Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 192, Section 189: The Great Battle Against AL! (Third Update of the Third Chapter)

This kind of public opinion atmosphere is actually quite strange.

This has even made some people outside of Bilibili feel a little confused.

This has generated considerable controversy.

[No, bro, BLG and AL aren't out yet, and AL will be playing CFO in the next round, but right now everyone on Bilibili is supporting CFO and nobody's supporting AL. Isn't that a bit...]

[It's true, aren't these Japanese fans going a bit too far?]

[Oh my god, what's going on? The AL team is two Koreans, and the CFO is only Japanese. In terms of the overall Chinese representation, the CFO is more Chinese than the AL team. Why are some people still preventing us from supporting Chinese people?]

Camus, Camus, Camus

I'd rather support the Chinese team that doesn't surrender than the team that surrenders.

What, some people don't acknowledge that the CFO is part of the Chinese team?

That's right, that's the kind of disagreement that's arisen now.

AL fans felt that they were the biggest hope of the LPL, but the CFO stole the spotlight. A group of people preferred to support LCP teams rather than them, which made them very unhappy.

But Shimamura Yuna's fans, or rather, some fans of dubious origin, also have something to say.

Does that mean the CFO isn't part of the Chinese team? Does he have to support LPL?
Does only LPL count as China?
I, as the CFO, am one more Chinese than your AL (Autonomous Team Leader). What, you're not happy about that?

Both sides have their own reasons.

Then the two sides engaged in a major battle on the forum.

Now, if you go to any comment section outside of Bilibili, you can see a lot of content about AL fans versus CFO fans.

To put it bluntly, it's a group of BLG fans, or rather, a group of people who dislike AL's consistently innocent and naive behavior, who are using Shimamura Yuna as a substitute.

Yuna Shimamura was trying her best to avoid being used as a pawn.

After all, the person who hates AL is not himself, but someone else.

However, if he loses to AL, then AL's fans will still be the ones to settle scores with him.

This is the same reason why she disliked that reporter who was trying to stir up trouble for her.

But unlike that incident, I have absolutely no control over the matter of BLG fans and other AL haters using me as a weapon to fight against AL fans.

These are all spontaneous emotions from fans. They can shut up a reporter, but they can't possibly shut up so many viewers.

so.
There was only one thing she could do left.

That is.
We can't lose.

If public opinion is destined to put me in this position, and I am powerless to stop it...
All I can do is keep winning.

The winner is always right.

The winner is always right.

In the world of esports, there is no right or wrong, only winning or losing.

And I must be the one who keeps winning.
As long as I win, I won't have any worries, no matter what the public opinion is like or I'm at the center of the storm.

We must win. We must win.

We must win.

Yuna Shimamura's heart was filled with determination.

The CFO vs AL match officially started on July 4th.

These two teams, which shouldn't have had any conflict, are now on the verge of conflict because some BLG fans or other LPL fans have taken over CFO's persona.

AL fans are all waiting for the CFO to lose so they can laugh at him.

Meanwhile, some fans of unknown origin hope that CFO can quickly defeat AL and expose this surrender team and traitor team.

Although the players on both sides of AL and CFO may not have any feelings for each other, there is no grudge or hatred between them, and the game does not feel like a life-or-death match. It is just an ordinary game full of competitive spirit.

However, the fans are indeed fighting amongst themselves.

The discussion surrounding this match was even greater than that surrounding the previous China-Korea match, namely BLG vs. GENG.

Now, fans on both sides basically share the same opinion.

"CFO/AL, it's okay to lose to GENG, but we absolutely cannot lose this game."

That was an even more life-or-death situation than a life-or-death situation itself.

The contestants themselves may not feel the pressure of life or death, but when it comes to the fans' right to speak, it is indeed a life-or-death situation. Whoever loses will never be able to recover.

Bilibili, of course, wants to capitalize on this trend.

On the day the match was about to start, the person in charge of Bilibili tried to contact Akari Kujo.

I asked her, "Do you have time to go live?"

It means they anticipated the match would become a huge hit and asked Akari Kujo if she had time to stream and collect money.

