Chihaya, Taichi, Tsuboguchi, and Dr. Harada, all members of the Shiranami Society, have made it to the top 8. They approach the next round with the mindset of playing in a team match, but Chihaya is matched against Inokuma Haruka, the former Queen who won the title four times in a row. Inokuma's unique play style is like nothing Chihaya has seen before, causing her to struggle in their match.
The fall wind parts...
...تشقّ رياح الخريف 
Herbstwind treibt …
Ve lo clara y brillante que…
Ve lo clara y brillante que…
Akikaze ni
Dans un déchirement
Tra le nuvole che fluttuano nel cielo...
O vento de outono...
«Ветер осенний...»