Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 61, Question 59: Can he really play professionally?

The live stream segment that evening was titled "Not Playing the Vampire Challenge? Different Heroes Every Game, Anti-Korean Japanese Player Yuna-chan Shows Her Iron-Blooded Side!"

This clip didn't go viral like the previous "Oni King Yuna's earnest advice" because it was essentially fan-oriented content. Not many casual viewers were interested in what ranked games Shimamura Yuna played or what Korean server she did every day.

Only her audience would watch it.

However, the rankings on this day show that people's stereotypes are slowly being reversed.

[Oona seems to have a lot of skilled champions now that she's playing at this rank. Why didn't I play them before?]

Is it possible that the reason you feel she plays a lot is because of her current skill level?

That's quite possible. But she does have a high level of proficiency with most heroes, it's not just about knowing the hero's skills.

[Yuna's weapon skills seem to be the best. Her attention to detail and proficiency are just as good as those top-tier players. I just don't know why she doesn't play with it often.]

Let her play a high-level game first; Gold and Silver are too chaotic.

Similarly, there are many comments praising Yuna Shimamura, but there are also many who question whether her level of expertise is genuine.

People realize that she can play many other heroes, but whether these heroes can be used in high-level games is another question.

Yuna Shimamura expressed that she was quite satisfied with the current situation.

Because that achieves her basic goal.

She plays on the Korean server to change the stereotype that she can only play Vladimir and to show that she can play other heroes as well.

There are clearly some signs of change now, but perhaps not many yet.

However, this is a good trend.
In the following days, Shimamura Yuna continued playing on the Korean server as planned.

Her rank kept rising in the following days, and the title of her video clips was different every day.

The first day is the Jadeite level, the second day is the Diamond level, the third day is the Tribulation level, and the fourth day is already the Master level.

But as many people have thought, some of her heroes are not very viable in high-level matches.

During placement matches, she can play 11 games a day, each with a different hero.

However, in high-level games, the hero pool begins to shrink.

Basically, I play one hero twice in a row, then switch to another hero and play two more times.

Furthermore, the range of heroes to choose from has been significantly reduced.

The reason for this is mainly because Shimamura Yuna's goals changed as her rank increased.

At first, she was just trying to create a good show, so she picked all sorts of heroes to make her gameplay more diverse and her streams more entertaining.

But now, her main goal is to regain her proficiency with many of her heroes.

Hero proficiency is something that decreases even if you've practiced before; you need to play regularly to maintain your skills.

Now that she aims to become a professional player, she needs to regain her form.

So, she would play with Yone from time to time, then with weapons, and then with crocodiles and such.
In short, these are all heroes that frequently appear on the field.

However, as their skill level increased, people gradually realized it.

Yuna Shimamura isn't good at playing every hero.

Aside from her signature mage carries, the champion she clearly understands and plays well is Yone. Her laning phase, mid-game strategy, and teamfight skill usage are all excellent, making Yone arguably her best champion outside of mage carries.

And aside from the core of magic, the second unique skill must be weapons.

She plays this character quite a lot and is proficient enough. Although it looks a bit strange and not as natural as Yone, she is still considered to play it well.

But the remaining heroes just don't quite feel right.

Especially crocodiles.

Over the past few days, Shimamura Yuna seems to have developed a certain obsession with the crocodile hero.

She really wanted to prove that she was good at playing with crocodiles.

The player who goes first always likes to pick the crocodile.

However, her crocodile was quite unpleasant to look at.

At once.
Skill combos, item builds, and even laning details are all fine, and he can exert pressure even in matchups where he has a theoretical advantage.

However, it always feels useless in team fights, and single-lane dominance doesn't translate into wins, making it inefficient for climbing the ranks. This hero basically doesn't carry and is hard to win.

The viewers in the live chat jokingly refer to her as "Crocodile Master Chen Zebin".

Some people even said as soon as they saw her choose the crocodile, "Don't choose that fish that's good for you, it's useless."

But Shimamura Yuna just loves to choose and loves to practice.

Besides crocodile, she has also played roles such as Camille and Irelia.

Basically, he seems to know how to play, and he plays fairly well, but he's definitely not as awesome as Yone and Jax.

As Shimamura Yuna streamed in the high-ranking Korean server over the past few days, the opinions about her, whether on Tieba or in other video comment sections, have basically changed.

You know what, she's actually pretty good at playing Yone; she's definitely not just good at playing vampires.

It's the same old tricks. Her fans like to brag that she can play anything, but honestly, she plays everything the same way. She can play Yone well because Yone is a split-pushing, farming champion with good scaling. Look at her, she plays Renekton terribly.

Indeed, the heroes she plays best are actually the split-pushing, carry-type champions; her other heroes are just so-so.

[But you know what, it seems like she's consciously practicing. Generally speaking, is it necessary for streamers to practice different heroes? Shouldn't they just play whatever they know how to play?]

Could it be that Yuna really wants to become a professional gamer?

[What can she play? There are tons of people who can play in Master and Grandmaster games on the Korean server. She doesn't seem to have anything outstanding. The only thing she's good at is Yone. Her signature champions like Vladimir are no longer viable in lane-swap metas. What can she play to compete professionally?]

[But she is indeed practicing. If she is practicing, it means she has the desire to play. Otherwise, why would a streamer practice so many heroes for ranked matches?]

【If it were me, I wouldn't play. It's a thankless task. With her popularity on Bilibili, is it worth playing professionally? Professionals only make a lot of money; she earns so much just from her sexual repression alone. Besides, does she even have the skill?】

In short, although opinions have changed somewhat and people no longer feel that she is the "vampire with a terminal illness," the mainstream opinion is still against her playing professionally.

Everyone thought she couldn't win.

However, this opposition gradually changed as she advanced further in rank and matched with more professional players.

That day, she got her turn in line with Doran.

(End of this chapter)