But this request was, of course, rejected.

Just kidding, this competition is being held in North America, which is in the opposite time zone from Asia.

The match started early Friday morning.

What's wrong? Akari Kujo, a high school student preparing for college entrance exams, is skipping school? To play this game with you?
She's been so busy lately that she hasn't even watched many matches, except for one game where Shimamura Yuna played against T1.

She has decided that if the match is not on the weekend, she will only take a day off to cheer for Shimamura Yuna during her do-or-die match.

Apart from that, she doesn't plan to watch the games live.

This left the people on Bilibili a little disappointed.

This means that their dream of acquiring rice will ultimately remain unfulfilled.

Although this match will eventually attract viewers, even if Akari Kujo doesn't broadcast it, other secondary streams will still draw away the viewership.

The problem is that if Akari Kujo doesn't air, viewers' willingness to watch will decrease significantly.

After all, who is this rice going to be paid for?

Even if Shimamura Yuna wins against AL, who will she give the rice to?

Do you want to go to an empty live stream room to become a captain and send gifts?
It's possible that some people will do this, but it won't be a large proportion.

You can't possibly give the rewards to Dragon God or DYS, can you?
These people certainly have their own fans, and their fans will give them popcorn.

However, their fans' paid subscription rate is probably still a long way off compared to the fans of Yuna Shimamura's Crystalline fans.

Among these people, none could match Shimamura Yuna's ability to command over 3 captains. The number of governors was in the double digits, and the number of admirals was close to triple digits.

Bilibili's live streaming section naturally wants to capitalize on the hype surrounding the event by tapping into this potential consumer power.

However, given that Akari Kujo is not helping Yuna Shimamura with her broadcasts, it's clearly unlikely that Shimamura's fans will support celebrities like Ryujin and DYS.

Ultimately, after repeated negotiations confirmed that it was not feasible, BILIBILI could only tearfully say that it was best to give up.

He also said, "If you have time during the finals or any other time, please be sure to come and watch the live stream."

Akari Kujo casually replied, "I will."

Although it doesn't make money, it's actually reasonable.

Bilibili practically freeloaded off Shimamura Yuna's popularity, and now they want to cash in on this?

You've got all the good things, haven't you?
There's always a little bit of regret.

And so, with Akari Kujo still not broadcasting, the day's match officially began.

Despite the outside world's low opinion of AL, and despite the general perception that AL is a pseudo-strong team with insufficient strength and stats.

But what no one knows is that this AL is by no means weak in another parallel world.

The turning point probably began with what was originally the winners' bracket semi-final.

In another timeline, AL played a full five games against the seemingly invincible GENG in the winners' bracket semifinals.

And at one point it looked very close, as if they were about to win the game.

This made many people realize at the time that something was amiss. 'Is AL really that powerful?'

'So AL really wasn't a fake powerhouse after all?'

This has broken many people's stereotypes.

Even in that world, with BLG being swept 3-0 by T1 as a contrast, everyone suddenly felt that AL's failure to win seemed much more acceptable.

The previous calls for surrendering all suddenly stopped.

Even if you lose the game 2:3, it's still better than being kicked out 0:3, right?

No matter what, AL is maxed out, right?
Therefore, in that world, AL had a very good reputation for a short period of time.

What truly reversed AL's reputation was their final battle against BLG in the loser's bracket.

This match, which was expected to be quite close, ended with BLG being defeated by AL 3-0.

This made everyone realize that AL might indeed be no match for the South Korean team.

But if you, BLG, get wrecked by AL, then there's absolutely no hope left.

After that, AL played a full game against T1 in the loser's bracket final, losing 2-3.

Thus, in this World Championship, AL ended with two narrow defeats against LCK and a complete victory against BLG.

At this point, no one can say anything bad about AL.

Everyone has to admit one thing.

There is indeed a gap between LPL and LCK now.

However, AL is already the one with the smallest relative gap.

The reason why AL is considered to be overpowered is largely due to Shanks.

This is a mid-laner who has played for many years and doesn't have a particularly good reputation among LPL viewers.

