Thrilled by a friend's poetry collection, Takuboku begins to lose confidence in himself. Kyousuke tries to cheer him up, but when he finds out that Takuboku was involved in talks of someone buying Oen, the prostitute from the same province as them, he can't conceal his indignation. Meanwhile, at the milk hall, Yoshii, Sakutarou, and Bokusui hold a poetry contest, refereed by Nomura, to see who will confess their feelings to Kiku, the waitress.
If I were just a little more brazen,
،لو كنتُ أكثر صفاقة قليلاً فقط
Wäre ich ein wenig verschlagener,
wären meine Lebensverhältnisse besser.
Si fuera más atrevido,
Si fuera más atrevido,
Si j’avais un peu plus d’aplomb,
Se riuscissi ad essere un po' più sfacciato
Se eu fosse um pouco mais descarado,
Будь я понаглее, было бы легче