Chihaya chooses to go on her class trip in hopes to come closer to fulfilling her dream of being a teacher, but she spends the entire time lost in space, wondering how Taichi is doing at the Master tournament qualifiers. Harada and Inokuma are also participating in the East Japan qualifiers, but as Taichi tries to quietly psych himself up, someone unexpected shows up to get in his way. Meanwhile, at the West Japan qualifiers, Master Suo makes a surprising comment to Arata.
This is his only chance to get 
as far as he can with karuta.
هذه فرصته الوحيدة لقطع أكبر مسافة في الكاروتا
Jetzt ist wohl die einzige Gelegenheit,
richtig Karuta zu legen.
Es su única oportunidad
para llegar tan lejos como pueda.
Es su única oportunidad
para llegar tan lejos como pueda.
Le seul moment pour s’y consacrer,
c’est maintenant.
Questo è l'unico momento 
in cui può dare tutto se stesso nel karuta.
Essa é a única chance dele 
jogar karuta o quanto ele puder.
Это его единственный шанс
показать себя в каруте.