Joker's Band Game Story

Amamiya noticed that Riki seemed to be in a daze, so she called her twice, but Riki just stood up abruptly and walked towards the door: "The meeting is over for today, I need to go back and compose."

"Tanuki?"

Still feeling dizzy, Ai Yin shook her head, seemingly trying to shake off all the knowledge she had just absorbed. In her current terrible state, she completely failed to notice Li Xi's unusual behavior; after all, this wasn't the first time Li Xi had acted on a whim.

Aine didn't notice, but someone else did. Souse watched Riki's departing figure, her hand unconsciously fidgeting with her fingertips.

She seemed to be hesitating, wondering whether to tell Ren Amamiya about it. He didn't seem to notice what Riki's emotions were like.

He was completely focused on teaching Ai Yin theory, so his attention wasn't on Li Xi. But Shuang Shi was watching Li Xi; she was sitting right next to her, how could she not see her?

She noticed that Riki's expression was getting increasingly strange, especially when Amamiya was humming a line from the lyrics of the song "Light," which made it even worse.

Was it because Amamiya memorized the lyrics after only reading them once? Or was it because his strong composing ability put pressure on her?

Shuangshi didn't know much about Lixi's situation, but she roughly knew that Lixi was always putting pressure on everyone, including herself. If she made a mistake during practice, Lixi would scoff and start over. She was indeed strict with every member of the band.

So Shuangshi had no doubts about Lixi becoming the captain, but Lixi's current state was clearly not right, so who should handle it?

Let Aine take a look first; Aine's personality should be able to avoid touching on Riki's sensitive spots.

This gathering of mygo ended just like that, and amidst this inexplicable chaos, everyone dispersed.

Aine takes the lamp home, while Souse plans to watch today's performance.

Her home is quite far from RiNG, and if it weren't for the fact that Tsuki no Mori is closer to RiNG, it would take her quite a while to get here. But since she's already here, she might as well come and see the show.

So she sat down at the table with Amamiya, facing each other, neither of them speaking, just sitting there silently.

Don't you have a performance today?

"Yes, but there's no need for rehearsal. You can go when it's almost time to start."

Amamiya wasn't in a hurry for today's performance. It was an old band day, and they didn't have any new songs, so there was no need for prior rehearsal, as everyone was quite familiar with each other.

Only then can he leisurely drink coffee and milk here, waiting for time to pass.

Oh, he's finished his coffee milk, so he's drinking Earl Grey tea now. Shuangshi bought a pot, just enough for the two of them to leisurely sip for a while.

Shuangshi loves drinking black tea. She doesn't know when she developed the habit, but Earl Grey tea is the one she drinks most often.

But as for just how good her appreciation of black tea was... Amamiya remembered that she could easily rattle off ridiculously long names of black tea products, something like...

"Would you like the custom-made super classic shaved ice with ice, berry cream, mango sauce, milk foam, orange chocolate chips, tropical pineapple fruit, punch, and tea? If you want to eat this, I can go with you next time. That shop is quite close to my house."

Indeed, to be able to casually utter such a long string of words, as if chanting a spell, truly makes one a superhuman.

"Then let's do it tomorrow. I've got nothing else to do anyway... No, I have to go to Shimokitazawa tomorrow."

Amamiya suddenly remembered that he had promised to go and watch the band's audition. Although he thought Hoshika would definitely not stubbornly prevent Nijika from passing, her art of speaking... might just drive them crazy.

"How about we try it today? Does your show go very late?"

Shuangshi asked with a smile, but her fingers unconsciously began to rub under the table.

"Today? No problem. If the performance goes smoothly, it should be over around six o'clock. Is the shop still open?"

That shop doesn't close until 9 PM!

Hearing that Amamiya had accepted her invitation, Souse squinted her eyes, looking quite pleased.

So she happily followed Amamiya until he was about to go on stage, and then she bought a ticket to watch his performance from the audience.

The cost of a ticket is nothing to Shuang Shi, as she has quite a lot of pocket money.

Every time, her busy, overworked mother would hand Shuangshi a thick stack of envelopes as living expenses for taking care of her during that time. As for the amount inside those envelopes...

How could someone who lives in such a grand mansion be short of a little money?

"Our performance has come to an end, thank you everyone!"

After everyone on stage finished their performance and left the stage, the lead singer pulled Amamiya into his arms and joked with him, "Amamiya, you're really amazing. Your bass actually kept up with our rhythm."

"After all, you only know these few moves, don't you?"

Ren Amamiya joked, patting the lead singer on the back: "Don't even mention me, Ahui already knows how to deal with you forgetting your lyrics and then improvising on the spot. But as long as the audience enjoys themselves, that's enough."

"Indeed, indeed, it's enough to let the audience enjoy themselves."

Amamiya's words made the lead singer laugh a few times; he loved hearing Amamiya say things like that.

After all, the point of a performance is to satisfy the audience; if the audience is satisfied, they'll come back to support you. Amamiya doesn't get paid for nothing; he often has to help solve these problems.

However, in his opinion, these were all minor issues. The lead singer forgetting the lyrics was not the main point. As long as he didn't forget the lyrics and just stand there in a daze, even if he forgot the lyrics, he could still create a lively atmosphere and get everyone hyped up.

While they were fooling around, Amamiya noticed that Sōse was already waiting for him backstage, so he greeted the others and left with Sōse.

The others also saw Sosei and, upon learning that he was waiting for Amamiya, they teased Amamiya with jokes, urging him to hurry up and go be with his girlfriend.

