Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 244, Section 241: The Strongest Player
JDG's mid and jungle are also targeting them.

Regardless of the opponent's tactical bias.

In Shimamura's view, JDG today can be described as immature, fragile, and vulnerable.

She felt no pressure at all.

The synergy between the jungler and laners, and the roaming of the laners.
These things all require stronger laning skills.

However, this is something that JDG lacks now.

Due to the lack of skill in the online lane, the top laner was completely dominated.

Because of the lack of skill in the lane, the top laner was able to invade the enemy lane with impunity, leaving the enemy jungler Xun completely unable to focus on his lane.

The biggest problem, however, lies in the middle of the road.

Scout has long been considered one of the strongest mid laners in the LPL.

No matter what kind of public opinion storm they are caught up in, no matter what kind of debt disputes arise.

No matter how much some fans dislike him.

However, because a large number of teams, including JDG, still perceive him as a world-class mid laner.
Even his haters, who should have disliked him, firmly believed this.

Therefore, he was still able to get big contracts time and time again.

This year's JDG team can almost be said to be built around Scout.

He is the most crucial link in the team.

However, this most crucial element became the team's weakness in the third stage of the race.

His ability to make money and exploit others remains unchanged; he can still control a large amount of resources and convert them into his own economy.

However, after consuming the economy, Scout was unable to produce the same output efficiency as before.

In other words, he is now simply devouring the economy out of thin air.

Whether in-game or out-of-game, the financial investment in him seems less worthwhile as his performance declines.

No one could have predicted that Scout, who had always performed consistently, would experience such a precipitous decline in performance in the second half of this year.

This makes all of JDG's roster-building decisions this year seem like a joke.

But now, there's not much they can do.

They can only hope that Scout's form improves.

Hoping Scout
They can return to their peak form from S11.

Unfortunately, such a thing is obviously not very practical.

They were suppressed in the top lane, and they didn't have much of an advantage against Xiaohu in the mid lane either.

As the jungler, Xun naturally had nothing to do.

Not only do they have nothing to do, but they are also constantly being invaded by Tian.

Let alone targeting Shimamura Yuna.

The jungler and mid laner are simply too busy to take care of themselves.

So, WBG's jungler, Tian, ​​felt like he had a blast.

Since the start of the 2025 season, he hasn't had such a comfortable match in a long time.

It should be said that it's not just Xiao Tian.

The entire team was revitalized with the addition of Yuna Shimamura.

WBG's team operations seem to have suddenly changed.

This previously criticized old B team, a team that was criticized for having no one who could carry, suddenly has a backbone.

If I had to put it that way, it would be...
A computer was originally equipped with a CPU, memory, motherboard, and hard drive—everything was already included.

But it didn't come with a graphics card.

And now, Shimamura Yuna has arrived.

Once a top-of-the-line 5090 is plugged into the computer, the entire machine's operating efficiency immediately increases.

The significance of Shimamura Yuna's existence is that she made WBG, a team that originally had some difficulties in operating, possible.

In effect, everyone had a more relaxed experience.

Yuna Shimamura's laning ability is so strong it's almost exaggerated, and the changes she brings to the game are clearly visible.

Because of his dominance in lane, jungler Tian can recklessly make some seemingly dangerous off-lane maneuvers in the jungle.

Because of his advantage in the online lane, he always believed that as long as he fought near the top lane, Shimamura Yuna would be able to come and help him faster and in better condition.

What could be more fun than playing jungle and having an overwhelming advantage in lane?

No, there really isn't.

Furthermore, for Xiaotian, the existence of Shimamura Yuna gave him a very clear goal in the game.

Protect it.

Normally, we always face a problem: we don't know which path to take, which path to take to get things done, or what we need to do to help the team win.

There was nothing I wanted to do, and no clear goal for the game.

But now there is.

That means farming in the upper half of the server. Just leave your character idle in the upper half whenever you have free time.

There's no need to think about whether doing this is too cost-effective.

