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...
having a friend who believes 
in him so completely...
...امتلاك صديق يؤمن به كلّياً
dass er einen Freund hat,
der ihm so weit alles glaubt …
Moi aussi, j’aimerais avoir
un ami qui me voue
ci sarebbe da invidiarlo perché ha un amico
Ter um amigo que acredita
tão cegamente nele...
Иметь друга, который так в тебя верит...