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.
Oen, I have something I want to ask you.
أوين. أريد أن أسألكِ شيئاً
Oen, quiero preguntarte algo.
Oen, quiero preguntarte algo.
Oen, je voudrais ton avis
sur un problème…
Oen, c'è una cosa di cui vorrei parlarti...
Oen, quero pedir uma coisa.
О-Эн, я хочу тебя попросить.