Ep. 24: Anggota klub menonton pertandingan sementara Shinobu mengingat masa lalunya dan mengalahkan Yumi untuk mempertahankan gelarnya.

The club members watch the master and queen matches on TV at Taichi's house. They are shocked to see that Shinobu is now pudgy, which affects her speed and accuracy. Shinobu, wearing her grandmother's kimono, remembers when her mother divorced her father. She and her mother went to live with her grandmother, who took Shinobu to the Myojo Karuta Society when Shinobu became interested in karuta. As Yumi takes several cards in a row, Shinobu apologizes to them in her mind that she wasn't able to save them. She remembers how her classmates in elementary school stole her cards and hid them. Shinobu defeats Yumi and retains her title. Chihaya realizes she needs to become attached to the cards the way Shinobu and Kana are. Attention shifts to the master match. Nishida tells Chihaya that her style is more like Suō's than Shinobu's. The commentator recounts that Suō said that he has 28 one-syllable cards. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episode
- 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