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.
The karuta coach said 
that I have good hearing!
¡El entrenador de karuta 
dijo que tenía buen oído!
¡El entrenador de karuta me ha dicho 
que tengo buen oído!
O treinador de karuta 
disse que minha audição é boa!