Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 288, Section 285: The Possibility of the First Snow on the Thousand Islands

Defeating Faker means WBG has officially entered the finals.

Next, they will face GENG, their last opponent of the year.

For Xiaohu, this may be the closest he has come to the stage of his dream in all his years in the industry.

For Shimamura Yuna, this was the final battle of her dreamlike year.

If we win, then all the expectations so far will materialize into a tangible reality.

Conversely, it's all just a pipe dream, a fleeting joy.

Unbeknownst to her, she had arrived at this crossroads of choice, which made Shimamura Yuna feel somewhat unreal.

In a post-match interview, a reporter asked her, "Soon, you will be facing GENG to compete for this year's final championship. What are your thoughts or feelings about this?"

Yuna Shimamura replied, "If I had to give a particular opinion, it would probably be that it's not very real. After all, the experiences of the past year have been so unreal."

At the beginning of the year, I probably didn't expect to get to this point.

My original idea was, well, to first prove that I am indeed a professional player.

"After all, there were quite a few people who doubted me at the beginning, and many thought I couldn't play professionally. So at the time, I thought I should at least prove to the team and the audience that I'm not just a pretty face. Even though I'm just a female streamer, I can still play games. That's the feeling I had."

Hearing this, the viewers in the live chat also expressed some feelings.

[Shimamura-san has truly proven herself.]

[They've proven themselves all the way to the finals.]

Even Faker has won; victory is just one step away.

[It really has been a dreamlike year. If we hadn't won in the end, we probably would have felt very regretful, but from a newcomer's perspective, this year has been more than perfect. This is only our first year since debut.]

[I don't want to say it, but I have to. For Shimamura-san, winning the championship is only a matter of time.]

Can you please stop saying such unlucky things?

After that, the reporter asked many other questions.

Similar to the tactics you prepared today, and your thoughts on the upcoming matches.
Normally, Shimamura Yuna might be able to gloss over these issues.

Although I won't answer too seriously.

But today, she really couldn't be bothered to even try to fool anyone.

I just want it to end quickly.

Then he started talking nonsense.

"I don't know the tactics we prepared today. I'm just following my teammates' instructions, so you can't ask me."

"My view on the upcoming matches is that we might lose, but we might also win, depending on our performance during the matches. But I hope we can win."

After spending a long time dealing with Riot Games' media, he was finally able to rest.

Today, they are not going to train.

Instead, they should rest well and prepare for the upcoming matches.

Yuna Shimamura has now exhausted too much mental energy.

She needs to fill in the gaps before the next match begins.

However, as she was leaving the stage, she saw a familiar figure in the backstage corridor.

She was a very cute and pretty girl with a distinctly Japanese look.

It was Chishima Hatsuyuki, whom Shimamura Yuna had met once before.
Beside her was another girl, who looked much taller than her and had a tired expression on her face.

Upon seeing Shimamura Yuna, Chishima Hatsuyuki rushed over to greet her. "Hello!!!!"

Yuna Shimamura never expected to meet this girl here.

So, after a slight pause, she replied, "Hello."

"By the way, what are you doing here?"

The other person smiled and said, "Because I was invited to the Japanese language analysis panel today as a guest."

I saw you perform live! Weren't you super cool?!

Being praised so directly by someone you know made Shimamura Yuna a little embarrassed.

She awkwardly touched her head, unsure how to respond.

Fortunately, the other person continued talking, breaking the awkward silence.

"Oh, by the way, let me introduce you. This lady next to me is my younger sister, Chishima Ruriko!"
To be honest, her Chinese is just as good as yours; she studies at Fudan University!

As the introductions began, the tall girl standing next to Chishima Hatsuyuki looked up, seemingly uninterested, and greeted Shimamura Yuna.

She seems to be the type who isn't very interested in strangers.
After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with the two sisters, Shimamura Yuna turned and left, saying, "I need to go back and rest to prepare for the upcoming matches."

Then she heard the two sisters talking behind her.

"Sister, I advised you to play in competitions back then. I think you're very talented. Even if you can't reach Shimamura's level, becoming a mainstay in the Japanese league is entirely possible, right?"

Why are we bringing this up again?

"Because I just feel so sorry! The more I watch the current matches, the more I realize you've missed out on so much!"

"Oh, there's no such thing as missing out or not missing out. Isn't everything going well now? I've made a lot of money, and you've gotten into your dream university."

"Money is something you can always earn if you want to. But if you never experience the brilliance of being on stage, you'll always regret it, won't you?"

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. What didn't happen, didn't happen; what's missed, is missed. I can't even climb the ranks in the Korean server anymore, so there's no point in talking about this anymore, right?"

"Ugh."

"Okay, stop being upset. Come on, take me to eat. You've been in China for a long time, haven't you? You should know what kind of food there is, right?"

"Yes, that's right. I have a Chinese dish that I think is really delicious."

Judging from their tone of voice, the two sisters have a very close relationship.

Although Shimamura Yuna herself has an older sister.

But she and her sister.
It's probably because of the large age gap.

It's also possible that my older sister took on family responsibilities too early.

The relationship between her sister and her was more like that of a mother and daughter, with some distance between them.

Sometimes, she was quite envious of people like Chishima Hatsuyuki, who had a very close relationship with their younger sister.

but
"Another possibility?"

"If I hadn't chosen to become a professional player and had instead stayed in the live streaming room, would I have these regrets now?"

"Do I also feel like I'm not doing so well?"

But in the end, she didn't think about it any further.

What didn't happen, didn't happen.
Just like what Chishima Hatsuyuki said earlier, she's just a streamer now, so there's no point in talking about things that might happen.

Now, what she's doing is...
Go and seize the possibility.

(End of this chapter)