inflicting all the
    damage, but you really got me this time.
[05:08] Cestvs
    Um, what are you going to do now?
[05:11] Felix
    A loser's only option is to leave.
[05:13] Felix
    There's no difference between losing
    in the first round or in the final fight.
[05:19] Felix
    It sucks, but that's reality.
[05:22] Felix
    The truth is, you actually get paid a
    little money for making it to the finals.
[05:27] Felix
    So I guess it wasn't a total loss.
[05:32] Cestvs
    Really?
[05:33] Felix
    They don't tell you from the start because
    they want you to fight desperately.
[05:37] Cestvs
    Huh...
[05:39] Felix
    Which means I'll be getting out
    of here as soon as I get my money.
[05:44] Cestvs
    You're leaving already, Felix?
[05:47] Felix
    Looking at your carefree face made
    frustration well up inside me.
[05:51] Felix
    It made me want to fight again.
[05:54] Felix
    I'm sure we'll meet again,
[05:57] Felix
    if we're meant to.
[06:02] Felix
    You'd better not lose, Cestvs.
[06:04] Felix
    If you lose at the main event,
    it'll damage my reputation.
[06:08] Cestvs
    I can't promise that I'll win.
[06:12] Cestvs
    All I can promise is that I'm
    prepared to fight as hard as I can.
[06:16] Felix
    Good, good. The rest comes
    down to luck, anyway.
[06:21] Felix
    I know. Before I go, let's test
    your luck for the main event.
[06:26] Cestvs
    That again?
[06:27] Felix
    I love gambling more than I love eating.
[06:32] Felix
    Besides, don't you think
    life is a lot like gambling?
[06:35] Cestvs
    Is it?
[06:37] Felix
    Up!
[06:46] Felix
    Which is it? Heads or ships?
[06:48] Cestvs
    Heads.
[06:50] Felix
    You're right.
[06:52] Felix
    I hate to admit it, but you've definitely got it.
[06:56] Cestvs
    Hey, what do you mean when you say I've "got it"?
[07:00] Felix
    I'm talking about luck, obviously.
[07:02] Felix
    Even if it's a fluke, when you're right this
    many times in a row, it's true strength.
[07:06] Cestvs
    You mean I was just guessing?
[07:09] Felix
    Yeah.
[07:10] Cestvs
    You're wrong.
[07:11] Felix
    Huh?
[07:12] Cestvs
    Remember what you said?
    You told me to watch this.
[07:18] Felix
    Is this kid serious?
[07:21] Felix
    This time and the last time,
[07:24] Felix
    he wasn't guessing, but actually
    saw it with his own eyes?
[07:29] Felix
    He saw the final moment of this
    tiny falling coin before it landed?
[07:34] Felix
    He's got the eyes of a raptor.
[07:37] Felix
    Is that even possible for a human?
[07:41] Cestvs
    Huh? Was I wrong?
[07:42] Cestvs
    Is this not that kind of game?
[07:45] Felix
    It never even occurred
    to him to rely on luck.
[07:55] Cestvs
    Huh?
[07:57] Felix
    I finally understand why
    I lost. Hats off to you.
[08:01] Felix
    You're a better competitor than I am.
[08:05] Felix
    You might actually make it
    pretty far at the main event.
[08:10] Felix
    Farewell, Cestvs. Take care.
[08:17] Felix
    Hey.
[08:18] Cestvs
    What?
[08:20] Felix
    This tournament will determine
    the strongest fighter around.
[08:24] Felix
    If you let yourself get down in
    the dumps, you'll get beaten.
[08:27] Felix
    Punch like mad and don't
    stop running, Cestvs!
[08:31] Felix
    Run all the way to the top!
    It's the zenith of boxing!
[08:35] Cestvs
    The zenith of boxing...
[08:38] Cestvs
    I like the sound of that.
[08:47] Zafar
    Since you've gotten used
    to training with pickaxes,
[08:50] Zafar
    it's time to move on to the next stage.
[08:54] Zafar
    The training itself will remain the same.
[08:57] Zafar
    However, I've made the handles thicker.
[08:59] Cestvs
    We can't get a firm grip on these.
