Joker's Band Game Story

Li Xi couldn't help but say that, in her opinion, Aine's parents were closer to Amamiya than to Aine, making it seem as if Aine was the outsider.

"Haha, that's just how my parents are..."

Ai-yin could only laugh awkwardly and try to ignore the matter by acting cute.

Amamiya sat down helplessly. This was the reason he stopped coming to Aine's place so often afterward; he couldn't stand the fact that these two adults always treated him like a child.

After all, in terms of life experience, he was at least a generation older than the other two. They both had an indescribable feeling towards each other, so it was better to have less contact in daily life, otherwise it would be too awkward.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business. We don't want to perform before we've even prepared anything."

Amamiya clapped her hands, preparing to see what Sase's clothes looked like, while restraining the eager Rakuna from running around.

Amamiya also had his own way of dealing with this cat. He took out a small ball that could bounce when dropped on the ground and let Rakuna play with it.

Lena ran off to play ball outside Aine's house just like a cat. There are quite a few stray cats near Aine's house, so she'll definitely be able to play outside for a while. There's no need to worry about her at all.

The main problem is that it wasn't done at Amamiya's house. If it had been at Amamiya's house, the backyard would have been enough for Ryuna to play in.

Stray cats often roam the Amamiya family's backyard, and after Rakuna went there once or twice, she always seemed to enjoy it so much that she didn't want to leave.

However, Shimokitazawa did have a solution: Amamiya called Ijichi Nijika to help look after the cat. She had a good impression of Ryuna, so it wouldn't be a problem for her to play with Ryuna.

Standing by the window, Amamiya could see Nijika playing ball with Ryuna outside, and they seemed to be having a great time.

"Ah... Renai is so lucky."

Aine muttered to herself, "She's still cutting clothes here, while Ryuna is happily playing outside."

After all, you can't expect a cat to understand what you're saying, can you?

If we actually let her come and help, who knows what kind of trouble she might cause instead.

"Alright, stop complaining. The clothes are all pretty much finished. The main problem is that Renai and Souse's clothes aren't done yet."

As Amamiya spoke, she looked at Sosei's outfit. The blue dress had just been cut in half by Rakuna with a pair of scissors, so she would have to find a way to mix and match it with another white dress.

After a quick comparison of the sizes, Amamiya decided to sew the blue skirt over the white skirt, so that it would look like half white and half blue, which would be a kind of innovation.

The team's clothes should be similar but not identical, otherwise they would look as outdated as school uniforms. After making this initial plan, Amamiya picked up her needle and thread and began to sew.

Amamiya is quite good at needlework, mainly because he was a rural child in his previous life. He loves wearing old clothes and is unwilling to throw them away even when they are tattered. Instead, he sews and mends them to continue wearing them.

This problem was only corrected after I came into this world. The main reason was that my family became rich, and I would buy many different styles of clothes at once. Before I could wear them all out, my body grew up and I could no longer fit into those clothes.

But he didn't forget his needlework skills. He would make simple repairs on his clothes unless they were obviously torn. Otherwise, he would just sew them up himself and continue wearing them. Anyway, everyone in school wore school uniforms, and other students didn't know his habits. When he performed on stage, the audience couldn't see him clearly because he was far away.

Even now, there are traces of his own sewing on the clothes that Amamiya is wearing, but because they are not obvious, no one else would notice unless he points them out.

"Teacher Lian's needlework is amazing!"

Aine couldn't help but sigh as she watched Amamiya skillfully threading the needle, then looked at herself and suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

How many modern kids would even touch needlework? Even Sosei only played with it in elementary school, and hasn't touched anything like that since starting middle school in Tsuki no Mori.

After all, these chores are done by the nanny, and she never bothers with them. Her own grand house comes with its own service staff, including cleaning and delivery services—everything you could need. Otherwise, what's the point of spending so much money every month? Of course, it's not just for living; that's the beauty of a luxury apartment.

These are apartments that ordinary food delivery drivers can't even get into; the security guards personally deliver the food to the customers' homes.

"It'll do, at least it works."

Amamiya didn't see anything wrong with it, and for a moment he, Sase, and Aine worked together seamlessly.

Aine was in charge of cutting, Amamiya was in charge of patching, and Sase was in charge of assisting.

In less than half an hour, Amamiya had finished trimming Sase's team uniform.

He even prepared tulle to serve as the skirt hem, making Sōse's clothes look better.

"Teacher Lian, I want one too!"

After Sōse changed into the team uniform, Aine was incredibly excited.

Although the actual team uniforms were not quite the same as the so-called team uniforms she had imagined, she also knew that the clothes she had imagined were not suitable for band performances at all, and were more like a runway show. Therefore, the outfit that Souse wore was the type that Aine preferred.

"Then bring the clothes here so I can trim them. But we'll have to wait until after Lena, Lena's clothes aren't finished yet."

Of the five people's clothes, only Lena's is not finished yet; the others are all fine.

However, the other three people's clothes probably need some minor repairs, otherwise they will look a bit strange.

"Ah...it's done."

While Amamiya continued sewing, Riki finally breathed a sigh of relief, having completed the final piece of music.

"Really? Does that require rehearsals?"

