In this paper, the optical response to a terahertz pulse was investigated in the transition metal chalcogenide , a candidate excitonic insulator. First, by irradiating a terahertz pulse with a relatively weak electric field (0.3 MV/cm), the spectral changes in reflectivity near the absorption edge due to third-order optical nonlinearity were measured, and the absorption peak characteristic of the excitonic phase just below the interband transition was identified.