[09:03] Pedro
    You're right. I'd bet they'd slip
    out of our hands if we swung them.
[09:06] Zafar
    That's what makes them good.
[09:07] Zafar
    You'll be forced to improve
    your grip strength and focus.
[09:11] Zafar
    I'll gradually increase the handle's thickness
    as you get used to the one you're using.
[09:14] Getty
    What?!
[09:15] Zafar
    True strength can't be acquired in a day.
[09:19] Zafar
    Do you know why I'm so
    focused on grip strength?
[09:23] Cestvs
    Because the force of our blows
    exits through our fists?
[09:27] Zafar
    Correct.
[09:29] Zafar
    The pressure behind a strike
    is completed by grip strength.
[09:31] Zafar
    The effectiveness of a strike is changed
    by how the fist is formed at the end.
[09:36] Pedro
    In other words, you want us
    to keep digging holes forever?
[09:41] Cestvs
    Be patient.
[09:42] Hernando
    We will, but the work is so simple.
[09:46] Hernando
    We need a concrete goal.
[09:48] Getty
    Yeah. It's tough without
    some kind of purpose.
[09:51] Zafar
    Goals and purpose, huh?
[09:54] Cestvs
    They're right.
[09:57] Zafar
    Then I'll demonstrate one concrete goal.
[10:03] All
    What?!
[10:04] Hernando
    It vanished!
[10:05] Zafar
    It wasn't sleight of hand,
    and it didn't vanish.
[10:08] Cestvs
    Wh-What is this?
[10:10] Zafar
    It's not easy to master,
[10:12] Zafar
    but once you've learned this trick,
    then you'll have completed your goal.
[10:17] Cestvs
    I've seen men crush apples
    to show off their strength,
[10:21] Cestvs
    but this is on another level.
[10:23] Cestvs
    Only the skin and core are left. It's bone-dry,
    like it's been left to dry for a thousand years.
[10:28] Getty
    It was a fresh apple just a few seconds ago.
[10:32] Cestvs
    Why isn't the floor wet?
[10:34] Cestvs
    Where did the fruit juice go?
[10:37] Zafar
    There's meaning in doing it instantly.
[10:40] Zafar
    Imagine the moment you land a punch.
[10:44] Zafar
    Looks like I'll have to show
    you before you'll understand.
[10:47] Zafar
    You simultaneously apply pressure
    and release the power inside you.
[10:52] Zafar
    Once you've learned how to do it...
[10:57] Zafar
    You won't need wind-up
    or space to accelerate.
[11:07] Zafar
    It's the ultimate striking technique
    that I finally arrived at.
[11:11] Zafar
    The zero-distance strike, "Limitless."
[11:14] Cestvs
    I see. So that's it.
[11:18] Cestvs
    That's the technique that took
    that monster's right eye.
[11:23] Cestvs
    Incredible. That's amazing!
[11:31] Cestvs
    It's just like the blue sky.
[11:33] Cestvs
    How high up is the zenith of boxing?
[11:36] Cestvs
    I can't even imagine it.
[11:40] Cestvs
    Will I be able to climb up there someday?
[11:45] Captain
    Prepare to land! Hurry up!
[11:50] Ruddock
    Cestvs, it's coming into view.
[11:55] Ruddock
    Syracuse, Sicily.
SIGN    The Roman Fighter
SIGN    Syracuse
[12:05] Narration
    The harbor is congested with ships.
[12:09] Narration
    The port is full during this
    exceptionally prosperous time.
[12:12] Narration
    Syracuse is busy preparing for a celebration.
[12:16] Cestvs
    Just how many ships are in this harbor?
[12:22] Guide
    The tournament office is over there.
[12:24] Guide
    Make sure to introduce yourself
    if you're participating.
[12:27] Boy
    Wow, Father! The harbor
    is overflowing with ships!
[12:31] Girl
    I've never seen anything like this!
[12:33] Solon
    If you get too excited, people will
    mock us for being country folk.
[12:37] Boy
    There are warships over there, too!
[12:39] Boy
    Can I go look at them?
[12:41] Girl
    Me, too!
[12:42] Solon
    Don't get lost.
[12:44] Wife
    Come back as soon as you're done.
