KEY POINTS

  • Emden goes up against Cestvs
  • He wants to beat Cestvs and continue his winning streak
  • "Cestvs: The Roman Fighter" Episode 4 is airing Wednesday

Cestvs is set to face the greatest fighter of Pompeii in "Cestvs: The Roman Fighter" Episode 4. He will try his hardest against this formidable opponent, but it remains to be seen if he has what it takes to beat Emden. The new episode is titled "Survive Until Tomorrow."

The official website released the spoiler stills and a synopsis for "Cestvs: The Roman Fighter" Episode 4. The summary teases the match between Cestvs and Emden.

Emden is aiming to continue his winning streak while Cestvs struggles to fight this veteran boxer. The spoilers suggest Emden is too powerful for the protagonist.

In "Cestvs: The Roman Fighter" Episode 4, Emden manages to beat Cestvs. However, the latter challenges Emden again and tries to execute a better defense.

The official preview trailer for Episode 4 shows the two fighters in action. The trailer also shows Lady Sabina watching this highly anticipated match.

"Cestvs enters his first match at the slave gladiator training school. Though he's bewildered to discover that his opponent is his best friend, he wins the match, and his opponent is killed on the spot. According to his instructor Zafar, losers have no future. 'Every time you win, your opponent will die. You're practically a murderer!'" read the series synopsis, according to Crunchyroll.

"With all his sorrow and rage clenched in his fists, Cestvs survives, as one after another powerful opponents stand in his way, as well as the shadow of Nero, the fifth emperor of the Roman Empire. With no other way to secure his freedom, can Cestvs seize his future?!" it added.

The cast of the anime includes Hiromu Mineta as Cestvs, Hiroki Touchi as Demitrius, Kensho Ono as Ruska, Aya Endo as Sabina, Rikiya Koyama as Zafar, Ryota Takeuchi as Emden, Yuuto Uemura as Nero, Sanae Kobayashi as Roxane, Akihiro Tajima as Gidon, Daiki Kajimoto as Pedro, Daishi Kajita as Getty, Daisuke Nishimura as Drisco, Ryousuke Takshashila as Ruddock, Shinnosuke Furumoto as Rocco, Yuta Uchida as Nascha, Yuuki Onodera as Kendall and Enji Yoshitomi as Julianus Valens.

Fans can watch "Cestvs: The Roman Fighter" Episode 4 online on Crunchyroll. The episode will live stream in Japanese with English subtitles this Wednesday.

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