Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 269, Section 266: First Snow on a Thousand Islands?

Who wouldn't appreciate a genuine compliment from a cute, polite, and skilled Japanese girl who's also good at games?

If Shimamura Yuna is the kind of person who encourages and praises everyone, then Kogoro might not think much of it in this situation.

Because being around someone who encourages everyone and provides positive emotional value is always like a breath of fresh air and makes you feel especially happy.

However, all of this person's encouragement will seem cheap in comparison.

I didn't mean it was bad.

After all, even the smallest emotional value is still emotional value.

Making people feel happy and comfortable is the most basic form of social interaction.

However, it is undeniable that
When Shimamura Yuna, a girl who doesn't usually like to constantly praise or thank people, expressed her gratitude to this place.

You would feel
'This is indeed something far more precious.'

This is exactly how Xiaohu felt at that moment.

He couldn't help but grin and laugh.

"Hey, wasn't my lift awesome?"

Teammates all praised, "Awesome!"

After this wave of attacks, T1 was basically half-collapsed on the charts.

The economic gap widened significantly, and resources were also acquired by WBG after the team battles.

The original idea of ​​having sex with Shimamura Yuna and making her uncomfortable was completely unrealized.

In the end, Shimamura Yuna not only didn't get destroyed, but she also got a head start in this team fight, and her development accelerated.

Compared to Dolan's wolf mother, she seems even more useless.

It's not just about objective economics and experience, or the market crash.

They were also completely outmatched in terms of mentality and momentum.

Xiaohu delivered a highlight performance in the last team fight, which boosted his confidence significantly.

The team as a whole is even more convinced that "we can definitely win, we absolutely can win, it's impossible not to win."

Even if the opponent is T1.

Even though this competition is the World Championship.

Even so, "it's really not a big deal."

This idea dominated the thinking of the WBG team, making each of them extremely dedicated.

On the other hand, let's look at T1.

In the last wave, they used three skills in order to "kill" Shimamura Yuna.

In the end, Shimamura Yuna was not killed.

On the contrary, it was T1 that exploded.

This is a huge blow to morale.

Objectively speaking, after this wave of battles, T1's win rate has dropped to only 30%.

If we also consider WBG's style of relentlessly pursuing success and denying any opportunities once they have an advantage, since Yuna Shimamura joined, then their win rate is actually even lower.

To put it bluntly, it's basically impossible to win.

If this is already a do-or-die situation, then these guys from T1 can seize their last chance and go all out under Uncle Fei's guidance.

But unfortunately, that's not the case.

It was only the first round of the Swiss system, not a do-or-die situation, and there wasn't that kind of determination to win on the brink of elimination.

This doesn't give people a sense of urgency.

Ultimately, T1 essentially gave up on any chance of winning after this team fight.

After this wave ends, T1 basically enters a formulaic state.

The formula is used to make the optimal decision based on the current theory.

'The equipment is inferior, we probably can't win, let's let this resource group go.'

'We still can't win this round; we need to stall a bit longer before we can attack.'

'Although we still can't win, the base will explode if we drag this out any longer, so we have to go and fight.'

'We lost, GG.'

Basically, the team followed this procedure and continued the game.

Ultimately, after a team fight, they were wiped out in one fell swoop, ending the game.

The first match of the Swiss round ended with WBG's resounding victory.

The moment the game ends is a whirlwind of emotions, a testament to the vicissitudes of life.

From the perspective of the players
Although WBG didn't cheer or celebrate, their faces couldn't hide their excitement.

They had many reasons to be excited.

Yuna Shimamura's first World Championship victory; WBG proved their strength at the World Championship, defeating T1.
In short, there are many things that will excite and make everyone happy.

On the other hand, T1's face revealed a hint of resentment and disappointment, but the degree seemed to be within control.

They were not distraught.

They didn't remain silent either.

For them, this was an acceptable defeat.

However, failing to win the game still left them feeling quite down.

Aside from the players, this match is perhaps even more significant for the audience and commentators.

The first China-Korea match of the year is between the most popular team in the LCK and the strongest team in the LPL.

T1 fans are naturally eager for T1 to defeat WBG and sweep away the gloom of only qualifying as the fourth seed in the LCK.

However, this was ultimately not accomplished.

The theoretically strong are truly the theoretically strong.

The side with weaker strength on paper is indeed the weaker side.

WBG not only won this match, but they won decisively and decisively.

It truly demonstrated its superior strength over T1.

Rather than the mistake of thinking, "If only we had won this round."

This result is anything but romantic, and it failed to meet the expectations of T1 fans for a dark horse comeback.

The moment the match ended, the Korean commentators were already wailing: "Pizza!!!"

Although it's unclear what it means, Korean commentators always shout this when the Korean team loses.

It seems to mean something like "we're doomed."

But for Chinese audiences, this sound was so pleasing to the ear.

Every year during the World Championship (S-Series), people compile videos of Korean commentators making "pizza" jokes to satisfy their curiosity.

It's just
The state of the World Championship in recent years is well-known to those in the know, so there's no need to elaborate.

Basically, you enjoy watching the pizza at first, but then you're blown away by the boomerang effect.

This year, that's what everyone's thinking.
Hopefully, Shimamura will lead everyone to make a final push and keep this pizza business going.

Meanwhile, on the Chinese commentary stage, everyone was ecstatic.

It was a year that was initially considered hopeless, with the finals being assumed to be an all-Korean affair.

It was a year in which, no matter how you looked at it, there seemed to be no possibility of winning.

At the end of that year, WBG emerged with the addition of Yuna Shimamura. This team possessed considerable strength, like a deus ex machina for the LPL, as if their existence was solely to defeat the LCK and defend the glory of the LPL.

Therefore, everyone hopes that WBG can be a truly strong team.

