Joker's Band Game Story

"I... am fearless in the face of sorrow."

Dolores picked up the guitar from the ground before speaking. As her voice fell, cheers erupted from the audience.

They knew that the performance was about to begin.

Amamiya also sat in her seat, listening quietly to their singing.

ave mujica, the name of their song and also the name of their band.

As their signature song, it was naturally the best choice to start the performance. Amamiya listened quietly with his eyes closed, no longer whispering with Akechi beside him, but listening to their entire live performance.

He had heard this piece before, but he listened to it again live.

"How does it feel?"

As the song ended, the five performers continued their act on stage, while Goro Akechi asked him, "How was it? How was their performance?"

"very nice."

Having performed on stage in various places in his past life, he could tell that the five performers on stage were playing very well. Although they lacked experience and were a bit rushed in terms of rhythm, these were minor issues. The most important thing in a live performance is the atmosphere; as long as the atmosphere isn't ruined, the audience will automatically overlook minor flaws.

"Really? It has no flaws?"

"The performance on stage was already perfect. As for the other shortcomings... they are minor issues. They don't detract from the overall excellence. It's rare for a stage performance to be perfect. If you want to nitpick, you can always find something to criticize."

Despite Akechi's seemingly provocative question, Amamiya's response remained remarkably calm. He didn't know much about Akechi, so he didn't say much more.

He came to watch this performance simply because it was an Ave Mujica show. He also needed to learn more about the band before deciding whether he should pay too much attention to them in the future.

But as things stand, they don't seem to have any major problems.

"Is that so? Then please look forward to it."

Mingzhi smiled and continued watching the performance on stage, not in a hurry.

Since Amamiya didn't intend to get involved in this mess so quickly, there was no need for him to appear so eager for quick success.

Let's wait until he's willing to get involved in the band before discussing anything else.

He invited Amamiya over hoping she could join the band as a 'substitute,' but Amamiya felt that things weren't as simple as they seemed, so she didn't agree immediately, but she didn't refuse right away either. It was because of her concerns that she decided to wait and see for a while. Akechi also anticipated this, which is why he wasn't in a hurry at all.

After all, Mujica is thriving right now, so why force him into it now?

The performance continued with two more pieces, "Black Birthday" and "Foolish God," followed by a cover song, which brought the show to a close.

Finally, with the five people on stage bowing and the audience applauding and cheering, the curtain slowly fell again, dividing the stage into two halves.

"Thank you so much for coming to see this performance today. I hope we can have even more opportunities to collaborate next time."

After the performance, outside the livehouse, Goro Akechi smiled and shook hands with Ren Amamiya to say goodbye. Clearly, their meeting today was just a basic introduction; after all, he would be the bridge between the agency and Ren Amamiya from now on, so Amamiya treated him as a 'client'.

After saying goodbye to the other party, Amamiya picked up the phone to call Kairin.

He wanted to surprise her, since Hailing didn't know he was there to see the show today.

"Hello? Why are you calling?" 'Eh~ Aren't you going to have a celebration party? No way!'

When Hailing answered the phone, there was some noise behind her. Amamiya thought it sounded like... Meowmee's voice?

A celebration banquet? Why would they want to hold a celebration banquet for just one performance?

"I came to see the show today."

"Eh?!"

Hai Ling suddenly exclaimed "Eh!" and her face immediately turned red.

It would be fine on a normal day, but today's performance... to be honest, seemed a bit childish to her.

But Amamiya happened to see this performance...

She suddenly became concerned.

"What's wrong, Hai Zi? Who are you talking to on the phone?"

Meanwhile, Miaomeng, who was making a ruckus there, suddenly came over and started playing around with Hailing. She was like a cat that had seen something interesting, wagging her tail as she came over.

(PS: Similar settings, Persona 5 also has illegitimate children, Persona 5R also has sisters, Persona 5R also has mental patients, but the presentation of Persona 5 and the Henka is very different. Although Akechi's characterization doesn't keep up with his setting, if you compare him to the Henka... well, they're both two different things, what's the comparison? But the Yoshizawa sisters' characterization is quite good, so setting is setting, presentation is presentation. The presentation of the Henka is really a headache, not to mention using this kind of "either god or shit" setting.)

Chapter Twenty: Music, isn't it amazing...?

"Hey~ Why is Umi going back with Amamiya? I'm so envious~"

Meow Dream was bouncing around next to Hailin. She seemed to be expressing envy, but there was a sense that she was being sarcastic. Amamiya had no idea what she was really thinking.

All he knew was that if Miaomeng kept jumping, she might get hit by Hailing.

But Hailing didn't hit her, because Hailing was used to it.

Meow Dream can be a bit cheeky sometimes.

"What do you mean? What do you mean? Where are you going next?"

"Hold a celebration banquet without Miaomengzi present."

"It's Miaomeng! And why did you say there's no Miaomeng?! This is bullying within the team! Bullying!"

Miaomeng shook her little arms behind Hailing, condemning Hailing's actions, but Hailing remained calm.

If you believe the nonsense Miaomeng spouts, you're in big trouble.

"So this is how lively Meow Dream is when she's with her teammates."

Amamiya nodded in agreement, somewhat surprised.

