Joker's Band Game Story

Sōse clenched his fists involuntarily; he had already understood what Amamiya meant.

At the very least, she will give the band a tangible answer.

And on the other side...

"Is it just the three of us again today?"

Ai-yin, propping her chin on her hand, couldn't help but ask, "Now, let alone Sōse, we don't even know where the cat is."

So it became just her and Deng sitting in RiNG's café again, while Lixi continued working.

"Probably, even three people wouldn't be able to continue practicing."

As Li Xi spoke, she glanced at the messages on her phone with considerable annoyance; each of her messages only had 2 reads.

Neither Shuangshi nor Maomao has read the book.

Looking at the message, Li Xi's gaze involuntarily drifted to the lamp lying on the table beside her, looking preoccupied.

"Then we should go to Shuangshi's house and ask her, right? She's been sick for so long, she should be better by now! Where does she live? I'll go find her."

"do not know."

Li Xi's answer was cold yet truthful, because she genuinely didn't know where the Shuang family was.

"But if you're asking who knows... Mu knows, but that girl... I'll see if I can get any information from her this weekend."

When Mu was mentioned, Li Xi fell silent.

Li Xi's words left Aine speechless. However, the weekend was almost here, and they had been waiting for almost two weeks. They couldn't wait a little longer.

Nothing eventful happened today; Lixi took the lamp home.

Deng's home wasn't far from RiNG's, and Lixi always drove her back.

But standing on the overpass outside Deng's house, Deng suddenly said, "Lixi may... never come back, and neither may Lenai."

The sudden emo from the lamp startled Lixi. She looked at the lamp, who was still standing there with his head down, and said, "As long as I'm still in the band... I hurt Xiaoxiang, and everyone else... Should I really not have formed a band?"

"No such thing!"

Lixi suddenly shouted, a sound that pulled the light out of its self-imposed cycle.

She listened as Lixi continued, "Really, you have no problem forming a band."

But without a doubt, her advice was useless. She completely failed to grasp the source of Deng's anxiety, and coupled with her overly straightforward personality and lack of comforting skills, she naturally couldn't pull Deng out of the abyss.

At that moment, why not just go up and hug the lamp? Instead of giving such a cold and indifferent answer.

In Deng's opinion, if it wasn't her fault, then whose fault could it be? What she needed was guidance, not such a cold response.

So even now, Lixi's only thought is still about forming a band.

Since Souse isn't coming... let's find a new bassist. And since Neko isn't coming, let's ask Amamiya how to get her to come!

"Light! Don't be afraid! I'll figure something out!"

In the end, Lixi only gave Deng this one answer.

Unfortunately, this straight woman never realized that this wasn't the answer Deng wanted.

Chapter Four: Good Intentions Go Wrong, Li Xi~

The following day, at Hanasakigawa Academy.

The bell rang, and Hailing was packing up to leave when Lixi placed a box of milk jelly on her desk.

Hailing found the unexpected gift a bit strange. She looked up at Lixi and even joked, "How strange."

Are you free today?

Lixi crossed her arms and asked Hailing, it seemed that her gift was not given casually, but rather that she had a favor to ask.

This also clearly shows the difference between Lixi and Hailing. Lixi doesn't understand how useless it is to give gifts only when you need help. Usually, they exchange small gifts on ordinary days, which can only be used when they need help in trouble.

It's fortunate that he has a good relationship with Hailing, otherwise it would be laughable in this situation.

"I have plans."

Hai Ling calmly gave her answer, which did not surprise Li Xi. She simply said "soga" and left.

But Hailing could sense that Lixi seemed a little disappointed, so she got up with the milk jelly to see what Lixi was planning to do.

"Hey."

Sitting in her seat, Lixi couldn't help but sigh. She then took out her phone and pondered who she should ask for help next.

Ren Amamiya? He has a lot of connections, so he should be able to help find a bassist, right? Also, ask him about how to win back the cat.

Lena ran away after saying "boring girl," leaving Riki unsure of what to do.

As Li Xi was deep in thought while holding her phone, Hai Ling walked up to her. After realizing that Li Xi really needed her help and was quite troubled, she said, "I can go over after this is over."

Hai Ling's words startled Li Xi. She immediately looked up and saw that Hai Ling was drinking the milk jelly she had given her.

Drinking the milk jelly meant she accepted the gift and agreed to handle the request.

"What's the matter?"

Only then did she ask Lixi what she needed to entrust to her.

