Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 132, Chapter 129. Let's start a game? Let's make yellow peaches!
Is this for real? Is it Shimamura-san or the same person?

[This is highly likely to be true. There was a lot of controversy back then, especially about what happened a while before she announced her professional gaming career. I was following Shimamura back then, and it really caused quite a stir.]

[It can only be said that Shimamura-san was right not to play the role of the "suit dog" (a term used to describe someone who is obsessed with being a male celebrity). Shimamura-san loves who she wants and isn't held hostage by her male fans.]

[Women in costumes do love kidnapping; I support Shimamura-san.]

Perhaps this is what they mean by "when you win, everything you do is right."

She had previously drawn criticism from viewers because of her relationship with Akari Kujo, but now that she has won and become a well-known professional player, those past issues no longer seem like a big deal.

Ultimately, her current role as a professional player is different from her previous role as a streamer.

As a live streamer, especially a female live streamer, even if she doesn't want to, the audience will think that she should abide by certain unspoken rules to satisfy certain fantasies of the audience. This is a duty and morality for a female live streamer.

But it's different now.

She is no longer the streamer "Ghost King Yuna".

She is professional gamer Yuna Shimamura.

Shimamura-san can do whatever she wants now, and be friends with whomever she wants. Anyone who has fantasies about Shimamura-san is just delusional.

She can still enjoy the benefits of being a beautiful young woman with high looks.

However, they do not have to bear the same pressures that female celebrities and idols always have to bear.

You could say it was an exhilarating flight.

However, it's impossible to say that she's completely without controversy right now.

Boyfriend fans, of course, will naturally back off.

This group, which demands that streamers provide them with fantasies and considers it an obligation, is a minority among normal people, no matter what.

When Shimamura Yuna was still a small-time streamer, these people made up a large proportion of her fan base and had some influence.

Once the number of people increases, their proportion is diluted, and if this method is used again, it will really be enough to make everyone spit on you to death.

Just because these male fans can't make a splash doesn't mean others have no voice.

The main controversy is probably the scuffle that Shimamura Yuna had with the Western reporter during the interview.

What she said in the interview was naturally well-received by men.

After all, although she is a girl now, her way of thinking is that of a boy, so what she says is what boys want to hear.

The problem is that just because boys like to listen to it doesn't mean girls will.

While it's not fair to say that all girls found her words offensive, there were definitely some girls who were deeply concerned about relationships and gender issues and felt quite uncomfortable.

No, what exactly do you mean by all this?

What exactly are you trying to say?

I just want to say that you're awesome because you're awesome. Other girls not being able to make it to the professional scene has nothing to do with the environment or any kind of oppression.
You're not trying to stand in a girl's shoes, but you're just saying things that guys want to hear.

Aren't you just a complete flirt?

As a result, a considerable wave of criticism against Yuna Shimamura emerged on certain social media platforms.

[I completely fail to understand what she means by saying these things. Now that she's successful, does she no longer want to speak up for other women? Is she only thinking about pleasing her own audience?]

This statement is too obsequious to men, I can't accept it, I'm instantly drawn to her.

To be honest, this is really a bit...

However, even on these female-dominated platforms, Shimamura Yuna's reputation is not entirely negative.

Even to a large extent, she still has many defenders.

No, they genuinely didn't feel anything was wrong. Their journey was smooth sailing the whole way. What's there to complain about?

[Isn't that just how social atmosphere is in Japan? Yuna is Japanese too, so it's normal that she doesn't think it's a big deal.]

[Okay, Shimamura didn't say anything, right? She just didn't say what you wanted, so why are you all so relentlessly attacking her?]

[Shimamura's sister was just joking and being silly, is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of it?]

Yes, even on some platforms where female users make up the vast majority, Shimamura has an unbelievable number of "mommy fans" due to her overly cute image.

Seeing that she was being attacked, all of these "mommy fans" abandoned their own biases and came out to protect her.

