Summer vacation is over, and the second school term has begun. Having learned that playing on a team expands the possibilities of karuta, Arata musters up his courage and tries to start a karuta club at his school. Meanwhile, Mizusawa High's karuta club has begun practicing in preparation for the Master/Queen qualifiers, but then they learn something that makes them doubt their chances of participating in the qualifiers at all...
Naniwa Bay, now the flower 
blooms, but for winter
خليج نانيوا، تتفتح الأزهار الآن، لكن للشتاء
In Naniwa erblühen die Blumen
nach der Winterruhe.
…puerto de Naniwa dormía
una flor en el duro invierno.
…puerto de Naniwa dormía
una flor en el duro invierno.
Naniwazu ni sakuya kono hana
À Naniwa éclosent après l’hiver
Nella baia di Naniwa, dopo l'arido inverno,
Baía de Naniwa, agora as flores 
abrem, mas para o inverno
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