Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 264, Section 261: The S-Series Begins

The story is about the female protagonist going to an internet cafe, starting to play games, ranking up, streaming, and eventually entering the professional gaming arena.
At first, he was timid and hesitant, seemingly lacking confidence in the professional arena.

Then there's a series of flashbacks showing the female protagonist rapidly improving herself.

They started winning championship after championship, gradually becoming stronger.
The visuals are fast-paced, the music is great, and the narrative is quite moving.

It tells the story relatively quickly about a girl's life changes after she first encountered League of Legends and decided to pursue a professional career.

I made new friends and experienced a kind of brilliance I had never felt before.

And so they forged ahead, overcoming all obstacles.
Finally, she arrived at that place.

And this final stage is the stage of the S-series.

This concludes the music video.

The music video has great visuals, a good rhythm, and the song is also quite catchy.

The overall style is very similar to Valorant's 2023 championship theme song, "Ticking Away".

It's a similar story of an introverted nobody gradually changing themselves through gaming, becoming a professional player, and reaching the world stage.

The main differences lie in the music style and the art style.

Although this year's music was created by domestic artists, it's possible that both Tencent Esports and Riot Games were intentionally trying to promote Yuna Shimamura.
So, even though the lyrics, music, and singers are all Chinese.

But the things they make have a very Japanese anime style.

The music style is very Japanese, like recent Japanese rock and pop music.

The lyrics are also very Japanese.

It has always been shining there, representing the future and hope.

Compared to the Western-style "Flash of Light" MV, the art style is more like Japanese anime.

This year's S-series theme song is simply called "Shining".

It's hard to say whether it's better or worse than "fleeting time".

The music and music video are both of good quality; the only difference is in style. This is because everyone has different personal preferences, and therefore, different judgments will be made.

But one thing is certain.

That is, this year's story may be more touching than just fleeting moments.

Because "Time Flies Like an Arrow" is a fictional story.

Although the story is good and quite relatable, it was also very popular back then.

But fiction is fiction after all.

However, everyone knows that the story of the protagonist in this year's theme song "Shining" is based on real events.

Although it contains a lot of artistic treatment, and although there are many exaggerated or obscured parts about Yuna Shimamura's real experiences.

But
As everyone knows, this is the story of Yuna Shimamura.

Whether or not you're a fan of Yuna Shimamura, it's hard not to exclaim "That was really tough!" after watching this music video.

You can see everyone's reaction to this music video just by looking at the comments section below.

I already knew that this year's music video was a custom song by Shimamura, but at first I thought it would be like Chovy's, with a bunch of random shots, and I thought Shimamura would cosplay as a vampire or Gwen and fight against other legendary players, making it seem very awesome.

If that's the case, it would be really boring, uninteresting, and meaningless.

The result was quite different from what I expected; it actually went in this style.
The punch was delivered with care.

Sigh, everyone seems to have gotten used to it now, but Shimamura-san is actually a person with a lot of stories.

Just a year ago, he was on leave from school at home, but now he's a rising star heavily promoted by the government.

It's truly remarkable that she's gotten this far.

To be honest, I really dislike the brainless fans of Yuna Shimamura. I'm also a bit annoyed that Riot Games is going to keep giving Yuna Shimamura custom content this year.

But after watching the music video, I realized I really couldn't bring myself to dislike her. She's just a girl who wants to win and works hard.

[I really hope that Shimamura-san can truly possess the dazzling quality she always talks about.]

[With Riot Games customizing it like this, Shimamura-san, can we win? Lead us to another victory!]

【Will win! 】

The effect of this music video is truly amazing.

Before the music video was released, some people questioned, "Is it appropriate to give a theme song to Yuna Shimamura, an internet celebrity contestant who hasn't even won a championship?"

However, after the music video was released, the related comments quickly disappeared.

The song is catchy, the music video is visually appealing, and the story is quite touching. What's wrong with that?

Does Shimamura Yuna deserve this music video?
From the perspective of League of Legends' sole reliance on winning championships, it's definitely not worth it.

However, this theme song truly showcased the charm of Yuna Shimamura.

