Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 164, page 161: Go to T1? Go to LPL?

But that's it.
After MSI, it means she will not remain as CFO no matter what.

On the one hand, people strive for higher positions, while water flows downhill.

Although the CFO doesn't seem particularly bad, this lineup is reasonable after a season of adjustment.

However, compared to T1, or even some other LPL teams, it does seem to fall short.

And it's not just a problem with the team itself.

Traveling against the current, retreating if not advancing.

The LCP region is too weak.

Whether it's LPL or LCK, not every team can be stronger than CFO, but the overall strength of these regions is much stronger than LCP. Shimamura Yuna feels that playing in these regions is more conducive to maintaining her level.

A team like the CFO might seem good at first glance.

However, playing in a low-competition environment for a long time can easily ruin your skills.

This is not unprecedented.

Many teams from Europe, America, and wildcard regions have experienced this.

With this in mind, Shimamura Yuna was unwilling to stay in LCP for too long; she wanted an environment with a higher overall level of competition to help her improve and progress.

Even if I don't win the championship, I can become stronger faster and get closer to my goal in that kind of competition.

Aside from that, the main reason is salary.

Yuna Shimamura wanted to achieve results.

But in addition to achieving good results, she also wants to make money.

She wanted to make a lot of money, enough to ensure that she and her sister would never have to worry about food or drink for the rest of their lives and achieve complete financial freedom.

Earning a sum of money that allows you to completely relax and no longer worry about making a living.

In contrast, CFOs don't earn as much money.

Although this team doesn't actually seem to be short of money.

The salaries they pay their players aren't high compared to LPL and LCK, but that's because that's the extent to which players in this region are worth. Of course, they're not doing charity; they're not trying to inflate their value to the same level as LCK and LPL.

But if they really wanted to give it to them, they certainly could.

But that's the problem.

Compared to the exorbitant offers that several LPL teams and T1 were willing to make for Yuna Shimamura, the amount CFO was willing to offer was far too little.

It's not that there aren't many, but it's definitely not as good as the teams from China and South Korea.

If it's too cheap, Shimamura Yuna wouldn't accept it; if it's too expensive, the CFO wouldn't want to buy it.

The reason they were unwilling to buy it wasn't because they couldn't afford it, but because they felt that compared to the rest of the team, spending ten or twenty million RMB, which is almost a hundred million NTD, was really meaningless.

Therefore, her connection with this team was destined to end there.

After the Japanese side remotely discussed these matters with the CFO and senior executives in Taiwan, the two sides ceased further discussions.

No need for renewal or anything.

After all, the contract hadn't expired yet.

As for the other teams that are currently in contact with us, that's been put on hold for now.

This is the last season.

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This is the last one.

Thinking about this, Shimamura Yuna lay on the bed, feeling somewhat conflicted.

Although she hasn't had much private contact with the CFO's team members so far, this is because she has a rather aloof personality.

However cold they may seem, they were teammates who won the world championship together, stood briefly at the top of the world together, and fought their way from being an underdog wildcard to the champion.

It's hard to say she has absolutely no feelings for these teammates.

Whether it's Junjia, who always seems cheerful and outgoing, or...

HongQ is just as young as me, but her mentality is really childish compared to my somewhat old-fashioned self.

There's also Rest, the support and top laner, who seem a bit old-fashioned and don't talk much with their teammates.

The atmosphere of the whole team was just like the small boy groups we used to have back in school.

To be more precise, it's like a boys' dormitory.

However, Shimamura Yuna never attended high school or university, nor did she live in a dormitory, so she doesn't have similar feelings.

As a girl, she naturally couldn't fit into that kind of atmosphere.

But as an observer, quietly watching these people fool around and make fun of each other every day, she sometimes felt, "That's really nice."

After spending the entire season together, she had actually gotten used to working with people like the CFO.

I've gotten used to each of their personalities, their friendliness, and the details of our interactions during training and daily life.