Because as long as Shimamura can gain an advantage, it will be the most cost-effective investment.

She will definitely win.

Given this, the task at hand becomes clear.

And aside from junglers
Xiaohu, who plays in the mid lane, is getting older and can no longer carry the team. Previously, the team always expected him to take on the role of the carry, which put a lot of mental and physical pressure on him.

Now, he doesn't have to think about such things anymore.

Many heroes are chosen so that they won't fall behind in lane and will be useful in team fights.

He just needs to play his role properly and in a standard way.

There's no need for the bot lane to force themselves to carry.

Among the ADCs who frequently appear in first and second-tier teams, to put it bluntly, Light's skill level is probably the lowest among them.

He is certainly stronger than many less strong AD carries.

He certainly deserves a starting position as an AD carry for a first or second-tier team.

However, when compared to other first- or second-tier, or even top-tier AD carries of similar skill level, he appears relatively less capable.

Its carry ability is noticeably weak.

More often than not, letting him play a solid laning phase and be useful in team fights as a conventional AD carry might be more in line with his personal style and tactical role.

However, because WBG really lacks a player who can take on more responsibility, he often tries to carry the team beyond his capabilities and try to shoulder the responsibilities required by the team.

And so, one mistake after another occurred.

One sudden death after another.

However, when he no longer needs to bear this pressure, he will find...
He seems to be a pretty good AD carry.

Because he's just a typical blue-collar AD carry, nothing more.

From jungle to mid lane, from mid lane to bot lane
Everyone was able to find their place more clearly because of Shimamura Yuna's arrival.

The team's composition was more balanced because of Shimamura Yuna's presence.

Everyone just needs to do what they are capable of and can do well. Then, the result will be...
This team should have been on par with JDG.

This team should have been close to JDG in terms of skill level.

Now, they don't seem to be a match for JDG at all.

From the initial laning phase.

Then came the resource group competition
From start to finish, WBG completely dominated JDG.

Although WBG also defeated JDG 2-0 yesterday, the game itself wasn't as dramatic as some might think.

2:0 is just a result.

Judging from the game content, it is still unknown what the outcome would be if we could do it again.

But today is different.

Today, WBG really looks like they're not even in the same league as JDG.

The arrival of Yuna Shimamura has truly given WBG the qualities of a strong team.

What's a bit exaggerated is that, despite not having played games for a long time, Shimamura Yuna's performance in the game shows no signs of needing to be retrained.

The distance between them remained perfect.

The skill usage in team fights is still as precise as ever.

Their assessment of the situation remains consistently correct.

Some of her finer micro-management skills even made her seem better than she had been before her break.

The enemy's Wolf Mother repeatedly tried to initiate with her ultimate ability to gank her in coordination with the jungler.

But she dodged almost every wave with the ease of a script.

Although the fact that the Wolf Mother's ultimate skill is relatively easy to dodge also plays a role.

However, this also depends on the situation; the premise for easy evasion is that the group is concentrated.

But people are not always focused.

Especially for players like Yuna Shimamura who haven't played in a long time, returning to the competition venue might be something that requires some time to adjust to.

On this basis, the Wolf Mother doesn't always foolishly unleash her ultimate from a great distance. She also tries to release her ultimate in the gaps when she thinks it's best, when Shimamura Yuna might not be so focused and when her W skill has been used.

But the result was as expected.

Shimamura Yuna always manages to easily twist the line with the best possible layout.

It's like, as long as there's even a theoretical possibility that this ultimate move might miss, then Shimamura Yuna will definitely not be hit.

This highly focused, script-like operation is almost a hallmark of Yuna Shimamura.

For example, the scripted Fiora that appeared in both World Championships to counter Sion.

It's fair to say that compared to that scripted Fiora with 100% parry, Shimamura Yuna's current scripted movement is nothing outrageous.

Such movement and body control are certainly not only used to dodge a particular skill.

Throughout the entire laning phase, Xiaoxu constantly felt the pressure from Shimamura Yuna, who was like an omniscient AI.