[12:47] Narration
    The stars of the festival were 
    landing one after another.
SIGN    Champion of All 4 Panhellenic Games 
    The Hero: Solon
[12:53] Sailor
    End of the line. Come on out.
[12:55] Narration
    Some came from the deep
    forests of the north...
[12:58] Loki
    We're finally here.
[13:01] Loki
    They kept me stuffed in that
    cramped hold for days.
SIGN    From Northern Gaul 
    The Giant: Loki
[13:05] Loki
    I'm so hungry, I'm about to lose my temper.
[13:07] Narration
    Some came from the distant
    plains to the south...
SIGN    From Africa 
     The Hunter: Mutanga
[13:11] Mutanga
    Is this land floating on water?
[13:15] Narration
    Fighters arrived from various countries
    encircling the Mediterranean Sea.
[13:20] Iota
    Where's the tournament office?
[13:23] Fisherman
    It's right over there.
[13:25] Fisherman
    Have you come from far away to watch, too?
[13:27] Iota
    No, I'm going to participate.
[13:29] Fisherman
    What? You're going to
    fight in the tournament?
[13:32] Fisherman
    You? Liar.
[13:34] Iota
    Oh, please. It's true.
SIGN    From Macedonia 
    The Freed Slave: Iota
[13:39] Narration
    Each man carries his own
    circumstances and hopes.
SIGN    From the Egyptian Province 
    The Priest: Kamose
[13:42] Narration
    Every fighter has a unique
    reason to clench his fists.
SIGN    From Hispania 
    The Free Fighter: Hamilcar
SIGN    From the Nabataean 
    Kingdom 
    The Royal Guard: Malik
[13:50] Narration
    They seek the simplest
    and noblest of answers.
SIGN    From the Province of Judea 
    The Destroyer: Gideon
[13:55] Narration
    However...
[13:58] Narration
    Not all men think this way.
SIGN    From Syracuse 
    The Imperial Guard: Adonis
[14:01] Adonis
    I'm finally back.
[14:04] Adonis
    I suppose it's an appropriate
    tournament to determine
[14:06] Adonis
    if I've made a complete recovery.
[14:10] Ruska
    We don't know what kind
    of opponents we'll face.
[14:12] Ruska
    Don't let your guard down.
[14:15] Adonis
    I know that.
[14:19] Boy
    Let's get this over with quick.
[14:22] Ruska
    Cestvs, huh?
[14:24] Boy
    Hurry up.
[14:26] Boy
    I know.
[14:27] Cestvs
    Is that Ruska?
[14:30] Cestvs
    Ruska's here, too?
[14:33] Pedro
    Hurry up, Cestvs.
[14:35] Cestvs
    Yeah, sure.
[14:46] Cestvs
    No matter what I do, I can't
    get the bloodstains out.
[15:04] Cestvs
    Ms. Roxanne!
[15:07] Roxanne
    Huh?
[15:09] Cestvs
    I knew it. It is you.
[15:12] Roxanne
    Is that you, Cestvs?
[15:16] Cestvs
    Yes, it's me. It's good to see you again.
[15:20] Roxanne
    It really is!
[15:22] Rxoanne
    You've grown so much!
[15:24] Roxanne
    I'm relieved you seem to be doing well.
[15:26] Cestvs
    Thank you.
[15:29] Cestvs
    Um... I saw Ruska at the harbor.
[15:32] Roxanne
    Yes, he's here as an imperial guard.
[15:35] Roxanne
    But I'm surprised by this coincidence, too.
[15:38] Cestvs
    Huh?
[15:39] Roxanne
    This is where I'm meeting him.
[15:51] Cestvs
    R-Ruska...
[15:55] Ruska
    Cestvs.
[16:06] Ruska
    Congratulations on making
    it through the qualifier.
[16:09] Ruska
    Anyway, you haven't changed.
[16:12] Cesetvs
    Has he... Has he always been this big?
[16:16] Cassandora
    Don't you think there's an awkward
    air hanging between those two?
[16:22] Roxanne
    They have a bit of a history.
[16:25] Roxanne
    Now then, shall we get to work?
[16:28] Roxanne
    It's a big city, so we'll have
    to split up to check it out.