Then, the score became 50/50, or even 70/30.

All I can say is that Shimamura Yuna's succubus attributes are indeed very strong, strong enough to make some people abandon their own stance and speak solely for her sake.

These are just simple expressions of her true nature, yet they become endearing traits online and the reason for her popularity.

This may be the privilege of beautiful girls.

After the match that day, a very coincidental thing happened.

That is.
After winning the game, Shimamura Yuna was photographed having dinner alone with Kujo Akari.

Yes, they won, but after the victory, Shimamura Yuna didn't go out to eat with her teammates. Instead, she went out to eat alone with a woman.

The two of them ate at a local Japanese restaurant in South Korea.

Because the Japanese restaurant was quite upscale, with all private rooms, none of the fans were able to go up and get an autograph or say hello; they could only take photos from a distance.

I noticed that she was walking with Akari Kujo, and the two seemed to be quite close.

Then, coincidentally...

The other CFO teammates were spotted going to Haidilao hot pot restaurant in South Korea after the game.

Because these contestants from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan were teammates of Shimamura in this competition, their popularity increased significantly.

Many fans from mainland China went up to ask for photos with them.

Then, someone noticed that Shimamura Yuna wasn't there and asked, "Where's Shimamura-nee?"

Junjia smiled mysteriously and said, "Shimamura-san and her friends went out to eat, so it's inconvenient for them to come with us."

When he said this, the smile on his face had a hint of "you know what I mean".

Once these words were spoken, and considering the persistent rumors online about Shimamura-san being an "old woman," everyone immediately understood what she meant.

Someone immediately asked, "Is your friend a girl?"

Mid-laner HongQ was eating when he heard this. He looked up and asked with innocent, clear eyes, "How did you know?"

Now, when the photos taken from both sides are put together, everyone understands what it means.

Immediately, rumors about this spread everywhere on the internet.

Similar to "[It turns out that Shimamura-san really is...]".

[Shimamura-san is serious]

[Shimamura-san is about to start a game]

Such comments quickly spread like wildfire.

The gossip surrounding Shimamura has generated even more buzz than the match itself.

Of course, I'm not talking about Shimamura's match.

Shimamura's matches are still very popular, and her current off-field popularity is based on that popularity. Before becoming a popular internet celebrity, she was first and foremost a professional player.

The "hype exceeding the level of the competition itself" mentioned here refers to other competitions.

Yes, in a corner that no one paid attention to, TES advanced.

Although TES's final group stage record was 1-3, it seems like a result that has already fallen below the minimum standard.

Unfortunately, their only win was against Team Liquid.

However, TL is also a team that falls below its minimum standard, with the same group stage record as TES: 1-3.

Then, according to the rules, when two teams with the same score are compared to see who advances, they will first compare their head-to-head record, and then compare the time it took to win.

In short, there is a series of comparison rules.

With the score at 1-3, TES won one game against TL, thus gaining the upper hand in the head-to-head record, and therefore they won.

The only possibility that they won't advance is if HLE suffers a shock defeat to TL in today's second match.

This is why, after the CFO vs TES match ended, all the viewers kept cheering for TL and hoping that HLE would throw the game a little.

Judging from the result of the match, HLE was actually given a chance, whether they were in bad form or were really throwing the game.

However, TL is ultimately a basketball team and couldn't keep up with HLE's acting skills.

Ultimately, they failed to defeat HLE, and were thus eliminated by TES under the tiebreaker rule.

Although many viewers are really looking forward to seeing TES get kicked to the ground and eliminated in the group stage.

But now, their advancement to the knockout stage has become a reality.

As a result, everyone found it boring.

I felt that this was a really terrible ending to the story.

What kind of pathetic, shameless behavior would be worthy of all this filthy maggot behavior?

At least, not like it is now.

Therefore, everyone felt...
Instead of focusing on this team, I'd rather continue to follow Shimamura-san.

Watching Shimamura's gossip is more entertaining than seeing this stinking team embarrass themselves in the semifinals.

