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.
At the intersection, a fountain of autumn.
عند التقاطع، نافورة خريف
An der Kreuzung steht ein
herbstlicher Springbrunnen.
Allí hay una fuente otoñal.
Allí hay una fuente otoñal.
Au tournant,
une fontaine d’automne.
Al quadrivio
No cruzamento, uma fonte de outono
Что делать?