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.
I just feel sorry for the young lady 
who was killed. That's all.
أشفق على الشابّةِ التي قُتِلَتْ فحسب
Aber es tut mir um das junge Fräulein leid.
Pero me compadezco
de la pobre chica que falleció.
Pero me compadezco
de la pobre chica que falleció.
La domestique assassinée
me fait pitié, voilà tout.
Mi fa solo pena la domestica uccisa...
Só sinto pena da moça que foi morta.
Просто жаль убитую девушку.
Вот и всё.