"This is the Tokyo Daily News. In yesterday's Prefectural Tournament, which also served as the Tokyo Area qualifiers for the National Tournament, Ken Kaneki of Teiko Junior High School put on an outstanding performance and led his school to victory. Here's the full report." — Tokyo Daily News
"Is he really the future of basketball in Japan?" — Tokyo Sports
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"Ah, this is incredible..." Daiki Aomine flipped through the newspapers and magazines in front of him in the cafeteria and sighed. "These days, you can run into nine people talking about Kaneki just while you're buying a bag of spicy strips at the school store."
"Ken-chan really is amazing..." Atsushi Murasakibara mumbled between bites. "He spent most of the time setting us up, but somehow scored all those points without making a fuss."
"Sorry I'm late. What are you talking about?" Ken Kaneki asked with a smile as he came over to join them.
"These two are talking about you," Shintaro Midorima said unhurriedly. "Eight out of ten papers in Tokyo are featuring you today... Here, this one's pretty interesting."
Kaneki curiously took the basketball daily from Midorima, and the others crowded around. The paper featured a huge photo of him soaring over Daisuke Narumi for a dunk. Beneath it, in bold, eye-catching letters, was the headline: "The Flying Man, Ken Kaneki—the Lion of the Imperial Basketball Court."
"Haha, that's an exaggeration..." Kaneki laughed awkwardly. "And 'lion' sounds way too embarrassing, doesn't it?"
"Not at all. I think it suits you," Satsuki Momoi said with a smile. "These days, whenever basketball commentators think of Teiko, they think of Ken-kun. So it's not