Joker's Band Game Story

But when she thought about the guitar played by the girl named Lena, she felt ashamed of herself.

And if Lena really joins the band... then what will happen to her? She'll just become invisible!

Oh no... what should I do?!

She forced herself to calm down by bumping her head against the handrail of the tram.

Moreover, it seems I stood Amamiya up. He was still waiting for me, and I just ran away like that!

Ugh! I stood up that handsome guy! How am I going to ask him for help next time?!

The thought of such a thing happening made Ai Yin bang her head against the pillar a few more times, the banging sounds causing other passengers around her to take several steps back.

They didn't understand why this pink-haired girl was suddenly headbutting the pillar, but they felt that she was a bit... well.

After being hit several times, she finally calmed down a little, and felt a pain in her forehead.

"It hurts so much... What on earth am I doing in the 720PWIV...?"

Ai Yin instinctively squatted down and covered her head, completely at a loss for what to do.

But she seemed to have overlooked one point: such actions are inappropriate on a tram, after all, a tram...

The tram had arrived at the next stop, so it immediately slowed down. The sudden swaying made Aine, who was curled up like a ball, unable to stand steadily. She fell to the side, her body tilting back like a roly-poly toy.

But while a roly-poly toy can stay upright, she can't!

The thought of falling made Aine instinctively close her eyes.

"Be careful."

But just as she was about to fall, someone caught her back, preventing her from lying completely flat on her back.

Only then did she dare to open her eyes and see that familiar face.

Amamiya... Ren...

"Amamiya-san, why are you here...?"

"Since you suddenly ran away all by yourself, of course I had to come and see what trouble you were in."

Ren Amamiya responded helplessly. Of course, he had been running all the way here. It seemed that Ai Paopao hadn't noticed that there was someone following him all along.

Upon hearing Ren Amamiya's reply, Aine became even more embarrassed.

She never expected that Amamiya would follow her all the way to the train, and more importantly—she hadn't even noticed!

Wait, does that mean... he saw everything clearly when I bumped into the pillar?

How embarrassing!

"Or...would you like to get up first? Or would you prefer to stay in this position?"

As Ren Amamiya watched Aine's eyes gradually turn into mosquito coil-like bulges, he knew she was definitely lost in her own world.

So he kindly reminded her that he was getting tired of supporting her in that position.

More importantly... this position of supporting the girl is actually quite inappropriate. It's summer now, and the other person is wearing very light clothing. He can also touch the bra under the girl's thin school uniform. If he keeps touching her like this, he feels it's a bit inappropriate.

"Ah... sorry, sorry."

Aine clearly didn't notice this; her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't make sense of the situation at all.

She hurriedly got up, grabbed the handrail again, and watched as the tram slowly moved toward the next stop.

"Are you planning to... go home?"

When I heard Aine say that something important happened in RiNG, Ren Amamiya really felt like she had something important to say.

But when Ren Amamiya noticed that the other party was fleeing in panic, he realized that Aine had promised to find him after the band practice. If she really had something to do, she wouldn't have made that promise to him.

So she ran away! Ren Amamiya then caught up with her.

Only now did he ask Aine if she planned to go home.

"Yes……"

Ai-yin lowered her head and said shyly, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just..."

"It's good that everything's alright. Then I'll come to your house and teach you to play the guitar."

"Eh?"

Aine suddenly looked up at Ren Amamiya, her expression one of utter surprise.

Ren Amamiya looked at her with a puzzled expression: "Otherwise what? I was originally planning to teach at RiNG, but since you've already left, we'll naturally change the location. If you don't think home is suitable, I'll find a practice room nearby."

"No, no, no problem, no problem."

Aine thought Ren Amamiya would criticize her for running away, but to her surprise, he didn't intend to talk about it at all and instead went straight to talking about practice.

Ren Amamiya really didn't intend to say anything about Aine's escape, not because he didn't want to, but because he felt the timing wasn't right.

It's only been a few days since what happened with Li Xi, so of course he can't forget about it so easily. Therefore, he doesn't plan to reopen old wounds so quickly. He'll wait until the other person calms down before proceeding step by step.

He had been scolded quite a bit by Hailing that day; it was the first time he had ever seen Hailing so dissatisfied.

"Then let's start practicing once we get there. You should get ready first."

Ren Amamiya didn't say anything more; he just told Aine to calm down a bit more.

She had just run away all by herself, and she needed to think carefully about how to tell her friends about it.

So the two remained silent until they left the train station, at which point Aine spoke to Amamiya: "Sorry, I almost stood you up."

If you hadn't caught up with me, I definitely would have let you go.

