Sixth grade was when Ayase Chihaya met Wataya Arata, the transfer student from Fukui.  The shy and quiet Arata was hiding a surprising talent.  He knew how to play the competitive karuta version of Ogura's Hundred Poets.  Chihaya is stunned by the intensity Arata displays when playing karuta.
I wouldn't want to talk to people who kept
no me gustaría hablar con la gente que
no me gustaría hablar con la gente que
não falaria com gente que fica anotando
 coisas pra rir de mim.