Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 259, Section 256: Then, let me shine!

As soon as this rating post was published, many people rushed in to rate it.

As for who to rate and what to say, that's something I don't even need to think about.

Upon entering the rating post, the first option is the highly anticipated rating for Shimamura Yuna.

For Shimamura Yuna's fans, this is, after all, a post-match celebration, so no amount of praise is too much.

[Thumbs up! Holy crap! Mom! Shimamura is amazing! She transforms every team she joins. At CFO, they won a wildcard championship; at WBG, they pulled off a complete comeback and are now aiming for the LPL championship and the World Championship. How can Shimamura be so incredible???]

【Thumbs up! BIN is the best top laner I've ever heard of in the LPL, and Shimamura is the best top laner I've ever seen in the LPL.】

[Oh my god, I've been following this show since the days of the suit dog. If I went back a year and told the people in the live stream that Shimamura would beat Bin in the ring a year later, I doubt anyone would believe me, right?]

[Shimamura-san is awesome! Shimamura-san is amazing!]

[I honestly thought LPL had no hope this year. Whether it was AL, TES, or BLG, it seemed impossible for them to beat LCK. But Shimamura changed my mind.]

With Shimamura joining the team, WBG seems to have reached a level of strength that falls short of the league's best.

Is it possible that Shimamura's true golden path is about to begin? After winning the MSI championship, she could switch teams before the World Championship, qualify for Worlds, and then win the championship again?

My rational mind tells me it's very difficult, but my emotional mind makes me choose to believe in Shimamura-san.

[Shimamura-san is about to take off]

This victory has generated tremendous buzz not only in China, but also overseas.

Yuna Shimamura is not like JKL or TheShy, who are only star players in the LPL.

She has too many buffs stacked on her.

Japanese girls, tragic stories, geniuses who won two championships in a year at lightning speed, top players who reversed the situation in wildcard regions.
There are so many things about her that are worth noting and liking.

Even disregarding skill and historical influence, if we only consider the hype surrounding her, she might be even more exaggerated than Faker.

For viewers on the international stage, the fact that such a player has now defeated BLG with such a dominant performance is like an inspirational story straight out of an anime.

For viewers whose stance is neither LPL nor CN, there can be many reasons for them to support a particular player.

It could be skill, appearance, off-field stories, or the contestant's personal charm.

It was quite a coincidence.

Yuna Shimamura has all of these things.

This has led to her almost unparalleled popularity worldwide.

This match, in which they defeated BLG, also achieved a staggering one million simultaneous online viewerships, a rare feat on foreign websites.

This number is quite staggering for the LPL league, which usually only gets around 300,000 viewers even during the finals on foreign websites.

After Shimamura Yuna defeated BLG, many match highlights and videos quickly appeared on YouTube.
It can be said that Shimamura Yuna single-handedly increased the global attention given to the LPL.

This is a situation that the fist is naturally happy to see.

For Riot, ever since Yuna Shimamura made her debut at the World Championship in the Vanguard and won the championship, she has become Riot's most important marketing target this year.

From off-site promotional activities to tweets from Riot Games' official accounts, and even in-game changes...
It can be said that all the content was tailor-made for Yuna Shimamura.

The fist is taking a huge gamble.

Is it possible for Yuuna from the gambling island village to win the championship?

I'm betting she can push the popularity of League of Legends to new heights.

I'm betting she can become the next phenomenal star in League of Legends after Faker.

At this moment, her dominant victory in the LPL was already the first step on her path to godhood.

Almost the instant Shimamura defeated BLG, Riot Games' propaganda machine went into overdrive.

Various press releases about Yuna Shimamura, which had been pre-arranged with major media outlets, began to bombard the internet in a short period of time.

WBG defeats BLG, advancing to the next round of the playoffs! In red-hot form, aiming for the championship, will Yuna Shimamura become the world's first female champion of the S-series?

WBG crushes BLG 3-1, Shimamura Yuna is in red-hot form and unstoppable.

The savior of the LPL! Yuna Shimamura from Japan is building her own dynasty!

Right now, if you pay attention to LOL-related content and go online, it's impossible for you not to see news about Yuna Shimamura.

Although it wasn't Shimamura Yuna who took the initiative.

It wasn't WBG's initiative either.

But when it comes to marketing, right now, probably no other contestant in the world has a more aggressive marketing strategy than Yuna Shimamura.

After all, it's a marketing campaign launched by both the LPL and Riot Games, a blatant disregard for cost and consequences to create a superstar.

This level of marketing is unprecedented in the entire history of League of Legends.

It can be said that Yuna Shimamura is the "artificial god" that the League of Legends official team is currently promoting.

But it is not entirely a man-made god.

She has the potential to become a true god.

He has the potential to become a new generation of star player.

But this takes time, and it requires chance.

But neither Riot nor Tencent can wait for this accidental possibility.

On the day the competition ended, Shimamura Yuna also sensed some subtle changes in the public opinion atmosphere.

She usually avoids watching anything related to her own competitions.

I'm afraid that public opinion will affect my mindset.

I'm afraid that excessive praise will make me feel inflated.

I'm also afraid that some slander will make me feel down.

Therefore, her choice was to stop paying attention to these things.

But that's what I said.
As a modern person, she couldn't possibly be so ascetic as to not even go online.

That's a bit of an exaggeration.

I still watch some normal League of Legends videos.

To kill some time and have some fun.

Or you could watch recordings of high-scoring matches.

But today
As she prepared to do so as usual, she discovered that her Bilibili homepage was filled with a large number of videos about herself.

Can the LPL's savior, the prodigy from Japan, lead the LPL to the championship?

To be honest, Shimamura Yuna had mixed feelings when she saw the title of this type of video.

"Am I here to save the LPL?"

