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.
What does he think he's doing? At his age...
...ماذا يظنُّ نفسه يفعل؟ في مثل سنّه
Ya no tiene edad para esas tonterías.
Ya no tiene edad para esas tonterías.
Ma che sta facendo, alla sua età?
O que ele pensa que está
fazendo com essa idade?
О чём он только думает? В его-то возрасте...