Joker's Band Game Story

She genuinely wanted an answer, so he hoped to get a positive response from her.

Unfortunately, Aine said, "Um... how about we start with a week?"

Hearing this, Deng lowered his head, looking very disappointed.

She longed for affirmation from Aine, but she didn't receive it, which left her feeling very disappointed.

"Um... how about a month?"

The lamp seemed even more disappointed.

"That... a live performance?"

The light has once again transformed into a small, off-light.

Seeing the lamp in this state, Aine really didn't know what to do.

She had no choice but to turn to Ren Amamiya again, hoping he would stop saying things like, "Even one hour less isn't a lifetime."

Ren Amamiya, however, found it somewhat amusing. He chuckled and then said, "Would you like to hear about the band mercenaries' experience?"

The lamp secretly raised its head and quietly observed Ren Amamiya.

Speaking of bands, Ren Amamiya does have some experience to share. As a band mercenary, his ability to navigate between more than fifty bands is enough to prove that he has a profound understanding in this area.

"Actually, when forming a band, don't immediately talk about forever. Everyone can try to work things out first, and if you feel there are no problems, then talk about forever. After all, a band is like marriage for musicians. If you haven't even started dating, isn't it a bit too hasty to talk about getting married forever?"

Ren Amamiya's smiling reply made Riki's face turn bright red, and you could even vaguely see white smoke rising from her head.

When Akari heard Ren Amamiya mention marriage, she froze.

Marriage, a word that seemed so distant to her, was suddenly brought up.

"Actually, I really liked Aine's answer~ She seriously considered the importance of a lifetime~ Don't be so disappointed, it's just like falling in love. The more thoughtful a person is, the easier it is for them to fall for someone they truly like. If you can really get Aine to agree to form a band with you for life, then you won't be able to get rid of her even if you want to~"

Ren Amamiya's playful reply successfully made Aine blush. Why did Ren Amamiya have to conflate forming a band with getting married?

"But when someone directly promises to stay with you for life, it seems a bit insincere."

Ren Amamiya didn't name names, but he was clearly referring to Sase.

But it was precisely because no names were mentioned that Li Xi immediately stood up: "I, I am truly sincere towards Deng!"

"Do you really want to marry Deng?"

"Yes...no, that's not right! It's with the Light Group Band!"

After vaguely answering "yes," Lixi immediately changed her mind.

She glared fiercely at Ren Amamiya, but she was too embarrassed to be intimidating at the moment.

The lamp had already shut herself off again; it was obvious she was now lost in a fantasy.

A lifetime, forming a band, getting married...

Facing the innocent light, if you tell Aine that you want to form a band for life, wouldn't that be like proposing marriage?

He'd only known Aine for less than a week, and he was already proposing? Hmm...

Rinrinko looked at the increasingly wicked smile on Ren Amamiya's face and realized just how wicked this guy really was.

Wow, just a few words and you left all the girls speechless! That's amazing!

Chapter Twenty-Seven: You're so self-absorbed!

After Ren Amamiya's meddling, Akari Takamatsu stopped insisting on telling Aine about "a lifetime" and tentatively agreed to Aine's answer, "Let's try forming a band until the end of the live performance."

In Aine's opinion, a live performance should take at least a month, right? She felt that with at least a month, everyone would be on good terms, and then they could take it a step further.

Hmm, Aine is quite conservative in this regard~ Unlike Riki, who was easily persuaded to get married~

If she were to meet a slutty girl, wouldn't she be completely infatuated with her?

Although Ren Amamiya was smacked several times by Riki after he said that, his words did ease everyone's mood. At least Ren Amamiya wouldn't keep harping on Aine about a lifetime anymore.

Whenever she wanted to talk about a lifetime, she could never forget the marriage that Ren Amamiya mentioned.

This is the most reliable and convenient way to deal with single-threaded pets.

Although Li Xi was keeping a close eye on him the whole time.

However, Ren Amamiya also noticed something: ever since he started talking about marriage, Sase had remained silent, seemingly hiding herself and secretly observing the group.

She kept fidgeting with her hands, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

However, Ren Amamiya already knew about these people's situations, and they were indeed quite interesting.

Shuangshi, Lixi, and Deng's thoughts were similar to what he had previously guessed: one wanted to restore the monarchy, one just wanted to be with Deng, and the other was a young woman from Chongnu who wanted to stay in the group forever and didn't want to leave.

As for Aine, Amamiya roughly figured it out. She's just a bit vain; to put it bluntly, she just wants to be noticed and praised by others.

This girl seems the most normal among the group of girls.

Moreover, her vanity wasn't all she thought about; she also paid attention to the lamp and had her own bottom line.

She wanted to join the Light Band, probably for fame or something. After all, Light is indeed a cute girl, and she would definitely be super popular in an all-girls school like Haneoka.

But when she was talking to the lamp about spending her whole life with it, she did think it over seriously, instead of trying to deceive the lamp. Overall, she was a pretty kind girl.

What should you do if such a cute little girl is cheated after being deceived?

Ren Amamiya propped himself up and thought curiously. He suddenly became a little concerned about this girl with the tiger teeth. If she found out that he had been deceived and kicked out of the band... she would cry for a long time, right?

"Um...thank you so much today."

When they finished their discussion and dispersed, Aine approached Ren Amamiya.

