Ep. 8: Chihaya confronts Nishida about his unfair use of karuta skills in tennis.
At school, Chihaya encounters Nishida, who refuses to join the karuta club because he is now in the tennis club. Chihaya realizes that he is using karuta timing to play tennis and tells him that that is not fair to tennis. Nishida thinks the karuta club is at an elementary school level, so Taichi challenges him to play Chihaya. As Nishida plays, he remembers how much he enjoyed karuta. Although Chihaya wins, Nishida insists that he is still not coming back to karuta, because he can never be as good as Arata. Miyauchi passes the clubroom and sees Nishida there. When she demands that he explain why he was skipping tennis practice, he realizes he still loves karuta and decides to quit the tennis club to join the karuta club. As Chihaya draws up the list of members to request official recognition for the club, she rejoices that she is no longer alone.
Episodes
- Ep. 4 · Chihaya achieves Class A status while Arata ends his karuta career
- Ep. 5 · Chihaya and Taichi visit Arata in Fukui, where he rejects them before Yuu returns the scattered karuta cards.
- Ep. 6 · Chihaya secures a clubroom and recruits Kana with hakama and modeling conditions
- Ep. 7 · Taichi and Chihaya test their karuta skills against reluctant recruit Tsutomu Komano
- Ep. 8 · Chihaya confronts Nishida about his unfair use of karuta skills in tennis.
- Ep. 9 · Miyauchi grants club status if Chihaya is not president, leading to a camp and surprise party.
- Ep. 10 · Chihaya struggles with Arata's silence while Taichi addresses team unity issues.
- Ep. 11 · Harada and Tsuboguchi cheer for Chihaya and Taichi while Hokuō underestimates them
- Ep. 12 · Chihaya faces pressure while her father creates a scrapbook and Miyauchi changes her mind about karuta