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.
That's why my sister 
kicked me this morning...
Por eso mi hermana me pateó en la mañana...
Por eso mi hermana me 
dio una patada esta mañana.
Por isso que minha irmã
 me chutou hoje cedo...