Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 209, Section 206: Shimamura's Ultimate Weapon

Longshen was probably the first to vaguely guess that the top laner picked Akali to counter Gnar, and he mentioned it briefly to the audience at the beginning.

However, he was still a little surprised when he saw the hero actually being put on the field.

Akali top lane is a popular pick; I play it in ranked games myself, and it used to be quite popular.

But the current version is really, really rare.

He was truly shocked that Shimamura Yuna was able to retrieve this item from a reverse version.

And
Some people dig up weird and strange things from the reverse version, and he thinks that there's no way to survive.

But when Shimamura has a version of Nagare taking out these things, he feels that "there must be some truth to it."

That's right, that's why IDs give people a different feeling.

Dragon God is usually a person who likes to gossip.

But at this moment, although he seems to be exaggerating, his praise is actually full of genuine feelings.

He is now a true Shimamura Takako.

An undisputed fact.
A true Takako Shimamura.

Meanwhile, in Shimamura Yuna's live stream, which was being hosted by Kujo Akari, people were celebrating when they saw this hero selected.

A large portion of the viewers in this live stream are longtime viewers from the time when Yuna Shimamura was live streaming.

Yuna Shimamura back then was quite different from how she is now.

She can now play most of the mainstream heroes to some extent, and she no longer likes to look for heroes on the mid-lane page.

The heroes I play aren't exactly conventional, but they basically fall into the categories of top lane carry and lightly armored warriors.

Therefore, in the eyes of the new fans who came after the match, Shimamura Yuna was just a phenomenal genius top laner who was very aggressive and didn't play tanky champions.

There isn't that much difference between him and TheShy when he first debuted, or Bin in S10.

But only viewers who have been watching Yuna Shimamura's streams since the early days know that she is fundamentally different from other talented top laners.

She is not a traditional aggressive top laner.

She is one.
Because they are not geniuses enough, they have to find another way to catch up with geniuses.

Now, even without these things as weapons, she can compete with those so-called geniuses, and is even stronger than them.

but.
The skills learned because of mediocrity will not disappear just because we are no longer mediocre.

It looks like an engraving, like a mark.

It won't disappear.

The spectator, Akali, didn't understand what it meant to have Akali in the top lane in the current version.

She didn't understand what the audience was excited about, nor did she understand that this choice was relatively special.

But when she saw this role, she only felt at ease.

because
"Ah, isn't this the one that Yuna used to play a lot during her live streams?"

"This seems really amazing, right? It must be really amazing!"

"Huh? 'It's okay if it's mid lane, but not strong in top lane.' Huh? Is that so? But I see Yuna often using this hero in the top lane, doesn't she?"

"'It's not that the hero is powerful, it's just that Yuna likes to use it.' Wait, is that so? So, this is Yuna's ultimate move, her unique weapon?"

"Wow! So cool. No, you guys think this is really cool?"

There is only one emotion in the words of Kujo Akari.

That is trust.

Absolute trust in Shimamura Yuna.

Regardless of how the outside world views Akali's choice.

Regardless of whether this role is suitable for the top lane.

But
'Since it was her choice, it must be the right one.'

Yuna Shimamura shared similar thoughts.

'Akali might not be right. But my Akali is definitely right.'

At this moment, the two reached a subtle consensus.

Not just two people.

In fact, even Doran thought so.

'Other top lane Akali picks might have issues, but... this is her.'

'This is Shimamura Yuna, after all.'

After playing a total of 8 games across two MSI tournaments, Doran can say that he is completely convinced of Shimamura Yuna's talent.

He has fully accepted the fact that he is no match for Shimamura Yuna and cannot beat her.

Now that he saw Shimamura Yuna pick Akali, he was already a little scared before the laning phase even started, and he was already imagining how he would die.

How will she attack me?

Will she suppress me? If so, how?

And Shimamura Yuna did indeed give him an answer very quickly.

According to Shimamura Yuna, Akali is good against Gnar mainly for two reasons.

Firstly, Gnar is not good at engaging Akali.

Akali is said to be a melee champion, but the existence of her Q skill actually makes her a very threatening range.

Gnar, a champion with a relatively short range, might try to poke Akali a couple of times upon entering the fray, but Akali can easily counter with her E skill as a dash followed by a Q skill, leaving Gnar severely injured.

Secondly, even without considering the distance and maneuvering, Gnar is still somewhat outmatched by Akali.

Akali is said to be unsuitable for the top lane, and there are indeed many reasons for this.

For example, the tankiness is insufficient, the recovery is lacking, and it's simply impossible to deal with the tanky top laners; the poke damage is too much.

But saying so much nonsense
In Shimamura Yuna's opinion, Gnar is indeed not a difficult champion to defeat.

