Katagiri Ken gets his own gaiden here, set during his years as a student at Suzuran High, long before the events of the Crows Zero films that introduced him. Rivals and allies including Murakami Masato, Momoyama Michio, and Kuroiwa Gorou fill out his corner of Suzuran's ongoing turf battles. The four-chapter volume is one of several Crows gaidens exploring individual characters' pasts.