Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 160, Section 157: Live Broadcast After Winning the Championship! (Part 1 of 3)

When she asked that question, Shiori Shimamura was preparing dinner for her.

Compared to Shimamura Yuna, who was once pampered and never lifted a finger in the kitchen, her older sister Shimamura Shiori inherited some of the cooking skills from their parents, who ran a family restaurant.

Although the food I make isn't as professional or delicious as what my parents make.

But their skill level is far above that of ordinary people.

She used to dislike cooking, finding it troublesome, dirty, and tiring.

But after working for a long time, even cooking, something she used to dislike, now seems like a rare and comfortable way to relax her mind.

I hummed a tune from the neighborhood while cooking, enjoying my leisure time today.

Then, during this process, she heard what her sister said to her.

At this very moment, the curry has just been put into the pot and started cooking, just at the part that doesn't require manual intervention.

Shiori Shimamura naturally put the kitchen utensils aside, turned to look at her younger sister, and asked, "What's wrong?"

However, after she asked that question, Shimamura Yuna, who had initially said, "I have something I want to tell you," stood there awkwardly for a long time without saying a word.

Seeing her sister's state, Shiori Shimamura realized that what her sister wanted to say might be very important.

So her expression unconsciously turned serious.

Is it difficult to bring it up?

Shimamura Yuna shook her head: "No, that's not it. It's just that... maybe after I tell you, you'll think about it."

"Think about it?"

"Yes, that's it."

After hesitating and agonizing for a while, Shimamura Yuna finally said what she wanted to say: "Sister, why don't you not go to work?"

Just as Shimamura Yuna had thought.

After she said that, her sister was indeed stunned.

After a long silence, he finally replied, somewhat puzzled, "Huh???"

In fact, this was something Shimamura Yuna had thought about long ago.

Or rather, this is the main reason why she made time to come back to Japan despite her tight schedule.

It should be said that repaying her sister's kindness after transmigrating was one of her main driving forces.

For her own sake, my sister didn't pursue further education or do what she wanted to do. Instead, she took a tiring, busy, and boring job, but the pay was decent.

Actually, even if she didn't have me, my sister could support herself by continuing her studies.

It was because of me that my sister changed her life plans for the rest of her life.

It's all because of myself.

so.
'I want my sister to not have to continue working this job, I want her to be able to confidently do what she wants to do.'

And that requires money.

It would take a lot of money to convince my sister to give up her job.

More than
It's so much that "even if you work for another ten years, you still can't earn as much as I do in a year."

He was so confident that he could make his sister live a good life without having to do anything.

When I was a streamer on Bilibili, my income was decent, but it was only higher than that of a normal salaried worker in Japan, and only higher than that of my older sister.

Back then, saying something like, "I can support you in the future, so you don't need to work anymore," seemed a bit presumptuous.

But now, she truly has the confidence to back it up.

Regardless of whether it's a gift received from Bilibili.

Or perhaps they will eventually receive an eight-figure RMB contract that is beyond their wildest imagination, a contract worthy of a superstar player.

That would be enough for my sister to give up her job and focus on doing what she wants to do.

So she chose to go home and tell her sister about these thoughts.

After sharing her fragmented thoughts, Shimamura Yuna felt somewhat uneasy.

She was afraid her sister wouldn't accept it, afraid her sister would feel insulted, afraid her sister would think, "What does this guy mean? Does he think my job is worthless, not as much as she earns in a day of live streaming?"

So, in the end, she lowered her head deeply and said to her sister in the most humble manner:

"Um, sister, I've always been really grateful for what you've done for me. So, I've always thought that if I make money, I must do something for you in return, so that you can do what you want to do."

"Now, I believe the time has come, so please accept my proposal!"

Hearing her sister say these things, Shiori Shimamura felt a mix of complicated and subtle emotions.

Actually, she had thought about all the things her sister mentioned before.

I was thinking, "If only Nai were to become very rich someday, I wouldn't have to work anymore."

If I didn't have to work, I would have unlimited time and energy to achieve those things I once wanted to achieve but never did.

After all, she had given up her own future and done so much for her sister, so it was reasonable for her to do something for her in return, right?
But she often rejects this idea herself.

After all, she's the older sister. How could the older sister think of relying on her younger sister instead?
Moreover, how could I possibly have ulterior motives in helping my sister?

If that's the case, wouldn't that put more pressure on my sister and also make me seem like I have ulterior motives?

Besides, my sister will have her own family and her own life in the future, so how could she possibly support me forever?
Ultimately, it was her sense of morality, a distorted sense of morality, that bound her.

Therefore, she never thought of bringing these things up.

She kept these desires to herself, regarding them as shameful, despicable, and selfish thoughts.

They simply lived their monotonous and dull lives day after day, taking such a life for granted.

However, to my utter surprise, it was my younger sister who brought up this issue with me at this moment.

At that moment, she felt a sense of right and proper desire to accept her sister's kindness.

If you accept
It seems like accepting it wouldn't be a big deal.

It's reasonable, it's only natural, it's what my sister is giving back to me after all the effort I've put in.

but.
'Wouldn't that make it seem like I'm accepting charity?'

She had this somewhat awkward thought in her mind.

In the end, after a long silence, she still couldn't make up her mind.

Instead, he said to his sister, "You said you'd earn a lot of money in the future, that you'd sign contracts worth hundreds of millions of yen, or even billions of yen, right?"

Yuna Shimamura nodded emphatically: "That's right! That's exactly it. With my current popularity and achievements, it would be very easy for me to get a contract like this in the LCK or LPL."

"Sister, let me repay you! Now you just need to confidently do what you want to do, whether it's continuing your studies or, like we said when we were little, playing games."

"Just do whatever you want to do now!"

Yuna Shimamura's expression looked very sincere.