Ren Amamiya planned to check out the live performance later, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave. However, the group of kids disbanded after discussing the band. Riki continued working, while Aine went to Ren Amamiya's side to thank him.

There's a reason she's grateful to Ren Amamiya; if it weren't for Ren's 'forgiveness,' Akari would still be bothered by that practice session.

Amamiya's previous actions did indeed make Akari, who was already feeling down, even more so, but Amamiya's actions helped her stop worrying so much and improved her mood significantly.

"It's okay, but are you sure you want to form a band with them?"

Ren Amamiya asked Aine a question in return, which startled her.

She hadn't expected Ren Amamiya to say something like that, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

"Um... why is that?"

Ren Amamiya's words really startled Aine, and she shrank back, wanting to know why.

Amamiya said this with a serious expression, which made her a little flustered. Did he have some unspeakable secret?

"I think you should already know about their predecessor, Crychic."

Ren Amamiya gestured for Aine to sit down first, and then told Rinrinko to get her another coffee with milk.

He could tell that Ai Yin wasn't picky about what she drank; as long as it wasn't something that tasted bad, she was fine with anything.

"Um... why is it coffee milk?"

"Because RiNG's coffee is freshly ground, it's good quality and inexpensive."

Ren Amamiya's answer left Aine speechless. In a way... it makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

Instead of continuing the conversation about drinks, Ren Amamiya began telling Aine about Crychic.

“The leader of Crychic was Toyokawa Shoko. She was the initiator of the band, and everyone was brought together because of her. So after she left, the band, which hadn’t even gotten to know each other yet, was already on the verge of disbanding. At that time, Riki asked me to help out as the keyboardist, which was Shoko’s position.”

After taking a sip of coffee milk, Ren Amamiya began to talk to Aine about Crychic, things she had wanted to know for a long time, but Ren hadn't said much about it then.

Now he felt he needed to let Ai Yin know something, at least to prepare her mentally, because these people's conditions were not normal.

"But the result was far from ideal. Xiangzi's departure caused Crychic to fall apart. They each had their own roles but no chemistry whatsoever. Because of Xiangzi's departure, Deng didn't dare to sing, Shuangshi was always distracted when playing instruments, and Lixi's mentality became increasingly irritable, making it impossible for her to play the drums properly. As for Mu... oh, she's the rhythm guitarist. You probably don't know her. Mu is like a doll, without any soul. So at that time, I left Crychic and told them that there was no need to continue the band because they were not happy."

Ren Amamiya's coffee milk had almost run out. He put the cup down, looked at the new cup of coffee milk that Rinko had brought to Aine, and said to Rinko, "Could you please bring another cup of water, without ice?"

You shouldn't drink too much coffee milk, otherwise it will affect your sleep at night.

Ren Amamiya saw that Aine had lowered her head and was silent, so he continued, "I've said before that I'm a band mercenary, and I've seen many bands break up. Crychic couldn't be rebuilt after the organizers left so abruptly. It's in the past, but you're now caught in this vortex."

"You mean...they're all members of Crychic?"

"To be honest, there's nothing wrong with you wanting to form a band with Deng, and even adding Li Xi wouldn't be a problem, but have you noticed that three out of the four people in the band are members of Crychic? And Shuang Shi's intentions... you should have sensed it, right?"

Ren Amamiya's words made Aine even more silent; she certainly sensed it.

'Can we start over? Reunite the band, me, Lixi, Xiaodeng…'

Why is there no "Ai-yin" (love voice) among them?

Sōse was the first teammate Aine recruited, but the other party ignored her.

So……

"If Toyokawa Shoko were to turn back and want to join your band, what do you think the chances are that she'll actually get in? And as an outsider, will you be abandoned by them?"

"But the lamp... skirt II nine ⊙ affairs 彡 scar wife intention three..."

"The lamp will only be in a more difficult position; she can't bear to give up either side."

Ren Amamiya's words silenced Aine, who finally understood what Ren Amamiya meant.

These words were like a thorn, piercing Aine's heart.

What is the lamp thinking? Does she also hope that Toyokawa Shoko will come back?

Between me and Xiangzi, which one would she choose? She'd only known Deng for a week.

"That's why I didn't let Tamamo keep saying 'forever,' because it's difficult. Unless everyone in your band chooses to give up on Toyokawa Shoko and not form a new band with her, your band can't continue in peace."

After much back and forth, Ren Amamiya finally explained why he had interrupted the conversation about a lifetime, because could one really live a lifetime?

Taking the water from Rinrinko, Ren Amamiya drank it while trying to persuade her, "I can tell you can't actually play the guitar, can you?"

As soon as Ren Amamiya uttered those words, Aine's face paled.

"Don't look at me so nervously. I've been playing music for so long, I can tell who's an expert and who's a novice. If you're planning to learn on the spot, that's fine too, after all, your idea is just to form a band and keep up with the trend, right?"

Ren Amamiya could see through Aine's little scheme; there were hardly any high school students in the world who didn't play music. As a girl from the "outer corner" (a term for someone who enjoys music), she would definitely say she wanted to play some music if she wanted to fit in.

But she's a complete novice; you can tell just by looking at her fingers that she can't play the guitar. He knew the other two of the other three, except for Deng, and Aine's skill level couldn't compare to theirs.