Joker's Band Game Story

“Um…sumimi.”

Kita said the name of a team rather embarrassedly, and Ren Amamiya recognized the name.

Having been a musician before, he couldn't forget some of his habits. He would always listen to the music of various bands to find more inspiration for his performance. In his previous life, he also had a good understanding of rock music from various countries, which is why he could easily pull out a piece of music and start playing it in this life.

"As for Sumimi, I think her most recent song was 'Here, the World,' so let's go with this one."

Ren Amamiya quickly found the sheet music for the song on his phone. After quickly glancing through it, he had a good idea of ​​what to do. He then turned the phone towards Kita and asked, "So, it's okay if you sing Mana's part and I sing Hatsuka's part, right?"

Unbeknownst to Ren Amamiya, Shoko, standing not far away, involuntarily trembled.

Kita looked at the lyrics on her phone, took a breath, and nodded: "No problem."

If she's just the lead singer, no problem at all! She's someone who can easily get a perfect score at karaoke!

"In that case, let's get ready to begin. If you feel uncomfortable singing while sitting, you can stand up."

As Amamiya spoke, she leaned back slightly and sat down in her chair, beginning to play the prelude to the piece.

Listening to the rhythm, the two began to sing the first line together, which also helped Kita get into the mood.

'Here, the world! Let's connect!'

A new song born from heartbeats and rhythms.

An expert's skill is immediately apparent from their first note, and Nijika's eyes widened involuntarily the moment Kita began to sing.

That sounds so good! Hito is amazing!

Yamada, standing beside him, was also nodding, a gesture of approval towards Kita, with a straw in his mouth.

'Here, the world! The future is so bright!'

Walking briskly along the familiar street.

Not far away, Xiangzi also widened her eyes, but her gaze was not on Kita, but on Ren Amamiya.

She never expected that this peer who brought her to the stars would have such a steady singing voice and be such a skilled guitarist.

This piece isn't particularly difficult, but you can still see his composure. He played every note accurately and smoothly, without any awkwardness.

From the conversation just now, it was clear that he didn't know much about sumimi, but he was able to start playing it immediately.

This man is a master!

'Where are we going? I wonder…'

As she listened to the two performers, Hongxia's eyes shone brightly.

That's right, it's her! I absolutely have to get Kita-kun into the band!

(PS: Here, the world is an insert song in the first episode of Mygo. It's the song that plays in the background when Aine is in a karaoke room with the lights on (but at the time, Sumi's dialogue was playing, so the singing was heavily masked and easily overlooked). Donut Lady is the main singer of this song, which is why Amamiya had Kita choose Mana's part.)

(PS2: There's a song called "Here, the World" sung by AI Kita on NetEase Cloud Music.)

(PS3: I didn't get to fully enjoy this hen card, but I personally think there are a few red flags that need to be addressed to avoid out-of-character moments. I guess I need to be more careful when writing about hen cards.)

Chapter Twelve: You're going to use a six-string bass as a guitar? Weird rock!

The song was played very quickly, lasting less than five minutes. After the performance, Nijika, Saeko, and Ryo applauded in praise.

"Kita, you performed wonderfully!"

With her eyes sparkling, Nijika stood up and hugged Kita, her face full of excitement and joy.

Very good, that's it.

Seeing the two girls having so much fun, Ren Amamiya calmly handed over the guitar: "Then let's test your guitar skills."

Kita, who was being held by Nijika, trembled slightly when he heard the guitar.

It seems I heard some rather awful words.

"Ah... um... guitar and stuff..."

She suddenly became very embarrassed and wanted to run away.

But with Nijika holding him tightly, Kita had no chance of escaping.

Her reaction prompted Ren Amamiya to hum in confusion, "Hmm? Is it because you're not good at it?"

"Um……"

Xi Ling, head bowed, nodded slightly, looking embarrassed. This made Ren Amamiya understand the situation: "I see. It seems that you'll have to find a guitarist, Nijika."

"Eh?"

“Hey, if Kita isn’t good at guitar, she can’t be the guitarist in a three-person band. She can only be the rhythm guitarist. Of course you need to find a lead guitarist.”

Ren Amamiya put the guitar away. He didn't think it would be easy for a girl who didn't even dare to play the guitar to become a guitarist who could both sing and play. If they found another guitarist, Kita could focus on singing and play a few notes during interludes or when the pressure wasn't too great.

