Michiru shook her head. Chihaya was actually studying. She was not sure when Chihaya transformed,but somehow she knew that it had something to do with herself. The rest remained a mystery. It began just after they filled out their career paths.
That was the first time Michiru became aware that Chihaya wanted to be Queen. Chihaya would put down Queen every time When Michiru asked why she put down Queen,Chihaya told her that the person who taught her to play karuta told her that she could be Queen the best female player in the world. It inspired her to play karuta and guided all her life decisions.
Michiru was sure that Chihaya's newfound study habits had something to do with karuta,but she was not sure what the connection was. Chihaya had been scolded for putting down Queen,but she came out the session with teacher beaming. Obviously, she had come up with a scheme to further her dream of playing karuta.
The first question out of Chihaya's mouth was what high school Michiru was gong to attend When Michiru responded 'Mizusawa',Chihaya nodded. Michiru knew that she had missed something so she asked Chihaya why she wanted to attend Mizusawa since Chihaya did not fit the Mizusawa image of a serious intelligent Todai bound student.
Chihaya's logic shocked and astounded her. Chihaya in her karuta warped mind figured that smart people who played karuta would go to Mizusawa which was a Todai feeder school. When Chihaya was talking about smart people she was specifically talking about Michiru and Taichi the smartest people she knew. There at Mizusawa she would find the karuta friends that she was lacking in middle school. All she had to do was get into Mizusawa.
While getting into Mizusawa was going to be easy for Michiru,for Chihaya it would be easier to pull a camel through the eye of a needle. It did help that she and Michiru were friends. Even though Chihaya still had karuta and Michiru still had track,there were times when the two of them could study together.
Michiru could see the results. Chihaya told her that her mother was under the impression that she was raising her grades to get her attention. Little did she know that it all had to do with karuta Michiru did not care Chihaya was her friend Even though her motivation for studying was different from hers so long as they studied together they would be together six years from now at Mizusawa.
Chihaya had entrusted her future to Michiru. No matter viewed that Chihaya viewed being Queen as her only goal No matter that finding karuta friends to play with would prevent Michiru from being with her in the future. Michiru was a true friend who would help Chiahaya achieve her goals even though goals might separate her from Chihaya in the end. A friend thought first about what was best for her friend not just about her own time for her friend She wondered if Chihaya would ever realize that and appreciate what she was doing for her. She was after all Chihaya and that was what Michiru loved about her