The general impression of him is that he is not weak, but it is controversial to say that he is strong.

Even if you just put his ID on a top-tier team, people will subconsciously think that the team is definitely not a top-tier team.

After all, this person isn't a newbie. You've been playing for several years and your performance has been like this. Do you think you can suddenly become a completely different person just because you came to AL this year?

Well, you know what I mean.

That really is different.

Nobody expected it, nobody expected it.

Shanks, who had been playing for several years in mid-to-lower tier LPL teams with mediocre performance, has really become amazing this year.

Whether facing Faker or Chovy, he held his own in lane and put in his best effort in team fights, unleashing his full firepower.

It feels a bit unfamiliar to everyone.

I just thought, "Is this guy Shanks???"

It is said that a scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation.

But in the entire history of League of Legends esports, there are very few who have been able to do this.

Shanks is one.

Therefore, although they ultimately lost, the mid-jungle duo of Shanks and Tarzan was still chosen as the tragic hero of this match.

Shanks, in particular, has earned countless people's respect and praise due to his outstanding performance and the contrast with his past self.

AL was granted a period of immunity to spraying because he had "at least played to the maximum level".

Of course, public opinion in the LPL changes very quickly, and no immunity from criticism is permanent.

Soon after MSI, AL's performance declined sharply.

He failed to perform well in the subsequent Saudi Oil Cup and the first half of the third stage of the LPL regular season after returning.

Soon after, their immunity to criticism was also taken away.

The statement that "we can't criticize LCK players because they've played at least a full match" was later sarcastically referred to as "the champion who played a full match".

Some say that AL's decline in performance is because the team is essentially a team with insufficient stats. Their good performance at MSI was due to the strength of the training team and coaches, who quickly understood the game version.

Some people say that it's simply a version adjustment that caused players to be unaccustomed to the new hero pool and gameplay.

In short, there was much discussion.

Of course, those things haven't happened in the world right now.

Audiences have not yet broken the stereotypes about AL.

Even the CFO hasn't broken the stereotype about AI.

They still think AL is a relatively weak team compared to LCK.

Especially after CFO beat T1 3-1, the entire team now feels that they have no reason to lose to AL.

In practice matches, I haven't felt that your AL has a much higher win rate than mine.

Now, our team is in high spirits and we can beat T1 3-1, so beating AL 3-0 isn't too much to ask, right?

Now everyone in the team has this unprecedented confidence.

On the other hand, AL was genuinely uncertain.

Because the CFO actually has some restraint on AL in terms of team style.

Their biggest weakness is the top laner, Flandre.

Undeniably, he is an excellent player and a key contributor to EDG's championship victory.

But now that Flandre is getting older, his skills are starting to fall behind, and he often relies on his understanding of the game to play.

Because he played with a lot of oil, he was nicknamed "oil gun".

Many young players are better than him in lane, but because they lack his experience, they often find themselves stumped by his cunning.

Well, here's the problem.

Yuna Shimamura is different from other young players.

She has the skills of a young person, but she doesn't have the temper of one.

She can be very aggressive and carry the game.

But when it comes to oil, she's no less skilled than Flandre.

During previous practice matches, AL seemed to be struggling against CFO.

Now that the CFO has just secured a major victory, the entire team's morale is completely different.

In this situation, can AL really still beat the CFO?
They felt very uncertain about it.

The two sides have completely different mindsets, but the match will still proceed as scheduled.

After a slight delay from the scheduled start time, the players from both sides officially entered the arena.

The moment the contestants entered the arena, the cheers inside began to roar precisely as if they were part of a pre-set stage.

"Go, CFO!!!"

"Go, CFO!!"

"Go, Shimamura-san!!!"

It's obvious that without a player with the same level of popularity as Faker, almost no one can rival Shimamura's popularity.

Last time we played against T1, the cheers from both sides were evenly matched.

This time, it was a complete and utter crushing defeat.

Compared to the cheers from the CFO's side, the cheers from AL's side were so faint they were barely audible.

(End of this chapter)