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...
Maybe because it's just 
the way things are...
...ربّما السّبب هو الاعتياد
Vielleicht weil es einfach nur natürlich ist.
Tal vez porque es lo que veo normal.
Tal vez porque es lo que veo normal.
Parce que c’est tout naturel,
pour moi.
Forse perché è naturale?
Talvez porque seja como a vida é...
Может, просто таков порядок вещей...