第6話: 新は、対峙する千早と太一の間で激しい試合を見守る。

Arata decides to stay and watch the match with Murao and his society's president, even though it means he won't get home until morning by train. Chihaya and Taichi sit for their match and Sumire marvels at how this feels different from their matches at school. Chihaya is at the advantage since she got to rest during the last match, but Taichi uses a new placement, placing fourteen cards in the top row and rearranging how he places the rest. Designed to fight Chihaya, it puts one-syllable cards together and long cards separate as he knows she's scared of committing faults. He can also easily take cards from the long top row with thrusts. Doing this off-balances Chihaya. The others marvel at how Taichi hasn't made any mistakes. By changing his placement so drastically, it makes it easier for him to forget the previous layouts. Chihaya is pressured into a fault, forced to play defensively. Remembering Sakurazawa's advice, Chihaya fixes her posture, making it easier to breathe. While he plays like a stranger, she knows he's still Taichi and she doesn't have to be afraid of him. Determined not to lose, she takes the next card. They continue to push each other and the audience recognizes they didn't get here on momentum or luck despite their young age. (Source: Wikipedia)
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- 第2話 · 月明かりではなく夜明けの光が届く
- 第3話 · トーナメントを勝ち抜いた千早が、決勝で猪熊と対戦する
- 第4話 · 千早と猪熊が主導権を争う中、太一が須藤と対峙する社会派の対決
- 第5話 · チハヤとタイチは、トーナメントでの決定的な勝利の後、決勝戦に進出する。
- 第6話 · 新は、対峙する千早と太一の間で激しい試合を見守る。
- 第7話 · 千早はクイーン予選よりもクラス旅行を選び、太一は名人予選のためにそれをスキップする。
- 第8話 · 物語は友人と見知らぬ人との関係性を描く
- 第9話 · 蒼王が旅立ち、千早は旅行に集中し、太一は排除の危機に直面する
- 第10話 · 西明神最終予選で集中力を取り戻したアルタがムラオを撃破