Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 28, Section 27: My Best Friend is a Genius!
The room door was neither closed nor locked, but just slightly ajar, which is quite unusual for Japanese people who often place excessive importance on privacy.

Although she could have gone straight in, out of politeness, Akari Kujo knocked on Yuna Shimamura's door first and asked, "Um..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard an impatient voice from inside saying, "I'm playing games, come in here."

Then, when she went inside, she saw a scene completely different from what she had imagined.

It was not a clumsy or unprofessional operation.

This is not a video recording of ancient humans taming their own hands and feet.

Rather, it's a somewhat stereotypical image.

In the dimly lit and enclosed room, only the computer monitor was lit.

In front of the computer, a petite girl in her pajamas was typing away at the keyboard and mouse at an extremely high speed, producing a series of rapid keystrokes.
Just like those formulaic "otaku" characters in anime, she's very pretty, a bit gloomy, and loves playing computer games.
Futaba Sakura? Yes, it's Futaba Sakura!

Aside from the difference in hair color, Shimamura Yuna now gives off the exact same vibe as Sakura Futaba!
They even look and have similar body types!
Wait a minute, the art style is completely different now, isn't it?
Is this still the same Shimamura Yuna she knows?

What happened to the melancholic, computer-illiterate girl I was supposed to be? How come she's become a NEET after just a few days?

While internally complaining, she silently walked up behind Shimamura Yuna and stood watching her play the game.

Then she was even more surprised.

First of all, Shimamura Yuna's keyboard and mouse operation was not just a pretentious jumble of clicks.

Rather, they are truly highly skilled, proficient in using the keyboard and mouse, and operate at a very high frequency.

Akari Kujo has been playing Valorant with her friends for over a year now, but after a year, she still feels terrible and completely unable to control her mouse.

Yuna Shimamura.
She's so much better than me.

Furthermore, the game that Shimamura Yuna played was not Valorant, which is very popular in Japan.

But
'League of Legends?'

Akari Kujo had only heard of this game and had seen some clips of it while watching videos, so she wasn't entirely sure.

After seeing the game on the monitor, she quickly went to YouTube to search for the video. Only after confirming that it was similar to what was on the monitor did she believe that she hadn't seen it wrong.

Then, she silently watched Shimamura Yuna play the entire game.

As for the overall impression...
'can't read.'

Yes, I can't understand it at all.

Unlike FPS games, where even passersby can easily tell who is shooting and who is being shot, this game offers a more intuitive experience.

For someone like her who had never played League of Legends, she simply couldn't understand what the game's content was all about.

All she saw was Shimamura Yuna occasionally farming online, occasionally returning home to replenish her resources, and occasionally fighting with the opponent's hero.

'Huh? My health is so low, am I going to die?'

'Wait, why is her health full again after just one skill? Does her character have lifesteal?'

'It seems like she's been killing people all along. What's the point of killing? Will it earn her more points?'

In short, I couldn't understand it at all.

Therefore, she couldn't understand whether Shimamura Yuna's actions were good or bad, nor could she comprehend the game's content.

She simply watched the entire game with Shimamura Yuna, completely bewildered.

Then, when the game ended and she reached the results screen, she finally realized that something was wrong.

'Wait, what rank is this?'

Having played other Riot Games games, Akari Kujo is somewhat familiar with the rank distribution in Riot's games.

She knew that Riot Games seemed to use a system of bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and diamond ranks.
Then, once you reach Diamond rank or higher, there are some special tiers. For example, the Extraordinary, Mythic, and Empowered ranks in Valorant.

However, these three levels are generally difficult for ordinary players who don't aim for high ranks to reach. At least in her memory, the highest rank among her friends who play Warcraft is Diamond.

Since League of Legends is also a Riot Games game, it should be similar to Valorant in this respect.

However.
After the game ended, she saw the scoreboard on the monitor, but suddenly realized something was wrong.

'Wait, what's this red icon?'

It is not the color of bronze, nor the color of silver, nor the color of gold, platinum, or even diamond.

It's a red color that feels somewhat unfamiliar and has a strong visual impact.

In Valorant, the red rank represents Mythic, which is the second highest rank after "Empowerment".

For the average player, this is already top-tier.

What is that bright red rank icon for Shimamura Yuna? Is it a rank similar to Mythic?
But
impossible!

'Hasn't she only been using the computer for two weeks?'

With a hint of disbelief, she tentatively asked Shimamura Yuna, "Um... Yuna, what's your skill level called?"

At this moment, Shimamura Yuna, who had just finished a ranked match, finally had the mind to talk to her good friend.

She turned her head and replied casually, "Ah, this is called Grandmaster. I just reached that rank this morning."

Although she had never heard of this rank before,
GrandMaster
That sounds amazing! It definitely can't be a newbie! What game calls a newbie's rank "Master" with "Grand" in front of it!

Akari Kujo quickly searched online and, sure enough, this "Grand Master" was the second highest rank in League of Legends, equivalent to the Mythic rank in Valorant.

That is
My best friend is one of the top players in this game???

Upon realizing this, Akari Kujo was momentarily speechless with surprise.

She remained silent for a long time before tentatively asking Shimamura Yuna, "Um... how long have you been playing this game?"

Shimamura Yuna also fell silent.

She was thinking about how to answer the question.

She noticed the surprise on the other person's face and guessed what they were thinking.

She was trying to figure out what words to use to calm the other person down and prevent them from getting too agitated.

But after thinking about it, I felt that no explanation could possibly achieve this.

After all, regardless of the circumstances, it is an objective fact that someone who had never played games before, in the eyes of others, reached the Grandmaster level within a week.

No one would believe a claim like, "I played this game in a past life."

So she gave up.

"I only started playing it after I bought the computer."

At this point, Akari Kujo went completely insane.

"Really?!"

"Yu Nai, you're a genius!!!"

P.S.: Some people say I don't update enough. Actually, I also want to update more, because my book has low collections and doesn't attract many readers, but the ratio of readers following the book is good. The ratio of true readers to those who collect the book is close to 4 to 1, so I want to take advantage of this and retain more readers by updating more to increase my follow-up rate, thereby gaining more intelligent recommendations.

However, I've seen comments in the Qidian author group these past few days saying that adding more chapters to new books on Qidian isn't a good idea. The reasons are complicated, and I won't explain them here; you can search for them online yourself.

So I apologize, for now I can only maintain 4K per day. Thank you for your support.

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(End of this chapter)