Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 163, page 160: I heard you say, "Watch Top Esports for international matches."
This sense of collective cohesion, this enthusiasm for the career that comes from people who are not actually broadcasters but are more dedicated to it than broadcasters themselves.

This made Shimamura Yuna feel ashamed.

She imagined herself as a streamer or celebrity who could achieve great success and earn a lot of money.

It's not as heartless as thinking, "I don't care whether he makes money or not, it has nothing to do with me."

I guess I'll still be happy for them.

But to expect her to have such a strong sense of unity and work with others to help that person earn a certain amount of money and become a certain number of captains is unrealistic.

She estimated that it was still somewhat beyond her capabilities.

But right now, at this point, she certainly wouldn't say anything more, as that would be a bit like getting the benefit and then complaining.

Even if she can't empathize with others, she respects their preferences and enthusiasm.

This is especially true when you are the direct beneficiary of that passion.

She should be the person who is most grateful.

So he simply said, "Um, thank you all so much for your enthusiasm tonight."

"From now on, whether in competitions or live broadcasts, I will be more enthusiastic and will do my best to repay everyone for their support."

Later, she felt that it wasn't quite right to unilaterally accept everyone's enthusiasm.

This feeling intensified, especially when she suspected that those stirring up trouble about surpassing the V-circle record might actually be official Bilibili operators.

How do you say that?

How much money do ordinary people have, and how much money do the wealthy have?

In Shimamura Yuna's view, making money is fine, and fans tipping streamers is a matter of mutual consent.

However, if Bilibili officially intervenes and encourages fans to make impulsive purchases, that would be a bad thing.

At least she has never asked her fans to send her gifts.

Although there is no evidence, I feel a sense of distrust towards Bilibili and a moral sense of guilt for suspecting that I may have unknowingly colluded with Bilibili.

Then, Shimamura Yuna added, "To be honest, I didn't expect to earn so much money from live streaming; it's quite a surprise to me. I don't feel entirely comfortable keeping this money for myself, so once my salary from Bilibili arrives, I'll take half of it to give back to everyone. Maybe I'll use it to hold an offline event in China or something."

"How about a fan meeting, or if I don't have time then, I can ask someone to organize a Watch Party for you guys during my competition? What do you think? The Watch Party will provide free food, entertainment, drinks, and so on, and I'll pay for everything. What do you think?"

The scrolling speed of the bullet comments visibly increased significantly.

[Shimamura-san is awesome! Go ahead and have a WatchParty, don't let it interfere with your match. There's no need for a fan meeting. I want to see Shimamura-san play in person!]

[Holy crap, Shimamura-san is amazing! She makes money and then goes on to sell popcorn. That's better than sending fashionable junk on the ship.]

How do I get a spot at the WatchParty or fan meeting? Will it be through a lottery or something?

[Shimamura-san is such a nice person, I'm now a true fan!]

After briefly discussing WatchParty with the viewers, Yuna Shimamura ended her live stream for the day.

The live stream ended with Shimamura Yuna breaking the record for the highest number of captains in the Vocaloid community.

Viewers know that Shimamura's next live stream may be a long time from now.

But nobody cares.

Everyone will wait and have expectations.

It's no wonder she's the absolute top influencer on Bilibili and even the entire internet right now.

The content of Shimamura Yuna's live stream was meticulously edited online, with countless segments created by marketing accounts and male commentators.

From the moment Shimamura Yuna broke the record for the highest captain in the V-circle, to Shimamura Yuna talking about some of her experiences and feelings during the competition.

There are a lot of similar clips. It's like you just need to cut out one small selling point from the live stream, add a sensational title, and you'll get a lot of viewers.

As for related derivative works, there are countless examples.

It's fair to say that people simply like Yuna Shimamura now, and what she did or said is no longer important.

Everyone just wants to see Shimamura Yuna.

Every move and word of Shimamura Yuna.

Right now, everyone is crazy about her and wants to replenish Shimamura's energy through all sorts of channels.

It can only be said that, compared to another parallel world, the existence of a wooden cabinet like Shimamura Yuna, who is very friendly to the LPL and can speak Chinese, has made the LPL viewers feel less down.

