Chihaya chooses to go on her class trip in hopes to come closer to fulfilling her dream of being a teacher, but she spends the entire time lost in space, wondering how Taichi is doing at the Master tournament qualifiers. Harada and Inokuma are also participating in the East Japan qualifiers, but as Taichi tries to quietly psych himself up, someone unexpected shows up to get in his way. Meanwhile, at the West Japan qualifiers, Master Suo makes a surprising comment to Arata.
After I win my fifth consecutive title,
 I'm going to retire.
بعد فوزي بلقبي الخامس المتتالي، سأعتزل
werde ich nach meinem fünften Titel
in Folge zurücktreten.
Después de mi quinta victoria,
me retiraré.
Después de mi quinta victoria,
me retiraré.
Je prendrai ma retraite
après ma cinquième victoire.
Dopo il mio quinto titolo consecutivo,
Depois que eu ganhar pela 
quinta vez, vou me aposentar.
После пятой победы подряд
уйду в отставку.