Kyousuke has been arrested. Hagiwara Sakutarou, Nomura Kodou, and the others gather at the "milk hall," a small cafe serving European beverages and foods, to try to discover the truth of the situation. Each of the literary men unveil their deductions. Natsume Souseki introduces Akutagawa Ryuunosuke who also participates in the puzzle solving, but none of them come up with a deciding theory. As they ponder, a boy named Hirai Tarou steps forward. Hirai tells them that everything started two nights ago...
But the next day, when Otaki-san
 had sunk into despair,
،لكن في اليوم المُوالي، عندما غرِقَتْ أوتاكي-سان في اليأس
Doch als Otaki-san am
folgenden Tag deprimiert war,
Pero al día siguiente,
cuando Otaki estaba más desanimada,
Pero al día siguiente,
cuando Otaki estaba más desanimada,
Pourtant, le lendemain,
Ma, il giorno seguente,
Mas, no dia seguinte, quando a O-Taki
estava no abismo do desespero,
Но на следующий день, 
когда тонула в отчаянии,