Chihaya, Taichi, Tsuboguchi, and Dr. Harada, all members of the Shiranami Society, have made it to the top 8. They approach the next round with the mindset of playing in a team match, but Chihaya is matched against Inokuma Haruka, the former Queen who won the title four times in a row. Inokuma's unique play style is like nothing Chihaya has seen before, causing her to struggle in their match.
A house left to the weeds 
welcomes no visitors
منزل متروك للحشائش لا يستقبل زوّاراً
Spät im Jahr kommt zur düsteren Hütte,
die mit Gräsern überwuchert ist, …
En la oscura cabaña cubierta…
En la oscura cabaña cubierta…
Yaemugura shigereru…
Le havre où le lierre à la…
A questa casa circondata da erbaccia,
 nella sua solitudine...
Uma casa deixada às ervas daninhas...
«Дикие травы
Густо в доме растут.
Какая печаль!»