Everyone hopes that WBG is the real savior.

But such hope cannot be too strong.

I'm afraid that if my expectations are too high, they will be disappointed.

I was afraid of being disappointed, but I ended up being disappointed.

They want to see some strong evidence to prove that WBG really has the strength to win the championship.

The final result is
Yuna Shimamura did not disappoint.

Although this is only the first game.

This was just a best-of-one match.

However, WBG defeated T1 in a very watertight manner, which is a good start.

The commentator on the main stage excitedly said, "Congratulations to WBG for defeating T1 with such a perfect performance! And congratulations to Shimamura for proving her brilliance on the S-series stage."

"WBG's performance in this match was very satisfying for LPL viewers and fans. It can be said that it completely, and even exceeded, our expectations."

"As LPL viewers, we hope that WBG's brilliance can continue until the very end, on the highest stage, to truly shine."

"So, finally, let's congratulate WBG once again!"

Although the commentator was very excited.

But, after all, this was just a BO1 match today.

After this match, there are still 7 more matches to play.

All 16 teams in the Swiss round will take the stage in the first round today to determine the winners and losers.

With such a dense schedule, it's inevitable that not much attention will be given to any single team.

Although the whole world knows that T1 and WBG are the biggest internet celebrity teams today.

But no matter how many fans these internet celebrity teams have, the official authorities will not make any significant differences in their treatment on the surface.

That's what it says.
After the match ended, Shimamura Yuna received a very warm welcome as she left the venue.

For the first time, she realized so directly that she actually had so many fans.

"Shimamura-san! Please sign your autograph!"

"Shimamura-san, I'm your fan!"

When they were surrounded, WBG initially wanted to leave with his team members because it would affect their training and rest.

But in the end, Shimamura Yuna couldn't bear to see her fans disappointed.

So she took it upon herself to say, "I'll interact with everyone for a little while, just for an hour, then I'll come back on my own."

After that, the area outside the venue naturally turned into a fan meeting and autograph session for Yuna Shimamura.

The fans' enthusiasm exceeded her expectations.

If I were to sign autographs for all the fans present, I probably wouldn't finish even by dark.

After all, we still have matches to play and preparations to make for tomorrow's Swiss round, so we can't let something like this interfere with our rest.

Therefore, she made it clear to everyone from the beginning that "I will only sign for one hour, and I will leave no matter what."

But in order to sign more autographs for more fans in a shorter amount of time, she still put in her best effort.

Incidentally, to show respect for Chinese audiences, if a Chinese fan asks her for an autograph, she writes "Shimamura Yuna" in Chinese characters.

I only sign autographs in English when I'm with foreign fans.

When signing autographs for each fan, she would always ask, "Where are you from?"

Then I alternated between Chinese and English signatures.

But what she didn't expect was...
And so they kept taking turns.

Suddenly, just as the signing time was about to end, a situation that had never occurred before occurred.

Hello, where are you from?

When she asked the question in a formal manner, the other party replied in Japanese: "Nihonkin desu".

She spent half the day signing autographs, and this was the first time she'd ever heard anyone respond to that.

It's not that there weren't any Japanese people watching the game.

It can only be said that, on the one hand, there are relatively few Japanese people.

On the other hand, Japanese people may feel uneasy about the long lines of Chinese people signing autographs for various reasons.

So far, no Japanese person has asked her for an autograph.

This is the first one.

So, somewhat surprised, I looked up and glanced at it.

It turned out that it was a girl who looked a little older than herself.

She is very cute, with a very gentle face, and has the air of a Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese woman).

Is she Japanese, or a Japanese girl like me?

Feeling a bit curious, Shimamura Yuna tentatively asked her in Japanese, "Hello?"

The other person immediately replied happily, "Hello!!!"

Perhaps because she was finally meeting her idol, the girl seemed very excited.

She spoke in a very soft, slightly shy, but rapid voice: "Um!!! I finally met you!!! Um! I'm your biggest fan!"

"I also played League of Legends when I was young, but for various reasons, I was never able to play professionally."

"I used to be highly regarded by EVI! You know EVI! He was the strongest League of Legends player in Japan before you! The legendary man who became the strongest in Japan with just Urgot, and was even competitive in the World Championship!"

"Back then, he had high hopes for me and strongly recommended that I go pro, but in the end, for various reasons, I didn't go. I felt that going pro was a scary thing, and I was worried that I wouldn't do well."

"But afterwards I kept thinking, would my life be different if I had gone to play professionally back then? Would I be happier now if I had gone to play professionally? I kept thinking about these kinds of things."

"Until I saw you, I suddenly felt like I was seeing myself from another timeline!"

At this point, the girl's eyes revealed a mixture of admiration and envy.

"The life you're living now is the life I dream of. I envy you for having the courage to try this unknown life, unlike me, who is just a League of Legends streamer now."

From the girl's flustered words, Shimamura Yuna could barely deduce that this person seemed to be like herself, a former prodigy e-sports girl in Japan, but ultimately failed to pursue a professional e-sports career.

Fans confide a lot to their idols, and Shimamura Yuna is used to this.

Now that things have come to this, she's often become numb.

They only know how to smile and flatter based on formulas.

They wouldn't care what the other person actually said.

But what this girl was saying had, unusually, piqued her interest.

Are there any Japanese girls like myself who had the opportunity to play professionally when they were young?

Out of curiosity, after signing her first and only Japanese autograph of the day, she asked the person, "Um, could you tell me your name?"

The girl smiled happily after receiving the autograph.

He replied, "Yes! Of course!"

"My name is Chishima Hatsuyuki, and I'm so glad you asked me!~"

"We also hope that you can go all the way to the end, representing LPL and our Japanese League of Legends!"

(End of this chapter)