Joker's Band Game Story

Chapter Twenty-Six: Are you proposing?

"I've already forgiven Deng, so you don't need to say it was your fault anymore, okay?"

Ren Amamiya repeated what he had said earlier, looking at Akari: "So Akari, do you still think you're wrong?"

"There's a mistake..."

"No, you're right, because I've forgiven you."

"But...I have already caused the de facto..."

"No one is born without making mistakes. If you make a mistake, you make a mistake. Just get the other person's understanding and try not to make the same mistake again next time."

Ren Amamiya stood up with the coffee milk, walked to the lamp's side, and placed the coffee milk next to the lamp: "People can't keep looking back, they always have to move forward. And what happened that day wasn't entirely your fault, Riki's fault was too. You don't need to blame yourself so much. Even without you, I would have left anyway."

"what?"

If the earlier request for Akari to apologize was to ease her guilt, then his later statement was telling Akari that Amamiya's departure was not her fault.

The two methods, one before and one after, were enough to alleviate her guilt to some extent.

Sometimes people are just that strange. The more others say, "Oh, it's okay, it's not your fault," the more the person feels guilty because they feel that others are only saying that to take care of them, and that it is actually their fault.

But simply changing it to 'I forgive you' would provide more relief.

"But... I'm afraid I'll still make mistakes..."

"Then just apologize. People can only grow by making mistakes and correcting them. And once you grow, you'll make fewer mistakes. That's an age-old truth. Knowing you're wrong is enough; just correct it. I've said I forgive you, so you don't need to dwell on what happened. Consider this cup of coffee milk as proof that I've forgiven you."

"Proof?"

Upon seeing the glass of milk, Deng couldn't help but smile.

Seeing the lamp smiling, Lixi was stunned.

She didn't expect the lamp to actually laugh.

Although it was just a slight smile, she could tell that it was incredibly sweet.

"Alright, now it's Lixi's turn to apologize."

Ren Amamiya, who had returned to his seat, spoke again, prompting Riki to exclaim "Huh?" for the umpteenth time.

"Yeah, shouldn't you apologize to Deng? Your attitude makes Deng feel like you're angry."

Ren Amamiya continued to question, "Or do you think you're right?"

"..."

Lixi took a deep breath, and with each deep breath, her chest swelled up with anger.

She really, really wanted to beat up Amamiya!

"Lixi..."

But noticing that Deng was looking at him cautiously, Lixi realized that this was one of the few times she could get closer to Deng.

So no matter how much she disliked Ren Amamiya, she stood up and bowed to Touka, saying, "I'm sorry, Touka."

Such a solemn answer made Deng nervously stand up and bow to her: "Um... it's okay."

This clumsy answer made Ren Amamiya burst out laughing, while Aine beside her was already trying her best not to laugh so hard she was rolling on the floor.

When had she ever seen Lixi so embarrassed?! And the lamp, it's so cute!

"But I'm not actually angry."

At this moment, Deng whispered again, "I don't think Lixi is wrong."

"Yes, just as I don't think you're wrong, I still accepted your apology, and you accepted Lixi's apology, right?"

Ren Amamiya then began his earnest admonition: "Sometimes the other person isn't actually angry because of what you said, but you feel like you're wrong and have upset them. How can you know what they're thinking if you don't take the initiative to apologize? Do you feel happier now?"

"Um……"

Deng sat back down and nodded slightly; her condition was indeed much better than before.

She dared to look at Ren Amamiya again.

She never dared to look at Ren Amamiya because she felt it was all her fault for causing him to act that way. But she apologized, Ren Amamiya forgave her, and the matter was over. She stopped dwelling on it.

But at this moment, she couldn't help but recall her childhood, when that apology made her close herself off emotionally.

Although I opened my heart this time, it was only a little bit, just a tiny bit.

She cautiously looked at the outside world, like a lamb seeing the outside world for the first time, her eyes filled with curiosity and fear.

"What if...the other person refuses to forgive me?"

She thought of Xiangzi again. What if Xiangzi didn't forgive her?

Her leaving must have been because of me...

"Um……"

Ren Amamiya was surprised that Akari was so withdrawn in this place. The fact that she had already given up before the battle made Ren Amamiya think for a few seconds.

"Then let's find a way to get their forgiveness~ After all, not everyone will forgive mistakes so easily."

Ren Amamiya's words made Akari's hand clench involuntarily, and her heart, which had opened a little bit, seemed about to close again.

