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.
you'd never worry for money 
and you could live how you liked...
فلن تقلقي بشأن المال ويمكنكِ
...العيش كما تحبّين تماماً
você nunca mais precisaria
se preocupar com dinheiro
больше не придётся думать о деньгах,
сможешь жить как захочешь...