Kyousuke has been arrested. Hagiwara Sakutarou, Nomura Kodou, and the others gather at the "milk hall," a small cafe serving European beverages and foods, to try to discover the truth of the situation. Each of the literary men unveil their deductions. Natsume Souseki introduces Akutagawa Ryuunosuke who also participates in the puzzle solving, but none of them come up with a deciding theory. As they ponder, a boy named Hirai Tarou steps forward. Hirai tells them that everything started two nights ago...
When I wrote in one of my novels
عندما كتبتُ في إحدى رواياتي
Als ich in meinem Roman schrieb,
Cuando escribí que usa tónico para
el cabello en el bigote, Kyosuke…
Cuando escribí que usa crecepelo
bajo la nariz, Kyosuke…
Quando, nel mio romanzo,
Quando escrevi nos meus livros
Когда я написал в одном из рассказов,