Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 273: Top 270.8 vs. Former Team

Before he finished speaking, cheers that were loud enough to pierce eardrums erupted from the audience.

The enthusiastic response nearly overwhelmed everyone present.

Such a witty and passionate speech instantly ignited the enthusiasm of all the audience members present.

Since Yuna Shimamura left, the CFO almost inevitably went through a period of intense emotional distress.

It's really hard to accept that a team has fallen from being a world-class team to just an ordinary wildcard powerhouse overnight.

But just when everyone thought the CFO would falter and fade into obscurity, returning to his rightful place, this team ultimately fought their way out of the Swiss round.

Moreover, he personally helped TES advance to the quarterfinals.

During the Pioneer Tournament, CFO became famous overnight for his feat of "soloing TES despite being a wildcard player," and the team was regarded by everyone as a world-class powerhouse.

However, people at the time believed that TES was defeated by CFO because CFO was Yuna Shimamura.

Yuna Shimamura was the key to transforming this team; without her, the team would be utterly useless.

But at this very moment, on the stage of the S-series, in the do-or-die Swiss round with a 2-2 tie, they once again narrowly defeated TES without Shimamura Yuna, advancing to the quarterfinals.

Starting with the Pioneer Tournament at the beginning of the year.

The S-series tournament will end at the end of the year.

From the lineup of Arishima Yuna.

The lineup didn't include Shimamura Yuna.

It began with defeating TES and ended with defeating TES.

Such a coincidental callback, a plot straight out of a novel or anime, how could anyone not be excited?
Although it was clear to everyone that they had a tough time beating TES.

The difference between their performances during the Vanguard Tournament and when they won the championship is like night and day.

If the Pioneer Tournament saw them emerge as dark horses to reach the finals, then the current CFO team has exerted all their strength and crawled their way into the top 8.

Everyone could see that none of the teams in the quarterfinals were teams that the current CFO seemed capable of defeating.

But so what?
For this team to have come this far is already enough.

No one would ask them for more.

When HongQ said those words to Yuna Shimamura during the interview, the comments section was almost entirely filled with "tears welling up".

As Yuna Shimamura sat in the training room watching the game with everyone, she couldn't help but be moved.

She remained silent for a long time, and many memories flooded her mind.

Seeing that Shimamura Yuna looked preoccupied, the others in the WBG training room didn't bother her.

They tacitly remained silent.

It wasn't until the draw for the top 8 that someone patted Shimamura Yuna on the shoulder and said to her, "Shimamura-nee, it's time for the draw."

Shimamura Yuna then seemed to wake from a dream, and her whole body jolted awake.

"Ah, I understand."

She forced a smile.

After calming myself down a bit, I started watching this year's draw with everyone.

In fact, so far, all the matches in the Swiss round, including the draw, can be considered minor.

Yuna Shimamura truly possessed the confidence that "no matter what, I will definitely win the game."

Given this confidence, the final result is inevitable no matter how the draw is conducted.

Swiss-wheel wheels have a margin of error.

We might lose one game.

Maybe I'll lose two games.

However, it is "absolutely impossible to be eliminated after three defeats".

And that was indeed the final result.

However, the situation changes in the knockout stage.

To ensure the best viewing experience, Riot Games insisted on using the traditional single-elimination format for the quarterfinals.

This makes the results of the lottery have a significant impact.

However, fortunately, as a team that advanced with a score of 3-0, WBG still has some advantages in the competition format as always.

Simply put, the two teams with a 3-0 record will be placed in two different halves of the bracket.

This eliminates the possibility of the two strongest teams meeting before the finals, reducing the chance of a strong team being upset.

This is one of the advantages.

Secondly, after determining the half of the bracket, WBG will also draw lots from the 3:2 pool to select the theoretically weakest 3:2 team as their opponent in the first match of the knockout stage.

In other words, her opponent will be drawn from one of the three teams: KT, G2, and CFO.

It seems that as long as you're not too unlucky and draw the only strong team, KT, the other two teams are easy targets.

In other words, as long as they don't draw KT, they're guaranteed a spot in the top 4.

