Mizusawa High School karuta club makes its debut at the Tokyo regionals for the national championship.  Mizusawa successfully makes it past the group stage.  Desk-kun, who was unable to win a single match, feels that he isn't needed and says that he isn't going to play.  Taichi realizes how Desk-kun feels, so he makes a decision as the club president to bring the team together.
I'm only here because 
you need five people
¡Solo estoy aquí porque 
necesitaban cinco personas
¡Solo estoy aquí porque 
necesitabais cinco personas
Só estou aqui por precisarem de 
cinco para chegar ao nacional!