Ep. 19: Masa Lalu Shimada dan Perjalanannya Menuju Turnamen Lion King di Kyoto
Tayang pada 25 Februari 2017
Shimada was raised in a snow-suffering village in Yamagata. Elderly locals taught him how to play shougi and when he became a middle school student, Kai started going to the Association in Tokyo twice a month while working part-time to pay for related expenses. He continued playing shougi even when he seemed to be getting nowhere and despite stress-related stomach pain. He would look on as the same-aged Souya ran in and out of the Association, racking up one title championship after another. Shimada could see that he wasn't closing any distance between himself and Souya, but couldn't afford to slack off. In the present, Rei accompanies Shimada to Kyoto, site of the fourth match of the Lion King Tournament. (Source: Official site)
Episode
- Ep. 15 · Bab 30 Cahaya Bulan dan Bab 31 Gumpalan Ego menggambarkan pertandingan pertama antara Gotou dan Shimada.
- Ep. 16 · Hayashida membantu Rei mengerjakan laporan praktikum sebelum ia menonton pertandingan penting Turnamen Lion King.
- Ep. 17 · Bab 34 hingga 36 membahas perayaan Turnamen Raja Singa dan pertemuan dengan Touji Souya
- Ep. 18 · Shimada bersiap untuk pertandingan ketiga Turnamen Raja Singa sementara Rei menghadapi susunan papan yang mengganggu.
- Ep. 19 · Masa Lalu Shimada dan Perjalanannya Menuju Turnamen Lion King di Kyoto
- Ep. 20 · Shimada menghadapi eliminasi dalam pertandingan keempat Turnamen Lion King melawan Souya.
- Ep. 21 · Bab 43: Saat Bunga Sakura Mekar dan Bab 44: Bisikan Kecil
- Ep. 22 · Rei kelas dua berjuang untuk merasa diterima hingga Hayashida mengusulkan klub gabungan.