Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 189, Section 186: Faker's Successor

In addition to these, there are some other regular programs.

For example, praising HongQ.

[Shimamura-san is so amazing that she's overshadowed you a bit. Actually, the CFO team's success today is inseparable from your contributions. You're both young; Shimamura-san is 18, and you're 17. Maybe you'll be just as good as Shimamura-san in the future.]

To be honest, it's hard to say she's not worse than Shimamura. Shimamura's talent is already historic; very few can do what she did—joining a wildcard team and transforming it into a world-class powerhouse. Especially considering Shimamura is a woman.

[That's true, almost no one will be able to compare to Shimamura-san in the future, whether it's talent or popularity, it's hard to imagine anyone surpassing her. However, among the ordinary contestants, HongQ is still considered quite talented.]

[Without Shimamura, I would say hongQ is an exceptionally outstanding mid-laner this year, both regionally and overall. But with Shimamura, I can only say he's just average.]

[It's true that comparisons are inevitable, but for HongQ, it's not a loss. Without Shimamura, he probably wouldn't have won the FS championship this year, and he wouldn't have received so much attention.]

And then there's the usual practice of discrediting Gumayusi.

I don't know why, but there are a lot of T1 fans who genuinely hate Gumayusi.

Now, as soon as they see that they've lost the game, a bunch of people can't help but rush out and criticize Gumayusi for this and that.

[A carry-less AD carry is that much of a liability to the team. Constantly playing Varus and Ashe only puts pressure on the top lane. Doran was definitely getting crushed, but you weren't entirely innocent either.]

Top laners like Shimamura are already incredibly strong; even Zeus, who was in top form during the Spring Split, couldn't hold up. Why does Doran have to be able to? Anyone can play passively; did Doran fail to play passively in the fourth game? But what was the result? Ultimately, it's because someone on T1 couldn't step up.

You really can't do it.

Aside from these, the opinions of others were largely as expected.

For example, when it comes to Faker, many people comment that "this is what happens when you get old," while when it comes to Oner, the comments are that he has done his best and the problem is not with him.

There are many comments, both big and small, on each contestant.

However, without a doubt, today's protagonist is Shimamura Yuna.

The denigration of other contestants is predicated on praising Shimamura Yuna.

Praising Shimamura Yuna is to use the performance of other players in their matchups as a stepping stone.

It's fair to say that now, not just the Anti-Pressure Bar, but all forums across China are discussing Shimamura Yuna to some extent.

It's not just limited to the League of Legends community.

Even the guy commentating on the CS:GO match next door couldn't help but mention it during the break: "Hey, I heard there's a really popular Japanese girl next door right now, and she can speak Chinese. Apparently, she just beat Faker."

"Wow, that's amazing! I heard she's only 17. She's a true prodigy!"

"When will our CS have a player like this? The popularity will skyrocket."

"Who's more popular, Simple or her? Well, I think if this player exists in the CS scene and can perform CS with a skill level similar to her LOL level, then I think she would be more popular than Simple."

"No, buddy, Simple isn't a pretty girl, how can you compare her to a pretty girl? If Simple were some 17-year-old Ukrainian prodigy, then in terms of popularity, no one in the entire CS professional player circle could compare to her."

"If he were a pretty girl, he wouldn't need to be as strong as he was back then. If he could just be in the top 20, his popularity would definitely be in the top 3."

"Well, all I can say is that it's really quite interesting, kind of like a scene from one of those anime. I don't know if you guys have seen that one, High Score Girl."

"That's really impressive. He completely crushed Faker, and he's only just turned 18."

Yes, it's already that popular.

Even in circles quite different from League of Legends, including well-known commentators for shooting games, people are talking about Yuna Shimamura while streaming matches.

She has become the most popular professional player in the world, arguably without equal.

The level of fan loyalty and fame of a player like Faker is something Shimamura Yuna can't possibly match.

