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.
"Two pitch-black cats
قطّان حالكا السّواد"
Zwei Katzen mit schwarzem Fell.
Dos gatos negros
Dos gatos negros
« Deux chats au pelage noir
Due gatti neri come la pece
Dois gatos pretos
«Две чёрные кошки на крыше