Joker's Band Game Story

Shuangshi was also explaining the situation to Lixi: "I'm forming a band with Aiyin, Lixi, why don't you join us?"

"Huh?" "I'm not participating."

Pink-haired Ai Yin immediately voiced her doubts, and Li Xi also immediately stated that she did not intend to join the band.

Shuang Shi, however, was not in a hurry. He asked in a high-pitched voice with a smile, "Why?"

"Shuangshi, we don't need this person anymore."

Aine continued to argue, but Souse ignored her and continued talking to Ritsuki: "But what if I said... that the lamp would join too?"

"The lamps will not be added."

Lixi immediately denied it, but Shuangshi still asked the same question again: "Why?"

"The lamp is badly injured."

As Li Xi said this, his gaze involuntarily turned sharply to Amamiya, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines: "You know about this too, right?"

Ren Amamiya never expected that her act of watching the show would actually drag her into it.

Just as Aine was about to say something, she suddenly noticed Riki talking to Amamiya, so she immediately fell silent.

The observant woman had already noticed that the atmosphere here seemed a little off.

Sōse knows Tō, and she hopes this guy will join in, using Tō as bait.

Does she know Deng? Are they friends? And why would she say Deng is hurt?

And what does this have to do with that handsome guy? What exactly happened?

Ai Yin's mind was in a complete fog at the moment. She desperately wanted to know this information. After observing the group of people, she finally focused her gaze on the boy.

Or... I could ask him about this later? He reminded me about the lights before.

Turning on the light reveals a knot in her heart... What is this knot in her heart?

"Lixi, don't be so rude to the guests."

"What does this have to do with me?"

No one paid attention to Rinrinko's reminder to Riki. Ren Amamiya just smiled calmly and said, "Or do you think that Crychic's disbandment was caused by me?"

"What else could it be! If you hadn't said that that day!"

"Innocent."

Ren Amamiya's smile gradually faded. He stared at Riki, who was glaring at him angrily, and calmly continued to provoke her: "Then let me ask you, if I had rejected that proposal back then, would you not have disbanded?"

"Then when..."

"Say it from the bottom of your heart."

Ren Amamiya immediately interrupted Ritsuki's angry words. Is this the time to talk nonsense? Who among them doesn't know whether something will actually happen?

“Crychic is already a sinking ship. Even without me, you will eventually disband.”

"But without you, we wouldn't have been able to move so quickly..."

"So you think that prolonged pain is better than short-term pain?"

Ren Amamiya crossed his arms and looked at Riki, every word he said seemed to be provoking Riki.

Just as Ren Amamiya said, everything he said was true, leaving Riki with no way to refute it.

Everyone at Crychic knows that the team was no longer viable after that person left.

"You and I……"

Lixi clenched her fists. In the end, she couldn't argue with Amamiya Ren and stormed back to prepare Darjeeling for the two of them.

Aine finally understood the situation. She suddenly remembered seeing the names Sōse and Tatsuki in the lamp's notebook.

If she remembered correctly, it said 'Bass Souse' and 'Drumming Tachiki'. Besides the two of them, there was also 'Guitar Mutsu' and 'Keyboard Shoko (crossed out) Amamiya'.

So, that handsome guy's name is 'Amamiya'?

Ai-yin's clever little brain immediately guessed part of the truth, and she looked at the dejected Sōse: "Sōse-kun..."

"Sorry, I made you laugh."

Sōse, who had been slightly dazed, snapped out of it and flashed a bright smile at Aine. She took out her phone and searched for a video: "We used to be in the same band, called Crychic. I don't think Kōden told you, right? The picture might be a little blurry... Do you want to come over too?"

Sōse turned to ask Amamiya Ren again, but no matter how you looked at it, her expression seemed somewhat forced.

She knew that it was impossible not to bring Ren Amamiya over at this point; she never expected that Ren Amamiya would also appear here.

So rather than letting him suddenly drop another bombshell over there, it's better to have him come over and watch it together.

She also wanted Amamiya to know how good Crychic was back then, and that they weren't as bad as he made them out to be.

Chapter 18 is both wrong and right.

Since they invited me, what reason do I have not to come and take a look?

So he sat in the empty seat and watched a video about Crychic.

It was a rehearsal. After watching the rehearsal, Ren Amamiya could tell that the band members were genuinely happy playing in the band.

but……

"If that's all there is to it, then I understand."

