Chihaya, Taichi, Tsuboguchi, and Dr. Harada, all members of the Shiranami Society, have made it to the top 8. They approach the next round with the mindset of playing in a team match, but Chihaya is matched against Inokuma Haruka, the former Queen who won the title four times in a row. Inokuma's unique play style is like nothing Chihaya has seen before, causing her to struggle in their match.
And she was away
from the game so long, too...
حتّى بعد غيابها الطويل عن اللعبة
Und sie hat doch so lange
nicht gespielt …
Aunque estuvo lejos mucho tiempo.
Aunque se retiró mucho tiempo.
Dire qu’elle a fait une pause !
Eppure, nonostante la pausa...
Mesmo depois de ficar
inativa por tanto tempo...
Даже не играя так долго...