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.
And spend three more years commuting
¿Y pasar otros tres años haciendo
¿Y pasar otros tres años haciendo
E passar mais três anos viajando 
uma hora e meia pra ir e voltar?