Joker's Band Game Story

The band has five members, and none of them can be missing! Not a single one!

"I see. It seems the three of you have reached a consensus. Now, let's figure out a way to win Shuangshi back."

Ren Amamiya also helped the three of them confirm whether they intended to call Sōse back. Since Aine and Akari both expressed their desire for the other to return, and Riki said it didn't matter, it was clear that the bassist position was definitely Sōse's.

The others? None of the others have a chance.

"So, Ren-sensei, what exactly happened to Sōse? Is it really because he can't rebuild Crychic that he refuses to come back?"

At this moment, Aine also broke free from her fantasy and asked Amamiya Rensuke what exactly happened.

She had been asking Amamiya repeatedly, but he refused to say anything, which made Aine a little upset. At this moment, she put in extra effort when she was being coquettish in a high-pitched voice.

Oh, I should say that Ai-yin's affected voice is her natural voice; she has never stopped using it.

"Well... not entirely. I'll just mention a little bit."

Ren Amamiya extended his index finger and thumb, making a slight gesture.

"She's not going back to the band now because the blow she suffered from Xiangzi was too great, and now it seems like the blows have forgotten about the crychic aspect, which makes her unhappy."

"So you're just throwing a tantrum?"

Aine immediately interpreted Sōse's behavior as a tantrum, and Amamiya Ren didn't intend to say much about it, simply shrugging: "So this kind of thing can only be left to you guys. As an outsider, I can't help you much. If you want to bring her back to the band, you'll have to work on it yourselves."

Internal band issues should always be resolved internally. As an outsider, Amamiya could only try to calm them down.

"Teacher Lian! Tell us how to find Shuangshi!"

Seeing that Ren Amamiya looked like he was about to leave, Aine immediately grabbed him: "At least tell me what we should do?"

"That's your job now. Whether your team spirit can be established in this operation depends on you."

"What about the stray cats?"

At this moment, Lixi thought of another person—Yao Lenai. How could she capture Yao Lenai?

"Ah, Lena, come here, let me teach you some ways to get along with Lena."

Since the topic of Rana had come up, Ren Amamiya transformed into Dr. Cat and began explaining to Riki how to educate Rana.

At this point, Aine couldn't get a word in edgewise; she could only watch Amamiya explain earnestly and Ritsuki beside her write diligently with his head down.

It seems they want to record all these cat-raising tips.

That's right, cat care tips: no matter how Aine listens, it seems like Amamiya really treats Rakuna like a cat.

But that girl, Lena... does look a lot like a cat.

While thinking about Ryuna, Aine noticed that Akari was still alone with her head down, so she went to Akari's side and said to her, "Don't worry, Akari, everything will be alright."

"Everything..."

Upon hearing this word, Deng lowered her head and whispered, "But didn't Shuangshi leave?"

Uh……

After hearing this, Aine didn't know how to persuade her anymore.

Indeed, Sōse has already left, and even left after seeing Hōrin.

The timing was just so perfect. If she had come a little later, or Hailing had left a little earlier, at least everyone could have sat down and had a proper chat.

But when the other party arrived, they discovered Hai Ling's presence and mistakenly thought that she no longer had a place in the band. Her departure was as cold as if to prove that she would never see the others again.

"Ah...it really was Tanuki's fault!"

"what?"

"If you hadn't called someone over without telling us, things wouldn't have gotten so awkward..."

These words left Lixi speechless. Indeed, she had made a mistake in that respect.

Calling in Hailing when the band is short of bassists is fine, but you should discuss it with the others first. Just pulling her in like that, and then what?

Hailing understood the situation better than Lixi, so she said she would call her over once everyone had reached a consensus.

"me……"

Lixi was indeed speechless. She looked at Deng, who was looking down sadly, and lowered her head as well.

"Yes, I was wrong, I'm sorry."

Clenching his fists, all Lixi could say was "I'm sorry."

But after she said that, the atmosphere became even more silent.

Now is not the time to shift the blame, but faced with Ai-yin's words, Li-xi was like an awkward boy, unable to say anything.

Wasn't she looking for Hailing because of this band? If Shuangshi doesn't want to come back, is it wrong for her to think about finding someone new?

