Yes, the irony for Taichi is that Arata coming to Tokyo would be the best thing for him. Not just because it would force Taichi to move from his holding pattern with Chihaya, but because Arata isn't even a rival at the moment - he's somewhere between an ideal and a myth. He's far away, rarely seen, and is only ever seen (by Chihaya, and almost always by us) in a purely positive light. In Taichi's position it would be much better to compete as friendly rivals with an actual human being with faults than a Karuta God.
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