Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 84, Chapter 82: Top-Tier Carry Top Laner? (Third update, please read and vote)
He patted Shimamura Yuna on the shoulder, who looked a little dejected after losing her first practice match, and said excitedly, "Don't look like that. We have a lot of practice matches scheduled for today. You'll have plenty to play."

"Losing one game doesn't prove anything. Cheer up."

"We still have a lot to do!"

This seemingly inexplicable, euphoric statement took a jolt to Shimamura Yuna, who was already feeling somewhat down.

She quickly looked up and glanced around.

It turned out that, apart from her, it seemed that no one else took this training match seriously.

Although they lost, they were all smiling.

Is that so?

Her first thought was that something was off.

But upon closer reflection, this attitude seems reasonable.

After all, it was just a training match.

CFO and TLN have been rivals and friends for so long, and they've played countless scrimmages together.

Regardless of winning or losing, neither side will likely experience significant psychological fluctuations.

They might not even be playing very seriously.

I only care about myself because it's my first competition as a CFO, so I value it a lot and want to prove myself.

Thinking of this, she gradually relaxed.

There's still a whole afternoon left.
There's still a whole afternoon to prove your worth.

Yuna Shimamura's eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

In these training matches, both sides have been rather casual in their attitude.

The two-sided fearless draft mode used this season was not strictly adopted.

Coach Chawy even bluntly said in the scrim room: 'Don't ban top lane champions, let me test them out.'

In the following games, he selected Weapon Master, Yone, Gwen, Sett, Vladimir, and Renekton for Shimamura Yuna.

They played seven practice matches for a whole afternoon.

This level of scrim intensity is so high that only a team like TLN would be willing to play with CFO; most teams simply couldn't handle it.

Through this afternoon's training match, the entire team gained a preliminary understanding of Yuna Shimamura.

First and foremost, the most immediate impression is...
She is generally a consistent winner in lane.

No matter what hero she plays, her last-hitting and trading of damage are almost impossible to lose if no one intervenes.

Against a player of AZHI's caliber, it was a complete and utterly overwhelming performance.

This made the other two top laners, including CFO, sweat a little.

'Damn, am I really going to be benched forever?'

They all harbored this worry.

After all, the reason why the CFO can guarantee a rotation of two top laners at this stage is essentially because the two top laners are roughly equal in skill.

Having one specialized 80-point player and another general-purpose 80-point player, with both available on demand, is reasonable for the team.

However, Shimamura Yuna's performance in the laning phase was truly exaggerated. It seemed that she had reached the point where she didn't need to play as needed and could simply let the other two players watch her from the bench.

If Rest and Driver are rated 80 points, then Shimamura Yuna must be rated at least 88 points.

Holy crap, are they really going to steal our jobs?
However, as the training matches continued, they soon breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Because they discovered that Shimamura Yuna wasn't actually as amazing as they had thought.
Indeed, she is extremely dominant in the laning phase, and she plays carry champions in a very engaging way.

However, she is not without her problems.

First, there's the issue of her playstyle. She clearly doesn't coordinate well with the team and tends to play solo.

But this seems to be her smallest problem right now. After all, some players are known for their individual skills, and as long as they can carry the team, there's no problem.

At least in the first three games, Shimamura Yuna did achieve a best-of-three record, winning MVP and losing SVP, which seemed to be a complete dominance, and no one would complain.

Therefore, we will leave this issue aside for now.

Let's address the second question first.

Her heavy armor warrior role has only appeared in two scrimmages so far, once as Sett and once as Renekton, and it can only be described as awful.

It's not that there's a problem with skill proficiency.

I felt that her skill proficiency was quite high, and she played the laning phase very well, basically able to crush AZHI.

But her heavy armored warriors visibly seemed a bit lost about what to do.

This type of hero may not be very useful in the late game. They also seem quite clumsy when split pushing.

