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.
I couldn't sleep, so I opened up 
Kitahara-kun's Gateway to Heresy
أصابَني الأرق، لذلك فتحتُ
مدخل إلى الإلحاد" لكيتاهارا-كن"
No podía dormir
y abrí Herejías, de Kitahara,
No podía dormir
y abrí Herejías, de Kitahara,
Pris d’insomnie,
j’ai ouvert L’Hérésie de Kitahara,
Non riuscivo ad addormentarmi,
ho aperto "Gli eretici" di Kitahara
Eu não conseguia dormir, então abri
o "Portal para a heresia" do Kitahara
Не мог уснуть и открыл 
«Тайную песнь еретика» Китахары Хакусю.