Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 145, Section 142: Ten Thousand Captains! Breakthrough in the Competition!
Hundreds of thousands of RMB
If converted to Japanese yen, that would be tens of millions.

Ten million yen, that's no small sum.

Even though Akari Kujo came from a wealthy family, she had never received so much money at once since she was a minor student.

Most of the time, she only has about one or two million yen at her disposal.

This was an amount that even she found outrageous, so outrageous that it was somewhat shocking.

However, money itself is not important.

Importantly, she realized how popular Shimamura Yuna was, and just how well-liked she was. It also made her realize just how remarkable Shimamura Yuna had been in that game.

This gave her a sense of shared pride and joy.

That's just how I feel.
"The person I like is indeed the most amazing."

Such thoughts do exist.

Thinking of this, she happily thanked the audience on behalf of Shimamura Yuna.

Thank you everyone for your support of Yuna.

"However, the competition is not really over yet. Please put all your enthusiasm into the upcoming matches."

Let's cheer for Yuna!

The atmosphere in the live stream room became enthusiastic and lively after Shimamura Yuna's victory in the previous match.

At that moment, Akari Kujo suddenly remembered something.

That is.
'I think I'm accompanying the team this time on behalf of the Pure fructose product team?'

Yes, they came with this identity, but so far, apart from the Pure fructose sticker on the CFO's jersey, the product's presence is practically zero.

Taking advantage of the relatively pleasant atmosphere, Akari Kujo decided to fulfill her responsibility as a product promoter.

There's no need to say too much, just mention it briefly.

Thinking of this, she suddenly pulled out a packet of "Pure Fructose" from under the table.

"Oh right, you may have seen it too, there's a Pure fructose sticker on the CFO's team uniform."

As she held the fructose in front of the camera to show everyone, she said, "Well, although I didn't say you have to buy it, this is a product from my family's company, so, well, if you like it, you can buy some. It's very delicious."

After saying that, she tore open a piece of fructose and casually popped one into her mouth.

She doesn't like sweets; this behavior was purely for product promotion.

After eating one, she put the fructose aside, considering it a completed task.

However, the audience noticed something very strange.

Wait a minute, what do you mean? Is this your company?

[Your company?]

【what? 】

Could you explain what you mean by "products made by my company"?

Actually, when Akari Kujo told stories about her and Yuna Shimamura's childhood, some people had already guessed that Akari Kujo's family was probably very wealthy.

But then she suddenly blurted out "my family's company," which caught people off guard.

Even the translator during the live stream couldn't hold back.

Because the translator actually studied in Osaka, she knew the manufacturer of Pure fructose, even though she had never bought it herself.

According to her understanding, this manufacturer is basically a local bigwig in Osaka, a very famous conglomerate with businesses spanning multiple sectors, and a true capitalist.

The man's sudden statement, "This is my family's company," was a bit too much for the translator.

For a moment, she even wondered if Akari Kujo's words were ambiguous, perhaps meaning something like "I work at this company."

So she asked, "Um...this company, is it your family's?"

Kujo paused for a moment, then suddenly realized that she might have said something wrong.

After a moment of silence, he said, "That's not very important. Anyway, Pure fructose is quite delicious."

What do you mean by "not very important"?!
This is very important, okay?!
However, although Akari Kujo did not give a direct answer, her attitude was already very clear.

So the viewers in the live chat were a bit confused.

【No, old man, are you really an old man? ???】

My whole company came! Amazing!

[Holy crap, it really was an old man!]

At this point, some knowledgeable Japanese exchange students started commenting in the live chat.

If this is really your product, then the old man's background is truly impressive. I'm studying abroad in Osaka.

Having lived in Osaka for ten years, I can only say that this company is probably much more outrageous than some people imagine.

[Wow, the old man was actually this powerful?]

Seeing the increasingly skewed atmosphere in the comments section, Akari Kujo realized she had accidentally let something slip and began to regret it.

After a helpless sigh, she said, "My identity doesn't matter. What matters is that everyone cheers for the village, okay?"

"Let's cheer for Shimamura together!"

Afterwards, since Akari Kujo was unwilling to give a direct response, the matter was simply forgotten as a minor incident.

Soon, everyone's attention returned to the game.

The number of captains is still increasing.

60007000
It's slowly approaching 8000.

It is evident that Shimamura Yuna's excellent performance in the second game generated a very strong consumer demand among many viewers.

