Chihaya is still lost in the clouds after Arata confessed his feelings to her, making her unable to concentrate on studying for her exams. Kanade and Sumire, who happened to overhear Arata's confession, are debating whether they should tell Taichi or not. In the midst of all this, Chihaya gets a phone call from Sudo, who says someone in his college karuta club wants to play a match with her.
That was a hurdle Mashima-senpai 
couldn't get over,
كان حاجزاً لم يستطع ماشيما سينباي تجاوزه
¡Era un obstáculo
que Mashima no podía pasar
Era un obstáculo
que Mashima no pudo superar
Però questo è un ostacolo
 con cui Mashima-senpai sta ancora lottando,
O obstáculo que o Mashima-senpai 
nunca superou,
Масима не смог преодолеть
такое препятствие,