However, in terms of short-term discussion and popularity, Shimamura Yuna's popularity is indeed unmatched, even by Faker.

This level of hype was amplified even further after he personally defeated Faker to win the game.

That evening, a flood of videos related to Bilibili were produced.

The gimmick of "genius e-sports girl" has sparked a lot of attention on Bilibili.

All of this makes Shimamura Yuna's fans very proud, especially those who have been following her since before she became famous.

Yuna Shimamura, who once stayed in the live streaming room as a small streamer, has now truly become one of the world's strongest players.

Moreover, he is a player who can appear in the post-match ratings on the Anti-Pressure Bar, and who can be given a "perfect score" by so many people when competing against well-known players such as Doran and Faker.

Seeing this scene, how could those who have supported Shimamura Yuna from the very beginning not hum along?
They felt a strong sense of identification, as if they had watched their own daughter grow up step by step, successfully go from high school to university, and then find a job after graduation.

Although saying such things would be ridiculed as fandom, and people might even say, "Does Shimamura Yuna even know you?"

However, this does not diminish the fans' fervent identification with Yuna Shimamura.

That evening, when Shimamura was interviewed by reporters at the match venue, she said some things that excited her fans.

This is how the reporter asked her.

"Hello, Ms. Yuna Shimamura, welcome to our live interview session. Could you please say hello to everyone?"

"Hello everyone, I'm Yuna Shimamura, it's nice to meet you all."

"Okay, now that you've won the game today, is there anything you'd like to say that you can share with everyone?"

"Well, I'm pretty happy. There's nothing particularly special to say. My happiness is pretty much the same as every time I've won a game in the past."

Up to this point, Shimamura Yuna's answers have remained quite formulaic.

However, in the latter half, the host's remarks became slightly more radical.

"Many people online believe that you will become the next Faker and the leader of League of Legends in the new era. Many others have said similar things, saying that they want to be Faker's successor, such as Bin from BLG. However, it seems that everyone really thinks that you are a more likely option than Bin. How do you view this topic?"

What are your thoughts on the current online discussions that suggest you are more likely than BIN to succeed Faker?

The reporter's topic was incredibly explosive from the start.

I feel a little dizzy from Shimamura Yuna's outburst.

The comments section was filled with "Explosion" and "?".

Shimamura Yuna stood there stunned, looking somewhat bewildered.

Ultimately, she never imagined that the reporter would try to stir up this kind of controversy. If it were just a question asking her 'whether she has the confidence to become Faker's successor,' she wouldn't have cared.

Many people ask this question.

The issue is.
Why did I specifically mention BIN?
What's the purpose? What do they want to do?
Do you want to profit from war?

The League of Legends player community has always been very bloody, with all sorts of personal attacks and attacks targeting individual players.
Shimamura Yuna knew these things.

However, although this reporter is not an official, she is still a media outlet allowed into the venue by the authorities. It's truly unexpected that she would come out and stir up this controversy, resorting to any means to gain attention. Her moral character is so low.

After a long pause, she cautiously replied out of a survival instinct, "I think... well... I think I should win a championship before talking about these things."

However, as soon as she said it, she felt something was wrong.

Normally speaking, this is a perfectly acceptable way to answer a question; it's humble and conservative.

The problem is, this reporter just blatantly brought up Bin for comparison and asked her what she thought.

Bin said at the time that he wanted to be Faker's successor.

If he says something like, "Let's win a championship first, then we'll talk about all this," isn't that a blatant mockery of Bin? Isn't that a blatant accusation that Bin is overestimating himself and has unrealistic ambitions?

Then those BIN haters will take their own words as gospel and go around mocking BIN and BIN's fans.

Wouldn't that be the end of us?

It wasn't that she was afraid of offending Bin, nor did she want to protect Bin.

The problem is, even if what Brother Bin says is incredibly arrogant, what if there's only a one in ten thousand chance that all of Brother Bin's boasts will come true?
What if Bin really makes a comeback someday? What if Bin wins the S-series championship this year?