In addition, Bilibili also intends to create hype, so it's possible that some official Bilibili accounts are mixed in with those on Void Captain.

It's safe to say that the atmosphere has reached this point, and there's almost no doubt that Shimamura Yuna's account will surpass 10,000 captains during today's competition. However, at this moment, Shimamura Yuna herself, standing on the stage, is completely unaware of all this.

All she wants to do right now is win.
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Despite being thoroughly thrashed just now, the HLE players' mentality was not greatly affected after the match ended.

It should be said that this kind of brutal torture actually doesn't affect one's mentality.

Compared to a game that's tense for ages, seems like a sure thing, but then a crucial mistake at the last minute ruins it...
In games where you know you're going to lose in less than 15 minutes, and then completely relax and enjoy the game after 20 minutes, there's practically no pressure at all.

It's simply because we didn't play well in the early game; our early mistakes were too outrageous.

So it was snowballed and ruined.

By the mid-game, HLE had given up on winning and was simply playing passively to speed things up. If surrendering wasn't an option, the game wouldn't have taken another ten minutes.

After the game, HLE quickly adjusted their mindset.

They began to devise countermeasures.

Naturally, after the game, the coach reviewed the game and identified the biggest culprit, namely the Zeus player.

"That's how I feel."

He was a little unsure how to start the conversation.

I have to say Zeus is playing some kind of inhuman trick; it's kind of ruining the mood.

But I won't say it.
It doesn't feel right again.

You can't just deliver it and then leave without any punishment, right?

Fortunately, Zeus readily admitted his guilt without the coach having to worry about it.

“This game was my fault,” Zeus said. “The whole game collapsed because of my personal mistakes.”

"She's very strong, I underestimated her."

It wasn't that I underestimated my opponent.

Rather, they were simply taken advantage of due to an information gap.

Because of a stereotype about Shimamura Yuna's playstyle, she ended up being harmed by her own stereotype.

This is how it is when two top professional players go head-to-head.

When both sides are extremely cautious and leave no openings, the outcome will often be predictable based solely on the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the heroes.

For example, falling behind in last hits, or not having control of the minion wave.

However, once a major mistake occurs, it will be seized upon, and the snowball effect will continue indefinitely.

Zeus was caught out by this weakness.

Moreover, this flaw was magnified infinitely due to the opponent's playing style and his own overconfidence.

This led to the final result.

But this outcome won't happen in every game.

Zeus was very confident about this.

Even if he gets completely crushed in a game, he still maintains this confidence.

He even felt that if he could go back to the time when he was hit in the face by Shimamura Yuna's E skill and his health was drained, and if he had been more focused and taken precautions, the situation in the game would have been completely different.

So he simply told the coach, "I'll come back stronger in the next game."

This simple statement reveals the absolute confidence of a strong person.

From then on, no one questioned him anymore.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere within the team was not relaxed, even though the CFO had just won a game.

Because they are now facing a very serious problem.

Should we let Shimamura Yuna continue playing in the next match?

"Are you really sure you can keep going? Are you sure?"

"I," Shimamura Yuna felt she couldn't answer the question. "I feel... I'm not sure either."

In the previous game, Shimamura Yuna felt like she was being propelled by adrenaline, feeling incredibly excited and as if she were invincible.

But after the game ended and she returned to the lounge, she suddenly felt as if her soul had been completely drained.

After becoming overly excited, weakness is to be expected.

Actually, she had thought of this before the competition.

It's understandable that Shimamura Yuna would be in this condition after playing two intense matches.

The original plan was that if Shimamura Yuna got tired after playing a couple of games, REST would take over and let Shimamura Yuna rest for a while.

However, after achieving an epic victory in that game, Shimamura Yuna suddenly felt...
He was unwilling to leave the fate of this crucial game to his teammates.

It's not that I look down on you.

It's just an objective fact that REST is not as good as her.

For today's CFO, no one can replace her or achieve a similar level of effectiveness.

She couldn't confidently entrust the outcome to others, even though her own performance had declined compared to the previous two matches.

But she still believed that her own decision was the optimal one.

After hesitating for a while, she gritted her teeth and said to the coach, "Can I play next?"

"I can hold on. I can fight to the end."

But the coach stopped her, saying, "I don't think this is right. You're not being rational. You should rest and wait until you're in better shape."

"If you really want to win the championship, listen to me and don't try to be brave."

(End of this chapter)