Amamiya replied with a couple of words before leaving and taking the train to Roppongi with Sase.

"You get along very well with other people too."

Sōse couldn't help but ask, looking at Amamiya Ren, "Are you really not planning to form a new band?"

She had always thought that Amamiya didn't get along well with the other bands, but seeing that he got along well with the other bands but never had his own band, she started to worry about him.

She hoped that Amamiya could also find a place of her own, just like she did. They were similar types of people, but she was much happier than him, and she hoped that Amamiya could be happy too.

Chapter 40 Why is Mom home?

How can we make Lian happy? This is a question that Shuangshi has been thinking about.

She received Lian's help and became happy, but what about Lian? Was he happy?

Lian found happiness for herself, but what about Lian? She wanted to help him, to make him happy too.

Shuang Shi became a little sentimental for a moment, and even while drinking tea, she couldn't help but drift off into a daze.

Sitting opposite him, Amamiya didn't notice that Sase was acting strangely; he was looking down at his tablet, adjusting his song.

Are you planning to write a new song?

Sōse asked Amamiya Ren a question, and when she came to her senses, she found that Amamiya Ren had been writing lyrics with his head down, so she asked him softly.

She dared not speak too loudly, for fear of disturbing Ren Amamiya's work. Upon hearing Sōse's question, Amamiya nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the lyrics in front of him: "Almost finished."

"Really? Then may I have the honor of hearing it?"

Sōse asked Amamiya, curious about what kind of songs Amamiya usually composed.

She had only heard Amamiya sing her own songs at live performances, so she hadn't heard them often. She also wanted to hear what songs Amamiya had written this time.

She knew that Amamiya loved writing songs. Often when Amamiya was sitting in RiNG, he would order a coffee with milk and sit at the bar, creating music on his tablet for one or two hours at a time.

"That's not a problem, but it hasn't been done in detail yet, just a rough draft. However, we'll have to find a different place to perform it; this isn't really suitable."

As Amamiya watched the café playing soft, lyrical music on a record player, he knew that playing there would disturb other people, so he needed to find another place to perform.

Street performances aren't really an option either. Although it's just one song, street performances require a permit, and it can be quite troublesome if traffic police happen to be passing by.

"How about we go to my place then?"

"Um... OK."

Amamiya had been to the Shuang family more than once or twice, and she had no intention of refusing.

In addition, he knew that Shuangshi's home was always very quiet and that Shuangshi was very bored at home alone, so it would be good to spend more time with her.

Although Aine always says she often bothers Sōse, she probably won't come today, right? She's probably going to play with Kōdō.

Carrying his instrument bag, Amamiya followed Sōse to the familiar upscale apartment. As soon as he entered, the receptionist greeted him.

Well, those who frequent the front desk know about this.

It seems like I won't need to go through so much trouble to come here in the future.

It was the familiar 45th floor. Sosei opened the door and invited Amamiya in.

But when she changed her shoes and walked into the house, she froze.

"What's wrong, Shuangshi?"

Amamiya, who was following behind Sousei, had no idea what was going on. He changed his shoes and went to the living room before he saw why Sousei had frozen.

It turns out her mother came back today.

"You're back~ and you've brought a little boy back again?"

Sōse's mother sat on the sofa, smiling as she inquired. It was clear that she already knew about Amamiya's visit to the family.

Of course, how could I not know? Shuangshi's house has home security cameras.

Although she lived in a luxury apartment, Sōse's mother couldn't completely entrust her home to the apartment staff, so she naturally installed security cameras to ensure the safety of her home.

Well, it's definitely not because she wanted to secretly watch what her daughter was doing.

It wasn't just the cameras; Amamiya had to register every time she came over, and the apartment staff would email Sōse's mother with this registration information, so she naturally already knew that her daughter had recently brought a boy home.

Oh, there seem to be girls too, but they're probably just best friends. It was the first time I saw them on camera, and they seemed to be arguing, but it looks like they made up afterward.

Yes, Sōse's mother saw it clearly on the camera the time when Aine provoked him.

However, Sōse remained completely unaware that there were cameras in the house. Her mother never mentioned it to her, otherwise she would definitely have been careful not to let her see her cute side.

There were only cameras in the living room, not in the bedroom, so her mother had no idea what Amamiya did when she stayed at the house and entered Sase's room on several occasions.

However, it is precisely because we don't know that there is room for imagination. Sōse's mother has long wanted to meet this Amamiya-kun.

I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to see what kind of guy Amamiya was.

She trusted Shuangshi's judgment, but she also knew just how naive girls could be when they were in love—they'd be forgetful for three years after pregnancy!

In particular, it's necessary to confirm whether Amamiya is a promiscuous boy; underage pregnancy is unacceptable!

She happened to get home today and found Shuangshi wasn't there, so she planned to wait for Shuangshi to come home and have her call that boy back. Little did she know, she'd actually find him while squatting down!

Sōse's mother looked at Sōse, who was frozen in place, and Amamiya behind him, who was completely at ease. Sōse's reaction was exactly like that of someone who had brought their boyfriend home while their parents were not at home and was caught red-handed.

"Shuangshi, go brew a pot of black tea."

As Sōse stood there stiffly, unsure of what to do, Amamiya patted her on the shoulder, telling her to get back to work, while she nodded and greeted Sōse's mother, "Hello, Auntie."

He guessed that this person must be Shuangshi's mother, since there were several photos of Shuangshi and her mother together in Shuangshi's room.