Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 4.4. Going to an Internet Cafe

Shimamura Yuna hadn't left the house for a very, very long time.

Every day, I stay in my room with the curtains drawn, either reading comics, watching anime, or sleeping.

Over time, her physical condition really deteriorated, becoming weak and unable to withstand the light of day.

As soon as she stepped outside, Shimamura Yuna felt her legs go weak and her whole body felt like it was about to fall apart.

She even feels her eyes are a little uncomfortable just looking at the natural light outside; Chun Chun already has the constitution of a vampire.

While inwardly complaining about her numerous health problems, Shimamura Yuna took the subway to her destination, which she had previously found using Google Maps.

One point needs to be clarified first.
In Japan, there aren't many internet cafes that are primarily for gaming, like those in China.

Although internet cafes exist in Japan, they are often just simple cubicles with tatami mats and a low-spec computer.

This computer isn't really good for gaming, but it's fine for browsing the web and watching videos.

Therefore, compared to playing games, Japanese people see internet cafes more as cheap accommodations, with computers being just a secondary function, usually used to watch YouTube to pass the time.

At first, Shimamura Yuna was actually a little apprehensive about whether she could find the kind of internet cafe where a group of people would sit on the computers and play games.

Fortunately, she was lucky.

Google Maps shows that there is an internet cafe called "L&V" 3 kilometers away from her home.

The 'L&V' in the name seems to refer to LOL and Valorant.

I searched for reviews of this store online and found that it seems to be an internet cafe run by Chinese people, and the main users of the internet cafe are Chinese students studying at nearby universities.

The few Japanese comments in the comment section mostly expressed unfamiliarity with this type of internet cafe. Some people also said that there were too many Chinese people in the store, which might make the atmosphere a bit awkward and difficult for unfamiliar Japanese people to fit in.

But for Shimamura Yuna, none of this was a problem.

Although I wear a kimono, my heart is still Chinese!
Her memories from her past life made her feel perfectly at home in this environment, rather than uncomfortable.

She even felt that it was wonderful to see internet cafes run by Chinese people in Japan.

Following Google Maps, she took the subway and found the internet cafe called "L&V" on a not-so-obvious street, and soon felt a strong sense of déjà vu that she couldn't ignore.

Through the transparent glass surrounding the internet cafe, you can see the hall filled with curved-screen computers that always seem impractical and worthy of criticism, arranged in a high density with little regard for social distancing.
As soon as I pushed the door open, I heard that familiar and friendly Northeastern accent shouting "One thread at a time" and "Fuck your mother, finish the job!"

If she hadn't been told, she would have thought she had returned to China.

The only part that felt different from her memory was that most of the people who came to this internet cafe were international students with some money, rather than the various "Sanhe Gods" and students who couldn't use computers in China.

Different target customers result in different levels of internet cafes.

The internet cafe's decor and computer configurations are both quite high-end. The interior looks bright and clean, and the customers are all dressed neatly and cleanly.

This resulted in the internet cafe resembling everything about China, but it lacked that familiar, down-to-earth vibe that was most comforting and appealing to Shimamura Yuna.

Actually, most newly opened internet cafes in China are like this now, but she hadn't really had much experience with them. So she thought to herself, "That atmosphere of down-on-their-luck is the very soul of an internet cafe."

Lost in her own thoughts, she walked to the front desk, intending to ask the internet cafe staff about prices.

At that very moment, Su Qing, the owner of the internet cafe, was lying nonchalantly on the chair at the front desk, legs crossed, scrolling through short videos.

After catching sight of someone walking towards her out of the corner of her eye, she reflexively straightened up slightly and said in broken Chinese, "Private room or the main hall? How many hours?"

However, before Shimamura Yuna could reply, Su Qing glanced up again and suddenly realized that the other person was not Chinese.

Although Shimamura Yuna hadn't even spoken yet, Su Qing's long-term experience living in Japan had given her an instinct to distinguish between Chinese and Japanese girls.

Although both are East Asians, the girls from the two countries naturally exhibit a different temperament due to cultural differences, and she can keenly perceive this difference in temperament.

The petite and cute girl in front of me gives off the impression of being a "Japanese girl at first glance".

So Su Qing quickly added tentatively in Japanese, "Are you Japanese?"

Shimamura Yuna paused slightly at the question.

The atmosphere of the internet cafe made her completely forget that she was Japanese.

If the other party hadn't switched to Japanese on their own initiative, she would have subconsciously asked them in Chinese, "How much is it per hour in the lobby?"

She originally wanted to explain to her boss that she could understand Chinese, but after thinking about it, she felt it was unnecessary, so she simply nodded and replied, "Yes, Japanese."

Ninety-nine percent of the customers at this internet cafe are Chinese. Japanese customers might come only once every few days, and they are usually brought by Chinese students to try it out.

For Su Qing, a Japanese girl like Shimamura Yuna, who came to an internet cafe alone and was also so cute, was truly unprecedented.

This gave her a sense of novelty.

So she changed her lazy and languid demeanor and began to serve Shimamura Yuna proactively and enthusiastically.

Su Qing: "What a rare guest! It's unbelievable that a Japanese girl would come to our internet cafe all by herself. Is there a game she really wants to play?"

Yuna Shimamura nodded: "I guess so."

Su Qing: "What game do you want to play? Valorant?"

Yuna Shimamura shook her head: "No, I don't play that."

"I play League of Legends."

Her answer surprised Su Qing a little, and even felt like it was "unprecedented".

L&V Internet Cafe has few Japanese customers, but they do exist. According to her observations, the vast majority of Japanese customers come here either to play Warcraft or Apex Legends.

In Japan, League of Legends is basically a dead game; nobody cares about it.

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