Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 258, 255.3:1 victory.
Everyone was having a blast making those memes, but Shimamura Yuna herself felt that she wasn't suited to playing mid lane.

What I'm showing you now is just one way to play mid lane.

That is, playing the mid lane as a core carry.

Or, in Dota 2, this playstyle would be called pseudo-2v2 true 1v1.

Although he was in the mid lane, he rarely coordinated with the jungler or other lanes to provide support. He just stayed in the mid lane farming and his CS (creep score) kept up with the time.

Prioritize improving one's own development above all else.

They treat the later output tasks as their only game objective, ignoring most of the other content.

It's okay to have poor teammates, but you can't be poor yourself.

It's okay if my teammates get caught, but I can't get caught.

Many mid-lane players used to play this way, and some of them were top-tier mid-lane players.

But they will gradually transform and change their approach.

why?
Isn't it because this way of playing is unreasonable?
But think about it carefully.

The fact that this playstyle can lead to becoming a top mid-lane player and remain highly competitive suggests that this playstyle might actually be reasonable.

Each player has their own focus in terms of gameplay. Sometimes, a gameplay that seemed unreasonable in the previous version might suddenly become reasonable in the next version due to Riot's version changes.

If we put it that way, saying that Shimamura Yuna is a qualified mid-lane player isn't really wrong.

Not to mention, she can't play heavy fighters or tanks in the top lane, and she's basically not good at any role related to initiating team fights, so it's hard to say that she's a qualified top laner.

In contrast, her mid-lane position doesn't seem so unreasonable anymore.

Okay, she's just an unreasonable player.

Neither mid nor top lane is a good choice.

It's reasonable simply because they can win the game.

Just like now.

Yuna Shimamura continues to move forward in ways she deems reasonable.

Finish off enemies, farm gold, join raids.

The early stages were tense and stalemated, but teammates kept reporting good news, and BLG gradually gained control of resources.

However, looking at the economy, the difference has consistently remained within 1.

Moreover, while his teammates were all at a disadvantage, Shimamura Yuna's Yone managed to gain an economic lead by farming safe lanes, jungling, and taking tower plates.

Each teammate is at a disadvantage of several hundred points.

She alone was ahead by half a piece of equipment.

When Yone finally comes online and starts raiding for resources again, the situation will be completely out of BLG's control.

The familiar perfect dual-sword strike hit two enemies upon entering the fray, the familiar maximum damage output, and the familiar team fight that looked a bit thrilling but resulted in a great victory, a 2-for-4 exchange.

Then, as usual, the snowball effect started and became unmanageable, resulting in wave after wave of losses.

Overall, WBG gives a very simple and straightforward impression.

You may seem to have gained something from him, but it's not actually fatal.

But when he wins, he always gets the biggest share, a huge victory that snowballs into a winning streak.

This feeling is utterly disheartening for BLG fans.

finally.
Aside from the heroes, this match was practically a carbon copy of the last one, a replay of despair.

Yone is slower to get going compared to Alola.

Conversely, the potential for team fights is higher in the mid-to-late game, and the DPS generated for the team is also greater.

Although these two heroes undoubtedly have significant differences in their roles.

But in Shimamura Yuna's hands, the experience wasn't that different.

It's simply that one has stronger lane dominance, while the other is a melee short-range fighter with no stats, so they can't exert pressure and can only focus on farming and developing.

Yuna Shimamura is such a contestant.

She doesn't adjust her gameplay based on the heroes.

Instead, she will only choose heroes that suit her playstyle.

She didn't choose a hero, but rather a playstyle.

This playstyle is now being utilized by all battles that use her and has become part of the team's mechanics.

No one can truly defeat her or WBG until they break through this team's system.

BLG cannot do this at this stage.

Therefore, the outcome was predetermined.
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Ultimately, the match ended with WBG defeating BLG 3-1.

Actually, when the second game ended, everyone thought it would be a 3-0 victory today.

Because the two deaths looked exactly the same, from the feeling of choosing a hero to the gameplay, the overall experience was exactly the same.

If you've died twice like this, you'll most likely die three times.

Judging from the results, it was very close.

BLG almost got shut out.

