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.
The more he drinks, the more 
his heart sings, I suppose.
كلّما شرب أكثر، غنّى قلبه أكثر
Wenn man etwas rezitiert,
dann tut es das Herz, was?
L’alcool fait chanter le cœur,
peut-être ?
Più ti ubriachi e più il tuo cuore canta?
Quanto mais ele bebe, mais o
coração dele canta, eu acho.
Скорее чем больше он пьёт,
тем горячее поёт его сердце.