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Chapter 116 is the hundred and sixteenth chapter of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru.

Quick Summary[]

Haruka Inokuma becomes the challenger, while the third match between Arata Wataya and Harada-sensei begins.

Long Summary[]

The story starts from where it left off, with Chihaya whispering something in Arata's ear. Taichi gets intrigued by it and asks Chihaya what she told him. Her reply is, "Just what came to my mind during the [first] match."
She thinks that the one who wins by giving it their all will rise up, referring to Harada-sensei forfeiting the second match, automatically getting Arata one win. She also says that Harada is an outrageous fellow and that she has never seen anyone forfeit in the finals. Someone says that Harada is just saving his stamina by skipping one round and betting on the third and final match. But teacher Akio Kitano-sensei feels it's due to Harada's own ego.

The reader for the second round, Igarashi, is excited to be reading for the Queen preliminariy.
Just then, a kid (Aki Inokuma) comes over to Haruka and gives her flowers, calling her "Your Highness". Haruka replies that he shouldn't call her that as she hasn't become the Queen yet. Hearing that, Megumu takes the "three guys with the cameras"'s headbands (on which "Good luck, Megumu" is written) and ties them around her forehead. She stares at Haruka, gives her a cold look and says, "Both of us are lucky people, huh?" It could possibly be that she means to say, "We both have people to support us."

As Chihaya laments that no one in the Meijin-Queen qualifiers cares about their appearance, she says to Taichi, "If only you had won, you'd also be playing here today." Referring to Arata, she continues, "You wanted to try your luck against him, right? Even if the Meijin title didn't matter." Taichi is surprised she knew what was in his heart.

In the meantime, Arata goes off by himself, without telling anyone where he is going.
The match between Megumu and Haruka begins. As it progresses, Sakurazawa-sensei notices that Haruka is slowing down as she is possibly afraid of committing faults (otetsuki).
While playing, Haruka thinks, "If you don't lose, you can never become stronger. But if you lose, you can change yourself and become stronger!"
Despite the pressure of playing a player half her age, Haruka comes over her fears and ends up winning the second match. She becomes the challenger of the year, that is, she will play the current Queen Shinobu Wakamiya for the Queen title.

Arata comes back for the third match, while Chihaya is nowhere to be seen.
The match starts with Arata in the lead. Shinichi Murao and Isami Kuriyama realize that Arata is wearing his grandfather's kimono, and the way he had walked into the room was also similar to him.
It is revealed what Chihaya had said to him at the beginning of the chapter - "To us, Harada-sensei will always be our teacher. If you remain as yourself, you won't be able to win."

Harada feels that he is playing against Hajime Wataya again, because he had the same aura while playing karuta as Arata does now. His eyes have the same intense look, which seem to be saying, "I will be the one to claim victory."

In the end, Chihaya is shown to be eating something with reigning master Hisashi Suo outside the Omi Jingu.

Characters[]

In order of appearance:

Trivia[]

  • In the match between Haruka and Megumu, Hisashi Suo is seen in the crowd, watching their match.
  • On the cover of the chapter, it is announced that the OVA for the Chihayafuru anime will be released on September 13, 2013, along with Volume 22 of the manga.

Site Navigation[]

