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.
Besides which, Kyousuke-san...
...بالإضافة يا كيوسكي-سان
Und Kyōsuke-san …
Soll das mit dir so weitergehen?
Además, ¿piensas conformarte
toda la vida con tu estado actual?
Además, ¿piensas conformarte
toda la vida con tu estado actual?
Kyôsuke, ça ne te dérange pas
de rester ainsi ?
E poi, Kyōsuke,
Além disso, Kyousuke...
Кроме того, Кёсукэ...