Kyousuke has been arrested. Hagiwara Sakutarou, Nomura Kodou, and the others gather at the "milk hall," a small cafe serving European beverages and foods, to try to discover the truth of the situation. Each of the literary men unveil their deductions. Natsume Souseki introduces Akutagawa Ryuunosuke who also participates in the puzzle solving, but none of them come up with a deciding theory. As they ponder, a boy named Hirai Tarou steps forward. Hirai tells them that everything started two nights ago...
they would hold the short sword 
on the right to gain some distance,
كان ليُمسِك السّيفَ القصيرَ من اليمين
ليكسب مسافة
würde man von der rechten Hand aus
mit dem Dolch Abstand gewinnen
llevaría la daga a la derecha
para ganar distancia y tomar impulso.
llevaría la daga a la derecha
para ganar distancia y tomar impulso.
il tiendrait l’arme à distance
de la main droite
lo terrebbe sul lato destro
per guadagnare un po' di distanza,
o normal é segurar a adaga mais
à direita, para ter mais distância
то отведёт нож вправо,
чтобы увеличить силу замаха