So Lixi told Hailing that his band needed a temporary bassist.

The band's bassist left, and they need a new one, at least until that bassist returns.

Although Lixi spoke casually, Hailing had already guessed quite a bit about what was going on.

As a band mercenary, she knew all too well what this situation meant.

It's been almost two weeks and there's still no word from that bassist. He's probably gone. If I go there as a mercenary... even if I don't stay permanently, at least I can form the same band with Lixi in the short term, right?

Hailin has only two wishes: one is to form a band with Amamiya, and the other is to form a band with Riki. Of course, it would be wonderful if both could come true, just like their current situation.

But she also knew that the entertainment band she formed with Amamiya was just for fun and wouldn't last long. If she did this job well, she could spend a lot more time with Riki.

Very profitable.

So Hailing was in a great mood, and this good mood even showed in her work today.

The other members of the band could sense that Hailing was in a good mood, but they didn't know why. Only one or two people looked at her with confusion, but no one dared to ask.

After finishing her employment here, Hailing immediately set off towards RiNG.

Meanwhile, in RiNG, Aine is asking Riki what exactly happened.

"why?"

"There's no reason why, I'm going to arrange for a new bassist to join, and I've already found someone."

With her arms crossed, Riki immediately began to explain to Aine, but her explanation was clearly insufficient.

"Wait a minute, where's Shuangshi-kun?"

"Are you still planning to wait for her? She's not coming back."

Lixi's view is very realistic. The other party hasn't come to the band for almost two weeks. Does she still intend to play the band properly?

Are we all going to keep waiting?

"Her situation is the same as Xiangzi's; waiting any longer will be of no use."

"Xiao Xiang..."

When Xiangzi was mentioned, Deng lowered her head involuntarily; she was very unwilling for this situation to happen again.

Lixi's words immediately made her withdraw into herself again.

"Why...why won't it come again..."

Deng looked up at Lixi, hoping he would give her a response.

"Yes, could it be that she's sick? She hasn't been to school lately..."

“She went. Although she was indeed absent for the first week, she went to school last week and this week. I have already asked Mu about this.”

"Hey! Why don't you ask her where Sōse actually lives?"

She stopped replying.

Lixi was telling the truth. After seeing Deng so unhappy last night, she immediately asked Mu about Shuangshi's situation, but Mu only told her that Shuangshi had indeed gone to school.

But to be specific, Mu simply stopped responding, and all her messages remained unread until almost the end of the school term.

"Oh, but..."

Just as Ai Yin was about to say something more, RiNG's door opened, and Hai Ling, the cool and aloof woman in a leather jacket, walked in.

"I kept you waiting."

As soon as Hai Ling walked in, she noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange. She keenly sensed that her appearance seemed to have interrupted their discussion: "Should I come back later?"

"go in."

Lixi had no intention of continuing to talk about Shuangshi. She headed straight for the practice room. Although Aine wanted to ask more questions, Hailing had already followed with her bass case, so she had no choice. She looked at Lixi with distress, then glanced at Deng with worry. Only after Deng shakily got up did she follow her into the practice room.

In the practice room, Hailing was tuning her bass, while Lixi brought over a music stand and placed it in front of her so she could easily read it.

Hailing immediately started reading it. She quickly finished reading the score and then began to try playing it.

The moment she heard Hailing play the love note, she immediately realized that Hailing's skill level was much higher than Shuangshi's. For a moment, she couldn't quite figure out what was going on with Hailing.

"You haven't greeted me yet, have you? My name is Hachiman Kairin. I currently play for about thirty bands. Please feel free to guide me if you don't mind. However, I only play for about ten bands in actual activities. If you can contact me a week in advance, I will try my best to participate."

Perhaps it was because Hai Ling had such a strong presence, or perhaps it was because her self-introduction was too formal, but her words made the scene even more awkward.

If it were a normal commercial band, then her approach wouldn't be wrong. People come to bands to make money, so of course, efficiency is the most important thing.

However, Deng's band wasn't purely motivated by music or money. Her actions were rather awkward, and even after Ai Yin introduced herself, the atmosphere remained very cold.

This situation also made Hai Ling raise her eyebrows slightly. She had already noticed that the band's condition was different, and it was not a problem that a mercenary like her could solve.

So after saying "Please take good care of me," she turned her gaze to Lixi, hoping she could provide some explanation.

But Li Xi misunderstood her gaze and immediately said, "Okay, then let's get started."