The Dark Coliseum

The Dark Coliseum (闇のコロシアム) is the first episode of Season 3 and the thirty-ninth of overall episode The Rising of the Shield Hero anime.

Synopsis
Seeking to reunite the scattered inhabitants of Lurolona Village who were sold into slavery, the Shield Hero and his party head to Zeltoble to secretly compete in the underground fights at the coliseum.

Plot
With the Spirit Tortoise's defeat, Naofumi prepares for the impending awakening of the Phoenix within the next few months. He learns from Queen Miriella that after handling the last Wave while Naofumi was in the other world, the other three Heroes have gone missing. She also says the Seven Star Heroes are missing as well, with the only one they know about being the Staff Hero: disgraced King Aultcray (Trash). The Queen also warns Naofumi that Malty (Bitch) has disappeared too. Naofumi and his party visit slave trader Beloukas in order to free the demi-humans that came from Lurolona Village to bring them back home, only to learn most of them have been purchased already. He frees all the slaves he does have and follows a lead to the nation of Zeltoble to free more. He discovers an underground auction featuring demi-humans being sold at exuberant prices, and is convinced to take part in an underground fighting arena in order to gain enough money to free them. Naofumi talks at a bar with a mysterious woman to learn about the rules, while watching a fight with a demi-human boy named Fohl who purposefully loses the match. Naofumi, Raphtalia, and Filo enter the arena under disguises, playing up the theatrics until they win the match.

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