Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 103, Chapter 100: The War God's Little Crybaby! (4k)

They are terrified of the upcoming match.

Feeling uneasy about the upcoming matchup.

The unease stemming from the feeling that any action one takes could be flawed and become a weak point for the team.

'I'll take the blame.'

'I am the breakthrough point.'

"I lost the game because of me."

Just like the last game.

Just like every previous practice match.

He lost confidence in himself.

As a professional player, he may not be afraid of those theoretical, famous, and legendary figures that are widely circulated.

TheShy, Zeus, Nuguri
These people are really, really far away from him.

When facing those enemies, winning or losing might not be such a big deal.

He just needs to do his best to take on the challenge.

What does it matter if we win or lose?
All that's needed to enjoy is the thrill of the weak defeating the strong.

But Shimamura Yuna was different; she was too close to him.

They started from a lower point than me, joined the league later than me, and yet they played the most training matches against me.

He knew Shimamura Yuna all too well, and it was precisely because of this familiarity that he clearly understood just how vast the gap was between himself and Shimamura Yuna.

challenge?

How to take on the challenge?

If you can't even win a single lane match, how can you talk about a challenge?

With so much training data, isn't it enough to confirm the fact that "Shimamura Yuna is 10,000 times better than me"?

Therefore, they don't even have the idea of ​​taking on a challenge.

Amidst this constant struggle of self-doubt, his mentality finally crumbled completely when he faced Shimamura Yuna in the LCP finals.

The game hasn't started yet.

But the game may already be over.
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Soon, the fourth game entered the ban/pick phase.

By this point, TLN had realized that the top lane problem was probably unsolvable.

Shimamura is a man with a shallow pool of heroes.
It's really not fair to say it's shallow.

She can play so many heroes, but many of them are unconventional and don't seem like characters who would normally appear in the top lane.

These characters might not be as effective when facing other top teams.

They might even be severely punished.

You like to do unconventional things, right?

You like playing late-game carry characters, right?
You'll see if my Velociraptor can easily beat you.

However, this tactic is impractical for TLN.

They didn't apply enough pressure in the bot lane, and couldn't recover from the gaps in the top lane.

As a result, they couldn't stop Shimamura Yuna from playing all sorts of random characters.

If Shimamura Yuna were to casually pluck a lump of shit from who-knows-where from that bottomless pit of heroes, it would be enough to disgust them to death.

They didn't know that if they tried banning all top laners again this time, Shimamura Yuna might pull out some weird hero to play.

Moreover, TLN currently faces a serious problem: the limited champion pool of their jungler, Karsa.

Compared to the young and skilled Junjia, Karsa really has a limited pool of champions he can play. Especially now that the game is progressing, junglers like Maokai, Sejuani, and Nocturne, who don't require much skill but still have a certain level of strength, are gradually being banned, leaving him with even fewer options.

At that time, Shimamura Yuna might still have a chance to play top lane. But Karsa's jungle will be completely destroyed again.

Furthermore, considering that Karsa is still a human being despite his limited hero pool, AZHI is most likely not human now.

Therefore, TLN made a decision in this game.

They will no longer ban them.

Unleash all your abilities and play whatever you want, leaving the jungler with all the restrictions.

Monkey, Lilia, Ruined King.

Three junglers were banned in succession by TLN.

On the CFO's side, they continued with Skarner and Lee Sin, two jungle champions that Karsa knew he played well, plus Azir.

As for top lane champions
The CFO doesn't care.

They knew that TLN would most likely give AZHI a tanky top laner who could handle lane swaps.

This version of the game has a strict requirement for top laners to have the ability to withstand lane swaps, which limits the types of heroes that can be played.

There are really very few characters who can carry the game while also being able to withstand lane swaps.

If both top laners are aggressive and have high damage output, then by the third game or so, the usual damage-dealing top laners will have been picked.

But guess what?

It is obvious that in the TLN vs CFO matchup, apart from Shimamura Yuna, the other two top laners who appeared did not have a strong desire to deal damage and were basically of relatively low status in the team.

So, even though we've reached this stage, there are still two characters that Shimamura Yuna likes to play: Gwent and Weapon, which aren't unplayable in the current version, but they've been released and haven't been selected yet.