In the third game, Shimamura Yuna picked Ryze for mid lane, facing off against Knight's Cassiopeia for mid lane.

This is Knight's unique understanding: using Cassiopeia to counter Ryze.

Although viewers are always saying "what's the point of this counter?", and based on Shimamura Yuna's own experience playing the game, she really doesn't think the opponent's play is useful.

However, due to some unforeseen circumstances, WBG failed to withstand the pressure in the early game and collapsed, leaving no time for Shimamura Yuna to develop and emerge in the late game.

As a result, BLG crushed the game again, speedrunning it out in 25 minutes, with the left-handed Cassiopeia achieving a godlike 8-0 score.

This marks the first time BLG has broken WBG's system.

However, such a breakthrough is basically impossible to replicate.

The key is to break through WBG in the early stages, preventing WBG from developing.

However, given WBG's intention to avoid battles in exchange for resources, it's clearly unlikely that they can replicate this situation every time.

So we moved on to the fourth game.

In this game, Shimamura Yuna returned to the top lane, while Xiaohu went to the middle lane.

Xiaohu picked Ahri in the mid lane to counter ZuoShou's Syndra, while Shimamura Yuna picked her signature Jax in the top lane to counter BIN's Jayce.

It wasn't until this game that everyone finally remembered: You were actually a top laner all along?
When the live chat saw this player selection, it was filled with complaints like, "Why is WBG's mid laner playing top lane?" and "Why did Shimamura switch to top lane?"

Not only were the viewers confused, but even the coaching staff on BLG's side didn't expect it.

Since Shimamura Yuna has already played mid lane three times in a row, they all assume that she will continue to play mid lane.

Therefore, they didn't deal much with the heroes in the top lane.

Just then, Shimamura Arina conjured up a Jax with a funny face.

This is the advantage of dual-path swing.

When the opposing team specifically wants to target a particular player's hero pool, they will find that the opposing team has hero pools in two different lanes, so they don't know how to counter them.

Just then, Xiaohu returned to his comfort zone and started playing Ahri.

Actually, this game was probably BLG's best chance.

Yuna Shimamura's Jax is not a very strong character in the laning phase, and he can't even be said to be very strong in team fights.

WBG can still look forward to the late-game performance of Shimamura Yuna.

However, compared to Alora, Yone, and Ryze, it is objectively more difficult for the Weapon Master to be effective in team battles.

WBG's lineup in this match does indeed rely more on the bottom lane for damage output. As long as BLG executes their game plan smoothly, they have a chance to win.

However, perhaps because they were a bit dazed after being beaten in the first three games, BLG's performance was somewhat abnormal in the fourth game, which was theoretically a game with a great chance.

Knight, the most crucial player for BLG, was surprisingly suppressed by Xiaohu in the laning phase.

Shimamura Yuna, when playing Jax in the top lane, didn't suffer any losses against him.

BIN's offensive desire is just too strong.

He desperately wanted to prove that he was better than Shimamura Yuna, and he desperately wanted to prove that he had cleared his name of all the grievances he had suffered throughout the year.

He wanted to prove that he was still the best domestic top laner.

But the more he wanted to prove it, the more impatient he became.

The more impatient you are, the more flaws you will reveal.

If you put someone like Yuna Shimamura into a fighting game, she would be a typical Kamehameha player.

Her attacks were neither particularly forceful nor particularly aggressive.

She prefers to exert pressure from a safe distance while simultaneously striking when you are vulnerable.

This principle also applies to defense.

The more aggressively you try to attack, the more weaknesses you will expose.

The more flaws you reveal, the more likely Shimamura Yuna will seize upon them.

BIN made a major mistake by going up against Yuna Shimamura.
That's urgent.

And Shimamura Yuna, of course, punished his impatience.

If Jayce is played conservatively, he should be able to suppress Jax in the early game.

After all, longer reach naturally counters other abilities, and Jayce's early-game skill stats are also better than Jax's.

However, because BIN kept making some irrational changes to his roster, he was constantly being punished.

at last.
Very subtle.

When both sides reached level 5, Bin was solo killed once in lane.

The moment this solo kill happened, the chat exploded.