Of course, Shimamura Yuna saw no difference.

Of these three teams, she didn't feel that any of them posed a real threat to her.

She doesn't care about who is stronger or weaker.

But she still cared a lot about the draw.

The reason I care is not because I want to draw the weakest team to guarantee my place in the top four.

But
"It's not one of those kinds of fortune slips, is it?"

Thinking of this, Shimamura Yuna gave a somewhat strange look.

With these mixed feelings, Shimamura Yuna continued watching the lottery ceremony.

As usual, the draw was conducted from three pools.

三个池子分别3:0，3:1，3:2，里面放了对应战绩的队伍的球。

According to the rules, the guests first draw two teams with a score of 3-0 to determine the upper and lower brackets.

Although it seems unnecessary, since being in the upper or lower bracket won't fundamentally affect the result, and there are only two teams, WBG and GENG.

But it's also part of the ritual, so you have to try it.

With the host's guidance, the guests took out the first ball belonging to GENG and the second ball belonging to WBG.

Therefore, GENG was placed in the upper half of the bracket, and WBG in the lower half.

Then comes the second rule.

After determining the half of the bracket based on the 3-0 teams, two more teams need to be drawn from the 3-2 pool to serve as the opponents for the first match between these two teams.

This is the truly crucial step.

For a team with a score of 3-0, neither team would theoretically want to draw KT.

For the 3:2 team, they also have a one-in-three chance of being the lucky ones who won't be drafted by WBG and GENG.

So, the moment the draw began, everyone in both pools tensed up.

"First, we need to determine GENG's opponent in the upper bracket based on the draw. They are..."

As the host's voice faded, the guests disassembled the balls in their hands, revealing the team names inside.

"It's G2!"

And just like that, the first match of the quarterfinals was decided.

GENGvsG2.

GENG breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that they hadn't drawn KT, the strongest of the three teams.

Now the pressure is on WBG.

A 1/2 probability.
It's either KT or CFO.

The other WBG members were all saying, "Holy crap, please don't let us draw KT!"

Only Shimamura Yuna looked at the ball held by the guest drawing lots during the live broadcast with a strange expression.

I was thinking to myself, "No way? It can't really be true, can it?"

This sense of uncertainty didn't last long. Soon, the guest opened the ball and took it out.

"WBG's opponent is the CFO!"

The moment they saw the result, everyone in the WBG training room breathed a sigh of relief.

"Holy crap, thank goodness it wasn't KT, thank goodness it was the CFO."

"It would be really dangerous if they drew KT. Although it's not that they can't beat them, it would be better to let them play a round against other teams first, since they are such a strong team in the LCK."

"Indeed, we could study their tactics. If we run into them in the first round, they might just get taken out by some mysterious strategy."

After seeing the draw results, everyone at WBG felt a sense of relief, as if they had escaped a disaster.

As discussed in the training room.

KT's performance in the third stage of the LCK this year has been outstanding.

Although they barely qualified with a 3-2 record in the Swiss round, their strength may be no less than some teams that qualified with a 3-1 record.

Furthermore, KT and WBG have hardly ever played scrims, so if the two teams were to meet, it's really hard to say who would win or lose.

They might just pull out some kind of cutting-edge technology from KT and get crushed.

But if we encounter it again later, the pressure will be much less.

Because we can study KT's strategy by watching the quarterfinals matches and prepare in advance.

In this way, there is no possibility of a rollover.

Based on the above analysis, it's understandable that WBG is glad they didn't get KT.

but.
However, Shimamura Yuna's mind was not on this matter.

Her focus was more on: "Holy crap, they're really fighting the CFO???"
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Almost at the same time.

In the CFO's lounge, a group of people had just returned from a game and were gathered around watching the draw.

Although HongQ just made some tough remarks on stage, saying, "Shimamura-san, just wait and see in the top 8!"

But honestly, they didn't want to get WBG at all.

If possible, the best option is to avoid being drawn at all and then mix and match with other 3-1 teams in the draw.

After all, the remaining teams, no matter which one, all seem more approachable than GENG and WBG.

