Chihaya is playing in the East Queen qualifier for a chance to face the Queen again.  Her first opponent is the grade schooler Ririka, said to be a child prodigy.  As Chihaya watches Ririka use speed play karuta, she begins to understand what it means to play karuta without speed.
Whoever loses first today 
has to shave their head!
¡Quien pierda hoy tendrá 
que raparse la cabeza!
¡Quien pierda hoy tendrá 
que raparse la cabeza!
Quem perder primeiro hoje,
 tem que raspar a cabeça!