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Chapters Navigation
Volume 1 - 10
1
Chapter 1  •  Chapter 2  •  Chapter 3  •  Chapter 4  •  Chapter 5
2
Chapter 6  •  Chapter 7  •  Chapter 8  •  Chapter 9  •  Chapter 10  •  Chapter 11
3
Chapter 12  •  Chapter 13  •  Chapter 14  •  Chapter 15  •  Chapter 16  •  Chapter 17
4
Chapter 18  •  Chapter 19  •  Chapter 20  •  Chapter 21  •  Chapter 22  •  Chapter 23
5
Chapter 24  •  Chapter 25  •  Chapter 26  •  Chapter 27  •  Chapter 28  •  Chapter 29
6
Chapter 30  •  Chapter 31  •  Chapter 32  •  Chapter 33  •  Chapter 34  •  Chapter 35
7
Chapter 36  •  Chapter 37  •  Chapter 38  •  Chapter 39  •  Chapter 40  •  Chapter 41
8
Chapter 42  •  Chapter 43  •  Chapter 44  •  Chapter 45  •  Chapter 46  •  Chapter 47
9
Chapter 48  •  Chapter 49  •  Chapter 50  •  Chapter 51  •  Chapter 52  •  Chapter 53
10
Chapter 54  •  Chapter 55  •  Chapter 56  •  Chapter 57  •  Chapter 58
Volume 11 - 20
11
Chapter 59  •  Chapter 60  •  Chapter 61  •  Chapter 62  •  Chapter 63
12
Chapter 64  •  Chapter 65  •  Chapter 66  •  Chapter 67  •  Chapter 68
13
Chapter 69  •  Chapter 70  •  Chapter 71  •  Chapter 72  •  Chapter 73
14
Chapter 74  •  Chapter 75  •  Chapter 76  •  Chapter 77  •  Chapter 78
15
Chapter 79  •  Chapter 80  •  Chapter 81  •  Chapter 82  •  Chapter 83
16
Chapter 84  •  Chapter 85  •  Chapter 86  •  Chapter 87  •  Chapter 88
17
Chapter 89  •  Chapter 90  •  Chapter 91  •  Chapter 92  •  Chapter 93
18
Chapter 94  •  Chapter 95  •  Chapter 96  •  Chapter 97  •  Chapter 98
19
Chapter 99  •  Chapter 100  •  Chapter 101  •  Chapter 102  •  Chapter 103
20
Chapter 104  •  Chapter 105  •  Chapter 106  •  Chapter 107  •  Chapter 108
Volume 21 - 30
21
Chapter 109  •  Chapter 110  •  Chapter 111  •  Chapter 112  •  Chapter 113
22
Chapter 114  •  Chapter 115  •  Chapter 116  •  Chapter 117  •  Chapter 118
23
Chapter 119  •  Chapter 120  •  Chapter 121  •  Chapter 122  •  Chapter 123
24
Chapter 124  •  Chapter 125  •  Chapter 126  •  Chapter 127  •  Chapter 128
25
Chapter 129  •  Chapter 130  •  Chapter 131  •  Chapter 132  •  Chapter 133
26
Chapter 134  •  Chapter 135  •  Chapter 136  •  Chapter 137  •  Chapter 138
27
Chapter 139  •  Chapter 140  •  Chapter 141  •  Chapter 142  •  Chapter 143
28
Chapter 144  •  Chapter 145  •  Chapter 146  •  Chapter 147  •  Chapter 148
29
Chapter 149  •  Chapter 150  •  Chapter 151  •  Chapter 152  •  Chapter 153
30
Chapter 154  •  Chapter 155  •  Chapter 156  •  Chapter 157  •  Chapter 158
Volume 31 - 40
31
Chapter 159  •  Chapter 160  •  Chapter 161  •  Chapter 162  •  Chapter 163
32
Chapter 164  •  Chapter 165  •  Chapter 166  •  Chapter 167  •  Chapter 168
33
Chapter 169  •  Chapter 170  •  Chapter 171  •  Chapter 172  •  Chapter 173
34
Chapter 174  •  Chapter 175  •  Chapter 176  •  Chapter 177  •  Chapter 178
35
Chapter 179  •  Chapter 180  •  Chapter 181  •  Chapter 182  •  Chapter 183
36
Chapter 184  •  Chapter 185  •  Chapter 186  •  Chapter 187  •  Chapter 188
37
Chapter 189  •  Chapter 190  •  Chapter 191  •  Chapter 192  •  Chapter 193
38
Chapter 194  •  Chapter 195  •  Chapter 196  •  Chapter 197  •  Chapter 198
39
Chapter 199  •  Chapter 200  •  Chapter 201  •  Chapter 202  •  Chapter 203
40
Chapter 204  •  Chapter 205  •  Chapter 206  •  Chapter 207  •  Chapter 208
Volume 41 - 50
41
Chapter 209  •  Chapter 210  •  Chapter 211  •  Chapter 212  •  Chapter 213
42
Chapter 214  •  Chapter 215  •  Chapter 216  •  Chapter 217
43
Chapter 218  •  Chapter 219  •  Chapter 220  •  Chapter 221
44
Chapter 222  •  Chapter 223  •  Chapter 224  •  Chapter 225
45
Chapter 226  •  Chapter 227  •  Chapter 228  •  Chapter 229
46
Chapter 230  •  Chapter 231  •  Chapter 232  •  Chapter 233
47
Chapter 234  •  Chapter 235  •  Chapter 236  •  Chapter 237
48
Chapter 238  •  Chapter 239  •  Chapter 240  •  Chapter 241
49
Chapter 242  •  Chapter 243  •  Chapter 244  •  Chapter 245
50
Chapter 246  •  Chapter 247  •  Side story
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Chapters Junior High School Navigation
Volume 1-3
1
Chapter 1  •  Chapter 2  •  Chapter 3  •  Chapter 4  •  Chapter 5  •  Chapter 6
2
Chapter 7  •  Chapter 8  •  Chapter 9  •  Chapter 10  •  Chapter 11  •  Chapter 12
3
Chapter 13  •  Chapter 14  •  Chapter 15  •  Chapter 16  •  Chapter 17  •  Chapter 18
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