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...
When I'm with you, I can go back 
to the way we were, anytime.
عندما أكون معك، يمكنني العودة
مثلما كنّا في أي وقت
Wenn ich bei dir bin,
Al estar contigo
siempre puedo regresar al pasado.
Al estar contigo
siempre puedo regresar al pasado.
Quand je suis avec toi,
je peux toujours revenir dans le passé.
Quando sono con te,
Quando estou com você, posso voltar
a como éramos a qualquer momento.
Рядом с тобой я в любой момент
 могу вернуться в те времена.