But if they're not so lucky, they'd rather play against GENG than against WBG.

There is no other reason.

They knew Shimamura Yuna all too well.

Having been teammates for so long, they clearly know just how much stronger Shimamura Yuna is compared to their current two eccentric top laners, one old and one young.

They firmly believed that WBG was definitely stronger than GENG because of Shimamura Yuna.

so.
"Please don't gank WBG! Please don't gank WBG! Please don't gank Weibo, anything is fine!"

They are already praying.

However, things don't always go as planned.

The moment they saw themselves drawn to face WBG, a chorus of "Holy crap!" erupted in the lounge.

After a moment of utter disbelief, the CFO and the others were so angry they laughed.

"Holy crap, what a coincidence! I just finished playing and then got drawn by WBG. My first match in the quarterfinals is against Shimamura-san!"

"Sigh, what I feared most came to pass. Actually, the probability of being selected is only one-third. How could I be so unlucky?"

"What should we do? Do you think we can beat Shimamura-san?"

"If we were to win, well, I feel there's not much of a chance."

After everyone complained for a while, Junjia suddenly remembered something and jokingly said to HongQ, "Hey, it's all your fault! You were just talking nonsense like 'Shimamura-nee, wait for the top 8,' and Riot Games must have thought it would be great for the show and signed her!"

The others chimed in, "Oh, it's all your fault!"

HongQ sighed helplessly: "What does this have to do with me? I was just saying something casually. How would I know that whatever I say will come true?"

"Oh no, we're doomed."

At this moment, the comments section was filled with laughter.

[Damn it, HongQ is coming to kill the traitor!]

[Run, Shimamura-san! The CFO is coming for you!]

Is Shimamura about to beat up her former employer?

[Oh my god, this draw is perfect! It's not too difficult, yet it's full of memes. It's so satisfying to watch and so fun to play!]

[Shimamura-san's place in the top four should be secure! All of Shimamura-san's fans, stand up!]

All I can say is that this draw was definitely entertaining.

Within the CFO team, the disappointment of drawing a bad lot quickly dissipated after a while.

Because they quickly realized something.

That is.
It seems like I can't beat anyone.

Although WBG appears to be the least likely to win among these teams.

However, this does not mean that other teams can win.

In reality, there's practically no chance of winning.

Getting WBG only changes your win rate from 10% to 5%.

For the current CFO team, reaching the quarterfinals is already the limit.

I've done right by myself and by my fans.

It would be great to go further, as that would be a breakthrough in the history of LCP and even PCS, the predecessor of LCP.

However, if you can't go any further and stop here, there's nothing to complain about.

so.
Since we can't win anyway, we might as well just enjoy the game.

"It's fate that we bumped into Shimamura-san here."

"Sigh, it doesn't feel so bad to fight Shimamura-san in my farewell match. If I'm going to be sent away anyway, it feels better to be sent away by someone I know than by someone else."

"That's true. At least after losing, I can cheer for Shimamura-san without any regrets."

"I'll also take a trip to Chengdu. I heard there are a lot of cute girls there, right?"

"Oh, you're interested in this?"

"No, not at all."

As the group talked, they were already making plans for what to do and where to go if they lost.

Indeed
CFOs are almost unwinnable now.

But
"That's true, but we can't just lose like that, can we?"

"Even though it doesn't really matter, we should at least cause some trouble for Shimamura-nee, right? We should get some of her stuff out, shouldn't we?"

"Wouldn't it be too embarrassing if we just let Shimamura-san easily win 3-0?"

The proposal was immediately met with unanimous approval within the team.

"I agree!"

"That's true, we can't let Shimamura-san win too easily."

"Even if we can't win, we should at least make Shimamura-nee suffer a little!"

Finally, someone made a joke: "Make her regret leaving the team!"

The lounge erupted in laughter.

Following this conversation, the CFO's game objectives have changed.

It's not about winning, it's not that winning is absolutely necessary.

But
I need to prove it to Shimamura Yuna.

We're not bad!

(End of this chapter)