There is indeed a plausible reason why the government is strongly supporting Yuna Shimamura.

Whether on foreign websites or domestically, the number of views for this theme song video is rising rapidly.

On foreign websites, Shimamura Yuna's reputation is even higher.

In the international public opinion environment, the identity of being a woman is largely an invincible shield, and no one dares to speak ill of Yuna Shimamura.

In addition to the negative influences she had previously accumulated, such as depression and being from a single-parent family,
Shimamura Yuna herself did not consciously use these buffs to gain any benefit for herself.

But do you foreigners dare to say much?

Even for people with obvious flaws, sometimes no one dares to say much on the internet. As long as the buffs are stacked thick enough, they are truly invincible.

Let alone characters like Shimamura Yuna, who are practically flawless, incredibly charming, and tragically beautiful.

Yuna Shimamura is a person whose character is almost perfect.

She was very likable and had many supporters.
They can also use their status to silence the very few opponents.

This means that she is completely invincible in terms of public opinion.

At this time, the public opinion on foreign websites was unanimously positive.

The theme song MV clearly tells the story of Shimamura, and honestly, it's really touching.

I'm a fan of EU, but I really hope that Shimamura can achieve his dream and win his own world championship at this year's World Championship.

It doesn't matter if she doesn't win the world championship. In my heart, she is already the protagonist of this year.

From being completely broken at the beginning to now becoming a professional player and making a name for herself, she has already achieved a great deal in just one year.

It would be best if she could win a championship to bring everything to a perfect close, but if not, she's still young and has plenty of time.

That's absolutely true. For a female contestant who has only been in the industry for a year, or even just turned 18, the journey in the first half of this year has already felt like a dream.

She doesn't need to carry too much burden in her heart.

Even without the championship, she still shines.

Compared to the domestic situation, the level of tolerance shown by international online opinion towards Yuna Shimamura has reached an exaggerated degree.

The atmosphere has become one where "regardless of whether you're the champion or not, you're a winner."

If Shimamura Yuna wins the championship this year, the first people to praise her to the skies will be these foreigners.

If Shimamura Yuna hadn't won the championship, it's highly likely that, just like in S7, even though Samsung had won, everyone would only care about T1's tragic story and no one would care about the winner.

unless
Unless T1 wins again, then the popularity might be evenly matched.

Yuna Shimamura's already exaggerated popularity was amplified several times over after the release of this music video.

Without a doubt, the fist achieved its goal.

At this moment, a group of people at the WBG base are gathered together watching this music video, occasionally letting out exclamations of amazement.

"Holy crap, this music video is really well made, and Shimamura-san is the lead actress."

"That's right. The key is that Shimamura-san in this MV is drawn quite well, almost like the real person."

"Actually, music videos like this usually enhance people a lot, making them look better than they actually are. But in this music video, I don't think she looks much better than Shimamura herself."

"Because Shimamura herself is beautiful."

As they talked, Xiaotian seemed a little envious and exclaimed, "Wow, Shimamura-nee has only been in the industry for a year and she already got a solo music video made by Riot Games. That's awesome."

Everyone was discussing it animatedly, leaving only Shimamura Yuna awkwardly speechless.

Although the music video itself doesn't seem to have anything special.

It's very well made, the concept is good, and the song is good too.
But that's it.
Why did I have to be the protagonist?!

However, no matter how much she complained, it didn't change anything.

Xiao Tian, ​​who was standing nearby, seemed to notice that Shimamura Yuna's emotions were a little fluctuating, so he walked over and teased her, "Shimamura-nee, you're a celebrity."

Shimamura Yuna didn't know how to answer, so she just blushed, coughed twice, and nodded: "Probably."

"That. That"

This adorable reaction made everyone in the base laugh.

Then everyone came forward to interact with Shimamura Yuna.

"What's wrong, Shimamura-nee? Are you embarrassed?"

"Shimamura always says she wants to shine, but why does she feel shy when she actually becomes a star?"

"Shimamura-san doesn't like to show off."