Because of her smoke screen, Akali naturally has a slight counter to most champions who rely on auto-attacks for damage, especially those who need to stack her three-hit combo with auto-attacks. This is why Akali is a classic pick in the mid lane to counter Yone.

The same applies to Nar.

With its output mechanism slightly countered, Little Gnar's base stats are really not good.

Akali using her E to combo and then kicking Gnar is essentially no different from kicking squishy mages in the mid lane.

Those squishy mages in the mid lane will be kicked to death by Akali, and Gnar will be kicked to death too.

The squishy mages in the mid lane couldn't fight back, and Gnar was basically unable to fight back either.

What, you mean Big Nar?
If you get bigger, then Akali can just wait for you to get smaller, right?

Nar doesn't have control over this matter.

Both sides probably knew from the bottom of their hearts that Akali would have the advantage in this matchup, so Gnar played very conservatively from the beginning.

But Shimamura's Akali is known for her ruthless beatings of those who have fallen into trouble.

If you take a step back, I'll take two steps forward.

You should wait under the tower to farm minions and develop your resources.

Then I'll have to block you from getting any experience before the minion wave reaches the tower.

If you don't come and fight me, then I will definitely make you suffer the greatest losses.

Dolan really wanted to hide; he really didn't want to go up and face Shimamura Yuna head-on.

However, Shimamura Yuna's approach was simply too domineering.

Fortunately, he had communicated with the jungler beforehand for this game.

"We know that in every game, if she has an advantage in the laning phase, she'll relentlessly pressure you until you don't get any experience at all, making you an easy target for death."

'I'll just quickly swipe to level two and grab her; you can just let her come over.'

Indeed, the best way to deal with a top laner who likes to recklessly pressure you is to recklessly gank.

It's like how UZI at his peak would get ganked by Clearlove at level two.

The solution found by T1 is also a level 2 help.

But none of this worked.

You understand how to get promoted at the second level, and Junjia also understands how to protect someone at the second level.

Or rather, it's not Junjia who understands, but Shimamura Yuna who does.

In her opinion, playing Akali in the top lane is actually quite similar to playing a ranged champion in the top lane.

The suppression is indeed strong.

However, if the rhythm is disrupted for one or two waves, or if you die once or twice, the damage will never be enough.

If Gnar builds a little magic resistance and some health, I'll never be able to damage him again.

To put it simply, it can indeed suppress pressure.

But you'd better not be disappointed or have any surprises.

Otherwise, if even the slightest accident occurs, you can forget about ever turning your life around.

Yuna Shimamura understood this principle, and she also understood the other side's thoughts.

So, she called Junjia right from the start.

"You, come up and help me gank this wave, hurry up and help me counter-gank."

So, after the red team simply cleared the red buff and raptors, junjia's Blade of the Ruined King took advantage of Shimamura Yuna's opportunity to push the lane out and entered the bush from the blind spot to counter-gank.

Meanwhile, Oner's trolls arrived on the battlefield a little later than the Ruined King.

At this moment, Shimamura Yuna's minion wave had pushed across the river and was about to reach the enemy's defensive tower.

Gnar, meanwhile, kept a close eye on his jungler's position, ready to engage and engage at any moment.

At this moment, failure may already be inevitable.

They made a ward and knew that the Ruined King was in the top half of the map.

However, they basically didn't consider that the Ruined King would come at level 2 to help with counter-ganking.

On the one hand, the CFO has basically never played like this before, and Junjia's jungling is mostly quite formulaic.

Secondly, Blade of the Ruined King is a champion that relies heavily on gold and is more suited to a jungle carry role.

Pure farming is definitely not an option for this character.

However, it's not unrealistic to expect to get no money, not farm jungle camps, and only gank.

Before I reached Tier 1, I never made such an extreme or fast run to gank top lane at level 2, and you never came to gank top lane at level 2 either.

I'm going against the grain right now and grabbing something, so you can't possibly do the same and ambush me, can you?

If you don't manage to crouch down, won't you be in big trouble?
Is it really that much of a coincidence? That can't be right.

Based on this, T1 made the prediction that Blade of the Ruined King would definitely start farming normally.

Based on this assessment, predictions were made about the situation that would follow.

However.
Hey, guess what.

It really was such a coincidence.

The guardian spirit behind Shimamura Yuna was indeed waiting in the bushes.

The instant the troll emerged from the river, Doran immediately used his E to jump onto a minion and then used his Q skill, attempting to slow down and hold Shimamura Yuna.

However, the moment he made that decision, the outcome was already predetermined.

Shimamura Yuna's lips curled up slightly, giving a strange smile.

"Just as I expected."

"Actually, you're not as complicated as I think."

(End of this chapter)