Furthermore, in order to limit Junjia's jungler, the opposing team released both of their champions instead of continuing to limit the top laner.

Is this a good relationship?

However, although it is said that two heroes were deployed outside, TLN was clearly not unprepared.

In the first pick of the draft, they immediately picked Gragas.

Anyone who watched the 2024 World Championship Finals would surely remember the Gragas vs. Jax matchup.

Even Bin's supposedly invincible weapon, which guarantees a win, was completely ineffective against Zeus's Gragas and was thoroughly countered.

TLN clearly drew inspiration from this, which is why they released the weapon; it's up to you whether you dare to choose it.

However, this doesn't mean much to Shimamura Yuna.

If you ban Gwen and let her choose the weapon, then there's some merit to it. But she might actually have to struggle with whether to choose this weapon or whether to repeat Bin's decision from last year.

But now that Gwen has been released, this barrel won't put any pressure on her at all.

With that in mind, the CFO immediately selected Gwen for Shimamura Yuna.

The moment Shimamura Yuna selected this hero, the chat was flooded with comments like, "It's a sure thing!"

That's exactly how everyone feels.

From Shimamura Yuna's debut until now, if we were to say what her most memorable influence is, it would definitely be vampires.

Aside from vampires, what other heroes are good to play?

There are really only three main ones that people can think of.

Weapon Master, Yone, and another one, Gwen.

It can be said that among the heroes that Shimamura Yuna plays well, this is the character whose nature is closest to that of a vampire.

It requires a certain amount of development, has a relatively high recovery rate, and tends to exert its power in the later stages.

Overall, Gwen is definitely better at laning and has a better power spike than Vampire.

However, the similarity between these two characters is indeed quite high within Shimamura Yuna's hero pool.

That's why, in the past, whenever Shimamura Yuna chose Gwen during a live stream, the chat would be filled with comments like "The vampire scissors are coming."

The same applies at this very moment.

[Oh my god, Shimamura Yuna's classic scissor vampire pose!]

[Who remembers when You Nai wasn't playing on the Korean server? On the Chinese server, the classic strategy was to pick Vladimir if available, Gwen if not, and Ryze if none of those were available.] [That's true, I really do remember. You Nai's Vladimir was truly classic.]

When Shimamura Yuna chose this character in the competition, everyone felt as if they had returned to the carefree days of watching live streams.

I'm reminded of some of the classic memes from back then.

I remember back then, before Shimamura Yuna became a professional gamer, she used to wear a vampire suit hanging down her body every day.

but
The past is gone.

When Shimamura Yuna picked this hero again, it wasn't to save some ranked points, nor was it to have a similar hero to play when Vladimir was unavailable.

She was for
Win the game.

Soon, the lineups on both sides were completely locked in.

TLN's lineup consists of Gragas (top), Jarvan IV (jungle), Viktor (mid), and Jhin and Neeko (bot).

The CFO's lineup consists of Gwen in the top lane, Nidalee in the jungle, Sion in the mid lane, and Caitlyn and Braum in the bottom lane.

Yes, by this fourth game, with the opponent specifically targeting Junjia, Junjia's hero pool was indeed somewhat insufficient.

In order to suppress Karsa, he even picked a champion like Nidalee.

In order to complement the Nidalee and the carry champion chosen by the top laner, HongQ, as the mid laner, had to make some sacrifices.

So the final result is
They even picked Sion for mid lane, which is a bit unconventional.

It's not that Sion can't be picked in the mid lane, but in the current version, giving the top laner a champion and making the mid laner sacrifice it still has a somewhat abstract element of going against the meta.

But the CFO firmly believes that this is a worthwhile investment for Yuna Shimamura.

Ultimately, in terms of team composition, TLN's team is a solid defensive formation that is slightly lacking in damage.

The CFO team, on the other hand, is a tightrope walker, seemingly unstable, but with a lot of explosive potential.

After both sides confirmed their lineups, the draft phase ended, and the game officially began.

In the current version of League of Legends, there is an unavoidable element in every game.

That is, switching lines and catching the switch.

Teams hoping their top laner is playing comfortably will try to find ways to avoid lane swapping.

Teams that want their top laner to avoid the laning phase will try to find ways to avoid it.

