Joker's Band Game Story

Upon hearing Momoka's words, Nina immediately stiffened and stood up, preparing to leave.

"Where are you going?"

"Going home...I want to study! I want to study!"

The thought that she had spent more than eight hours a day on that app made Renna kneel on the ground, cover her head, and wail in pain.

"I'm back... What are you doing?!"

Just then, Ren Amamiya returned home. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Nina performing this grand ceremony, which startled him so much that he moved aside.

He couldn't accept such a bow; he was not even as old as Rencai in his entire life, how could he accept such a grand gesture?

"Hey! What are you doing standing here?!"

"I'm going home! Where am I? Get up! Get up! Why are you kneeling on the ground?"

Ren Amamiya quickly helped Nina up, and then learned from Momoka what had happened.

So it turns out that playing with software for too long caused him to fall behind in his studies.

Well, it's pretty normal. People have limited energy. Once they have time to play, they won't have time to read.

Just like how an author loses the time to write when their attention is focused on browsing fan-made content on Bilibili.

"Hey, if you don't want to learn anymore, just delete the software."

"do not want!"

Chapter Nine: The Last Live Before Disbandment

Nina started acting like a spoiled little girl again. She wanted to study hard, but she didn't want to delete the software. Whenever the software was mentioned, she wanted to blame Momoka, but in reality, she couldn't resist the temptation herself. Her feelings were so complicated.

To put it bluntly, she hasn't figured out what her future holds. She's not thinking about playing music; she's thinking about going to university, which is why she's feeling so upset.

She'll feel better once she understands the situation.

However, before Nina left, Amamiya wanted to discuss something with them.

"I just remembered, your band has a vocalist, drummer, and guitarist, right?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

Momoka didn't understand why Amamiya suddenly brought this up. Did he intend to introduce them to some friends?

Probably not. Amamiya isn't that kind of person. When it comes to bands, you need to find and work out with yourselves to find suitable teammates. If someone else forces you to join, their attitude will often be terrible.

Of course, commercial bands are an exception, but Momoka has no plans to form a proper commercial band in the short term—she has already proven that going into commercial bands is a dead end for her.

The fact that Diamond Dust never became popular proves the problem with her songs, so she relaxed her mindset, stopped being so opportunistic, and focused on getting Nina to join her team first.

"I have a performance going on here, do you want to come and help out? I'll pay you."

"A performance? Just the three of us?"

"No, there's also me and a bassist; I'll be the keyboardist."

Five people? That's a fairly standard lineup, plus a keyboardist and a bassist, making it a fairly well-rounded team.

"What about the song?"

"I have it here."

Amamiya took out several printed copies of the music from his bag. It was obvious that he did this on purpose. He had learned from Momoka that Nina and the others would be at his house today, so he printed these copies of the music on his way back.

However, the piece he prepared was a little different, which made Momoka look puzzled after seeing it.

"Why isn't it the complete score?" asked Wu Jiu, the seventh master of the Yinming ritual.

"Because we wanted to keep it a surprise. And you're all experienced, right? It's not a problem if it's not the complete score, is it?"

The sheet music that Ren Amamiya gave them happened to be for the lead vocalist, guitarist, and drummer, not the complete sheet music.

Without seeing the full score, Tao Xiang wouldn't be able to guess what kind of song it was.

"So, when do we practice?"

"Hmm... the performance is usually on the weekend, so practice will be on Friday."

"In such a hurry?"

"There are only two songs, and they're not very difficult. It's just a matter of everyone working together well."

Amamiya's words put some pressure on Momoka, and she looked at Nina, who was looking at the lyrics next to her. For some reason, Nina was in a daze, seemingly engrossed in looking at the lyrics.

Indeed, Nina was intently reading the lyrics, and she could hear a hint of sadness in them.

Amamiya seems very sad.

Although the lyrics did not express any particularly sad emotions, she could still feel the sadness in them.

It hurts, it hurts too much.

"These two songs are..."

"Ah, the band's closing song. Although there were only a few people to begin with, they all had things to do, so the band disbanded."

Ren Amamiya clapped his hands, signifying the end of the band's performance. He seemed relaxed, but in reality, no one knew how to comfort him.

After all, the disbandment of a band doesn't sound like something that can be done so easily. And after looking at this song, Nina immediately started to imagine the fragile heart beneath Ren Amamiya's strong exterior.

