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.
"And that real murderer might be pulling 
the strings behind this case, too."
ولعلّ ذلك القاتل الحقيقي "
".هو العقل المُدبّر لهذه القضيّة أيضاً
Wer auch immer der wahre Täter ist, zieht vielleicht
diesmal wieder im Hintergrund die Fäden.
Y podría ser ese mismo asesino
el responsable del nuevo caso.
Y podría ser ese mismo asesino
el responsable del nuevo caso.
Vous ne croyez quand même pas
qu’il tire également les ficelles
E forse quel "vero colpevole" sta tirando i fili
da dietro le quinte anche stavolta.
E o verdadeiro assassino pode
estar por trás deste caso também.
«И он мог бы стоять и за этим делом».