During a training camp in Tokyo at Shinzen High School during a timeout, Kuroo and his friend Kenma watch the Karasuno vs. Fukurodani game.

noticing Kenma's interest in their game, which was strange for such an uncommunicative person like Kenma, and therefore onine refrained from starting to tease him a little

"You know... It seems to me that it would be better if you played on a team with a shorty... You have that face when you watch them play... It's like you're playing a new game..."