Everyone senses that Nodoka feels uneasy when Saki plays. When it’s certain that the problem takes a turn, Nodoka explodes! Meanwhile, Hisa and Mako are nominated by their prefecture to participate in a high school’s mahjong tournament.
Because we broke our winning streak at the prefectural qualifiers last year...
لأننا كسَرنا سلسلةَ انتصاراتنا في التصفياتِ
 الإقليميّة في العام الفائت
Como rompí nuestra racha ganadora 
en el torneo del año pasado...
C’est parce que l’an dernier, 
à cause de moi,
Sarà che l'anno scorso abbiamo interrotto la nostra
 serie di successi alle eliminatorie prefetturali.
Afinal, ano passado,