The lingering heat of the Kanagawa Prefecture tournament had not yet faded, and the Shohoku Basketball Team was already making waves nationwide.
News media scrambled to report on Shohoku's feat of defeating traditional powerhouses like Kainan and Ryonan to claim the championship, and Shin Saionji's name was brought up repeatedly—"First-Year MVP," "Demon King's Point Guard," and "Kanagawa's Strongest Playmaker" were just a few of the titles that emerged.
Yet beneath this dazzling glory, the peaceful life belonging to the Shohoku Basketball Club finally returned to normal.
Chapter 53