Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 113, Section 110: A High Concentration of Friendship (Second Update)

"Let them do whatever they want."

With this "laissez-faire" attitude, Shimamura Yuna stopped emphasizing the issue every day.

She believes that after a while, once these people get used to it, they might go back to the way they were before.

At once.
We actually have a good relationship, but there's a slight sense of distance between us.

After all, it's natural to be a little surprised when people hear these stories for the first time, since even objectively speaking, they are quite exaggerated.

At this moment, it seems difficult to expect everyone to view me with a normal attitude, or even to put myself in their shoes.

Since that's the case, let's just let things take their natural course. Let everyone gradually get used to their own identities, get used to their own stories, and stop treating all of this as something that needs to be deliberately emphasized or repeated.

People will start to view her normally again.

Well, it definitely will.

Maybe.

Well, actually she wasn't sure either; it was just some vague "hope."

Thinking like this, time continued to pass little by little.

There are three days left until the competition begins.
Some time before the start of the competition, teams from various regions arrived in South Korea one after another.

Teams outside of Asia should take this time to adjust their schedules and prepare for the upcoming matches.

Teams from Asia should hurry over and adapt to the local food and lifestyle.

Based on this, all that everyone still needs to do is cooperate with Riot Games to film pre-match promotional videos in Korea, and then play ranked games and arrange scrims.

These things, in general, seem unremarkable and nothing to worry about.

However, for Shimamura Yuna, there were other things to consider after arriving in South Korea.
And there are other surprises.

That is.
"Yuna! Long time no see!"

As soon as she got off the plane in South Korea, Shimamura Yuna was hugged tightly by Kujo Akari, who came to pick her up at the airport.

Akari Kujo had previously promised to accompany her throughout the entire competition, and she naturally kept her promise, even arriving in Korea the day before Yuna Shimamura.

The two were overjoyed to see each other again after so long.

Akari Kujo has a rather outgoing personality, so she expresses her happiness in the most direct and pure way by embracing.

But to others at the scene, it was a somewhat shocking sight.

First, there's the visual aspect.

Shimamura and Kujo are about the same age, only a month or two apart.

However, there are significant differences in body shape, height, and physique.

Yuna Shimamura is the typical underdeveloped type; she looks very small, and you could even say she looks a bit bronze.

In comparison, Akari Kujo seems quite normal.

He wasn't exactly tall, but he was still a bit taller than the average height of Japanese people.

Her figure is also well-developed, without any exaggerated features, but just right to evoke fantasies about women.

In addition, her good family education instilled in her an aesthetic sense in both clothing and behavior.

She's a very standard, outstandingly beautiful woman.

The two of them are hugging each other, and at first glance, it looks like a little sister being hugged by her older sister. The scene has an indescribable sense of harmony and warmth.

But people felt a bit shocked, and it wasn't just because of the visual impact.

Another reason is that Shimamura Yuna's behavior at this moment is really very different from her usual self.

Normally, Shimamura Yuna isn't exactly difficult to get along with, but she does tend to maintain a certain distance from people.

It wouldn't be accurate to say she's outwardly warm but inwardly cold, but there's definitely a feeling that makes it difficult for people to get close to her.

She always subtly avoids topics that might try to build rapport, using politeness to create a social barrier.

Then everyone thought, "This is what Japanese girls are like."

This seemingly friendly attitude towards everyone, but actually difficulty in truly connecting with anyone, is indeed a rather stereotypical Japanese personality trait.

However, what they didn't know was that Shimamura Yuna's personality wasn't something she developed recently; she had been like that since her previous life when she was Chinese. It had nothing to do with ethnicity; it was simply an individual difference.

But this is not important.

The important thing is
The other teammates were somewhat shocked to see their little girl, who usually kept her distance from others, being touched so directly today. Instead of resisting, she showed a shy yet enjoyable expression.

Everyone stared at the two of them in disbelief.

Everyone's first thought was, "Wow, who is this guy? He can just hug Shimamura like that."

My second thought was, "Wow, is this really the Shimamura I know?"

But after that, it was just a simple feeling of finding the sight of the objects pleasing to the eye.

After all, who doesn't love to see two beautiful girls snuggling together?

Yuna Shimamura felt somewhat ashamed of her behavior.

She realized that everyone was watching her, and that her interaction with Akari Kujo in public was somewhat too intimate.

She doesn't like the feeling of being the center of attention.

However, because the other party is Kujo Akari, therefore...
Therefore, it was impossible to express a rebellious attitude under any circumstances.

After the two hugged for a while, Shimamura Yuna finally broke free from her embrace, feeling a little embarrassed.

Then, she cautiously said, "Um, long time no see."

Akari Kujo nodded: "Yeah! Long time no see."

Even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time, they both had a lot to say to each other.

But now that things have come to this, I feel it's hard to say it out loud; it even feels a bit cheesy.

And so, without tacit agreement, they all remained silent.

The atmosphere became a bit awkward.

Seemingly to ease the awkwardness, Akari Kujo quickly turned to look at her suitcase: "Oh, right, I brought some things for you and your teammates. It's that product that our Kujo Group wants your team to help promote." "This, Pure Fructose."

"Um... I'll give it to you when we get on the bus later."

After that, Akari Kujo got into the pre-arranged car with the CFO and his entourage.

It should be noted that Akari Kujo was not simply accompanying Yuna Shimamura on a personal basis this time.