Therefore, all her past understanding of the game, namely the strategy of farming herself to carry the game, is ineffective when playing this type of hero.

Therefore, when playing this type of hero, Shimamura Yuna consciously tries to leave her comfort zone and align herself with the team's direction.

The problem is, once she leaves her comfort zone, she seems a bit out of sorts.

They couldn't even manage to push lanes properly, and their timing for grouping up to provide support was also very poor.

Always thinking about helping teammates, but missing the best opportunity, will waste a lot of timing and the development time that should be available for you.

It seems like they spend a lot of time wandering around shopping without knowing what to do.

This performance relieved Driver and Rest.

You're definitely a pro at playing carry heroes, but surely you have heroes you're not good at playing?
This aligns with the current underlying logic of CFOs.

The current underlying logic for CFOs is to have a tank/oddball top laner and a more versatile all-rounder top laner, rotating between the two as needed.

Now there's another top laner specializing in carry-type roles.

So that means there are power-type, defense-type, and balanced types?
Doesn't this fit perfectly with our worldview? It makes perfect sense!
Although both of them felt that Shimamura Yuna was still too young, it was only a matter of time before she could completely shut them down on the bench once she started training heavy armor warriors.

But they had all heard that Shimamura Yuna had signed a short-term contract with the CFO.

In other words, if someone really develops that skill, they'll most likely stop playing in the LCP and won't really be competing with them anymore.

Now they were completely relieved.

Aside from the two issues mentioned above, the next issue is Shimamura Yuna's most serious and seemingly exaggerated third problem.

In the first three games, Shimamura Yuna's performance was absolutely top-tier in the LCP region, a performance that looked incredibly impressive. Whether in laning or team fights, she delivered a perfect performance.

However, after the third game, her performance took a sharp turn for the worse.

They can still gain an advantage in the laning phase, and they are completely dominant.

However, concentration and focus during team fights drop rapidly, and basically no matter how good the equipment is, one may die instantly and fail to achieve any results.

By the seventh inning, Shimamura Yunato was almost unconscious.

During the BP session, he rested on the table with his eyes closed.

Even after entering the game, he looked like he was on his last legs, as if he was just barely hanging on to play.

This situation is actually quite common among many older male athletes, such as Karsa.

However, it is still a bit hard for people to understand why Shimamura Yuna, who is only 17 years old, has such symptoms of an old man.

Moreover, even for older men, it's usually just a matter of lack of concentration and some signs of fatigue.

I've never seen symptoms as exaggerated as hers, that make her look like she's about to die.

In short, after a day of training matches, Coach Chawy had basically mastered Shimamura Yuna's performance and user manual.

Top lane roles that emphasize split pushing or carrying are her absolute comfort zone.

Heavy armor warriors are not very good at playing, so it's best not to play them.

At the same time, physical strength seems to be a big problem.

In short, he's a one-trick pony with great basic skills and operational talent, but some issues with game understanding.

At the same time, it seems there are some hardware-related issues that limit performance.

Overall rating
Chawy would give it a score of 90.

Overall, it has more potential and is more worth looking forward to than Driver and Rest, which both scored 80 points.

However, at this stage, it cannot completely replace the niche of Driver and Rest.

In fact, if the team can only have one top laner, Chawy wouldn't prioritize picking a player like her who is severely unbalanced in her specialization.

But
This is the CFO.

It is a team with three top laners, each with a different style that complements each other.

Thinking of this, Chawy smiled mysteriously.

He patted Shimamura Yuna, who was slumped over the table, looking half-dead, and said, "You made the right choice coming to this CFO position."

"At this stage, there probably isn't a team more suitable for you than this one."

P.S.: Actually, it's not just three updates. My first update today was 2700 words, and this chapter is 2500 words, totaling more than 7000 words, which is close to four updates.

Please vote! It's already on the Sanjiang list, and it will be officially released next Tuesday. There will be even more chapters on release!

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