I just feel that it doesn't matter if LPL is bad.

It's bad, so be it. Just don't watch it.

Anyway, some people can support or pay attention to it.

Watching a game is all about having fun.

It's not like if the LPL falls apart, everyone's life will stop. It's like if the LPL falls apart, everyone's real life will fall apart too.

If there's something to watch, then keep watching; if there's nothing to watch, then stop watching.

Yuna Shimamura's presence simply provides an anchor point for everyone to continue supporting her, preventing them from completely losing their reason to watch the games.

Even in another parallel world, people didn't stop watching LPL. TES's subpar performance actually revived LPL, which had been doomed in the first season.

However, people watch LPL not out of support, but out of a desire to see it as a joke or a spectacle.

I just want to see how low the bar can be pushed in this spinning top competition.

In this world, TES is just as bad as in the other timeline.

On this basis, the super popular contestant Shimamura Yuna was born.

This means that
The two world lines overlapped.

The double surge in popularity led to an explosive rebound in LOL esports in China after the second stage.

Related derivative works are also emerging in large numbers.

However, somewhat surprisingly, the most explosive and popular fan creations were not those by Yuna Shimamura.

It is a fan-made work themed around TES.

This fan-made video, titled "Sudden Spinning Top," was released on the very day the competition ended.

This song is an adaptation of Wu Bai's "Sudden Self," with lyrics that primarily criticize TES's subpar performance in this match.

As of March 20, this video had garnered several million views on Bilibili.

It surpassed a host of fan-made videos related to Yuna Shimamura's wooden cabinet, becoming the most viewed video related to the Pioneer Tournament across the entire internet.

The lyrics go something like this: "I heard you say, 'Watch Top Esports on another site.'"

"A lump by the roadside, being spun around by Shimamura."

These two sentences are so catchy that they have spread widely within the industry.

In no time, the phrase "A lump on the roadside, spun around by Shimamura" went viral across the internet.

TES's crushing defeat, coupled with the immense popularity of Yuna Shimamura, created a viral sensation, making the video a true phenomenon.

This also cemented Shimamura's image as the strictest mother figure in TES and HLE in everyone's minds.

The comments section below the video was filled with countless attacks and condemnations against TES and JKL, TES's most popular player.

Besides that, the most discussed topics are, of course, related to Shimamura Yuna.

[It has to be said that, almost entirely differently from TES, CFO and Shimamura were virtually unknown before the tournament started; nobody thought they could win the championship, but Shimamura did it. The whole world doubted them, yet they defied expectations. TES, on the other hand, was the complete opposite.]

No, no, no, it's not that TES is universally favored; quite the opposite. But even when nobody expected them to succeed, their performance was still below par.

[Sigh, I never expected that this year it would be Shimamura who gets hit by TES's spinning top, then by the CFO, then by HLE. She's really shameless.]

Seeing CFO's thrilling victory over HLE in the finals, and then comparing that to HLE's effortless crushing of TES like kicking a stray dog, makes one realize that if Zeus is Shimamura's son, then 369 must be his grandson.

[Stop the unwarranted criticism. I think 369 played quite well in this competition, at least much better than his older brother. 369 is barely on par with Zeus, you could say he's Zeus's younger brother.]

[Shimamura's eldest son is Zeus, her second son is 369, and her grandson is peeing—not bad!]

Compared to these maggots in the LPL, Shimamura is truly inspiring.

Later, as the conversation continued, the readers' topic shifted to "Is Shimamura really coming to the LPL next season?"

Opinions differ on this topic.

I still hope Shimamura comes to the LPL. Although I'll support her in other regions, it just feels a little lacking in my support.

[I want Shimamura to come, but I also don't want her to come. Teams that don't have enough foreign player slots basically don't need a top laner, while teams that need a top laner have already filled their foreign player slots. If she wants to come to the LPL, she basically can't join any very strong teams.]

[To be honest, Shimamura just crushed the LPL, and then she comes to the LPL right away. Isn't that a bit ugly?]

