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.
Kayo-san, are you sure you don't 
have a talent for writing fiction?
كايو-سان، هل أنتِ متأكِّدة أنّكِ لا تملكين
موهبة في كتابةِ روايات خيال؟
Kayo-san. Hast du vielleicht
das Talent zum Autor?
Kayo, podrías ser una buena novelista.
Kayo, podrías ser una buena novelista.
Kayo,
vous pourriez écrire des romans.
Kayo, sei sicura di non avere un talento da romanziera?
Kayo, será que você não tem
talento para escrever ficção?
Каё, ты уверена, что не хочешь
попробовать себя в литературе?