Chihaya is playing in the East Queen qualifier for a chance to face the Queen again.  Her first opponent is the grade schooler Ririka, said to be a child prodigy.  As Chihaya watches Ririka use speed play karuta, she begins to understand what it means to play karuta without speed.
Her ears are big like mine,
Sus orejas son grandes como las mías,
Sus orejas son grandes como las mías,
As orelhas dela são grandes 
como as minhas,