"Sorry, I... I have to go now."

In the end, Lixi couldn't bear the conditions there and hurriedly ran away alone.

"Li Xi!"

Aine wanted to catch up with Riki, but then she noticed that the person next to her, Tamamo, had her head down. Between the two, she ultimately chose Tamamo.

As for Lixi... I'll have a proper talk with her later.

Aine was unaware that she had inadvertently stepped on one of Lixi's landmines, even though it was Lixi's own fault.

Lixi hates making mistakes. As the younger sister of her excellent older sister, she should be like her sister and not fail.

Therefore, if she fails, she will face even more criticism.

She hates failure, she hates it so much, but she has no choice but to face it.

So by the time she realized it, it was already evening.

"Why isn't Li Xi checking her messages anymore?!"

Seeing that her message in the group only had "read 1" next to it, Ai Yin was completely dumbfounded.

She frantically called Ren Amamiya, hoping he could offer some help.

"Is Lixi not replying to messages anymore? Let her calm down for a day. Maybe she'll come to her senses on her own after a while."

Amamiya felt that there was no point in saying anything now; what Riki needed was to calm down.

Her actions, though well-intentioned, were arguably a mistake; they weren't exactly good either.

"What if she stays silent like Shuangshi?"

"If you can't find Sousei, can't you find Riki? Go catch her in Hanasaki River."

However, although the arrest is scheduled for next Monday, Amamiya feels that this weekend would be more suitable.

They had already agreed to play in a band together this weekend, and he refused to believe that Li Xi wouldn't come.

But it turns out…

"Lixi isn't coming today?"

Sitting in the practice room, Amamiya Ren, upon hearing Hai Ling say that Li Xi wasn't planning to come today, couldn't help but click his tongue.

"What she meant was that the ghost had already finished singing, so there was no need for her to come anymore."

Hailing didn't think there was much of a problem. Lixi had his own band, so it was normal for him to come and hang out with them.

Although she was indeed a little unhappy.

After all, didn't we all have fun playing together before?

"I see... Alright then, it'll just be the three of us today. I have a new piece I think I could play."

Since Riki wasn't there, Ren Amamiya didn't ask any more questions. It wasn't necessarily because of her band that Riki wasn't here today; after all, this wasn't the first time she'd acted that way.

He took out the pieces he planned to play today from his bag. He took out three of the four pieces, keeping one for himself and giving the other two to Hailing and Mu.

"Lian, that..."

At this moment, Xiao Mu suddenly spoke up, saying, "I... I might not be able to come anymore."

"Is that so? Okay, I understand."

Ren Amamiya didn't ask Mutsu why she did this. After all, the original intention of this band was to get together and have fun. If something came up and she couldn't come, then she just wouldn't come.

"It's all up to you. If it's inconvenient for you to come again, then you don't have to. You're not leaving today, are you?"

　貳ling扒屋〇jiu叁|硫%就“不走”.

"Then let's finish singing this song. At least we should sing it to our hearts' content."

(PS: I'm posting this from a backlog, and the thought of episode 7 makes me chuckle a little, but it's okay, I'll cut to the chase at the appropriate time.)

Chapter Six: rule

It's common for band members to leave, whether it's Amamiya or Urin.

Even if someone in the band wants to leave, he won't try to stop them.

After all, the other person didn't ask for leave but left, so there must be a subjective or objective reason for doing so. Either they felt that playing in the band was not interesting, or they had something more important to do. Since the other person did not want to stay here any longer, Amamiya would not force them to stay, but would only offer her blessings.

"Thank you."

Xiao Mu said, but she still told Amamiya why she was leaving like this.

"Xiao Xiang... needs me more."

"Well, I see."

No matter the reason, Ren Amamiya would accept it. If it's Shoko's side... that's normal too.

Since her conversation with Xiangzi's grandfather, Amamiya has indeed stopped talking about Xiangzi.

He will not take any action, at least not within the agreed timeframe.

Amamiya's calm answer reassured Mutsu, who actually liked this feeling very much. Every weekend, she would play musical instruments with Amamiya and Hailin.

This performance made her very happy and joyful, even though her guitar still wasn't playing, but... she felt it would be soon.