"But if you don't apologize, the other person will definitely not forgive you."

Ren Amamiya added, "Apologizing doesn't guarantee forgiveness, but not apologizing guarantees rejection. And if you apologize and express your thoughts, the other person won't be as angry even if they don't forgive you. If you feel guilty, wait until you've tried your best. Is this your first time doing this, Akari? You'll gradually learn how."

"Um……"

Deng nodded slightly. Although Ren Amamiya's words did not improve her situation much, at least she was not so guilty that she would refuse to say anything.

In her heart, at least the events of that day were no longer a shadow over her mind.

Amamiya didn't intend for this single statement to cause a significant change in the light; at least a positive sign would be enough.

"Alright, alright, now that we've all shaken hands and made peace, let's continue talking about the band."

Sōse smiled and brought the topic back, but she glanced at Amamiya Ren several times.

She didn't expect that Ren Amamiya would improve Akari's mood so much in this way. It was also the first time she felt that this boy was not bad.

And... does it mean the other party will never forgive you if you don't apologize?

Shuangshi's eyes held a few other emotions, but she concealed them well.

"Can we start over? Reunite the band? Me, Lixi, Xiaodeng... We missed each other because of this misunderstanding, but now that we've all talked it out, why not form a new band?"

Amamiya knows all about Amamiya's desire to please the world, but whether passersby know about it is unclear.

Clearly, she intends to revive Crychic.

"Um... what about me?"

Aine suddenly realized that she seemed to have become an outsider.

Shouldn't I have my share too?

"what?"

"Aine too."

At that moment, Deng suddenly looked up and said, "Let's be in a band for life."

Her eyes were shining when she said those words.

But these words made Aine's eyes widen again.

This wasn't the first time she'd heard this, but she still couldn't get used to it.

A lifetime! That's a lifetime! Are we really going to be in a band for life?!

Ai-yin's idea of ​​a band only goes as far as "Wow~ I really want to form a band with Xiao-deng~ That way we can get everyone's attention~" She has never thought about anything for the rest of her life!

"I, I'm willing to be in the Light Group band for life!"

Li Xi immediately stood up, as if making a solemn promise.

It's as solemn as a groom kneeling on one knee in front of everyone at a wedding and saying "I love you" to his bride.

"I'd be willing too~ for a lifetime~"

Shuangshi spoke with a smile, her eyes narrowed and her face full of happiness, but no one knew what that happiness truly represented.

Both agreed, so the lantern then turned its attention to Aine, who hadn't yet voiced her opinion. But Aine looked at them with surprise: "Wait, wait, a lifetime! This is a lifetime! Do you even know what a lifetime means?!"

Ai Yin's reaction was the strongest. She immediately went to the group and started explaining the information: "Scientifically speaking, the average human lifespan is 90 years old. Does that mean you'll continue playing drums after you become an old lady?"

She seemed to want recognition from Li Xi, but unfortunately she chose the wrong person. Li Xi was truly planning to stay with the Light Group band for life.

"Of course!"

Therefore, this is the only answer Lixi can give.

"But with such a long time, isn't it possible that something unexpected might happen? Amamiya, don't you think what I said makes some sense?"

Ai Yin immediately asked her father = Shaanxi??〕【Ling (nine) Ling 7 (five) G_ Seeking off-site assistance.

She thought that since Ren Amamiya could spout such profound truths just now, there shouldn't be any problems now, right?

But Ren Amamiya picked up a freshly ordered cup of coffee milk and took a sip.

Instead of helping Ai Yin, he repeated "a lifetime": "A lifetime is not a lifetime if it is missing a year, a month, a day, or an hour."

His words were filled with a sense of nostalgia, a feeling that shouldn't be emanating from a seventeen-year-old boy like him. It was more like a sixty-year-old grandfather sitting in a recliner, watching the sunset and reminiscing about his lost youth.

"No, that's right, a lifetime."

For some reason, Ren Amamiya's words actually clicked with Akari's, and Akari heard Amamiya say "a lifetime." Akari nodded her little head very seriously.

That's right, she wants to be in a band for life.

"It's okay, there's no need to force yourself."

Sōse seemed to be making excuses for Aine, but she knew that Aine wouldn't agree immediately, as that would hurt Akari's feelings.

Then it would be much easier if I joined forces with the lamp to drive Aine out, right?

But the lamp was waiting for Aine's answer, because she could sense that Aine was really thinking about this question.