[What's so ugly about it? I think it makes perfect sense. After crushing you, they can come to the LPL and snag a huge contract. Isn't that great?]

[There's really nothing wrong with it. What's ugly about it? Isn't this just like coming to the fourth division to collect protection money?]

[Support Shimamura-san's move to collect protection money]

To be honest, I really don't know what Shimamura wants to do next. It seems like there's no better team than CFO right now. She can't possibly go to BLG to trade for Bin, can she?

I feel that Shimamura would be a valuable addition to any team. As the undisputed FMVP of this World Championship, even considering the factors that might have been overlooked, her raw skill is definitely among the top two right now. However, for some teams with already strong top laners, adding her seems a bit cost-effective, considering Shimamura isn't cheap.

[Seriously, don't come to the LPL. Are you here to play the spinning top game and then come to the spinning top region? That would be so much fun!]

[Going to T1 makes the best sense. T1's top laner is currently underperforming, and Shimamura just dominated Zeus. Going to T1 would be a direct upgrade. Weren't there rumors that she was going to T1?]

In short, netizens have already guessed everything about where Shimamura Yuna is going.

Some people guessed he would go to the LPL.

Some people guessed that they would go to Terminal 1.

There are all sorts of guesses.

For a popular female contestant like Shimamura Yuna, who just won the championship, her whereabouts are the biggest news.

With the start of the second stage drawing ever closer, everyone is getting increasingly anxious about where Shimamura Yuna will end up.

However.
At this moment, Shimamura Yuna made a decision that was...
"Then, I won't leave."

"Okay, let's leave it at that. Let's just play until the contract expires and then see what happens. In any case, let's give it one last season."

"Okay, that's settled then. I'll be going back to Taiwan tomorrow."

After ending the call with the club, Shimamura Yuna put down her phone, lay down on the bed, and began to rest.

Yes, she has made her decision.

The decision was that I would play one last season as CFO, and then leave no matter what.

The reason for making this decision is not complicated.

The simplest explanation is that, at this point, the CFO, as well as both the team members and management, have a strong desire to prevent Shimamura from leaving the team.

After winning the championship, CFO's team is more interested in gaining popularity and another title than earning the transfer fee from the months of early transfer.

A single FS championship has already made the CFO a fortune, so what if he could win the MSI championship?
Or, even if they don't win the MSI championship, keeping Shimamura Yuna in the team for these few months to do business would definitely earn less than the transfer fee, right?
The other team members' thoughts were quite simple.

The teammates who had just won the championship, none of them wanted to let them go, it's that simple.

That's probably why Shimamura Yuna was willing to stay with the team.

To be honest, the invitations from LPL teams didn't really appeal to her.

As netizens have said, teams with foreign players don't lack top laners, and teams that lack top laners don't have foreign player positions.

While it's not fair to say that top laners in the LPL are terrible, compared to other positions, there are actually quite a few usable top laners in the LPL.

This has led to many teams feeling that the current CFO is not as good as the current one, and she doesn't have a strong desire to join.

However, there was one team's invitation that she found a little hard to refuse.

That's T1.

T1 is a team with a strong historical record and overall strong lineup, and they just happened to be missing a top laner. Both the opposing team's lineup and the price they offered Shimamura were very difficult for her to refuse.

During her two days in Japan, the biggest dilemma she faced was whether or not to go directly to South Korea to talk to T1.

But in the end, she decided to put the decision aside for the time being.

Everyone wants to make another push. Does that mean I have to risk everything and leave tonight just to get into the LPL or T1?
She finds it hard to do something like that.

Since many LPL teams, as well as T1, are interested in me, I can probably go whenever I want.

But this might be my last season, a final push with my CFO and his brothers.

Can they win the MSI championship?
Can we achieve better results?
To be honest, Shimamura Yuna didn't have high expectations for this.

She felt that the CFO's victory in the Pioneer Tournament was purely accidental.

This is a miracle.

It is a miracle that cannot be replicated.

But since her brothers are all hoping for a new miracle, she will do everything in her power.

(End of this chapter)