I rarely see Miaomeng on ordinary days; I usually only see her when I'm teaching her to play the drums.

However, she's been getting fewer drum lessons lately. After all, her progress is quite rapid. Now she only gets two lessons a month. It's like the master leads you through the door, but the rest is up to you. Her progress is indeed quite fast.

Well, he didn't know exactly how long Miaomeng played the drums each day, otherwise he would definitely have said something to her.

"Ah...that's normal...right?"

Hearing Amamiya's comment, Nyanmu couldn't help but laugh awkwardly twice.

She seemed to know what Amamiya meant; it simply meant that she often seemed listless when she was around Amamiya.

But can you blame her? Who likes listening to lectures? Of course, she'd be incredibly listless during lectures.

So, Meow Dream's rambling and strange speech was just that, but Amamiya only glanced at her a couple more times and didn't say anything more.

Amamiya's appearance also made Nyanmu behave a bit. Noticing that Nyanmu was no longer so noisy, Hailin breathed a sigh of relief and moved a little closer to Amamiya.

Although they are now rising stars in the agency, they are not yet at the point where they can be chauffeured around by private cars; they still honestly take the tram home.

"Ah~ I'm so tired..."

After finally finding a seat on the tram, Miaomeng plopped down and leaned back, letting out a long sigh as she remarked on how tired she had been lately.

Whether it's going to school, practicing, performing, or even doing TV interviews, she's under a lot of pressure overall.

After all, she took things a little too seriously. She always tried her best to do her best in everything she did, and she needed to perform at her most perfectly.

Because she wanted to become famous, she wanted to do everything perfectly, which is very much in line with the characteristics of a newcomer. Young people are the most energetic at their workstations.

Compared to Miaomeng, Hailing, being a seasoned veteran, is used to these so-called pressures. She still touches things whenever she can, but she just doesn't show it on stage.

"The drumming on stage today was quite good."

Standing in front of Meowmee, Amamiya commented.

There were only two empty seats on the train, so Amamiya gentlemanly gave them to the two girls. He, on the other hand, had been sitting for quite a while and needed to stand up and rest, as sitting for long periods wasn't good for his health.

Putting aside other issues, prolonged sitting can cause hemorrhoids.

"Well, I'm going to be performing at the Budokan soon, so of course I have to do my best. Plus, I have a show to perform tomorrow, so I feel even more pressure."

Miao Meng sighed. She felt that she had too little free time lately, and even the frequency of her usual video posts had decreased.

This can't go on. If things continue like this, I'll have no way out.

Joining Ave Mujica is a way for her to generate buzz, but she doesn't intend to put all her eggs in one basket. She'll cut ties if unforeseen circumstances arise. However, she'll try her best to salvage the situation if there's still hope.

However, joining the band won't give her more exposure right now. If the band fails, all her work during this period will be for nothing. Therefore, she cares a lot about her beauty account. At least if the band fails, she can go back to making videos. This is her backup plan.

She's been too busy dealing with Mujica lately, focusing most of her energy on it rather than her beauty account. If she doesn't maintain it properly, the account's popularity will decline, so she has to make a choice.

The account's popularity is already declining, and if I don't work harder, I might really end up with nothing.

"Are you all under a lot of pressure lately?"

Amamiya asked Hailin, who was standing next to her. Hailin thought about the recent situation and said, "It's alright, at least I can get used to it."

"After all, Hai Zi was very talented~"

Miao Meng leaned back in her seat and couldn't help but sigh. She thought that among all these people, Hai Ling was the most dashing. She was ruthless, didn't talk much, and was reliable in her work. Apart from having a sense of detachment in the band, she was great in every other way.

"Nyan Yumeko is also very amazing."

"It's Meow Mengqin..."

After correcting Hailing's statement again, Miaomeng sighed. She was really tired and had an urge to lie down on the bed as soon as she got home.

Exhausted, she overlooked why Amamiya had come to find Hailin, and she didn't know where Amamiya's house was, thinking it was probably just on her way.

"See you tomorrow then." "Okay, see you tomorrow."

After getting off the train, Meow said goodbye to the two women. They both lived in Shimokitazawa, but after getting off the train, the two women went their separate ways.

Exhausted, she returned home alone, took off her shoes, and collapsed onto the bed.

Exhausted, completely exhausted. The pressure is immense every day, whether it's going to school during the day, performing at night, or finding time to practice drumming in between.

It's already 10 p.m., and she should be preparing to upload the video by now, but she's too tired to do so, so she plans to lie down for a while before recording a new video.

She's been recording videos quite frequently lately, mainly as fan response videos for Mujica. But for these, she only needs to record; the editing is handled by her agency, so the pressure isn't too great.

After lying in bed for about ten minutes, she finally got up and left her cozy little bed to take a quick shower in the bathroom.

Next, she'll be filming a video, so naturally she has to dress herself up nicely, and she even has to redo her makeup.

The makeup worn for the stage performance was removed immediately after the performance. Now, to film a video, she naturally had to reapply her makeup. While applying makeup in front of the mirror, she glanced at her dark circles and applied more makeup to completely cover them up.

"I am 'Romai'! I will never be defeated by this pressure! Meow Dream! You are the best!"