Chihayafuru

[Ryllharu]

Hurting yourself during Karuta. Yeah, it doesn´t get more pathetic than that. Man, remember all those injured Poker-players? No? Me neither.

In defense of that, poker players aren't slapping their hands into the felt table 20-40 times a game. Repeatedly plunging one's fingers into tatami mats at stiff/reinforced playing cards. Tsukuba's family uses wooden cards.

If this was hanafuda, I might agree, but it is closer to playing wack-a-mole with bare hands.

Jamming ones fingers I understand, just not how Chihaya managed to do it. Kana definitely hit the mat wrong during her previous match. Chihaya shouldn't be hurt, especially not as bad as she seems to imply it is.

[Kraco]

Jamming ones fingers I understand, just not how Chihaya managed to do it. Kana definitely hit the mat wrong during her previous match. Chihaya shouldn't be hurt, especially not as bad as she seems to imply it is.

I doubt she's really in as much pain as she makes it look like. She's probably simply not used to handling any pain. If it was anything serious, she wouldn't be playing anymore, especially in the individual tournament later. I guess her finger just got twisted or squeezed a little. But it's just fine if it hurts the opponent's chances. Rion had an edge anyway with her beloved grandmother reading. She has probably heard her reading so many times she gains free milliseconds and is also extra motivated by it. She's so flawed a player that she'd need to develop fundamentally. I don't think winning a match despite the flaws would serve her well, no matter what the manager thinks.