"Of course, there are still three hours left. Let's hurry up and rehearse. We'll head to RiNG right now."

Li Xi subconsciously started giving orders, but as soon as she stood up and looked at Amamiya sitting next to her who was sewing, she noticed that the team uniforms were not yet finished.

"Let's go then. I can do it in RiNG without any problems."

After finishing the last injection, Amamiya said everyone could pack up and get ready to leave: "As for Aine's guitar part..."

"It's not that difficult; her current level is good enough for her to learn on her own."

Lixi was quite assertive at this moment. She looked at Aiyin, who snorted twice and said, "That's right, I'm not the same as before. Now I can even get praise from Lixi!"

"Ah, Siguoyi~"

Amamiya clapped enthusiastically in surprise, while Riki shifted her gaze to the side: "I just said I acknowledge your hard work, but your level..."

"Ah! Tanuki, don't ruin things at a time like this!"

After Li Xi said that, Ai Yin immediately pouted to show her unhappiness. She had clearly made a lot of progress!

However, she couldn't help feeling uneasy. She looked at Amamiya, and although she didn't say it outright, her eyes were filled with her little thoughts, hoping that Amamiya would help her.

To put it bluntly, it's still a lack of self-confidence.

"I see. Then I'll come and take a look during the last hour. After all, I still need to help sew your clothes."

Amamiya's words made Aine feel embarrassed. Amamiya had already helped with the clothes, yet he still asked her to help with the music. Amamiya had done all the dirty and tiring work by himself.

Aine quickly waved her hand: "It's okay, it's okay. Just ask Teacher Lian for some guidance at the end. There's no need to rush."

"Enough talk, let's get going. We'll just grab something to eat on the way."

"Huh~ Is it really that casual?"

"If you want to eat something good, then work hard and give this live performance a good show. There will be a celebration banquet tonight!"

"Okay!"

The way Riki and Aine were singing in unison made Amamiya chuckle. He glanced at Souse standing next to him, whose lips were also slightly upturned.

It seems she has found her own place in the world, that's wonderful.

(PS: The previous chapter has undergone a second review; it should be released tomorrow.)

Chapter Twenty-Five: Singing and Playing Together / A Harmonious Resonance

"You played it wrong." "That's not right." "Try again."

In RiNG, Aine is currently enduring pressure from Riki.

Unfortunately, even though she has indeed grown a lot, she hasn't yet adapted to how to play this new piece correctly.

Therefore, mistakes were naturally made, and Lixi was under constant pressure.

Even so, Aine withstood the pressure and corrected her mistakes again and again, while Riki patiently pointed out each and every one of her errors.

Perhaps this is the tacit understanding between them; even though Riki is constantly under pressure, Aine doesn't say much. Even though Aine makes mistakes again and again, Riki keeps pointing them out.

And so I kept practicing, practicing, once, twice, three times, from beginning to end, and then from end to beginning again.

"The clothes are finished!"

When Ren Amamiya opened the door and said he had finished making the clothes, he saw Aine suddenly burst into fake tears and run straight to Ren-sensei: "Ren-sensei, help!"

Well, it's obvious there are a lot of mistakes. If he goes on stage like this, there will definitely be a lot of problems.

"You guys go try on the clothes first, I'll come check on Aine's condition."

After handing over the clothes to them, Amamiya began looking at the sheet music for this song.

It's still a pure guitar tab. Lixi likes to give other people corresponding tabs, but only his own tab is the complete score.

One advantage of using sheet music is that it makes turning pages easy; you don't have to turn the page every two notes, which makes practice more convenient.

"Then let's begin practicing, let me see..."

Holding the sheet music, Amamiya could tell that Riki had indeed prepared in advance. She had marked every mistake Aine made in red, making Amamiya understand why she had made those mistakes.

The main reason was that she wasn't proficient, but that's normal. How good can someone who's only been learning guitar for a month be? So both Amamiya and Ritsuki were very understanding of her.

However, the two approached things differently: Amamiya encouraged them, while Riki pointed out their mistakes.

Li Xi's personality is like this, or rather, many people are like this. They are objective and will point out mistakes no matter who is wrong. Moreover, she is strict with herself and others, making it difficult for others to say anything to her.

Oh, except for the lamp; she takes extra care of the lamp.

Playing with a captain like that requires strong resilience, but as long as you can withstand it, your growth rate will be exceptionally fast. Pressure is what drives motivation.

Aine's progress is also quite encouraging. At least after Amamiya briefly explained some techniques and details to her, her mistakes decreased significantly.

But that's not enough; we need to make even greater efforts.

To get on stage, you have to find a way to reduce the number of mistakes to less than 10.

Ten times isn't particularly difficult; with a little more effort, it should be fine in a short while.

"Can your fingers still hold up?"

Amamiya asked Aine, noticing that her slender fingers were now somewhat red, if she wanted to rest for a while.

"It's alright, um, I think it's okay."

Aine was surprised that Amamiya would care about her finger; it was only then that she realized her finger was starting to hurt.

But thin calluses had already formed on my fingers, so it wasn't that painful.

"Really? Then take a rest first. Go change your clothes and see if they fit."