Joker's Band Game Story

"Hey? Brother Lian, you're planning to perform? That's great!"

Nijika looked at Ren Amamiya with shining eyes: "So, are you planning to play the drums later? Play the drums? Play the drums?"

You can see that her eyes are full of anticipation.

She really enjoyed watching Ren Amamiya play the drums; watching him play was a real treat.

Unfortunately, Ren Amamiya had no intention of playing the drums; he was just looking at Rakuna beside him, waiting for her to say something.

"Guitar."

Rakuna directly stated her plan, it seems she wants to play guitar with Ren Amamiya.

If it's just the two of you, playing guitar together might be a good option.

"Okay, okay, let's play the guitar. Which piece are you planning to play? Or will you improvise?"

Like coaxing a child, Ren Amamiya coaxed Rakuna, asking her what song she wanted to play.

I guess Lena will be thinking of improvising a piece, just like before, and she'll be satisfied if she plays it and has fun.

But this time, Rakuna was different from before. She blinked her big eyes and looked at Amamiya expectantly: "Your song."

"Mine? Then I'll have to figure out a good way to deal with it."

Now the pressure was on Amamiya, so he had no choice but to take out some sheet music from his bag and quickly search through it.

But his actions also drew the attention of several other girls who came over to watch.

"Brother Lian! All these songs are yours?!"

Hongxia looked on in surprise as Amamiya Ren quickly flipped through the songs, and these handwritten songs looked as if Amamiya Ren had written them all by himself.

"Ah."

Ren Amamiya gave a soft "hmm," still searching for a suitable piece of music.

If both of them play guitar, finding a song that will satisfy Lena is indeed a bit of a hassle.

The tricky part is that you have to make sure she's satisfied, so the difficulty level can't be too easy.

So he's looking for a suitable song, something a bit rock.

"Wow, so many! That's amazing, Brother Lian."

Kita, standing nearby, couldn't help but sigh in admiration; she too had sensed Ren Amamiya's immense power.

"Lotus is very strong."

Liang, standing nearby, couldn't help but chime in.

Not only them, but even Xiangzi had secretly come over at some point, watching Amamiya Ren's rapidly changing tunes.

At a glance, she could tell that Ren Amamiya was exceptionally talented at writing lyrics and composing music.

Is this even human? That's incredible!

Xiangzi also looked surprised. After watching Ren Amamiya pull out a sheet of music, she asked him somewhat shyly, "Um...maybe I can take a look?"

"Hmm? Please go ahead, just don't break it." (Liu Ba {诌邬E覇li!:ngH⑷Lin Wu)

Ren Amamiya didn't mind if the other person looked at it, since he had already applied for the copyright to these songs.

In this world, applying for copyright for music is free, so he can apply for it as soon as he creates it, and it's also relatively easy to protect his rights later.

As for what to do if someone plagiarizes... he couldn't be bothered with it. After all, in a way, he was plagiarizing himself. Although he couldn't remember where he had seen or heard these songs in his past life, they were definitely not his original works. He applied for copyrights simply because he didn't want others to register the copyrights for these songs and make money from them. Such disgusting things could happen.

This is why he charges for commercial licensing. He only charges 100 yen, but he has to, to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to take these songs and sell them to others as their own.

Xiangzi quickly browsed through the booklet, carefully examining each sheet of music and discovering that each sheet had its own unique characteristics.

Although they are all primarily rock, their styles are quite diverse, ranging from upbeat to melancholic, and even thriller. Their characteristics also differ, with some being fast-paced and others slow-paced, some primarily guitar-based and others primarily drum-based, including English, Japanese, and even Russian songs—all kinds of genres are represented.

Is he the superman?

Toyokawa Shoko looked up and stared blankly at Amamiya Ren, who was showing Rakuna the sheet music.

In her eyes, Ren Amamiya was a monster, simply too amazing.

He shouldn't just stay here; he should be in a higher position, and he should become stronger.

Looking at Ren Amamiya, Toyokawa Shoko couldn't help but wonder how far he could go if the Toyokawa family helped him... No, wait.

Why am I still thinking about the Toyokawa family? I clearly already planned to give up on all of this.

Toyokawa Shoko lowered her head, looking at the sheet music in front of her.

Yes, I've already given up on music, so why should I think about it so much anymore?

"Xiangzi, can I take a look?"

Hongxia asked quietly from the side. Xiangzi handed the sheet music to Hongxia, looking somewhat lost, and went back to work alone.

