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...
Kyousuke-san could never even conceive 
of the idea of buying her freedom.
مُحال لكيوسكي-سان أن يتصوَّر  
 فكرة شِراء حرّيتها حتّى
Kyōsuke-san wäre nicht mal auf die Idee
gekommen, sie freizukaufen.
A Kyosuke jamás se le ocurriría
liberar a una prostituta.
A Kyosuke jamás se le ocurriría
liberar a una prostituta.
Kyôsuke n’avait aucunement l’intention
d’acheter sa liberté.
Kyōsuke non sarebbe mai
così intraprendente da volerla riscattare.
O Kyousuke jamais cogitaria a
ideia de comprar a liberdade dela.
Кёсукэ в жизни бы не пришла 
в голову мысль купить ей свободу.