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...
He's always done what he likes 
and enjoyed life, right?
لطالما فعل ما يحبّه واستمتع بحياته، صحيح؟
Er hat immer das gemacht,
was ihm gefiel,
Siempre hizo lo que quiso
y disfrutó de la vida así, ¿no?
Siempre hizo lo que quiso
y disfrutó de la vida así, ¿no?
Il a toujours
joui pleinement de la vie
Quello lì si è goduto la vita
facendo tutto quel che gli piace, vero?
Ele sempre fez o que bem
quis e aproveitou a vida, não?
Он всегда делает то, что хочет,
 и наслаждается жизнью.