Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 57, Section 55: Let's go climb the ranks in the Korean server (Seeking monthly votes)

In this respect, the community atmosphere of LPL is no different from its predecessor.

But
Because of Shimamura Yuna's appearance, there is now a noticeable new topic in everyone's discussions.

Recently, there's been a very popular daily post on the Anti-Stress Bar.

"Is Ghost King Yuna skilled enough to play professionally?"

Generally speaking, these high-scoring, highly skilled players and streamers are rarely compared to professional players by the Anti-Pressure Bar.

People on the Anti-Fighting Forum have an almost blind worship of professional players.

If you bring up a high-ranking streamer and ask, "How does this person compare to a professional player?", everyone's reaction is, "Go play professionally first."

Basically, the mainstream view among anti-pressure forums and even many esports viewers is that even the lowest-ranked professional players are better than the most skilled streamers.

Sometimes their views can even be described as extreme, and some people even label them as "professional filial sons".

In other words, the people in the Anti-Fighting Bar do not discuss streamers in principle, let alone compare streamers with players.

but.
It's probably because it's so popular, and female players with such a high skill level are rare in the entire history of League of Legends.

A female player who seems very young and can easily dominate in the King of Glory rank in the first region, and who doesn't even play support, has really filled many people with fantasies.

Therefore, even on the Anti-Pressure Bar forum, which is mainly for discussing competitions and generally discourages discussions about streamers, there has been no shortage of discussion about Shimamura Yuna these past two days.

The most discussed topic, of course, was Shimamura Yuna's skill level.

Let's pick one of the more representative posts.

[To be honest, is there any possibility that the recently popular "Ghost King" Yuna could become a professional player? I've seen her dominate in the Challenger tier of the first server, basically winning every game she plays, unless it's a troll game.]

[The Vampire hero, with her terminal illness, is a mess. Her champion pool is too small for professional play. Since lane swapping was popularized, Vampire has become practically unplayable; she's only viable in mid lane, not top.]

[Can streamers please stop trying to piggyback on other people's professions?]

[You know what, I have a feeling this might actually work. Her gaming skills are really amazing, right? I feel like even among the popular male streamers right now, let alone female streamers, there aren't many who are better than her. She can even build up a huge hero pool. The world's first female player like that, just thinking about it is enough to create a buzz.]

I remember during her live stream the day before yesterday, her family members seemed to come into the room and ask her if she wanted to go back to high school. She must have taken a break from high school. She's still very young, and her future is definitely bright.

[Don't be so optimistic about her future. Her reaction speed and gameplay don't suggest a promising future. Truly promising young people are all mechanically gifted; I've been watching her streams every day for the past few days, and honestly, she's completely not that type.]

Indeed, her reaction time is quite slow, which has become a running joke in her streams. Furthermore, her playstyle isn't the kind that relies on light-armored warriors and high mechanics; she prefers to play heavy carry characters. She climbs the ranks based on awareness and strategy, not mechanics. It's hard to say what the future holds for someone like that.

Her playstyle might be good enough for a carry role in Dota 2, but forget about it in League of Legends.

As you can see, there is still a lot of discussion online about whether Yuna Shimamura can play professionally.

Some people think that Shimamura Yuna is highly skilled and might be able to play professionally. But others think that although she is skilled, her playstyle is completely unsuitable for the professional arena, and there is absolutely no chance for her to play professionally.

Some people think that although Shimamura Yuna has a limited champion pool, she's young and can practice. But others think that her playstyle has nothing to do with age, and if she goes to the professional stage, she'll just be the next SHEER, with no expectations.

all in all.
The majority of opinions were probably pessimistic. However, the fact that a streamer could be the subject of such heated debate on the Anti-Pressure Forum about whether she could become a professional player demonstrates just how rare a young and skilled female gamer is in the League of Legends scene.

What everyone is really hoping for is the emergence of a truly strong female player who can be discussed.

As a result, similar public opinion grew stronger.

Gradually, even Shimamura Yuna herself noticed it.

Then, she realized a problem.
"It seems we can't continue like this."

So far, she has only played Vladimir and other heroes she is familiar with, mainly because she feels that she probably won't have a chance to join a team in the near future.

Currently, most LPL teams have completed their transfers. Although it's said that the LPL is facing a shortage of top laners, this is actually a position that the LPL doesn't lack players for. Basically, the stronger teams don't need to replace their top laners.

Therefore, her original plan was to rely on heroes she was familiar with, such as vampires and Gwen, to ensure a good viewing experience during her live streams and build up her popularity first.

Once the first stage of the LPL starts in January next year, I'll try to get the rights from Bilibili to commentate on the matches and earn some revenue, while also starting to practice heroes on the Korean server. Then, I'll seamlessly transition to the transfer period and look for a job.

But now, she realizes that her thinking was slightly flawed.

On the one hand, although she has only been broadcasting for about half a month, her popularity has already stabilized, and the number of viewers seems to have plateaued, consistently around 5000 people watching each day. If she really wants to break through, she might have to do something drastic like showing off her depression diagnosis and shouting "I actually have Yu Yu syndrome" during the live stream.

At this point, it seems pointless to continue with the strategy of "only playing familiar and appealing heroes in order to maintain popularity".

On the other hand, if I continue broadcasting like this, people's stereotypes about me will only get stronger.

Many people are now saying things like "It's impossible for the terminally ill vampire sister to play professionally" and "The reactions of the elderly are unpredictable in the future."

As similar opinions increase, fewer and fewer teams will consider letting them play professionally.

Just like no one would let Xiong Wang C or Xiao Chao Meng play professionally, no matter how high their scores are.

She wanted to take advantage of the early hour to break down people's stereotypes about her and make them realize that although she was good at playing vampires and AP carry champions, she was actually quite good at playing other champions as well.

'Really not bad?'

At this point, Shimamura Yuna felt a little guilty.

But then she shook her head, resolving to stick to her decision.

'Not bad at all. I've reached 1000 MMR on the Korean server with Camille and Jax.'

'My Ornn also carried a game in a professional match, though only one.'

As a former LPL professional player, the heroes I'm supposedly not proficient with are far beyond what those streamers who only play one hero can match.

To prove this to her viewers, she now needs to launch a new live-streaming project.
"Starting tomorrow, let's climb the ranks in the Korean server."

P.S.: This is the first chapter of the day. There will be another chapter later. The one this morning was a bonus chapter.

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