Ren Amamiya had already confirmed this, and he wanted to say something more, but Sōse spoke first: "I don't want to argue with you about this. I just want you two to know what happened back then."

As Sōse spoke, she smiled at Aine and said, "So, Aine-chan, could you help me contact Akari?"

She smiled calmly, but to Amamiya, that smile seemed to have a hidden meaning.

Aine's focus differs from Ren Amamiya's. Ren Amamiya observes the Crychic band from the perspective of a professional musician. If he had encountered Crychic like this before, he wouldn't think there's anything wrong with the band.

There are essentially two situations when playing in a band—either for career reasons or for personal relationships. The former refers to professional commercial bands, while the latter refers to recreational bands that are just dabbling in the sport.

Ren Amamiya sees crychic as just a hobby, as he focuses on the overall picture, while Aine only cares about the lights.

At that moment, she finally understood what this team was all about.

"So... this is what the lamp used to look like."

Looking at the shy-looking lamp, Ai Yin felt she should have a good talk with him.

She truly didn't know about Deng's past. Now that she saw how happy Deng used to be, she had many thoughts on her mind.

"So, can you summon the light, Aine?"

Sōse continued to ask with a smile, and Aine nodded: "I will contact her."

Upon hearing Aine's reply, Sōse couldn't help but smile.

Yes, that's the answer she wanted to hear.

As for Ren Amamiya...

Sōse noticed that Amamiya was looking at her meaningfully. The smile on her face hadn't disappeared, but her hands were unconsciously pressing her fingers under the table.

What does his expression mean? Has he discovered my little scheme? Or hasn't he?

Why is he making that face? What is he trying to do?

Looking at Ren Amamiya, Sōse couldn't help but feel nervous. She stared at Ren Amamiya, who just smiled back at her without saying anything.

"Ah, Lotus."

At that moment, Ren walked in from outside. She saw that Ren Amamiya had arrived and immediately greeted him.

Ren Amamiya greeted Rakuna as well. As he stood up, he suddenly remembered something and took out two business cards from his pocket.

"Although I hope you'll never need this in your lifetime, I'll give it to you just in case. This is my business card; feel free to call me if you need any help."

As he spoke, he gave each of them a business card. Sōse smiled and nodded in response, but Amamiya Ren guessed that she would probably tear it up.

When Aine received the business card, she exclaimed, "Eh~ Ren Amamiya, is that your name? It's so nice."

"Really? What's your name?"

"Chihaya Aine, just call me Aine."

Ren Amamiya also politely inquired about the other party's name. He was actually quite curious about what the future held for these young girls.

As a mercenary, Ren Amamiya's attitude towards other bands was more like watching them for fun. Many of the bands he joined had already broken up, and he would carefully examine the reasons for each band's breakup and find amusement in them.

That's right, just looking for fun.

To be honest, having seen so many bands, he was already numb to it all. As an observer, he knew more or less about each band's situation.

It's all too common for members of a band to have disagreements or their own agendas, just like the people in this band now.

If Lixi joins as well, then the three of them will have three different ideas. This band is really interesting, and he really wants to see how it ends.

Will I die suddenly? How will I die suddenly? Will everyone fall out? Will anyone be able to achieve their goal?

In an instant, Ren Amamiya had a lot of thoughts running through his mind.

First, there's Riki. The way Shuangshi seduced Riki was very clear: he used Takamatsu lamps.

Recalling what happened in Crychic, he immediately guessed that she was the one who followed whichever band Light joined; she only wanted to hang out with Light.

Secondly, from what she just said, you can tell that Chihaya Aine wants to be a guitarist and vocalist.

Why she wanted to be a guitarist and vocalist is unclear, but based on her conversation with Souse, Ren Amamiya could tell that Souse didn't genuinely want to form a band with her.

So why did she still form a band? Undoubtedly, she was planning to use someone else's resources to her advantage.

Now her purpose has been revealed—Takamatsu Akari.

She wanted to bring Takamatsu Akari and Shiina Tatsuki into the band.

All the old guard from the previous band were brought in, so her idea was obvious—restoration!

But the most interesting thing is that Ren Amamiya finally found out who the keyboardist who left Crychic was.

What a small world, isn't it, Miss Xiangzi?

Ren Amamiya had a playful look on his face. He didn't intend to reveal Xiangzi's story right now; he wanted to see what these people planned to do.