Joker's Band Game Story

Chapter Eleven: Lady Lai Xi Cannot Return

How are you feeling about work? Are you settling in well?

Ren Amamiya didn't go to RiNG tonight; instead, she went to the Starry Sky.

Generally speaking, he only accepts orders from these two places. As for other places, it's not impossible, but you'll have to pay extra.

However, those who have the money usually wouldn't specifically hire him to fill in for a day. In addition, although he is very famous, his appearance fee is also quite expensive. His fees are not cheap in these two places alone, let alone outside. This makes him relatively free at times.

He had some free time today, so he came to check out Fanxing. Today was the last day of Xiangzi's probation period. As long as there were no problems with Xiangzi, he could officially become an intern after that.

"It's pretty good, thank you for your help, Amamiya-kun."

Toyokawa Shoko bowed again to Amamiya Ren to express her gratitude, saying that she felt it was wonderful to be able to work here.

It was thanks to people like Ren Amamiya that she was able to overcome these difficulties with ease, and she was quite grateful for his help.

"Um... Amamiya-kun, could we add each other on Line?"

Reminded by this, Ren Amamiya also realized that he hadn't added Shoko as a friend.

Actually, he didn't plan to add them at first. In the minds of most Japanese people, Line is different from WeChat in China; only close acquaintances add each other on Line.

Furthermore, if you add someone on Line and they read your message but don't reply, you won't urge them to reply. That would be very impolite. For example, if a certain pink-haired guitarist hasn't replied to your message for almost a day, no one will urge her to reply.

Therefore, there is a reason why someone was blocked. The bombardment of messages was simply too much to bear.

After exchanging LINE contacts briefly, Ren Amamiya continued to sit in his chair, drinking his beverage and chatting with Saeko Iwai.

"Xiao Lian, you don't have a girlfriend yet? That's really surprising."

Saeko covered her mouth and chuckled, while Ren Amamiya, with a straw in his mouth, looked at Shoko, who was mopping the floor, and said, "No, I'm not planning on looking."

"Really? You said you'd sleep with three times as many women as you wanted, but you didn't find a single one?"

"If you find someone, how can you still have sex with other women?"

"Hey, you can't say that too often, you know! The manager might hear you and beat you up!"

Saeko covered her mouth and chuckled as she listened to Ren Amamiya's words, her tongue sticking out like a snake as she hissed.

Although Saeko was covering her mouth, Amamiya knew what was under her hand; Saeko was definitely sticking out her tongue and laughing.

However, for some reason, her tongue is forked, which is quite rare.

She claims it's natural, so her tongue is incredibly sensitive. As for how Amamiya knew... he noticed it when he was feeding her; Saeko even showed him by using her tongue to hold a potato chip.

"Brother Lian!"

While Ren Amamiya was chatting with Saeko, the child came over.

Oh, you're not young anymore, you're already sixteen.

Hongxia ran over excitedly and told Ren Amamiya some good news: "Look, look, Ren-nii, I've found the band's lead singer and guitarist!"

Nijika pointed behind her, allowing Amamiya Ren to see a red-haired girl holding the arm of a blue-haired girl, looking quite excited.

"Senior Ryo! Senior Ryo! What do you think? What do you think?!"

"Give me 1,000 yen and I'll give you a proper review; give me 3,000 yen and I'll praise you in absolutely unique ways."

The atmosphere seems quite nice.

Although Yamada Ryo is still his usual scumbag, it's really great that the new lead singer can get along so well with everyone.

"So how's the band setup going?"

Ren Amamiya reached out and patted Nijika's head. Nijika squinted her eyes and looked quite pleased as Amamiya patted her.

She didn't know why, even though she was the same age as Ren Amamiya, she could always sense an adult aura about him.

So when he patted my head like that, I felt quite happy.

"It feels like it's already good enough! The perfect trio of guitar, bass, and drums is complete, and with the lead singer, it's already perfect!"

The number of band members isn't fixed at five. Small bands typically have two or three members, usually consisting of a core trio, or a drummer plus any other member. Medium-sized bands are the most common, usually with four or five members, including the core trio plus a rhythm guitarist. The last position can be filled by a vocalist, keyboardist, percussionist, DJ, etc. Large bands have even more members; for example, Slipknot has nine members. However, large bands are relatively rare in the world; medium-sized bands, typically with five members, are the most common.

Three people are a bit too few if it's for a competition, but if it's just for fun, three people are fine.

"Will we need to conduct an assessment?"

Ren Amamiya asked again. He could tell that he had only known the girl for a couple of days, and it was not a wise choice to bring her into the band so quickly.

What? You're asking why Ren Amamiya must have only known her for a short time? Given Nijika's personality, she'd love to invite all her friends over to play. Ren Amamiya has never met this girl before, so isn't she a new friend who just arrived? Plus, the fact that she gets along so well with Ryo makes this even more certain.