Although her teammates' jokes weren't malicious, Shimamura Yuna's defense was still a bit low.

After a while, she finally couldn't hold out any longer and chose to run away.

"Um... I have some things to do today, so I'll go back and rest first."

After saying that, he left the training room as if he were running away.

Only the group of people who were trying hard not to laugh remained.

After Shimamura Yuna left, Xiaotian sighed, "Shimamura-nee is kind of cute, and has a good personality."

Liu Qingsong nodded: "That's true. Then why is everyone calling you Yuyu? Why is your personality not as good as Shimamura-nee's?"

Xiao Tian couldn't hold back for a moment: "Are you an idiot?"

Liu Qingsong's words didn't sound very tactful. It felt like if he were making jokes about Yu Yu's condition when the team atmosphere was bad, it might have caused a huge uproar.

But right now, everyone at WBG is full of anticipation and confidence for the future.

In this hopeful atmosphere, all problems cease to be problems.

Just like this year's promotional slogan, "Uniting and Shining".

Before truly seizing that brilliance, all questions should not be directed at the media.
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Whether it's the MV release or the district king competition...
For the upcoming World Championship, these things are just a minor episode, a warm-up for the World Championship.

For League of Legends fans, the annual World Championship (S-Series) is the biggest event.

This year was supposed to be the year with the lowest viewership for LPL matches.

The team suffered consecutive defeats in the World Championship for several years, and their lack of strength was obvious even before the tournament began.
This made the audience feel that there was no hope at all.

The match hasn't even started yet, but the audience can already imagine the scene of two LCK teams facing off in the finals in Chengdu.

But now, with the arrival of Yuna Shimamura, things are different.

Fortunately, we have Shimamura this year. With Shimamura, the LPL still has hope.

[Shimamura is about to complete her golden journey across different teams]

[Shimamura has won all the championships she participated in this year; now, she only needs an S-series championship.]

The high expectations surrounding Yuna Shimamura have turned this World Championship, which was expected to have low popularity domestically, into the most popular World Championship in recent years.

Yuna Shimamura is the hope of the fans, the hope of the LPL, and the hope of Riot Games.
She carries too many expectations.

In this somewhat exaggerated atmosphere, time continued to pass.

During this lull in the games, streamers who primarily focus on match analysis started predicting which teams would advance and ranking them into different tiers in order to boost their viewership.

Meanwhile, streamers who mainly create entertaining content have started to find jokes and memes about the contestants in this year's competition and make funny videos.

The entire League of Legends community was undoubtedly vibrant and full of life during the World Championship.

Everything seemed incredibly lively and bustling.

Compared to the bored and impatient audience, the contestants were extremely busy during this period.

As usual, playing ranked matches and training games is still a must.

They also had to coordinate with the fists to do all sorts of tiring filming.

Some are promotional videos to be broadcast on the day of the match, while others are short, entertaining videos that Riot Games uses to manage its community.

In short, the more popular a contestant is, the more filming they will need to participate in.

Yuna Shimamura is probably one of the busiest among them.

Although she inevitably had some complaints about this, she could understand that it was her duty.

Professional athletes are essentially performers for the audience.

The competition was a kind of entertaining performance.
Creating anticipation in the audience is a form of emotional manipulation in performance.
Business outside of competitions naturally includes performances as well.

Bringing happiness to those who like and love me is what I should do.

She is fully aware of this.

After all, that's what Faker did too.

As the most influential figure in the history of League of Legends, Faker not only maintains an extremely high level of competition for many years, but also manages his image as a "professional player" and "public figure" very strictly.

There will always be people who say Faker is hypocritical for various reasons, saying that Faker is pretending to be a saint.

But Shimamura Yuna believes that it doesn't matter whether it's a real saint or a fake saint.

A gentleman does not care about his deeds.

Since you have this public influence, you must fulfill your responsibilities.

Yuna Shimamura admires Faker's decades-long adherence to this principle.

She believes she can't be like Faker.

But at least, I won't refuse to do things that are within my ability.

And so, time flew by.

Before we knew it, the official start of the S-series tournament had arrived.
(End of this chapter)