After all, it's a bit strange for a high school student who has no connection to Shimamura Yuna to join the team for a competition.

What is your stance on this matter? What is your identity?

friend?

Please, don't interfere with the players' performance during the competition, okay?

Even if Shimamura Yuna herself were to express, "I want her to be with me," the management would certainly compromise.

However, the Kujo family believed that this was unnecessary.

In order to allow their daughter to legitimately travel to South Korea with the CFO, they contacted the CFO directly through Yuna Shimamura and said, "We want to sponsor your team with our products during FS. Money is not a problem, but we need to send someone to accompany the team throughout their stay in South Korea."

Since the offer was quite generous, and it was made through an acquaintance of Shimamura Yuna, the CFO naturally accepted the proposal.

The new team uniforms that the CFO is rushing to finish have had "Pure Fructose" printed on them temporarily, which is a product of the Jiutiao Group.

Actually, Pure fructose doesn't really need a CFO-like team to promote it; it's a product with strong local characteristics and regional distribution.

Even though the CFO made it popular at FS, it's actually hard to buy outside of Osaka, so it doesn't really have much of a promotional effect.

This sponsorship of the CFO was purely so that my daughter could legitimately contact the CFO as a "product agent for the Kujo Group".

Giving them the name Pure Fructose was simply because we didn't want "Kujo Group" to look too abrupt on their jerseys.

After all, sponsorship requires a product, right?

In fact, the CFO could roughly sense that the so-called "Kujo Group product agent" that the other party requested to be sent to accompany the team was probably not so legitimate.

Because the other party specifically mentioned that this person was very familiar with Shimamura Yuna, and that he would be staying with her during the competition.

The first requirement for any product distributor is to stay in a hotel with the female players on the team, and the second requirement is to get the other players on the team to help promote the product.
Is this a reasonable business logic?
However, the CFO wasn't stupid either. He could tell that the man knew Shimamura Yuna and was probably there for that reason.

Refusing sponsorship at this point would seem rather tactless.

In short, everyone was mentally prepared for the possibility that Shimamura Yuna was related to this "Kujo Group product distributorship".

But after actually meeting the two people, the CFOs and their colleagues felt that their previous mental preparation was insufficient.

What exactly is the relationship between these two?
From the moment they got on the bus, the two of them chatted and laughed the whole time.

Akari Kujo has the air of a wealthy young lady at first glance. Her temperament and appearance are outstanding. Although she speaks Japanese that is difficult for everyone to understand, everyone can feel her reserved and elegant temperament.

Shimamura Yuna, who had always appeared rather aloof, seemed to become very happy just listening to this rich young lady speak.

She barely spoke the whole time; she just listened and nodded occasionally.

And so, the group of people, riding in the van, finally arrived at the hotel that had been arranged in advance.

Coach Chawy, who had been watching the two interact the whole way, finally couldn't help but ask the first question.

"By the way, Shimamura, have you known Ms. Kujo for a long time? What is your relationship?"

Shimamura paused for a moment, then explained, "Well, it's nothing. We were junior high school classmates. We were best friends, you could say. Now, we're just very good friends."

"They're just very good friends, okay?"

Yuna Shimamura nodded: "Yes, very good friends."

Although everyone felt it didn't look right at all, it seemed like there was nothing else to say.

Since Shimamura Yuna herself has said so, we can only conclude that it is a "high-intensity friendship".

Although the CFOs felt a little strange about the unusually high level of friendship between Shimamura Yuna and Kujo Akari.

However, no one has any objection to Akari Kujo herself.

It should be said that many people feel that, as someone the same age as Yuna Shimamura, she seems a bit too mature and too capable.

Before coming to Korea, Akari Kujo had contacted the CFO through Yuna Shimamura, saying, "I can arrange all your schedules in Korea except for the matches in advance."

The CFO, seeing that the client was offering to help arrange things, naturally accepted.

Then, during the coordination, they felt that the other party seemed to be a very professional person, who had arranged almost everything in an orderly manner.

From arranging vehicles and hiring local drivers in advance to booking restaurants and preparing meals to suit everyone's tastes, etc.
Apart from the hotel and training venue, which were handled by Riot Games, Akari Kujo handled almost everything else that could be handled.

Such professional handling led the CFO to believe, before actually meeting the person, that they would be a very professional staff member, the kind of reliable person in society.

When they arrived at the place, they found only a child about the same age as Shimamura Yuna.

It's both astonishing and admirable.

Moreover, on this basis, Kujo Akari is also exceptionally polite.

She specifically gathered information on all the CFO team members online and made corresponding adjustments, sending gifts to each of them.

Although information online can be inaccurate, the gifts given may not necessarily be what the person actually likes.

But as long as people can feel her dedication, it's easy for them to have a good impression of her.

After giving out the gifts, she smiled and said to everyone in broken Chinese that she had practiced beforehand, "Please take good care of Yuna."

In short, the main point is to show the utmost sincerity.

'As expected of a woman who can win over even Shimamura-san, she's truly remarkable.'

Aside from the language barrier and some communication difficulties,

Akari Kujo won over the entire CFO team in a very short time.

Seeing her friend so popular, Shimamura Yuna was naturally quite happy.

Moreover, being able to meet with good friends after a long time is an exciting thing in itself.

However, this trip to South Korea is for a competition, not for tourism.

Even if I'm happy, I'll have to wait until the game is over to say anything.

(End of this chapter)