The performance is almost over, and she should maintain order to prevent any accidents.

"Xiangzi seems to be in a lot of pain."

Kita watched Toyokawa Shoko's lonely figure disappear into the distance, then turned to Nijika: "Nijika, don't you also feel...?"

"She had her reasons."

Liang rarely spoke such trivial things, but calmly said, "She loves music, but she also resists it."

"Huh? What's going on?"

"do not know."

"do not know?"

"She doesn't want to say, so nobody knows. Why don't we look at these pieces instead... Oh, Spalashi, this piece is amazing!"

Ryo exclaimed in surprise, marveling at Amamiya's power as she looked at the music.

She played the bass in the air as if holding a bass guitar, and the more she played, the more impressive he felt.

Wow, that's amazing!

"Brother Lian! Please help us write the lyrics and compose the music!"

Hongxia grabbed the sheet music and ran straight to Ren Amamiya, asking him to help her write the lyrics and compose the music.

However, Ren Amamiya made a gesture resembling "Dame" in response to this.

"Eh?! Why!"

"The lyrics and music of a band should be written by the band itself. This is how the band's soul is shown. How can music written by others represent your own band? Of course, if you just want to get together for some fun, then I can help you."

Amamiya wasn't refusing to write for her because he valued his own work; rather, if you really intend to form a band, then form it properly, and the lyrics, music, and even the composition of the band members should all be your own.

The world is quite strict in this regard; basically, every member of a band needs to have their own song.

"Ah~ never mind then..."

"But there's no problem with you guys doing covers."

Ren Amamiya did mention another point—cover songs.

Unless a band is performing at a large event, a small live performance like this might feature cover songs, with about half of the songs being covers. They also occasionally perform covers at events. Especially for emerging bands, they might perform two out of three songs. However, this situation can't last forever, otherwise it would be difficult to build a fanbase.

The fans in this world are very discerning; after all, with so many bands, attracting their attention isn't easy.

"Let's talk about it later, haha."

Hongxia laughed twice and didn't bring up the matter again.

The performance ended smoothly, and the audience dispersed and left.

The performance sparked much discussion, but it had nothing to do with Ren Amamiya; he was simply waiting for everyone else to leave.

After everyone left, he stood on the stage, connected the guitar to the ground wire, and looked at Lena, who had already memorized all the sheet music.

"So...shall we begin?"

"Ah."

After a simple eight-beat sequence, the two began playing the guitar together, and everyone watching their performance was amazed by their guitar playing.

"Is this the skill a guitarist should have?"

Kita stared at the two shining brightly on the stage, and she couldn't help but feel that it had been such a mistake to say that she could play the guitar.

But Nijika patted her on the shoulder and said, "It's okay, Kita. You'll become just as amazing someday."

Really? Me?

"Of course! I believe you'll be fine!"

Nijika gave Kita a thumbs-up, and she looked quite happy.

Not far away, (5) Ying 7 Ba Ba 8 ⊙ Qi Liu Ying Xiangzi was diligently mopping the floor.

The guests had all left, so the floor naturally needed to be cleaned again. Although she appeared to be mopping diligently, her mind wasn't entirely focused on the floor.

She would occasionally glance towards Amamiya's direction, and listening to the guitar music playing there, she couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

"Hey, if you're going to work, then work; if you're going to listen to music, then listen to music."

Xingge appeared beside her at that moment, sounding quite cold.

Saeko, standing next to her, covered her mouth with a laugh and said, "Don't be scared. The manager means you can listen to the whole thing before you start working."

Xingge is always like this; she always says things in a strange way that scares others.

Xiangzi listened to Xingge's words but just shook his head slightly: "It's nothing, I'll finish my work right away."

She didn't really want to hear Ren Amamiya's guitar playing, because hearing them play music so happily and freely always made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Why do I feel sad? It's probably because of their joy. I should have been able to experience that joy myself.

With a heavy heart, Xiangzi's life pressure made her work even harder. She didn't have much time to stay here. After returning home, she would need to continue her studies. Her choice to continue her studies instead of dropping out meant that she also believed she needed a proper education.

“It’s really hard.”

Saeko squinted at Shoko: "But she's not happy at all like this."

“She won’t say anything herself, and Lian can’t solve it either. I don’t know what to do.”

Xingge spoke from the side, but she didn't seem to care much about Xiangzi's situation.