As for why Nijika was like that... it's simply because Ren Amamiya thought Kita wasn't good enough, but it turns out she misunderstood; Amamiya meant to find someone else.

After nodding to indicate that she understood, Hongxia looked at Kita with confusion: "But... Kita, if you're not good at guitar, why did you tell me you can play guitar?"

"Um... well... Sumimasai!"

After quickly apologizing, Kita explained why he said those words.

She felt that it would be boring for the lead singer to sing alone on stage, and she would also have nothing to do during the interlude, so she bought a guitar to play.

But for some reason, she seemed to have no talent for the guitar, and the sound she played was a very low, muffled thud.

"Huh? Why is that?"

"I didn't know either, I'm sorry..."

Seeing Kita apologizing there, Amamiya and Ryo exchanged a glance.

Both of them seemed to realize that something was wrong; the sound of their playing was very low and muffled, which shouldn't be happening with a guitar.

Compared to technique, Ren Amamiya feels more like...

His gaze involuntarily fell on the musical instruments placed by the door: three basses, but no guitar.

Bass bags are much slimmer than guitar bags. If one of them is a guitar, then there should be a slightly shorter, chubby one placed near two tall, thin ones.

That is to say...

"Kita, where's your guitar? Did you bring it?"

"Here, I'll go get it."

As Kita spoke, she ran to the three bass cases, picked up one of them, and ran back to hand it to Ren Amamiya. This action made Ren Amamiya's eyelids twitch twice.

Ryo also came over to watch the bassist.

After opening the instrument case and glancing at the instruments inside, the two were certain that their guess was correct.

"I knew it, so this is bass."

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Upon hearing Ren Amamiya mention a bass, Kita was shocked: "But isn't a bass a four-stringed instrument?"

Clearly, Kita was a complete novice; she didn't know how to distinguish between a guitar and a bass, and only knew how to differentiate them by the number of strings.

This method of differentiation was obviously wrong, which led her to collapse into Hongxia's arms when she learned that she had used two years' worth of allowance and New Year's money to buy the wrong guitar.

"Ah, it's melted."

"Yes, it's melted."

Looking at Kita, who had become a pile of mud, Ryo and Amamiya chimed in.

After being startled by Kita's reaction, Nijika quickly shook him, saying, "Kita, cheer up, Kita!"

But she could only watch as Kita, now a mangled mess, slipped through her fingers and fell smoothly to the ground, collapsing completely.

You can even see Kita's soul emerging from her mouth.

"Kita!"

Seeing that Kita had completely collapsed, Nijika couldn't help but let out a wail. She looked at Amamiya and Ryo, hoping they could offer some help.

But the two of them were enjoying the six-string bass at that moment.

"This bass is really great, the workmanship is excellent."

"Yeah, yeah, this kind of bass must be expensive."

Of course it's not cheap; it's no small amount to allow Kita to receive two years' worth of allowance and New Year's money in advance.

Just as Amamiya was about to enjoy the instrument a little longer, Nijika pitifully tugged at his sleeve from the side.

Amamiya turned to look at Nijika, then glanced at Kita lying on the ground, and knew exactly what had happened to her.

"Since you care so much about money, I'll buy this bass."

Six-string basses aren't cheap. Although Amamiya's family has several basses, they only have one of these six-string basses.

Saving another one wouldn't be a problem.

"Huh? I actually wanted to buy it too."

Ryo, standing nearby, couldn't help but speak up, but her words aroused skepticism from Amamiya: "Really? You still have money?"

"Hmm... After buying the bass, it'll be time to start eating grass."

"Then forget it."

So you only have enough money in your pocket to buy a bass guitar? Then what are you even buying?

Ren Amamiya immediately rejected her plan to buy the bass, put the bass back into the violin case, and then went to find Hoshika, who was playing on her phone nearby: "Hoshika-nee, I'll leave this bass at the store for now."

"Just remember to take it when the time comes."

Xingge, who was playing on her phone, couldn't help but say, then looked at Xiangzi not far away: "Xiangzi, it's time to prepare to sell tickets."

"Yes!"

It was almost time to open for business, so Xiangzi put away the mop and went to change his clothes to prepare for opening.

Meanwhile, Amamiya squatted down next to Kita and took out his wallet from his pocket to start counting the money.