Chihayafuru Vol. 5

Chihayafuru Vol. 5Chihaya is forced to swallow her tears at her first national tournament appearance when, of all things, she is forced to withdraw from the team competition. Though disappointed and frustrated, she enters the individual competition thanks to her friends' encouragement. The battle between the best players in the world begins, and then she appears. Shinobu Wakamiya, the youngest Queen in the game's history, and the only karuta player who can claim to

but perhaps some surprise allies will help even the odds

accompanied by a masked man known only as Lewis

Takemichi finally manages to reunite with Mikey in the present day

mysterious assailant

Alarmed at this show of force

There’s only one small hiccup: when Mao arrives

who has a different

it's the last player standing who'll win

But when Sasaki’s new magic gets him mixed up in a whole other kind of supernatural struggle back in Japan

Back at True Cross Academy

When an unprecedented calamity on the twenty-seventh floor leaves Bell and Lyu stranded

finds out that his chocolates can be more than just sweets