The key point is that there's no set pattern to this kind of lane swapping and catching lane swaps; it's basically pure luck, a 50/50 chance, like flipping a coin.

In the previous game, the CFO team was lucky enough to flip the coin to the side they wanted.

And what about this game?
'Don't get caught, don't get caught, don't get caught.'

TLN, on the other hand, was practically praying.

They simply cannot imagine what it would be like for AZHI to face off against Shimamura Yuna.

In their view, as long as they avoid the laning phase and fail to succeed.

This game is basically half lost.

so.
Don't get caught switching lanes.

This is how they prayed.

However, it seems that Lady Luck is on the CFO's side today.

When Gragas cautiously peeked out from the bottom lane and went to lane, he saw that the enemy team also had a Gwen walking out. TLN's hearts sank.

'We're doomed.'

Karsa had this thought in her mind.

He kept saying, "It's okay, it's okay, just focus on developing properly."

But he actually knew that the game was almost over.

And that's pretty much the truth.

From the start of the laning phase, the director focused almost all the camera shots on Shimamura Yuna and AZHI, who were laning in the bottom lane.

At the same time, the camera also showed Shimamura Yuna.

Then, everyone witnessed a very strange situation.
Because Shimamura had cried during halftime, her eyes were still red and her face was streaked with tears, making her look quite pitiful.

In short, she looked like a little crybaby.

But
The problem is, although her eyes were red, she didn't hold back at all.

On the other hand, AZHI didn't cry, but maintained a stern face.

However, the operation was completely distorted.

To Shimamura Yuna, it was full of flaws.

Logically speaking, Gragas shouldn't have been beaten half to death by Gwent; he should have been able to hold on.

But he did it.

He randomly spammed Q and E, his gameplay so distorted that he couldn't land a single skill, and Shimamura Yuna's Gwen treated him like an animal, spinning him around like a top.

Then, from the audience's perspective, it creates a very disjointed viewing experience.
In the middle of the screen, Gwen is constantly spinning a barrel top.

However, in the camera view below, Shimamura Yuna was spinning a top while occasionally raising her hand to wipe away tears from the corner of her eye.

It was a genuine beating while the victim was crying.

The match had only been going on for a few minutes when a huge gap had already formed between the two sides.

After three waves of minions, Gwen's team farmed all the minions.

The barrel only landed 7 more hits.

Furthermore, there was a noticeable difference in their health bars.

Such an astonishing difference made even the Dragon God chuckle.

"Oh my god, why is Shimamura-san crying while she's being slept with?"

"Hahaha, holy crap, this is hilarious! She even reached out to wipe away her tears while playing, then put her hand down and continued spinning the top."

"Oh my god, I don't know if this barrel is too weak or if Shimamura is too awesome."

"But I think it's a combination of both factors. Shimamura-san is definitely amazing, but Azhi is probably really bad. Oh well, let's all say Shimamura-san is awesome!"

Not only the Dragon God, but the audience was also clearly amused by this scene.

[A crybaby, but a fucking tough fighter]

[What a crybaby, the God of War]

[I remember when Shimamura seemed to be crying before, she muted her mic, but she still kept playing. Thinking about how she used to play while crying like that suddenly makes me think she's so cute. I can't help but want to renew my contract with another Governor.]

[That's enough of the "devilishly filial son" nonsense.]

[How come Shimamura-san has so many adorable qualities? She's cute and strong, she's just too 2D!]

And so, AZHI was mercilessly whipped by the top for quite a while.

Finally, they made it to the first time both sides went home and the first time they switched lanes.

At this point, Gragas and Gwen had already fallen 20 CS behind each other in a pure lane matchup.

Keep in mind that Gwen only had $50 at that point.

The difference in skill between the two players in lane is so great that it's almost unbearable to watch.

[Even if Shimamura-nee cried, she could beat you up; this guy is terrifyingly bad.]

Stop calling me Azhi, call me Azhi instead.

[The difference in skill level between top laners is truly astonishing. Before Shimamura joined the game, AZHI could hold his own, but after Shimamura joined, AZHI became completely unplayable.]

[Stop making baseless accusations. Azhi saw his own mother crying, so of course he had to be considerate and comfort her, right? Do you understand Azhi's filial piety?]

(End of this chapter)