A tacit understanding between teammates that makes each other comfortable and allows each other to know what to do without words.

If we're only talking about how you get along with them, she'd be willing to be teammates with these people for life.

I feel that everyone gets along well and everyone knows how to respect others.

However, whether people can get along well in the long run is not always just a matter of whether they are compatible.

Due to practical reasons, she and her teammates were destined to part ways.

The storylines in Japanese shonen anime where a group of people start from scratch and work together to reach the top of the world are almost non-existent in reality.

Often, the further you go, the more people stand behind you who can't keep up.

Shimamura Yuna deeply understands this point.

When I first started playing League of Legends, I had a lot of fun playing with my classmates who were in Gold and Silver ranks.

Later, in order to improve his rank, he gradually became less willing to play with his classmates and preferred to find teammates online who had the same high rank as him.

Later, after I went to the youth training camp, I gradually lost contact with those high-scoring teammates.

After that, he went to play professionally and even the top players he knew from the youth training camp were left behind.

Now, it's just a similar situation happening again with the CFO.

Thinking about this, Shimamura Yuna felt somewhat sad. However...
These are things you need to get used to.

The further one progresses, the more one must learn to distinguish between things.

'I should have gotten used to it by now.'

And this time, compared to the past, there's nothing different.

'Nothing's different.'
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After Yuna Shimamura officially confirmed that she would stay with the team next season, the CFO posted an Instagram post the following day to announce the news.

Hello everyone, this is CFO Esports Club. Recently, transfer rumors surrounding our player Shimamura have been circulating wildly online, causing concern among CFO fans regarding her future plans for the upcoming season. We are pleased to announce that, after friendly negotiations with Shimamura, both parties have reached an agreement to continue working together for the next season!
Shimamura delivered many impressive and stylish carry performances in FS, making him one of the biggest contributors to CFO's FS championship victory.

Having just won the championship, the natural choice for everyone is to continue working together to achieve even higher goals, rather than going their separate ways.

We are also very grateful to Shimamura for his trust in us.

Let's cheer each other on for Stage 2 of the 2025 race!

This article appears to be a denial of the transfer rumors surrounding Yuna Shimamura.

However, those who understand this will know that this announcement actually tells everyone something: it is true that Shimamura Yuna received many inquiries from various teams.

She almost left, and it's true.

Because you, as a club, have to issue such an announcement specifically for players whose contracts haven't expired yet, with phrases like "I'm very happy," "After negotiation," and "An agreement has been reached."

The implication of these words is that Shimamura Yuna had considered leaving, and you only stayed because you found a way to do so.

In short, the atmosphere surrounding the CFO's announcement is anything but a denial.

It's more like they finally managed to persuade Shimamura Yuna to stay and play another season, and they're celebrating and announcing it everywhere.

That's right, that's the purpose of their announcement.

The announcement even specifically emphasized "2025 Stage 2" instead of the entire year of 2025.

What they were really trying to tell everyone was: Yuna Shimamura, we really can't stay. We've done our best to stay if we can play one more season. This is our last season.

As a result, everyone realized something.

Shimamura Yuna really wants to leave.

Many Taiwanese fans had very mixed feelings after seeing the announcement.

On the one hand, they are glad that Shimamura Yuna is not leaving now, but at least she will finish another season, play until the second stage and MSI before leaving. This means that the CFO championship lineup can be maintained for at least a few more months, and can finally verify whether there is a higher ceiling.

But on the other hand, they were also a little sad.

This announcement also conveyed the message that Shimamura Yuna would definitely leave and wouldn't remain as CFO indefinitely.

Actually, everyone can think of this point.

Even a bunch of local Taiwanese players think the Pacific region is an idiot region and would never come back if they could go to other regions.

Not to mention players like Yuna Shimamura, who are Japanese to begin with.

It's understandable that people strive for better opportunities.

But when this news was presented directly to everyone, people still felt a little sad.

