It's sad that Taichi is getting further and further away from everything that is Karuta related. Since he lost to Arata on the Meijin Qualifiers, he just gave up. With these last chapters I can now for sure say that in the end Chihaya will be together with Arata. Even so, I don't want Taichi to become another Harada-sensei like figure that opposes itself to Arata's Meijin figure, just as it was with Arata's Grandfather and Harada-sensei.
And also, I do hope Suou Meijin can met his family and be in peace.