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.
that the hearts of people who come from
 the same area are connected at the root.
أنَّ قلوب الناس الذين يأتون من نفس
المنطِقة مُتّصلة بالجذور
les gens de la même région
sont reliés à la racine de leur cœur.
ho la sensazione che i conterranei
siano legati tra loro dal profondo del cuore.
que o coração das pessoas que vêm da
mesma região estão ligados pela raiz.
что сердца земляков крепко связаны.