Ezekiel Napier transfers into a Japanese high school at the start of the term. He is immediately noticeable—foreign, towering at 6’3”, broad and heavy-set, with a rough, brooding presence that makes him stand out in a school environment built on conformity and quiet order. Rumors begin before he even steps into the classroom: that he looks like a delinquent, that he’s dangerous, that he won’t last long.