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.
it seemed like exposing the scandal 
about the minerals was the real objective.
بدا أنَّ الكشف عن فضيحة المعادن
هو الهدف الحقيقيّ
als vielmehr um die Aufdeckung
um die Mineralien.
El objetivo parecía ser
exponer el escándalo del veneno.
El objetivo parecía ser
exponer el escándalo del veneno.
lo scopo fosse far venire a galla
la storia dell'inquinamento minerario.
ficou óbvio que expor o escândalo dos
minérios era o verdadeiro objetivo.
казалось, что основной целью 
было вскрыть скандал со сбросами.