Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 240, Section 237: Shimamura's Ralph Business

August 26th was the last day that Yuna Shimamura spent in Japan.

However, people are inherently lazy.

After spending a little over a month at home, Yuna Shimamura has basically adapted to being at home.
The house wasn't very luxurious.

But whether it's your own room or any of the familiar details...
For someone with her personality, the main principle is "familiarity is the best policy".

Forcing her to leave Japan and go to Taiwan was already a huge psychological challenge for her.

Moreover, at that time, she had friends who acted like guardians accompanying her to Taiwan to take care of her.

Now, the friend who took care of me back then can't come to mainland China with me for some reason.

That means
This time, I'm truly all alone.

The advantage is that she is not unfamiliar with mainland China.

That was another homeland for her soul.

Although she never truly felt a sense of belonging to Shanghai, living in a country where everyone spoke the same language as her and communicating with a group of people who shared many memories with her created an indescribable sense of warmth.

Even in Shanghai, it's the same.

So, overall, going to Shanghai wasn't as stressful for her as going to Taiwan.

Even so, this was indeed her first real experience living in a foreign country since her reincarnation in this life.

Both Akari Kujo and her older sister were somewhat worried about her.

On the night she was about to leave Japan and board a plane, her older sister Shiori Shimamura and Akari Kujo both insisted on taking her to the airport.

It started when my sister said she needed to take a day off, so I drove her to the airport.

But that afternoon, Akari Kujo arrived uninvited, having her family driver pick her up in a luxury car.

After an awkward exchange of glances, the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

"Take my car, we'll go see her off together."

"Well, that's fine too. My old, beat-up car doesn't suit my sister's current status."

"What status do I have? Aren't I still the same as before?"

Ultimately, it was decided that the Shimamura sisters and Akari Kujo would ride together in the Kujo family's luxury car to the airport.

Akari Kujo seemed to have something she wanted to talk to Yuna Shimamura about.

However, because of Shimamura Shiori's presence, she was somewhat embarrassed to speak up.

Shiori Shimamura is the same.

When they are alone together, they all have a lot of emotional things they want to say to their friends or sisters.

However, when a third party is involved, neither of them can say anything.

In the end, both sides were left speechless and awkward.

After all that, neither side knew what to talk about.

Finally, the topic inexplicably shifted to the older sister.

Akari Kujo broke the silence, saying, "Um... Shiori-nee, I have a question, you know, that..."

"So, what do you do for a living?"

Shiori Shimamura was initially puzzled as to why she was being asked this question.

But after pausing for a moment, she replied, "I just go to work as a regular person."

Akari Kujo then asked, "Where is it? What are the specific job duties?"

Shiori Shimamura: "Well..."

After that, the two of them started talking non-stop.

Under Akari Kujo's deliberate guidance, Shiori Shimamura slowly began to confide in her about her experiences.

I had to enter the workforce earlier than planned because of a family emergency.
Later on, I was working overtime every day at my desk, doing things I didn't like.

In short, that's what we talked about.

When these things came up, my sister couldn't help but start to pour out her heart.

He started talking about how unsatisfactory his life was.

She talked about how unhappy she was at work.

When Shimamura Yuna saw her sister like this, she realized...
Even the seemingly strong older sister has a side that wants to confide in someone and complain about the unpleasant things in her life.

However, the person to whom you confide and complain cannot be yourself.

'I'm the younger sister'

Perhaps Shiori Shimamura held onto a kind of insistence that she couldn't complain to her younger sister.

In short, Shimamura Yuna was happy to see that her older sister was willing to confide in others about her inner pressures and relieve her emotions.

It's better than saying nothing every day and just bottling things up inside and processing them on your own, isn't it?

And so, the group chatted as they drove to the airport.

After arriving at the airport, Shimamura Yuna said goodbye to her sister and Kujo Akari.

"Um... I think the next time I come back will be after the S-series is over. Goodbye, sister and Akari."

