Joker's Band Game Story

"Haha, sorry, sorry, I did have something to do yesterday and had to take the day off."

The boy's words were neither an accusation nor a complaint; they were just playful banter between boys.

"Please have some drinks, please have some drinks."

"Hey~ a drink isn't necessary... Hey! You brought a friend? Oh my god, your girlfriend?"

A group of people surrounded Amamiya, and when they turned their heads, they saw Sase standing at the door. Seeing her wearing a simple mesh skirt, the group started teasing her again.

They only dared to joke like this when Takamaki An wasn't around, since everyone in the class knew that Takamaki An had feelings for Amamiya Ren.

"Friend, friend. Don't think too much about it. How's the classroom preparation going?"

"No problem with the packaging. We've prepared a variety of snacks and treats. Would you like some? At cost price."

Each class organizes activities during the school festival to earn some class funds, so Amamiya is the only one in the class who only charges the cost price.

Ren Amamiya waved his hand at his classmates' enthusiasm, saying, "No need, no need. I just came to check on you all. I've already eaten breakfast. I still have to go to the practice room. You guys go ahead with your work."

"Don't worry, I'll definitely be there to support you."

"well."

After slipping away from the group of enthusiastic classmates, Ren Amamiya returned to Sase's side.

Seeing the harmonious environment where he and his classmates got along (which had nothing to do with Xiao Mu), Shuang Shi couldn't help but feel a little envious.

She had a good relationship with her classmates, but she felt that her relationship with those friends was not as close as that with Amamiya and his classmates.

She always had to consider her classmates' opinions, and she spoke rather cautiously, unlike Ren Amamiya, who was so casual. It seemed that everyone was actively surrounding him, rather than him surrounding everyone.

This was completely different from me; Amamiya seemed to possess a magical power that attracted the attention of others.

Is this ability what we call...confidence?

Following behind Amamiya, Sōse unconsciously rubbed her fingers together. She was too embarrassed to say anything to Amamiya, so she could only silently lower her head and walk behind him.

"Is there anything you want to eat?"

"Hmm... there's nothing I want to eat."

Ren Amamiya and Sosei Nagasaki arrived just as the school festival had begun. The students had already set up their stalls, and looking at the various interesting shops around them, not to mention Sosei, Ren Amamiya kept looking around, wondering if they should get something to eat.

But he still didn't order anything. He had to rehearse later, and eating too much would affect his performance. He was fine as he was now.

"what!"

"Be careful."

The school festival in Xiujin still had a considerable number of visitors. Shuangshi accidentally bumped into someone else, and Amamiya Ren immediately grabbed her hand to prevent her from being knocked to the ground.

The man who bumped into Shuangshi didn't seem to notice this and continued walking forward, soon disappearing into the crowd.

Be careful, there are a lot of people.

Ren Amamiya held Sase's hand and walked slowly through the crowd.

Sōse felt a little embarrassed being held hand-in-hand by Amamiya Ren, but the scene just now made her unwilling to let go of his hand.

Amamiya's hands are big and warm.

His hands had fine calluses and were rough, but they felt very nice and reassuring.

It was just like the hand her father held when she was a child.

Shuangshi was starting to miss his father.

My father's hands were also large and warm, with calluses on his palms.

Although she lived in a small house at the time, that was when she was happiest.

But... he still changed his name from Ichinose to Nagasaki.

She moved to Roppongi and gained a lot of material satisfaction, but she felt even more empty inside.

She would never see her father again, and her mother was often away working, so she could only see her a handful of times each month. As an ordinary person, she had to wear a mask to get by when she entered the Moon Forest Academy. The humble feeling of being a commoner made her have to keep her tail between her legs and get along with those real young ladies. She longed to fill the emptiness in her heart by taking care of others.

Premature maturity has shaped her into who she is today. She has always been taking care of and being considerate of others, but... who will take care of and be considerate of her?

That's why I can't forget Crychic... that most heartwarming time, just like I can't forget my cozy little home when I was in elementary school.

She held onto Ren Amamiya's hand tightly, unwilling to let go.

A girl who loves the world but longs to be loved meets another man who loves the world; it's no wonder she's attracted to him.

"This one is quite cute...why don't you want to buy one?"

Ren Amamiya stood in front of a toy store. He wondered how this class was able to sell so many different kinds of toys. Didn't they consider the cost of the toys?

What? A classmate's family owns a toy store? Then it's not surprising, not surprising at all.

So he was now standing in front of a toy stall, looking at the toys that were just the right size to be used as pillows, and asked Shuangshi next to him if he wanted to pick one.

There are quite a few plush toys, should I take a few home? That way they'll be suitable as gifts for other girls later?

But aren't there a lot of girls around me?

Ren Amamiya couldn't do anything about this. He was a transmigrator, not a native. So, in a world where men played cards and women played in bands, how could a musician who wasn't a card player possibly fit into the card players' circle? If these two circles didn't have such strict gender restrictions, he might have been isolated and bullied.

So it's normal that there are more girls, right? After all, there are definitely more girls in the music field.

"Hmm...that's a good option."

Looking at these adorable dolls, it would be impossible for Shuangshi not to be tempted.

Girls do like these fluffy, cute dolls, or rather... boys like them too.

Which one do you like?

