Summer vacation is over, and the second school term has begun. Having learned that playing on a team expands the possibilities of karuta, Arata musters up his courage and tries to start a karuta club at his school. Meanwhile, Mizusawa High's karuta club has begun practicing in preparation for the Master/Queen qualifiers, but then they learn something that makes them doubt their chances of participating in the qualifiers at all...
The words of the many who came before me
كلمات الكثيرين الذين سبقوني
noch immer die Worte meiner Vorfahren,
die ich wie einen Schatz hüte.
Las palabras de los que vinieron
antes de mí
Las palabras de los que estuvieron
antes que yo
Les paroles de mes prédécesseurs,
c'è un tesoro formato dalle parole ricevute
As palavras dos que vieram antes de mim
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