"See you."

"Be careful. In China, you have to take good care of yourself."

Before leaving, Akari Kujo came up to her, grabbed her shoulder, and whispered something in her ear: "When you come back next time, I'll give you a surprise."

Before Shimamura Yuna could even ask what the surprise was, Kujo Akari turned and left.

It seems she's determined to keep the suspense until her next trip home.

Shimamura Yuna smiled helplessly, not wanting to be so tactless as to insist on digging deeper.

The so-called surprise
It's about revealing things that weren't known beforehand, right?
"Then tell me what the surprise is when you come back next time."

After saying that, she turned and left without looking back.
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Right now, the thing that League of Legends players around the world are most concerned about is "when will Yuna Shimamura arrive at the WBG base?"

This is an event with the highest level of anticipation, surpassing even the still-unfinished LPL regular season and the subsequent playoffs.
People aren't as concerned about who's better between BLG and IG anymore.

Nobody cares whether Wei has truly risen from the ashes, or whether BLG is a revolution by Miyano.

No, actually I am still concerned; this matter is quite popular.

However, compared to what Shimamura Yuna did, it pales in comparison.

In any case, since Shimamura Yuna officially announced her arrival in the LPL, all other off-field events seem less important compared to her arrival.

All the spotlights were shining on Shimamura Yuna and WBG.

Finally, on the evening of August 26, WBG's official Weibo account began releasing a large number of new videos.

The content of the released video is very simple.

The title is: "We've received our newest member!"

The video footage inside, filmed by some WBG staff member, shows Shimamura Yuna just arriving at the WBG base.

Compared to when she first debuted at the end of last year, Shimamura Yuna now seems to have shed a lot of her youthful naiveté.

In the video, she was dressed in what could even be considered fashionable casual clothes, and wore a hat, sunglasses, and a mask.

Just by walking there, you can feel the aura of a big star.

Aside from being a little short, he is quite extraordinary in every way.

The person in charge of filming at the club pointed the camera at Shimamura Yuna and started asking some questions, but the one everyone was really interested in was: "Shimamura-san, how do you feel about coming to China?" Shimamura Yuna smiled and said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "It feels like home. This is another hometown in my soul."

The staff member asked incredulously, "Really?"

Yuna Shimamura said, "Of course it's true."

After that, the two sides stopped arguing about the issue.

The staff made a few standard greetings, such as "Welcome to WBG, Shimamura-san," to greet her.

Then, the video abruptly ended.

It's clear that this video wasn't filmed very seriously, and it can't be considered a very formal introductory video for Shimamura Yuna.

It's just that the fans are too enthusiastic, and too many people are too excited about Shimamura Yuna's arrival.

So, after receiving a message from Yuna Shimamura, the official account quickly released a short video to appease the fans.

However, such a simple video has generated an exceptionally enthusiastic response.

First of all, after many days, everyone is finally able to see the dignified appearance of our dear Ms. Shimamura.

She's still so cute, still so youthful, and she's only getting more beautiful and stylish with age.

When people look at it, they feel a sense of satisfaction, as if their own daughter has grown up.

In addition, Shimamura Yuna's statement, "It feels like coming home; this is another hometown in my soul," has also sparked a great deal of discussion online.

[Wow, Shimamura-nee's Chinese cannon is pretty good!]

[Laf's marketing is so straightforward, but since it's Shimamura-san, I can accept it.]

[It's true, if other people did this kind of "coming to love" marketing, I'd feel it was a bit deliberate, but when Shimamura does it, it feels like she's intentionally being abstract and trying to be funny.]

[Shimamura-nee is cute]

In China, which will soon be at the end of 2025, the simple "I love China" approach is no longer popular.

Everyone needs to undergo desensitization.

Foreigners who now operate under the "I love China" or "I love China" marketing strategies are becoming more sophisticated.

