Sumire follows Taichi to the karuta society, where she becomes curious as to why he enjoys karuta. Meanwhile, Chihaya is saddened after nearly all of the first year members leave the club, leaving just a boy named Akihiro Tsukuba. When Kana calls Sumire out on her personal prettifying, she reveals that she is only sticking with karuta to pursue Taichi. During practise, Chihaya takes keen interest in Akihiro, who is experienced in Second Verse Karuta, whilst also noting how Sumire felt when obtaining her first card. When Chihaya asks Sumire to trim her nails, she ends up blurting about her crush on Taichi and runs off. When the others question Chihaya on why she is serious about the first years, she reveals that she wanted more members in order to avoid another incident like when they lost the team tournament due to her collapsing. As Yusei starts teaching Akihiro competitive karuta, Kana catches up to Sumire, managing to calm her down and convince her to return to the clubroom.
Chihaya est attristée après que presque tous les membres de la première année ont quitté le club, ne laissant qu'un garçon nommé Akihiro Tsukuba. Sumire révèle qu'elle continue le Karuta seulement pour rester avec Taichi.
多くの新入部員が辞めていくなか、残ったのは花野菫と筑波秋博の2人だけ。しかも、菫はみだしなみと太一ばかりでかるたに集中していない。かたや、「下の句かるた」しか知らないという筑波はルールの違いから違反を繰り返す始末。個性的な後輩たちを相手に困るかるた部2年生だったが・・・。
大多數的新社員都退社了，只剩花野堇和筑波秋博二人留下來。而且，堇只把精神集中在外表的打扮和太一身上。而另一方面，只知道「下句花牌」的筑波，因為規則不同，所以不斷的違反規則。花牌社的二年級學生們，面對這二個很有個性的學弟妹，都覺得很傷腦筋
