Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 13, Section 12: A young man already an old man
Akari Kujo replied almost without hesitation, "Okay, I'll try my best to raise the money for you when I get back."

As for Shimamura Yuna's statement, "I really will pay you back," she didn't care much at all.

Whether it's returned or not, it doesn't really matter.

As a daughter of a wealthy family, her concept of money is different from that of ordinary people.

Although she only had a few hundred thousand yuan readily available, she knew very well that for her, this amount was merely "temporarily available funds," not her entire life savings.

If you can use these hundreds of thousands to win back the friends you valued and cared about most in the past, it would be an incredibly valuable deal.

Shimamura Yuna first bowed her head in thanks: "Then I'll leave it to you."

But then she felt a little conflicted.

It is now quite obvious that the relationship between Shimamura Yuna and Kujo Akari is not equal.

Although they both considered each other friends, Akari Kujo cared more about Yuna Shimamura than Yuna Shimamura cared about Akari Kujo.

Even Shimamura Yuna couldn't help but think after what happened today, "As friends, wasn't this a bit too much?"

As the saying goes, the hardest debt to repay is a debt of gratitude.
If this relationship continues to develop, Shimamura Yuna worries that Kujo Akari might have too many additional expectations of their friendship, and that these expectations might not be met, leading to a sense of disappointment.

When things get to that point, it can become very complicated to deal with.

With that in mind, she preemptively gave Akari Kujo a heads-up: "Um...we're friends, right?"

Akari Kujo nodded happily: "Yes! Of course, we are friends."

Yuna Shimamura said, "I'm so happy to continue our friendship. I'm really happy."

Although her words sounded normal, she emphasized the word "friendship" very quickly, trying to give the other person a subtle hint.

She didn't know that this hint would be useful to Akari Kujo.

But anyway, the other person laughed.

She was laughing very happily and brightly.

"Yes, this time, I won't abandon you like before."

"This time, even if it takes a lifetime, I will stay true to myself and be your friend."

"And this time, no matter what you do, I will support you."

Seeing the other person's unusually happy smile, Shimamura Yuna felt a little uneasy.

Does this mean I've conveyed my message properly?

Or perhaps the other party's misunderstanding has actually deepened without them realizing it?
But she eventually suppressed her unease.

She forced a smile: "Mm."

"It's so nice to see you again."

Afterwards, the two reminisced together in the house for a while.

From the ramen shop they ate at together in junior high school, to the shopping street they strolled through together.
From the anime they used to watch together, to their favorite Japanese drama male stars at the time.

Old friends, after not seeing each other for a long time, seem to have endless topics to talk about.

However, for Yuna Shimamura, these topics felt somewhat disconnected.

The memories were as clear as if they were engraved in her mind, yet they did not belong to her.

The memories of the past and the joy she felt were still vivid, but when she felt happy about them, she also felt guilty for stealing someone else's life.

She is Yuna Shimamura.

She is not Shimamura Yuna.

She is Wang Yang.

She is not Wang Yang.

She felt that she was both, yet neither.

With these complicated and awkward feelings, she couldn't quite connect with Akari Kujo's conversation. She felt like she was just taking an open-book exam.
"Right now, your friend Akari Kujo is talking to you about the past. Please try your best to keep her entertained."

Then, he searched his mind for past memories to respond to her, trying to make her feel that "this person is indeed the same Shimamura Yuna from the past."

The end result was that Akari Kujo had a great time chatting with everyone, and before leaving, she kept saying, "Um... if I have time later, can I come and visit you again?"

"It's not because anything's wrong, I just wanted to hang out with you. Is that okay?"

Yuna Shimamura nodded: "Okay."

Kujo Akari: "That's good then."

Afterwards, Shimamura Yuna watched her departing figure, feeling somewhat conflicted and anxious.

"Can I accept this life as a matter of course?"

I didn't feel anything when I first transmigrated.

She just felt that, "Since the original Shimamura Yuna is dead, it doesn't matter if I take over this life."

But now, after making some initial contact with Shimamura Yuna's original friends, she suddenly realized that things were not as easy as she had thought.

"Ugh"

After struggling with these thoughts for a while, Shimamura Yuna decided to clear her mind of all these random ideas.

Regardless, she now has a reason to live.

Whether for herself or for those who still care about Shimamura Yuna.

only.
I need something to distract myself.

The only way she could think of to distract herself was League of Legends.

Since Shimamura Yuna's life doesn't entirely belong to her, it makes her uneasy, giving her a sense of unease that she is stealing it.

Why not go and explore something that is entirely your own?

That's right, that's a game, that's League of Legends.

Even earlier, she had already decided to start her life anew and become a League of Legends pro again.

Originally, I wanted to 'go back to the age of 17 and regain the physical qualities and nerve speed of a 17-year-old'.

What she imagined was the return of that once-prodigy prodigy from the national server.

But the brief gaming experience she had just had at the internet cafe shattered her dream of being a "reborn 17-year-old" genius.

A reaction speed so heavy it feels almost sluggish
My concentration is so bad that I start to lose focus after playing games for a short while.

Physically unable to even hold a mouse steadily.

Everything was telling her one thing.

Want to go back to the past and return to your peak?
Idiot's dream!

At this point, she also realized one thing: the differences between people are indeed very large.

At least, compared to Wang Yang in his previous life, Shimamura Yuna in this life has a significant gap in physical talent.

Many of the problems Wang Yang experienced in his previous life only became apparent as he aged and his physical condition declined due to long-term irregular work and rest schedules.

Around the age of 21, I started to feel that 'I don't seem to react as quickly as before'.

But nowadays, Yuna Shimamura, at only 17 years old, already feels like an old man, which is quite disheartening.

However, she will not give up.

She also had her own solutions.

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