They all emphasize flattery in a subtle and pervasive way, making the person being flattered feel comfortable.

In this day and age, the practice of opening one's mouth and staring wide-eyed while proclaiming "Hot pot is so delicious, I love China" is considered a side effect.

Nobody cares, nobody is concerned.

It only makes people think, "If you want to make money, this kind of pandering is too clumsy."

However, when Shimamura Yuna did something similar, no one seemed to think anything of it.

First of all, Shimamura Yuna didn't actually make any direct statements like "I love China" or similar promotional statements.

She demonstrated her respect for Chinese audiences through her actions.

This includes broadcasting live only in China, no matter what.

Even during interviews, they always speak Chinese.

Even though they've become incredibly popular worldwide, they haven't forgotten their roots like some other Vtubers who rush to expand into the Western market and disregard their Chinese fans.

She did so much to make Chinese audiences feel her sincerity.

You can sense her concern for her Chinese fans.

On this basis, she rarely says things like "I love China".

There is absolutely none.

This is probably the first time in many people's memory that Shimamura Yuna said "I love China".

This makes what was originally a poor move seem incredibly sincere.

To put it bluntly, if someone else says this, people will think it's false.

However, when Shimamura Yuna said that, people didn't pay as much attention.

I wouldn't think, 'Is she trying to make money off Chinese rice?'

I wouldn't think, 'Shimamura Yuna's recruitment business is too low-class.'

People will only think
[Shimamura's Chinese cannon is not bad].

Nobody cares whether it's genuine or not.

After all, how could Shimamura Yuna not be sincere?
Such a simple video easily gained immense popularity on the internet.

The comments under the official Weibo post easily exceeded 10,000.

On video platforms such as bilibili, the related videos easily surpassed one million views.

This allowed many viewers who previously had no concept of Shimamura Yuna's popularity to clearly see just how exaggerated her popularity truly was.

Yuna Shimamura herself wasn't quite aware of the situation online.

Because she's too busy.

After she arrived in China, the WBG team began arranging a welcome dinner for her.

A group of people took her out for a big meal, and she also greeted her teammates.

During this process, there was also a photographer who followed them around with a camera the whole time.

Going out to eat is fine too.
It would be good if Shimamura Yuna went to greet the other teammates.

Even if the manager takes her to his room, that would be fine.

Anyway, I just followed the photographer and watched from the side.

I can roughly guess that WBG is going to record an induction vlog for her and then release a video to generate buzz.

Yuna Shimamura didn't really like this feeling, so
My daily life is being watched by cameras, which makes me somewhat hesitant about what I do and what I say.

It doesn't feel natural.

However, she could understand that the club bought her for the sake of generating buzz.

With her current popularity, she'll inevitably be subjected to this kind of marketing, no matter which club she joins.

It's impossible for anyone to resist filming this team-joining vlog.

So she didn't pay much attention to it.

I cooperated with just a little bit of restraint to complete the photoshoot.

What impressed her most that evening was that the atmosphere at the WBG club was actually quite good.

Xiao Hu goes without saying; he's a classic social butterfly.

When Shimamura Yuna arrived, he showed his role as the team's elder brother, taking the initiative to ask about her well-being and showing concern for her.

They were incredibly enthusiastic, saying things like, "Tell me if you're having any trouble adjusting to China," and "If you're having any problems, feel free to ask us for help."

But while being enthusiastic, he subtly maintained the appropriate distance between men and women, so that Shimamura Yuna did not feel uncomfortable.

It can only be said that Xiao Hu's emotional intelligence is indeed very high, and his good relationships within the industry are a good reason for that.

Aside from Xiaohu, the one who impressed her the most was Crisp, also known as Liu Qingsong.

I used to think that Shimamura Yuna was quite aloof.

But after actually getting to know them, I found that it wasn't like that.

He's actually quite active and talkative.

No matter what he says, he always has a serious face, as if he's a bit concerned about his image.

(End of this chapter)