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.
I think I'll finally be able to earn the credit
 for the German class I kept failing,
أظنّني سأحصل على درجة النجاح أخيراً
في فصل اللغة الألمانية الذي رسبت فيه باستمرار
Ich glaube, ich hab nach langem
Ringen bald meine Scheine
Creo que por fin conseguiré
el crédito de alemán que me faltaba,
Creo que por fin aprobaré
el crédito de Alemán que me faltaba,
Cette année, je vais réussir
à valider mon unité d’allemand,
Sembra che quest'anno riuscirò a passare 
l'esame di tedesco che fallivo sempre,
Acho que finalmente vou ganhar créditos 
pelas aulas de alemão que eu sempre tô repetindo,
Думаю, я наконец смогу сдать немецкий,
который всё время заваливал,