With her entrance exams finally over, Urushi gets to enjoy some much-needed time off from studying as she thinks about her future. Meanwhile, Rin comes to grips with the fact that Ayumu's heart belongs to someone else.

FROM NOW ON... I'LL BE COMPETING FOR YOU ALONE. While Yaotome has always had the upper hand in shogi, Ayumu gets a chance to show off his skills during the school’s field day. Sparks almost fly, as both on and off the board Ayumu’s resolve to not ask out his senpai until he has finally bested her at shogi faces test after test!

Feelings Growing Brazen Ayumu is steadfast in his promise to himself that he will not ask out his crush and shogi club president, Urushi, until he beats her in a single game of shogi. However, his resolve will be tested at every turn, as his club senpai grows more and more brazen with her own feelings for him and they traverse the minefields of White Day and several totally-not-romantic dates.

Yaotome's the president of the shogi club at her high school, and she's pretty sure that Ayumu, an underclassman and the only other member of the club, has a huge crush on her. They get together to play shogi every day after school, but no matter what she does, she can't seem to get him to confess his feelings! What she doesn't know is that Ayumu has made a pact with himself to reveal his love only after he's beaten Yaotome at shogi for the first time. Yet there's one big issue with this plan...he really sucks!

The members of the shogi club head to the beach as they train for their upcoming competition, but with love in the air, shogi is the last thing on everyone's minds. On the heels of Sakurako and Takeshi's engagement (?!), will Urushi finally work up the nerve to tell Ayumu how she feels?

Ayumu has made a solemn vow not to ask out his senpai in shogi club until he has beaten her fair and square in one match. However he is still no closer to his goal, and the school year continues to march on. Will he be able to uphold his promise to himself despite all the school activities, new club members, and conspiring friends, all while finding time to somehow get a leg up in shogi...?

As if Urushi and Ayumu's shared club life wasn't complicated enough, now their families get involved. Ever the gentleman, Ayumu attempts to impress Urushi's father without betraying his intentions. But his strategic resolve will meet perhaps its greatest test yet...