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.
Even Mashima-senpai can't spend 
his whole life playing karuta.
حتّى ماشيما سينباي لا يمكنه إمضاء
كلّ حياته بلعب الكاروتا
Selbst Mashima-senpai kann nicht
sein Leben lang Karuta spielen.
Ni siquiera Mashima-senpai
puede jugar toda su vida.
Ni siquiera Mashima-senpai
puede jugar toda la vida.
De toute façon,
Mashima ne jouera pas éternellement.
Persino Mashima-senpai non passerà 
tutta la vita a giocare a karuta...
Até porque o Mashima-senpai 
não vai jogar karuta pra sempre.
Вряд ли Масима будет
всю жизнь играть в каруту.