None of Liang's acquaintances would treat her that well, that's right, none of them.

"Assessment? I think it's no problem, Brother Lian, don't always treat me like a child!"

Hongxia stood with her hands on her hips, looking confident, but under Ren Amamiya's smiling gaze, her confidence diminished.

"Actually... I don't know much about it either..."

"That's why I said I needed to do a test~ I was just afraid you wouldn't understand."

Ren Amamiya patted her head again, and after exchanging a glance with Saeko, Saeko understood what Ren Amamiya meant. She got up and moved to sit next to Ren Amamiya.

She gave up her seat to the girl who was about to be assessed, and watched the excitement from the sidelines.

Seeing that everything was ready, Hongxia ran over and pulled the red-haired girl over.

"Hey, hey! Come over here! Brother Lian wants to have a chat with you~"

"Eh? Brother Lian?"

"Yes, Brother Lian is amazing! Come quick, come quick!"

"What Lian said is true. But he's probably testing you, so you must pass the test."

"Hey~ there's still an assessment..."

"I can give you some test-taking tips, it only costs 680 yen!"

"Liang, don't cause trouble!"

How come there are both zeros and whole numbers?

Hearing that Liang dared to directly collect money there, Amamiya Ren shook his head helplessly.

This guy's personality is really nothing like the usual "erjiuqiuwugIIIIxiaqiyijunyang".

Ren Amamiya found it somewhat amusing, but he didn't say much, only turning his gaze to the other side.

Just then, Xiangzi finished mopping the floor. She held the mop in both hands and kept her eyes fixed on this side.

Is something on your mind?

Ren Amamiya looked at Shoko's expression, and a hint of envy appeared on her face.

Yeah, watching other people having so much fun playing music must be a happy thing too, right?

Xiangzi noticed that Ren Amamiya was looking at him, so he turned his head away embarrassedly and continued mopping the floor.

Like an ostrich.

"Brother Lian~ Come on!"

At this moment, Nijika also pressed her friend Kita into a chair. Looking at Kita, who seemed a little reserved, Amamiya didn't speak to her directly. Instead, she looked at Nijika first and said, "Nijika, why don't you pour Kita a drink?"

"Good~"

It was called an assessment, but really it was just to see how good the girl was. Sometimes, having such an open and honest conversation is more helpful for forming a band.

So there's no need to be so serious. Ren Amamiya was sitting very casually, and when he saw Kita sitting upright, he waved his hand and said, "Don't be so reserved, relax, we're just chatting."

"it is good."

Even so, Kita was still tense, and this made Ren Amamiya not say anything more. It seemed that she was indeed a little nervous.

That's true, it's normal to have some doubts when you're suddenly called over.

"Here you go, Kita, your drink, and also Ren-nii's and Saeko-nee's."

Nijika, being very perceptive, also poured drinks for Ren Amamiya and Saeko Iwai. After placing the three drinks there, Ren Amamiya gestured for her to sit next to Kita.

Two against one can easily put pressure on Kita, so having more people around Kita can also prevent the atmosphere from becoming too serious.

So now it's two against three.

That's right, it's three, because after Hongxia sat down, Liang also familiarly took a chair from the side and sat down next to her: "Hongxia, where's mine?"

"Go buy it yourself."

'Burning~Burning~'

Seeing Liang's pitiful, wet eyes, Hongxia couldn't bear it and got up to get her another drink.

Liang is like that; she's often broke, so she always freeloads. When she sees everyone else has a drink, she wants one too.

"Is Kita planning to become a guitarist and vocalist?"

"Yes! That's right!"

Kita was momentarily stunned after noticing Ryo's expression, but when she heard Amamiya suddenly calling her name, she immediately looked back at Amamiya Ren.

Ahhh, this is an assessment period! How can I keep focusing on Senior Liang?!

Although Ryo-senpai looks adorable like this, but...

She felt it was such a pity that she couldn't capture the scene with her phone.

"Relax, relax. Since you're the guitarist and vocalist, let's see how good you are first. As a band, we need to know everyone's skill level. Don't worry too much, Hongxia is also an amateur, there's no way we'll kick you out if you don't sing well."

Ren Amamiya thought she might be genuinely nervous, or perhaps lacked confidence in her own abilities.

But he also roughly knew what Hongxia was thinking. Forming a band was more of a hobby for her. Although she always said she wanted to form a super popular band, to be honest, it would be difficult for her to do so with her current level, so Amamiya didn't push her too much.

"Really, Brother Lian, please don't undermine me. Besides, I've been practicing the drums really hard."

Hongxia, pouting, came back with her drink. She knew her own level, so she wasn't very confident when this topic came up.

Her words made Amamiya and Saeko chuckle, and Kita gradually relaxed in the atmosphere.

"Let's test your voice first. What kind of bands do you usually like?"

As Ren Amamiya spoke, he got up and went to get his guitar.