Chihaya is playing in the East Queen qualifier for a chance to face the Queen again.  Her first opponent is the grade schooler Ririka, said to be a child prodigy.  As Chihaya watches Ririka use speed play karuta, she begins to understand what it means to play karuta without speed.
but the windows here remain shut,
pero las ventanas aquí se quedan cerradas
pero las ventanas aquí se quedan cerradas
mas as janelas ficam fechadas aqui,