And so, everyone's attention continued to be focused on topics such as "Who is the old woman Shimamura is dating?" and "What is her identity?"

Then, time continued to pass.
That evening, after having dinner with Akari Kujo, Yuna Shimamura prepared to return to her hotel to rest.

She chose not to have dinner with her teammates today for two main reasons.

Firstly, she could sense that Akari Kujo really wanted some time alone with her.

The other person took leave in advance to come to South Korea to accompany her during the competition, taking care of her and paying attention to her every day.

But I was so busy with training that I barely paid any attention to the other person.

I can't say I did anything wrong.

After all, we didn't come to South Korea for tourism; results are the top priority.

But seeing the other person making sacrifices for her every day while she couldn't reciprocate made her feel a little guilty.

The second aspect is...
Today, Shimamura Yuna is indeed a rather withdrawn person.

She is an inherently cold person.

Even though she had spent so much time with her CFO teammates, socializing with these people was still a psychological burden for her.

Of course, it's not that I hate it.

For Shimamura Yuna, socializing with these people was a process of draining her mental energy.

Only when I am alone with my closest people, such as Yuna Kujo or my older sister, can I gradually restore my spiritual energy.

Playing matches during this period was already exhausting, and the interaction with her teammates was also tiring. Under this double pressure, she is now on the verge of a breakdown.

So, after careful consideration, that's the decision she made.
Let's spend a day alone with Akari Kujo and have a meal together.

Akari Kujo treated her to a very expensive local kaiseki meal.

I don't know why we would eat Japanese food when we're already in Seoul, but that's not important.

Yuna Shimamura felt she couldn't quite appreciate the taste; it didn't seem very appetizing.

She has rather childlike tastes; if she had to say what kind of Japanese food she likes, she would say she prefers Japanese-style Western food.

But the main point today was just to find a quiet place to be alone with Akari Kujo, so whether the food was good or not didn't really matter.

After dinner, feeling that Kujo had replenished her energy, Shimamura Yuna went back to the hotel with Kujo, and they took showers and rested.

The schedule for the Pioneer Tournament is really tight. In other competitions, there would usually be a day of rest between the group stage and the knockout stage.

However, in the Pioneer Tournament, the schedule is truly packed every day. Today is the last day of the group stage, and tomorrow is the first day of the knockout stage.

Therefore, Shimamura Yuna went to bed early to rest and conserve her energy for tomorrow's match.

Before going to sleep, she decided to check her online reputation for the day.

Normally, Shimamura Yuna really doesn't like going online.

But the reason I don't go online is simply because I'm afraid people online will criticize or talk about me, which will affect my mindset.

But today, I beat TES, I beat LPL.

Surely no one is insulting or talking about themselves here, right?

With that in mind, she decided to go online and find some compliments to read.

When she clicked on it, she was a little dumbfounded.

It's true that I didn't scold myself.

But
#Shimamura Yuna plays a game with an old man
#Shimamura Yuna abandons her teammates to have a secret rendezvous with an old man
#Shimamura Yuna's post-match rumors
Upon seeing this content, Shimamura Yuna felt dizzy.

What the hell?
What do you want to start a game with?

What on earth is this??

She quickly clicked in to take a look and see what was going on.

Then, she still felt that she couldn't understand anything.

What do you mean by abandoning your teammates and going to play a game with an old man by yourself?
What do you mean by "you went to meet an old man right after your match"?
Then, below that, I posted a photo of myself and Akari Kujo entering a restaurant together.

Not
I just went in to eat, where did this thing come from?

Isn't this just creating a fake yellow peach?
Why can't I have a meal with my friends?

Upon seeing this content, Shimamura Yuna really couldn't hold back anymore.

She saw Huang Tao everywhere saying that she was playing against Kujo.

Then he glanced at Kujo, who was sleeping in the bed next to his.

There isn't even one bed here, how can we open it?

(End of this chapter)