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.
Well, I... Ever since
she started working here,
...أنا... منذ بدأتْ هي تعمل هنا
Seit sie hier im Laden arbeitet,
fühle ich mich zu ihr hingezogen.
Pour résumer,
Io mi sono invaghito di lei fin da quando ha iniziato
Desde que ela começou a trabalhar aqui...
Я... С того самого дня,
как она здесь появилась...