Ep. 15: Chihaya berjuang menghadapi pengakuan Arata sambil menghadapi kemampuan karuta Suou yang dominan

Mizusawa Karuta Club is preparing for the finals exam, but Chihaya cannot focus and keeps thinking about Arata's confession. Sumire tries to prevent Kana from telling Taichi about Arata's confession. Chihaya receives a call from Sudo, inviting her to play karuta at his university karuta club (at Suou's request, to help him practice for the Meijin match, and to fulfill Chihaya's request from before to play with him). Taichi joins her for the practice, and they see Koishikawa at the venue as well. He and Sudo are the only ones willing (and strong enough) to play against Suou. Taichi plays against Sudo, and Chihaya goes against Suou. Chihaya notices the way Suou looks at the card formation. She tries her best, but Suou lures her into committing faults again and again. He beats Chihaya by a huge margin, then ridicules her dream of becoming Queen. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episode
- Ep. 11 · Chihaya dan Inokuma bersiap menghadapi tantangan sementara Taichi menghafal urutan pertandingan
- Ep. 12 · Playoffs Challenger dimulai saat Harada mengalahkan Arata, mendorong Inokuma untuk mengatasi Megumu dan Arata demi menerima kemenangan default.
- Ep. 13 · Arata bersiap untuk babak ketiga sementara Inokuma menjadi Penantang Ratu
- Ep. 14 · Kitano dan Harada merenungkan masa lalu Harada sementara Arata kalah dari Harada dan mengakui perasaannya kepada Chihaya.
- Ep. 15 · Chihaya berjuang menghadapi pengakuan Arata sambil menghadapi kemampuan karuta Suou yang dominan
- Ep. 16 · Taichi memainkan peran Suou tanpa cela, Chihaya menunjukkan kelemahan, dan Arata menonton pertandingan Meijin secara daring.
- Ep. 17 · Lengan Basah dan Dimulainya Pertandingan Ratu Meijin
- Ep. 18 · Shinobu berdamai dengan Chihaya sementara Suou menghadapi tantangan taktis dari Harada
- Ep. 19 · Masa Lalu Suou Terungkap Saat Ia Menghadapi Harada di Putaran Keempat