I guessed what would happen, and then I accepted it head-on.

For many people, doing something like this requires a bit of courage.

Amidst this mix of joy and disappointment, many Taiwanese viewers were deeply moved.

The reason is not complicated.
Many people in the comments section expressed their true feelings.

To be honest, I saw a lot of information about T1 and WBG teams contacting Shimamura this morning, so I knew it wasn't a rumor. But I didn't want to accept the reality that Shimamura would leave CFO, so I kept numbing myself, saying things like 'this is all fake news.' Now I know it's true. Looking at the CFO's statements and Shimamura's choice, I know it's all true.

But at the same time, I was also more moved by Shimamura-san.

She clearly had the option to join a great team like T1, but she chose to stay with CFO and play one last season with everyone. I think this was a really difficult choice for Shimamura.

Based on this choice, I will always support Shimamura-san no matter where she goes in the future. As a little fan from Taiwan, I will remember you in my heart for the rest of my life.

[Shimamura is such a good person, not someone who would betray principles for personal gain, and that alone makes her a worthy fan. Although it's regrettable that such a historically strong CFO team may be disbanding soon, I won't blame Shimamura or the CFO; perhaps neither side is truly a good fit.]

Shimamura is incredibly valuable right now, and for someone like her, the CFO position is a team that limits her potential.

In this situation, I was truly moved that Shimamura-san chose not to leave immediately but to play another season. At least she cared about the other members of the CFO team and the CFO fans. I will never criticize Shimamura-san again, never.

Anyway, let's all play our best in the upcoming second stage and MSI, leaving no regrets. If we can actually win the championship, maybe Shimamura will stay and continue playing in the World Championship? Okay, just wishful thinking.

Alas, all good things must come to an end.
The journey of this CFO team to where it is today is something probably no one expected. From entering the world championship to winning the title, it has been incredibly inspiring. It is precisely because people have witnessed this storyline that they are even more unwilling to accept the disbandment of this CFO team and cannot accept the departure of Shimamura-san.

However, from Shimamura's perspective, there was really no way to do it any more decently.

Just a couple of days ago, some people on social media were spreading rumors that Shimamura-san doesn't take Taiwanese fans seriously. So, I'd like to ask, what are you going to say now? Are you still going to stick to your version of events?
Regardless, it's the last competition, everyone should just do their best.

Yes, after the CFO posted this Instagram post, the comments section turned into a sad farewell party for fans and Shimamura-san.

The reason for this atmosphere is that there was already a heated argument in Taiwan a couple of days ago about whether or not Shimamura should leave the group.

Some people think that if Shimamura Yuna leaves the team now, it would be a betrayal of loyalty and a disregard for her teammates who have just won the championship, only thinking about a higher salary.

Some people think it's only natural for Shimamura Yuna to leave the team. Otherwise, why would she be there to play house with these Taiwanese people in the Pacific Division?
Some people went to extremes, believing that Shimamura Yuna only cared about mainland fans and not Taiwanese fans, and that she only treated the CFO team as a tool to get her to play games.

This sentiment is spreading everywhere and affecting the atmosphere of the community.

A large number of people on both sides were hurling insults at each other.

But at this moment, with the announcement made by Shimamura Yuna and the CFO, both sides suddenly quieted down.

Even the most extreme CFO fans who were cursing Shimamura Yuna as an ingrate and a treacherous opportunist calmed down at this moment.

Everyone has accepted the fact.

First of all, it was right for Shimamura Yuna to leave.

Secondly, Shimamura Yuna has already done more than enough.

Therefore, in such times, instead of insults and slander, we should offer our blessings and accept reality.

Accept the reality that this is the last stage of Shimamura Yuna's career at CFO.

At the same time, CFO Shimamura also learned to enjoy this as if it were the last stage of the race.

Nothing lasts forever.

But at least we should learn to cherish the present.

(End of this chapter)