Having lost Tamaki, Takuboku abandons poetry to write a novel in an attempt to change society. He asks Natsume Souseki to look at it, but receives no praise. Even with Sonobe right in front of him, Takuboku is unable to avenge Tamaki and it sends him into despair. He tricks Kyousuke into giving him money so he can head to the pleasure district to devote himself to debauchery where fellow literary men Yoshii and Sakutarou clash with him. Drowning in hopelessness, mind, body, and heart utterly destroyed, Takuboku is surprised to find Bokusui wandering in his direction. Where does Takuboku decide to go when he hears Bokusui's poem? Meanwhile, Kyousuke...
Could be it's us who need to change.
قد نكون نحن من نحتاج للتغيير
Vielleicht sollten wir uns ändern.
Puede que seamos nosotros
los que debamos cambiar.
Puede que seamos nosotros
los que debamos cambiar.
En fait, ce serait peut-être
plutôt à nous de changer.
Non credevo che l'avrei mai detto,
ma forse siamo noi a dover cambiare!
Talvez a gente que deva mudar.
Может, это мы должны измениться?