He felt as if he would be punished no matter what he did.

If you take one step forward, you'll be targeted by Shimamura Yuna.

If we keep going, we'll be chased again.

Being pulled like this will cause you to lose a lot of energy.

You want to rush with your skills, but you find that all the openings that the opponent seems to have are intentionally created.

As long as you sense the distance, going in to fight will inevitably result in you trading blows and losing health.

After laning for several minutes, Wolf Mother's biggest feeling was that she was clearly not dying even once.

However, the number of minions and experience lost during the process of returning to base and avoiding losses is almost the same as dying once or twice.

Xiaoxu found Shimamura Yuna's behavior incredible.

She hasn't played a match in a long time.
He didn't participate in high-intensity training, nor did he adapt to the new version of the competition environment. He didn't even stream ranked matches every day to maintain his skills, so he could only be described as average.

However, even so, she still delivered such an exaggerated performance in her first match back on the court.

She doesn't need to adapt.

Even though I haven't played in a competition for so long, and even though the version of the Summer Split has changed so much.

But for Yuna Shimamura, whenever she's on the court, it's top-tier.
Such a performance left everyone feeling somewhat incredulous.

Even though the audience and commentators already have high expectations for Shimamura Yuna's return to the competition and joining WBG.

We're waiting to see if she can really bring about any significant changes to WBG.

We eagerly await to see if she can truly be plugged in and used immediately, bringing change and a turning point to the LPL like a divine intervention.

However, given these high expectations, Shimamura Yuna's performance still exceeded everyone's expectations.

This is beyond what can be described as "the effect is not bad".

Even the commentators were speechless with astonishment at WBG's current performance.

"It's incredible. After Shimamura joined today, the entire WBG team seems to have undergone a complete transformation. It's really... unbelievable."

"That's absolutely right. Everyone was hoping that after such a long hiatus from competition, Shimamura would at least have a decent performance. But no one expected that she would be so dominant and brutal as soon as she returned to the stage. It's no exaggeration to say that Shimamura is probably the player in the world who understands the role of a top lane carry the most right now."

"You could say she's currently the most deserving player in the world to be surrounded by and the most deserving of being the core of a team. My most direct impression of WBG right now is that they seem to have figured out how to play the game."

"That's right, that's exactly it."

The commentators made no attempt to flatter and praise Yuna Shimamura.

Praising star players is not uncommon in the LPL, so it's not surprising.

As long as the official organization assigns a task, the commentators will be made into gods.

They pretend not to see the bad plays, but praise the good plays even more. This is a traditional characteristic of the LPL.

Attacks on LPL commentators are a traditional part of online entertainment.

But today is different.

While they were praising Shimamura Yuna, the audience didn't feel that the commentators were being overly enthusiastic.

I even found the explanation to be remarkably accurate, which is quite rare for me.

Not only was it not overhyped, but it was actually downplayed.

Subsequently, the game content was so overwhelmingly superior that it left the player feeling completely unexcited.

Under Shimamura Yuna's absolute suppression, and surrounded by Xiaotian and Xiaohu, Shimamura Yuna was completely overwhelmed.
JDG's top and jungle players were completely rotten, like a thick, unrecoverable mess.

Neutral resources are under Xiao Tian's unlimited control.

In subsequent resource groups, Shimamura Yuna also performed almost perfectly, the kind of perfection that is impossible to find fault with.

The timing of ultimate skill release, the hit rate of QE, and the positioning and entry angle of a long-range squishy character.

As a top player, Shimamura Yuna never gave people the feeling of a god descending to earth and 1-on-5 with the awe-inspiring performance of TheShy at his peak.

She always gives the impression of being as precise and error-free as a machine.

Her parameter is displayed as 99.

Then she wouldn't perform below that score.

Such a strong player
And with the arrival of such a powerful player, the entire WBG team has undergone a complete transformation.

JDG had no chance to fight back.

(End of this chapter)