Having lost Tamaki, Takuboku abandons poetry to write a novel in an attempt to change society. He asks Natsume Souseki to look at it, but receives no praise. Even with Sonobe right in front of him, Takuboku is unable to avenge Tamaki and it sends him into despair. He tricks Kyousuke into giving him money so he can head to the pleasure district to devote himself to debauchery where fellow literary men Yoshii and Sakutarou clash with him. Drowning in hopelessness, mind, body, and heart utterly destroyed, Takuboku is surprised to find Bokusui wandering in his direction. Where does Takuboku decide to go when he hears Bokusui's poem? Meanwhile, Kyousuke...
Even if he is thinking that way,
،حتّى لو كان يفكّر بتلك الطريقة
Selbst wenn er das vorhat …
Aunque sea lo que piensa,
Aunque sea lo que piensa,
Même s’il le désire vraiment,
Anche se fosse,
Mesmo que ele pense assim,
Даже если он и правда хочет,