It also includes the love that belongs to family members for her older sister.

But the more this happened, the more conflicted Shiori Shimamura felt.

Ultimately, she was unable to make a decision.

"Then let's talk about it after you actually receive the money, okay?"

In the end, she chose to say this to her sister.

Shimamura Yuna thought her sister didn't believe her, so she quickly explained, "Eh? No, it's almost certain we'll get that money. Besides, I earned tens of millions of yen in my livestream the other day; that's more than enough."

The older sister shook her head heavily: "It's not that I don't believe you. It's just that I need some time to accept it, to think about it, and to make a decision."

"So, can you give me some time first?"

Shimamura Yuna wanted to say something more.

He wanted to persuade his sister to accept his good intentions.

But
When she saw the look in her sister's eyes, she understood.

The reason why her sister was unable to accept her kindness was not due to practical factors.

It's psychological, not psychological.

Thinking of this, she stopped insisting.

Instead, he nodded slightly.

He replied, "Okay, I understand."

"Then let's wait until you're ready, okay?"

"No matter what, I am willing to give everything for you, just like you did for me."

"I'm not doing this for any reward; I just want you to be happy."

After saying this, Shimamura Yuna turned and left, returning to her room.

My sister was left alone in the kitchen, feeling lost and forlorn.

"Sigh, I really am an awkward person."

"Would it be better to just accept it like this? No, but..."

Just as she was feeling sentimental, she turned around and looked back.
"Oh no!!! The curry is too dry!!!"

I rushed back and hastily tidied up the somewhat messed-up cooking.

The things I just mentioned will be kept to myself for now, waiting to be brought up again someday.

After dinner, Shimamura Yuna returned to her room to prepare for her live stream that day.

From the end of the competition until today, which should have been the peak of its popularity, Shimamura Yuna herself has completely disappeared.

I promised before that I would start broadcasting to everyone after I returned to Japan after winning the championship.

Bilibili has been urging me to start broadcasting as soon as possible.

Then this morning she replied to Bilibili, "I have time to go live at 8 pm tonight."

Then Bilibili started building hype.

"World champion Yuna Shimamura will be streaming on Bilibili tonight! This former Vtuber is finally returning to her loyal Bilibili streaming channel! For more content, please follow @鬼王优娜Yuna. See you in the streaming room tonight! You'll also have a chance to win gifts while watching the stream!"

Basically, they're determined to use this name to make a fortune.

It's also thanks to Bilibili's promotion.

I haven't even started broadcasting yet, and the chat room is already flooded with messages.

[Where is Yuna-nee? Open the door!]

[Sister Yuna, please start your live stream! Lazybones, stop playing around!]

If you don't start streaming soon, I'm going to strip you of your world championship.

【Sister Yuna, your immunity from criticism was originally supposed to last until MSI, but because you're not streaming, I've now taken it away.】

[Shimamura-san, please, just start broadcasting already!]

Upon seeing these comments, Shimamura Yuna sighed.

"Being a professional player and a streamer is really not a dual identity that can be fulfilled simultaneously."

Before, she would have thought that going live every day was a matter of course.

But now, even when she goes live occasionally, she feels very tired.

The main problem is that they no longer consider live streaming their main job, so they are unwilling to put any more effort into it, and when they rest, they just want to rest.

She might play ranked games in the training room for ten hours straight, and even if she gets so tired that she faints, she'll still feel it's perfectly normal.

But now, even after livestreaming for an hour or two, she feels a little reluctant.

At times like this, she doesn't want to do anything; she just wants to lie down.

However, this idea is irresponsible.

"After all, my fans' love for me is real, and much of their support comes with real money."

Even fans who didn't spend money on me invested a lot of emotion in me.

"As a public figure, while I enjoy the glamour brought by the audience, I also have an obligation to give back to them."

Thinking of this, she stopped feeling dejected.

Instead, he turned on his home computer after a long time and personally opened OBS to start streaming, something he hadn't done in ages.

Then, after a long absence, he addressed the viewers in the live stream: "TEST, TEST. It's been so long since I've streamed, can you all hear my voice?"

But after the viewers in the live stream heard her voice again after a long time, and after they saw the "Oni King Yuna" costume in the lower right corner of the live stream after a long time, they were overjoyed.

Everyone immediately went wild.

[Holy crap, Yuna, you've finally started streaming!]

[Yuna, I missed you so much!]

Waaaaah, you finally came back, you rascal!

[Yuna, what have you been up to these past few days? Did you play a game with that old man?]

[You must have had a blast after winning the championship these past two days, right?]

Some people in the live stream were also making fun of Yuna's dual identity as Shimamura.

Hey streamer, do you know a pro player named Yuna Shimamura? She's really good at playing vampire, I think you could learn from her.

[Hey streamer, there's a Japanese girl who plays vampires just like you and she won a championship, why are you still stuck here as a nobody streamer?]

Seeing these comments, Shimamura Yuna smiled gently.

There was no explanation, nor any rebuttal.

She simply continued, following the comments, "I saw that the girl named Shimamura Yuna won the championship."

"But I don't think she's that great now. She's just a champion with no real prestige. I'd rather just stay in my livestream and make money."

"On the day she won the championship, my live stream had more than 20,000 captains. How many captains did she have? I feel like she couldn't compare to me at all."

Shimamura Yuna's words made everyone in the live chat laugh.

[This streamer is so arrogant, daring to disrespect a world champion?]

That's enough. What kind of championship did you win?

[Hey streamer, your vampire seems weaker than Shimamura's Fiora. If you're so good, why don't you go and solo Shimamura's Fiora?]

[I wondered if it was possible that Shimamura-san was actually Yuna-san.]

[Impossible, absolutely impossible]

I think it's possible; these two have never appeared on screen together before.

(End of this chapter)