Perhaps he was also heartbroken, which is why he wrote this song to commemorate his band.

"I see... then I'll help you. Nina, Subaru, is everything alright?"

"No."

Renna wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye and shook her head to indicate that there was no problem.

Subaru, on the other hand, looked puzzled, not understanding why Nina and Momoka were reacting so strongly.

No wonder she didn't react at all. How could a drummer possibly tell the melody of a song from its sheet music? Nina could tell from the lyrics, and Momoka could tell from the guitar sheet music that this song was on the sad side.

As for why the full score wasn't given... who knows what Ren Amamiya was thinking.

"That's settled then, I'm going upstairs to rest now."

Ren Amamiya waved casually and went upstairs by himself. The group of people watched him go upstairs and exchanged glances.

This request is difficult to complete...

"Okay, I'm going home now."

"So fast? Aren't you going to have some more?"

"I'm not eating anymore, I'll feel too greasy eating so much at night."

Perhaps it was because of Ren Amamiya's song that Nina suddenly felt a little down. She didn't want to say much to anyone else and quietly prepared to go home by herself.

"Hey, Nina, wait for me, do you want to go to the train station together?"

Nina and Subaru left Amamiya's house one after the other, leaving the remaining meat... entirely to Momoka.

It seems Momoka is getting a free dinner for the time being, but... she'll get sick of eating all that meat!

"Ah, really... they're all walking so fast. Hmm?"

While lying on the sofa, Taoxiang suddenly felt something uncomfortable on her buttocks. She touched it and found it was her phone.

But when he took out his phone and glanced at it, his eyes widened in surprise. Why was it Subaru's phone?

"Subaru is starting to become forgetful too?"

When Momoka discovered that Subaru's phone was also left at home, she couldn't help but sigh.

She was still talking about it at breakfast the next morning.

"It means I have to leave earlier to return her phone."

"I think you could give this phone to Rencai so she can return it."

Amamiya offered a different perspective, which made Momoka look puzzled.

She watched Amamiya eating the leftover meat from last night and asked again, "Are you sure? Should we send Nina to deliver it?"

"I think I'm pretty good at judging people. That kid named Subaru seems very polite to everyone, but he's actually quite soft-hearted. Nina and he don't get along very well, right? Let her try returning the phone. What if their relationship changes?"

"Really?"

"Give it a try with Nina's straightforward Kumamoto personality. The more they interact, the better they can judge whether they are suitable to be friends. If they can't be friends, it's better to separate early."

Some people just have incompatible personalities and can't stand each other, which is normal. So Ren Amamiya thought that Nina should talk to Subaru more, and if they could get together, they should do so quickly; if not, they should break up as soon as possible to avoid wasting time.

"But won't this affect your performance this weekend...?"

"It's okay, there's still time. I can find someone else later."

Ren Amamiya waved his hand, he didn't really mind asking for help over the weekend, but he thought of Momoka and decided to give it a try, hoping to give them some stage experience as well.

As for why this performance was held...

Hailing also announced that she was leaving the band.

That's right. Last night, Hailing sent a message to Amamiya saying that she had to leave the band because of work. However, she also said that she would come back after the work was over. Amamiya said that she didn't need to worry about it and that even if they were no longer in the same band, they could still hang out together.

I just don't know where she went.

"I have something to do at the meeting this weekend and I won't be able to attend. I need to finish my last show with the band."

At Hanasaki River School, Hachiman Kairin is talking to Misumi Hatsuka about her future plans, mentioning that she won't be able to attend the meeting Shoko mentioned she had to attend on Saturday.

"Is that so? I'll talk to Xiangzi about it. Let's change the time then."

"It's fine if a few of you run it. Anyway, our band is still missing a drummer, right? Missing one person or two doesn't make much difference."

Hailing knows about the band's situation. Regarding Toyokawa Shoko's formation of the band, she has already found two guitarists and a bassist, but she hasn't found a drummer yet. So, the next step is to see how she finds that drummer.

Since none of the five people are present, there's no point in asking Hailing to attend the meeting; it's better not to go for now.

After all, what could be more important than what's happening in Amamiya?

"ok, I get it."

Hearing Hai Ling say that, Chu Hua could only nod slightly, understanding what Hai Ling meant, though she still looked a little embarrassed.