The entire barrage of comments was filled with some obscene and mysterious numbers.

BIN was eager to prove himself, but ultimately this eagerness backfired.

Yuna Shimamura could understand his feelings.

So he sighed.

"Playing like this won't work."

After that solo kill, the Weapon Master was completely out of control.

Normally, a character like the Weapon Master, who needs equipment support, would be happy to trade kills with others.

Trading kills means both sides get the same amount of gold, which means that heroes who need equipment can transition to their power spike more quickly.

Not to mention, this wasn't even a kill exchange; it was a solo kill.

That is equivalent to pure leadership with no cost and huge profits.

From that solo kill onwards, BLG was declared completely defeated, with no possibility of continuing to fight WBG.

The mid lane was suppressed, and the top lane, which should have been suppressed, also collapsed.

In the mid-game, BIN didn't even have the possibility of pushing lanes on par with Jax.

If the line is even slightly long, the weapon master will attempt to solo kill it.

A well-farmed weapon master's DPS and tankiness are simply beyond what a Jayce like him can match.

Once the E skill is used, and the Jax's Q skill is ready, it's basically game over.

However, even when he unleashed a full combo on the Weapon Master, it was still far from being a kill.

So, only the bottom lane was left struggling to hold on.

The result was a state of being completely and unilaterally slaughtered.

They won even faster than in the previous two games.

The final score was 3-1, with BLG quickly defeated by WBG.

This result was probably something no one could have predicted before the competition.

After all, BLG is already considered top-tier in the LPL, no matter what.

But BLG, in the face of WBG, appears powerless, like an adult toying with a child.

The so-called numerical values, when applied to WBG, feel like fighting cotton.

They can't be penetrated or broken through; WBG always manages to carry them out according to plan.

The general feeling is that even if they played another best-of-five series right now, WBG would still win.

Even if they play two more best-of-five series, WBG will still win.

Even if they play ten more best-of-five series, WBG will still win in the end.

While the difference in raw strength wasn't decisive, WBG seemed to completely outclass BLG in terms of intelligence.

If BLG can't stop WBG, then who can?
After the match, Yuna Shimamura said the following in an interview.

"For me, today's match was more of a validation. BLG is probably one of the strongest teams in the LPL, so if we can beat them, it means we have a high probability of winning the championship."

"I didn't dare to say it before, but today, I'm going to make a bold statement."

"LPL's number one seed is mine."

During the interview, Shimamura Yuna's unpretentious and simply smiling expression left a deep impression on everyone.

From her expression, everyone sensed a certain emotion.
I'm not exaggerating.

It's not about creating a TV show effect.

Yuna Shimamura simply stated the "correct conclusion" she had reached after careful consideration.

And this conclusion will soon be proven true.
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After defeating BLG, Shimamura Yuna's fans, who had been holding back for so long, finally erupted.

Previously, everyone was always looking around and worrying about everything, afraid that something bad would happen, which ultimately led to them being hit by a boomerang.

But after playing against BLG, Shimamura's fans, just like Shimamura herself, have developed an absolute and strong confidence in the game.

The chemistry of this new WBG is incredibly strong.

The extent of this team's improvement is unprecedented in the entire history of the LPL.

Previously, someone revealed that LPL changed many rules this year in order to help their teams win the championship, such as allowing mid-season player swaps and allowing some rules to be broken for cheering activities.

Judging from the results, they succeeded.

After strengthening their roster, WBG appears to be even stronger than the original strongest team, BLG.

In terms of popularity, it's even slightly higher than IG, which is heavily promoted by LPL and Huya.

While in terms of voting and ranking, Shimamura Yuna's fanbase is currently lacking and certainly cannot compare to the established fanbase of veteran players like IG who have built up a strong following over many years.

However, in terms of the actual number of casual fans, Shimamura Yuna's current global fanbase is definitely larger than that of Instagram.

Yuna Shimamura's qualification not only gave LPL a glimmer of hope for winning the championship, but also truly revived the popularity of this dying league.

Immediately after the match ended, the classic scoring thread started on the forum.

[WBG 3:1 BLG in the playoffs, post-match ratings (other rating posts will be deleted)]

(End of this chapter)