Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 295, Section 292: Prelude to the End
As the match progressed, Shimamura Yuna's dominance over Chovy had become a fact that had become somewhat desensitized to everyone.

People's expectations have been adjusted downwards from the pre-match sentiment that "these two players should be evenly matched, at least online."

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Now they've become rivals who are simply not on the same level.

This is the key to performing well in major competitions.

It's not about how high a person's theoretical ceiling is.

Most contestants experience a decline in their abilities to varying degrees when facing a truly big stage due to various pressures.

Under this pressure, the player whose strength is less diminished and who is less affected is the so-called "big game player".

However, if a person can face a major competition and not be overwhelmed by the pressure, but instead become stronger, then that person is truly capable of achieving great things.
That person must have the potential to become a GOAT.

And that's the kind of person Faker is.

Yuna Shimamura was the same kind of person.

But unlike Faker...
Faker has simply seen it all before; through the repeated cycles of victory and defeat, he has become accustomed to calmly facing whatever might happen.

On this basis, the desire to win will make him more focused in crucial situations.

but.
Yuna Shimamura was actually unable to maintain a calm and balanced mindset.

She was nervous.

It's very oppressive.

The desire for victory has reached a morbid and extreme level.

She was terrified of losing, terrified of missing this so-called "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity".

Therefore, under extreme tension, her inner self activated a strange protective mechanism.

She can't hear any noise now and can't think about anything else.

Even the efficiency of communication with teammates has decreased.

And what she gained in return was surpassing others, and even surpassing her past self.
The ultimate state of "flow".

Will it win?
Will it win?
Will it win?
She had asked herself this question thousands, even tens of thousands of times before the competition even started.

She was actually more nervous than anyone else.

She wasn't as calm as her other teammates seemed.

And until this moment.
"Shimamura's performance in this team fight was absolutely phenomenal! The damage she dealt was off the charts!"

"Shimamura-san is still dancing, Shimamura-san is scripted, Shimamura-san is invincible!"

"Tiger has fallen, and Light is dead, but it's okay, Shimamura-nee is still alive!"

"Shimamura-san gets a triple kill, Shimamura-san gets a quadra kill!"

"Shimamura-san! She dominated the match!"

"This team fight is going to be a one-shot deal, a direct one-shot deal!"

"WBG has won this crucial wave, ending the game and bringing us to match point!!!"

Generally speaking, commentators are not allowed to use foul language on stage.

Two routes are fine, but one route is not allowed.

But at this moment, Shimamura Yuna's performance made even the rigorously trained commentator exclaim "Holy crap!"

No one could remain calm after seeing Shimamura Yuna's performance in this game.

This is absolutely outrageous.

By this point, everyone had truly felt it.

When playing in the top lane, Shimamura Yuna is a unique top laner with a toxic playstyle, an unbalanced hero pool, and requires teamwork and support to be effective.

He is a powerful player, but he also has many limitations.

In the mid lane, she's a versatile carry/magic carry who can also play AD assassins. Aside from supportive utility mid laners, she's almost a perfect fit for any team's carry mid laner. She's even more Chovy than Chovy himself.

However, whether in the mid lane or the top lane, Shimamura Yuna is not at her full potential.

She goes wherever the team needs her, and that's her true potential.

At this moment, the aura she exuded was truly invincible.
After the third game, with the score at 2-1, the atmosphere within WBG's team became completely lively.

The crushing victory in the previous game boosted everyone's confidence.

But when victory was just one step away, everyone felt a bit nervous.
Especially for Xiaohu.

He has lost count of how many times he has been shattered on this stage.

Even he himself had given up hope.

Even he himself believed that it was impossible for him to win a championship in his career.

However, unexpectedly, at the end of his career, he found a player who seemed destined to win the championship to become his teammate.

Before what could very well be their last match, the WBG team members encouraged each other.

"We can win. As long as we win the last match, we will be the world champions, right? We will be the S15 world champions, and Shimamura will become the first female champion in the world."

"We're now just one game away from that most important game. Just one game away from the end."

Everyone was looking forward to the final result, but at the same time, they were also somewhat uneasy.

They are afraid that the outcome will not develop as they imagined.

I'm afraid of another scenario where we were reversed 2-1 in the final.

Just like BLG last year.

However, the same is true for Shimamura Yuna.
This person, who was clearly the most nervous but appeared the calmest, gave everyone a boost of confidence.

"Victory is inevitable. There's no need to worry."

"Now that things have come to this, as long as we keep a steady mindset, the final result will definitely develop in the direction we expect."

"Don't be nervous, and don't be too eager for the result."

"What you need to maintain is a calm mindset. When the opponent is down 2-1, they will definitely lose their composure."

"As long as we can maintain a calm mindset, we will win."

People are unlikely to really take to heart what Shimamura Yuna says in such tense situations.

However, everyone only knows one thing right now.
That's when Shimamura Yuna spoke up.

Since Shimamura Yuna is confident, then the match is most likely to happen.

With this in mind, the fourth game of the match officially began.

Just as Shimamura Yuna had predicted.

When you get to the finals, it's not about who can bring out their strongest performance, but about how to maintain your peak performance while minimizing the loss of your personal form.

Facing immense pressure and a long BO5 series...
A decline in performance is inevitable when prolonged periods of intense focus are combined with external factors.

The more you decline, the lower your winning percentage becomes.

The team that hasn't declined is the stronger team.

Now, GENG's decline has reached a terrifying level.

Especially after the last game ended.

Everyone was somewhat silent during the post-game debriefing.

Chovy, who was in the mid lane, seemed to have finally snapped.

This already foreshadowed the ending.

(End of this chapter)