Suo had been controlling the number of cards taken in the Master match, but with one win and two losses in the fourth round, Harada's momentum stops his plan in its tracks by coming down to luck of the draw. Harada shows his tenacity as someone who has loved karuta and worked to become the Master more than anyone else, but Suo still manages to keep his cool. The Master match finally nears its conclusion.
Quest roles:
Megumi Han(Sumire Hanano (voice)), Tōru Nara(Yusei 'Porky' Nishida (voice)), Kayano Ai(Kanade Oe (voice)), Maaya Sakamoto(Haruka Inokuma (voice)), Miyu Irino(Akihiro Tsukuba (voice)), Tsubasa Yonaga(Tsutomu 'Desktomu' Komano (voice)), Kenta Miyake(Hideo Harada (voice)), Hiroki Touchi(Hisashi Suo (voice)), Megumi Hayashibara(Midori Sakurazawa (voice)), Kenji Takahashi(Hiroshi Tsuboguchi (voice)), Kensuke Satou(Akio Kitano (voice)), Mihoko Nakamichi(Shinobu Wakamiya (voice)), Wakana Minami(Female Shiranami Karuta Society Member (voice)), Naomi Shindo(Shiho Wakamiya (voice)), Shoko Tsuda(Yukiko Suo (voice)), Masaaki Ihara(Scorekeeper (voice)), Jun Miyamoto(Referee (voice)), Yūki Sanpei(Spectator (voice)), Chiyuki Miura(Cram School Girl (voice)), Yūko Natsuyoshi(Female Fujisaki High School Student (voice)), Misuzu Togashi(Announcer Uozumi (voice)), Takahiro Sumi(Tournament Staff (voice)), Tomoyuki Shimura(Director (voice)), Kenji Yamauchi(Kazumitsu Komine (voice)), Miyoko Shoji(Kyoko Yamashiro (voice)), Mitsukazu Yoshikawa(Reader for Kazumitsu Komine (voice)), Chiaki Matsuzawa(Interviewer (voice))