"This one is fine."

Sōse picked up a small dinosaur that looked both cute and fierce. She tapped the dinosaur's little head and secretly glanced at Amamiya Ren.

"Is there any style you'd like?"

"That's what I want... Do you have any recommendations?"

Sosei seemed to be in a more cheerful mood than before. Ren Amamiya didn't choose one himself. Although he was an adult with a mature mindset, it was hard for him to escape the desire to pet cute creatures. So he was a little conflicted about which one to choose.

"What about this?"

Sosei picked out a little lamb for Ren Amamiya, which looked quite cute.

So the two of them, each carrying a small bag, left the classroom hand in hand to go and pick out some more from other classrooms.

Both dolls were paid for by Sousei. Although Amamiya said she would split the cost, Sousei said that she had been taken care of by Amamiya for the past two days and wanted to spend some money to buy a doll as a thank you gift, so Amamiya had no choice but to accept it.

As for holding hands... this time it was Sōse who took the initiative to hold her hand, and Amamiya didn't refuse, so they continued to stroll around the neighborhood together.

Around 11 o'clock, Ren Amamiya finally picked up his phone and looked at the messages in the group chat: "I need to prepare for the rehearsal. Do you want to continue strolling around the area?"

"Can't I come with you?"

"It's not impossible, but rehearsals might be very boring."

Ren Amamiya reminded Sōse that if there was rehearsal, he might not have time to take care of her.

As a man, this was the first time he had ever spoken to a girl like he was coaxing a child. Although he knew that Shuangshi's heart was still fragile and had not yet recovered, she did seem like a little child and was a bit too clingy.

He doesn't dislike it, but that doesn't mean he likes it either; he prefers an indifferent attitude.

"It's okay, I can watch from the side."

The performance is in the afternoon. Since we've rehearsed many times before, the next rehearsal will be more of a dress rehearsal.

Some of Amamiya's friends also said they would come to support her in the afternoon. It's Saturday, and many children want to sleep in, so it's difficult to get them up in the morning.

After the band finished, the members said they would come to visit together in the afternoon, including Nina. After a brief chat, Amamiya also extended an invitation to her, hoping she could come and see the place.

However, there's a pretty good chance she'll come. After all, Ren Amamiya told her that Momoka would be performing, and as a fan of Momoka, she'll most likely come to support her.

Needless to say, Tao Xiang's return is a given. Putting everything else aside, she still has to go on stage. Even if she can't make it to the Diamond Dust performance, she at least has to come on stage and sing a song.

Hailing also said she would come to visit, and Mu, who is also a band member, would come to visit as well.

Oh right, and Aine too, she said she'd come to see it.

So Ren Amamiya thought that if Sase wanted to see it, he could watch it live instead of going to the rehearsal. The rehearsal wasn't necessarily interesting, so it would be better to wander around the school some more.

But Shujin is only so big, and we've already explored most of it. There's no point in exploring any further for Sosei, so he might as well just follow Amamiya and take a look around.

Since Sōse insisted, Amamiya stopped trying to persuade her and instead took her to the stadium.

The stadium has been transformed into a venue for performances, and the rows of folding chairs look quite impressive.

Because the performances are in stages, no one will sit for an entire afternoon. The program outside also specifies the performance time and content. Amamiya glanced at his own performance, which was at 2:20 PM and 2:30 PM, two consecutive shows. It must be the work of Makoto Niijima.

This also makes it easier for Ren Amamiya to avoid having to travel back and forth, and once both performances are over, he will be completely free.

"Ah, you've finally arrived, I've been waiting for you for ages."

Momoka stood with her hands on her hips, looking at Ren Amamiya with a hint of impatience: "We're about to go on stage, is it really okay that we haven't had a single rehearsal?"

"Eh?"

Standing next to Momoka, Ann Takamaki, who had just gotten Momoka's autograph, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Although she knew that Momoka and Ren Amamiya were going on stage today, she didn't know that the two of them hadn't rehearsed even once before.

Is this really okay?

Ren Amamiya, on the other hand, didn't care. He didn't bring many instruments with him today, only a keyboard, which he would use to accompany Momoka's guitar on stage.

Unfortunately, there were too few people, and relying solely on drums or bass wouldn't be enough to support their performance. So, they decided to use pre-prepared recordings for the drums and bass, and he would use the keyboard to compensate for some issues.

"It's okay, we've already played that piece together a few times before, haven't we?"

"That's easy to say."

Today, the song they'll be performing is Cyber ​​Dead Boy, which they recorded in the studio before. After all, Momoka doesn't have many songs she can sing well; she reserved all her famous songs for Diamond Dust, so she came out empty-handed and could only sing Amamiya's songs.

Amamiya has many songs, but the one that Momoka cares about the most is Cyber ​​Dead Boy. When she was at her lowest point, it was Amamiya who helped her regain her inner resolve with this song, so it naturally became her favorite new song. There shouldn't be any problem with performing it on stage today.

The two had a basic understanding of each other, and were very familiar with the piece, so they didn't need to rehearse so many times in advance; one rehearsal was enough.

This is the skill of veteran artists.

So, compared to the fact that there was no rehearsal today, Momoka was more concerned about the girl behind Amamiya Ren.

"So who is she?"