Ep. 23: Chihaya muncul dari persembunyiannya sementara Arata meminta bantuan Murao untuk pelatihan karuta.
Depressed by her loss, Chihaya hides inside a locker. Harada takes up the defense of Chihaya's hair against Sudō. When Taichi says she needs to come out to cheer for Harada, she comes out but says Taichi needs to watch them because they will be his rivals when he makes Class A. Harada defeats Sudō, but loses in the semi-finals. Tsuboguchi and Yumi become the eastern finalists. Arata loses in the fourth round of the western qualifier. Arata tries to convince Murao to come back to karuta to help him train to become master. Murao says the point of karuta isn't to become master, but he'll play sometime if Arata wants to have fun. Tsuboguchi loses the master challenger match. Yumi wins the queen challenger match. On Christmas Eve, the club members attend parties held by their respective classes. Taichi has given Arata's cell number to Chihaya, so following her party, she calls Arata. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episode
- Ep. 19 · Chihaya merenungkan kesalahan sementara Komano kalah dari Kana dan Taichi kalah dari Nishida.
- Ep. 20 · Kekalahan Taichi dalam Turnamen dan Catatan Arata yang Tak Terkirim kepada Chihaya
- Ep. 21 · Taichi memberi saran strategi kepada Chihaya saat ia menghadapi prodigy Ririka di kualifikasi timur.
- Ep. 22 · Chihaya kalah dari mantan ratu Yumi Yamamoto di babak kedua
- Ep. 23 · Chihaya muncul dari persembunyiannya sementara Arata meminta bantuan Murao untuk pelatihan karuta.
- Ep. 24 · Anggota klub menonton pertandingan sementara Shinobu mengingat masa lalunya dan mengalahkan Yumi untuk mempertahankan gelarnya.
- Ep. 25 · Suō Mempertahankan Gelar Sementara Arata Melatih dan Klub Menghadapi Pembubaran