Having lost Tamaki, Takuboku abandons poetry to write a novel in an attempt to change society. He asks Natsume Souseki to look at it, but receives no praise. Even with Sonobe right in front of him, Takuboku is unable to avenge Tamaki and it sends him into despair. He tricks Kyousuke into giving him money so he can head to the pleasure district to devote himself to debauchery where fellow literary men Yoshii and Sakutarou clash with him. Drowning in hopelessness, mind, body, and heart utterly destroyed, Takuboku is surprised to find Bokusui wandering in his direction. Where does Takuboku decide to go when he hears Bokusui's poem? Meanwhile, Kyousuke...
Putting you off guard like
that is his usual play, isn't it?
لا تدعه يخدعك هكذا، إنّه تمثيله
المعتاد، أليس كذلك؟
Ist es nicht sein üblicher Trick,
damit wir ihm gegenüber nachlässig werden?
Es un experto en hacernos
bajar la guardia, ¿recuerdas?
Es un experto en hacernos
bajar la guardia, ¿recuerdas?
C’est sa méthode habituelle
pour endormir notre vigilance.
Ma far abbassare la guardia in questo modo
Ele sempre age para nos
pegar de surpresa, não?
Разве выкинуть что-то неожиданное —
не его обычная тактика?