When she first started competing, she had already thought about this question.

One very important reason why I chose to give up my career and stop striving in my past life was that...
The stage no longer shines.

Those things that she once looked up to and looked forward to as a mere spectator and fan are gradually disappearing.

Today's LPL is no longer a platform worth looking forward to or striving for.

Everyone is saying, "LPL is no longer good" and "LOL is on the decline."

And she was prepared for this when she first started competing.

"Even if the stage itself is dim and lackluster, I still have the potential to shine."

With this awareness and these strong emotions, she returned to the professional arena, fully prepared to work hard once again. As time passed and the competition progressed...

In the somewhat numbing practice, she has gradually forgotten her original motivation for playing in the competition.

They simply took it for granted that they were standing on the stage and performing.

But when a year had passed and she looked back, she suddenly realized...
"I really have become dazzling!"

That's right, I am shining brightly now.

The first female player in the world to enter the World Championship, and the first female player who could be considered to have the strength to be a starter.

The most popular player in the LPL, and even the most popular player in the world.

Yuna Shimamura was able to realize
For LOL and LPL, I may already be their lifeline.

They all genuinely hope to win the championship and contribute to the legend-making narrative of LOL esports.

They hope to succeed Faker and become the new traffic driver for LOL esports.

Regarding this kind of thing
Shimamura Yuna's feelings were indeed somewhat complicated.

Logically speaking, one should feel disgusted.

After all, this kind of hype, which relies on off-stage media manipulation and idolization to create a fanatical following, is unacceptable.
She didn't like this method.

She doesn't like being the center of public attention.

I don't want to bear too much pressure either.

This is an instinctive like or dislike stemming from her own personality.

However, she could not deny one thing.

And the idols that are created are the key to why the stage shines.

She recalled that before she started competing, when she was just a spectator, she was also attracted to those star players.

The factory manager who won China's first MSI championship.
Faker, the three-time world champion
InSec, the legendary monk; Madlife, the king of support.
Back then, my skill level wasn't very high, and I couldn't say I understood the game very well.

But I was instinctively drawn to the image created by those star contestants.

A kind of bewildered worship, not based on reason.

Looking back now, she might think she was stupid back then.

Be deceived by some marketing.

Attracted by some unrealistic content.

but.
'Isn't it just that unrealistic content, those seemingly glittering things, that lures me onto the stage, chasing after the spotlight?'
But now?

Does League of Legends still shine like that today?
The answer is probably no.

Or rather, there is more.

However, compared to his peak, he is much worse now.

With the retirements of Uzi and Clearlove, these players, once ridiculed as "marketing gods" of the old era, have all left the professional arena.

The audiences who were attracted by these marketing campaigns in the past are now starting to confront them in real life.

The performance of mid-generation players is declining, including JKL, TheShy, and Rookie.
These players who once won championships for the LPL no longer have enough competitiveness and have gradually lost their luster.

However, none of the new players, including BIN and cream, have been able to live up to everyone's expectations.

Even Faker, the undisputed star of League of Legends and a five-time world champion, is getting old. Even his loyal fans know that his performance has declined significantly, and it is already quite an achievement for him to maintain his competitive form on the field.

The current League of Legends, especially in the LPL
To be honest, it doesn't have the same appeal as when Shimamura first watched the game.

There is a lack of a new idol who will attract widespread attention and generate anticipation.

I do have idols.

However, some idols promoted through marketing may not have proven their abilities recently, at least not in line with the fervor of their fans.

This is why Riot Games sees Yuna Shimamura as their lifeline.

A young, strong player whose identity is full of hype and attention.

Naturally, high hopes are placed on her, with people expecting her to become a new idol.

In this case
"Then let me shine."

From that moment on, Shimamura Yuna felt a new sense of mission.

She never wanted to be an idol.

I don't like being the object of fanaticism.

I don't want to be idolized by a group of irrational fans.

but.
She loves League of Legends, the game, and its tournaments, and feels nostalgic for everything she was once passionate about.

therefore
She hopes that League of Legends will continue to be a popular game.

She hopes that the LPL, and indeed the entire League of Legends esports scene, will continue to shine.

It wasn't for any complicated reason.

I just hope that more people can feel that initial sense of emotion, just like I did.

In that case
"Since the LPL is no longer shining, then..."

"Let me be the one standing in the center of the stage, to support this brilliance."

"If competitive League of Legends matches no longer resonate with people, then let me ignite everyone's passion."

At this moment, Shimamura Yuna felt that she had gained another reason to win.

No.
In fact, that's how it has always been.

In the beginning, she stepped onto this stage because she was chasing after the brilliance of her predecessors.

It's to feel the same brilliance as those predecessors.

It's to turn those things I once longed for into my own reality.

only.
At that time, she never imagined that she would one day shine as brightly as those predecessors, or even shine brighter than them.

All of this is so far away.

How can a player who is still struggling on the bottom team, serving as the team's captain, and being considered a cancer by others dare to dream of those distant and beautiful futures?

Unreachable
Say so.

But now, without even realizing it, I've reached this position.

The highest glory is just one step away.

But now, I bear more than just the responsibility of shining.

Their victory is undoubtedly a savior for the LPL's pressing issue of maintaining its popularity.

This could even be a savior for the entire League of Legends esports scene for the next few years. Riot needs a phenomenal player to follow in Faker's footsteps.

So it's Riot or Tencent.
Whether you're a fan of LPL or a fan from overseas websites.

Everyone was hoping that Shimamura Yuna would win the championship; everyone was hoping for a new miracle.

In this case
"Then I have a reason to win the championship."

At this moment, Shimamura Yuna was burning with an unprecedented fighting spirit and determination.

Desire will become her strongest driving force.

(End of this chapter)