Then I, the tool used to smear BIN, am doomed.

At that time, BIN's fans won't care whether they meant to mock BIN or not. They will only know that when BIN was at his lowest point, they were the ones who mocked him.

Those online trolls who use themselves as tools to mock others won't stand up for them when things turn against them.

They simply turn off the comments section and delete their social media posts, disappearing without a trace.

He was left to be attacked online.

This is not something to flatter.

In fact, she was right.

The moment those words were spoken, the comments section was filled with messages like "Don't stir up trouble for Bin," "What do you mean? What did Bin do to you?" and "Shimamura-san is being a bit disrespectful to Bin."

As expected, soon there will be marketing accounts on Bilibili reposting the video.

Breaking news! Yuna Shimamura openly mocks BIN: Faker's successor? Win the championship first.

Yuna Shimamura is someone who doesn't like to follow trends; she prefers to be a fleeting presence in a sea of ​​flowers without getting tangled in them.

However, if someone were to suddenly say, "I'm not targeting BIN," it would seem like they were trying to cover something up.

Thinking of this, she could only sigh.

While inwardly complaining that the host was of poor quality, lacked professional ethics, and was addicted to hype.

On the one hand, in order to make his words seem less targeted and less inflammatory, he still said a few more words.

"Well, for me, wanting to succeed Faker and become the most influential player in League of Legends after Faker is something I definitely want."

"But, more or less, it seems a bit too far away for me. Faker's influence is earned through one championship after another, and one world championship performance after another. And all I have now is an FS championship."

"The fact that people are comparing me to Faker so quickly is probably purely based on their influence. In other words, apart from the fact that I am a girl, I have absolutely nothing to compare with Faker right now."

"Well, if we're really going to make that kind of narrative, let's wait until I've actually achieved something truly remarkable."

In the end, Shimamura Yuna felt that she was indeed getting angry; the feeling of being suddenly led by the crowd made her very unhappy.

So, in front of so many people in the live stream, she said to the reporter, somewhat angrily, "And by the way, I hope you won't ask me such controversial topics directly during future live interviews. I personally really hate it."

"I personally respect all professional players and do not want to get involved in any controversial topics. Please understand."

With these words, Shimamura Yuna immediately reversed the atmosphere from before.

Just now, a bunch of people were saying things like, "It's out! Shimamura-san is disrespectful to Bin-ge!" and "It's out! Shimamura-san is being sarcastic!"
But now that she's said all that, everyone understands what she means.

I personally want to remain anonymous and don't want to get dragged into the war between Bin's haters and fans.

'If you want to profit from the war, please don't drag me into it.'

This meaning is basically revealed through the tone and content of this speech.

Especially the latter part, which was a rather direct expression of dissatisfaction with the reporter, was quite direct.

There is a lot of crystallized powder from Shimamura Yuna.

Since Shimamura Yuna has clearly expressed her dissatisfaction, it's not hard to imagine what the attitude of these crystallized powders will be.

Immediately, the focus of the comments shifted from 'Explosive news, Shimamura mocks Bin' to 'Explosive news, Shimamura confronts the reporter head-on'.

The reporter was slightly taken aback when he heard Shimamura Yuna's answer.

Then, I was visibly sweating a bit.

He definitely wanted to create hype and make a big splash, trying to get the contestants to say something sensational.

However, in his experience, these professional gamers who are addicted to the internet often have a rather passive personality.

Even if they know they are stirring up trouble, they generally won't express their dissatisfaction with themselves.

Those who are more tactful will simply brush it off, pretend they didn't hear it, and avoid directly answering their own questions.

Those who aren't tactful will simply be led astray by themselves and achieve their goals.

However, he never expected that this seemingly gentle Shimamura Yuna would actually confront him right in front of the live stream.

Since she herself has expressed such dissatisfaction, it's easy to imagine that what awaits this reporter is a barrage of online harassment.

(End of this chapter)