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.
From now on, she'll never 
have to worry about money—
من الآن فصاعداً، لن يكون عليها
—القلق بشأن المال
Von jetzt an wird sie sich nie
mehr Sorgen über Geld machen mü…
Ya no tendrá que preocuparse por…
Ya no tendrá que preocuparse por…
Désormais, elle n’aura plus jamais
de soucis d’ar…
Da ora in poi, quella ragazza non saprà più
che vuol dire preoccuparsi dei soldi...
De agora em diante, ela não vai mais
ter que se preocupar com dinheiro...
Ей больше не придётся заботиться о деньгах.