[16:31] Cassandora
    I thought you'd say that, so I brought a map.
[16:34] Cestvs
    Hey! Wait, Ruska!
[16:37] Ruska
    Unfortunately, I'm busy.
    I don't have time right now.
[16:42] Ruska
    I'm free early tomorrow morning, though.
[16:45] Cestvs
    That's fine with me.
[16:47] Cestvs
    I've got training in the morning, too.
[16:49] Ruska
    Then I'll meet you here at dawn tomorrow.
[16:52] Cestvs
    Okay...
[17:05] Ruska
    What did you want to discuss?
[17:09] Ruska
    You don't have time to waste either, do you?
[17:11] Cestvs
    There's something I've always
    wondered. You and I... well...
[17:19] Cestvs
    I left Rome so suddenly, so I never got
    the chance to talk to you about it.
[17:26] Ruska
    I was wondering what this was about.
[17:29] Ruska
    Cestvs, focus only on saving yourself.
[17:33] Cestvs
    Huh?
[17:34] Ruska
    You don't seem to understand just how brutal
[17:37] Ruska
    this tournament will be,
    so let me give you some advice.
[17:40] Ruska
    Withdrawing would be the wiser choice.
[17:43] Ruska
    It's impossible for you to win.
[17:46] Cestvs
    Nothing's impossible!
[17:48] Cestvs
    Look down on me all you want,
    but don't underestimate me, Ruska.
[17:52] Ruska
    See? You got angry.
[17:55] Ruska
    You're so naïve and impulsive.
[17:59] Ruska
    You don't seem to have changed at all.
[18:02] Ruska
    It's like you're trying to
    say you're the only one
[18:05] Ruska
    who's unscathed and unsullied.
[18:07] Ruska
    It's infuriating.
[18:09] Cestvs
    Only a slave understands
    the suffering of a slave.
[18:12] Cestvs
    The same goes for this pain I can't change.
[18:15] Cestvs
    Unlike you, this world is all I know.
[18:29] Mc
    Governor and noble people of Sicily.
[18:34] Mc
    The drawing for the boxing
    division match-ups will now begin.
[18:43] Cestvs
    The drawing? Is that like a lottery?
[18:46] Clerk
    When your name is called,
    come up to the stage and bow.
[18:51] Cestvs
    Are we going to be put on display
    in front of everyone? I don't like it.
[18:55] Cestvs
    It reminds me of the humiliation
    of being put up for auction.
[19:02] Cestvs
    Emden!
[19:04] Emden
    I'm glad we got to meet again, kid.
[19:07] Cestvs
    You're still fighting?
[19:09] Emden
    I don't know when we'll fight each other,
    but you'd better not lose to anyone else.
[19:17] Emden
    I'm a lucky man.
[19:19] Emden
    After all, I get to repay the favor.
[19:21] Emden
    Come fight me uninjured, Cestvs.
[19:24] Clerk
    Fighting slave Emden, to the stage.
[19:26] Emden
    Coming.
[19:33] (Flashback) Ruska
    Withdrawing would be the wiser choice.
[19:37] Cestvs
    I've gotten injured and dirty every
    time I've fought until now, Ruska.
[19:43] Cestvs
    These fists are already soaked in blood.
[19:46] Cestvs
    I've crushed the dreams of others and
    pushed them aside to make it this far.
[19:52] Cestvs
    I can't withdraw now.
[19:54] Cestvs
    All I can do is move forward.
[20:02] Nero
    Lovely Sicily, familia of Rome.
[20:06] Nero
    Together, let us celebrate the
    start of this tournament.
[20:10] Nero
    Together, let us welcome
    the glorious competitors.
[20:14] Nero
    Powerful men who have overcome
    themselves, beaten their trials,
[20:16] Nero
    and traveled across the
    Mediterranean Sea to gather here...
[20:20] Nero
    The chosen heroes.
[20:23] Nero
    Fight fairly and squarely for the
    glory of a harmonious empire.
[20:32] Nero
    I hereby announce the opening
    of the Concordian Games!
[20:38] Nero
    Glory to Rome!
[20:40] All
    Glory to Rome! Glory to Rome!