Chapter 88 is the eighty-eighth chapter of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru.
Quick Summary
Hanano has won her first two matches, finding that she is stronger than she expected from having compete against her stronger teammates in practice, but loses her third. Akihiro Tsukuba has managed to advance to the semifinal round and wants Hanano to watch his match, but she is more interested in seeing Mashima compete. Mashima is battling Hiro in the semifinal match of Class B.
Both Arata and Shinobu have advanced to the final round in Class A. Shinobu is excited to compete against Arata. Nishida wants to watch Shinobu and Arata compete, but Mashima has advanced to the Class B final, soundly beating Hiro in the process.
Mashima expects most of the others to choose to watch Arata and Shinobu, but Chihaya chooses to watch Mashima's match instead, surprising him.
Long Summary
Characters
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