Ren Amamiya simply shook his head: "It's alright, if you don't come to me, I'll just earn one less dollar."

He made it sound like he was being pragmatic, but that was the only way to make Aine feel better.

This is not a one-sided aid, but a mutually agreeable transaction, so there is no problem if the transaction ends early if you are unwilling.

Amamiya dislikes discussing matters of the heart, so he believes in keeping matters separate from emotions. Fortunately, Japan isn't a particularly sentimental society, which suits his attitude quite well.

Aine's house wasn't small; Amamiya thought it was about the same size as her own.

Holding the key, Aine opened the door and began looking for Ren Amamiya's shoes in the entryway.

"I'm home! Mom, I brought my friend home!"

"You're back! So, what are you going to do later...? Wait, is it a boy?!"

When Ai Yin's mother heard Ai Yin say that she had brought a friend home, she was quite surprised. She came out of the kitchen and was about to say something to welcome her when she was surprised to see that it was a boy.

This is really rare. Ai-yin usually brings female friends over because she goes to an all-girls school, so why is there a boy here now?

A whole host of thoughts flashed through Aine's mother's mind in an instant, but in the end she just smiled and greeted Ren Amamiya: "Hello."

"Hello, Auntie, I'm Ren Amamiya, and I'm Aine's guitar coach."

Ren Amamiya was very respectful and revealed his identity.

He didn't respond to Aine's words by saying that he was her friend, but instead responded to her in a rather distant and conservative manner.

Based on what Aine's mother just said, it was clear that Aine had never brought a boy home before. Therefore, he felt that he needed to show a certain distance to put the other person at ease. He was unsure whether the other person would really welcome a strange man to Aine.

What if she thought that Aine met Ren Amamiya in some shady place? Or that she was lured away by Ren Amamiya in some strange place? Sometimes Japanese people have quite peculiar thought processes, so Amamiya's words directly dispelled Aine's mother's doubts.

She knew that her daughter had been practicing guitar recently and seemed to be in some kind of band.

"Ah, I see. Welcome, welcome."

Upon hearing this answer, the other person's smile widened, clearly relieved.

After learning how her daughter met the other man, she was no longer worried. No parent wouldn't worry about their daughter suddenly bringing a strange boy home.

Fortunately, Ren Amamiya didn't dye his hair yellow or ride a will-o'-the-wisp, otherwise she really would have kicked him out.

Aine was looking for shoes for Ren Amamiya at that moment, and she didn't notice her mother's slightly awkward response. But she couldn't find any slippers that fit Ren Amamiya in the small shoe rack: "Mom, do we have any bigger slippers at home?"

"If you only have your dad's slippers, take out the gray slippers he doesn't wear often."

Aine's family has prepared quite a few slippers, mainly for entertaining guests. Occasionally, Aine's father also brings friends over, so they also keep some slippers there.

After changing into new slippers, Ren Amamiya thanked Aine's mother again before following Aine upstairs.

Aine's house is very similar to Amamiya's house; the bedrooms are on the second floor. When they arrived at Aine's bedroom, Amamiya Ren couldn't help but be slightly amazed by the space.

This bedroom seems a bit too big.

Aiyin's small bed was crammed into a corner, with a wardrobe behind it. There was a bedside table next to the bed, with only a bedside lamp on it. Next to the bedside table was a computer desk, which looked quite clean and tidy.

This area only occupies a quarter of the bedroom. In Amamiya's opinion, the room is roughly forty square meters in size. There is a coffee table in the center of the room, with a large tatami mat underneath for sitting. There are also several cushions casually placed on the floor next to it.

Next to the tatami mat was a sofa. Aine immediately sat down on the sofa and took her guitar out of her bag. It was the first time she had invited a boy to her home, and she was quite nervous.

Ren Amamiya, on the other hand, was much calmer. He had come to Aine's house on business, so he acted as if it were a business.

Although it was his first time visiting a girl's home, he had to admit that Aine had made her bedroom quite clean—it was hard to say whether she was just naturally clean or if her mother had helped with the cleaning, but there was definitely no hint of romance.

So Ren Amamiya put his bass aside and took out his guitar to start teaching Aine.

"Today's lesson will be free for now. Subsequent lessons will cost two thousand per hour. Is that alright?"

"No! Of course not!"

Two thousand per hour is a very reasonable price, the same as the prices quoted by Amamiya and Nyanmu.

That's right, he also quoted Miaomeng two thousand, mainly because Miaomeng's family wasn't wealthy, and he genuinely valued her talent, which is why he accepted such a low price.

The reason why Ai Yin is so cheap compared to Miao Meng is simply because he doesn't think Ai Yin can stick with it, so he just charges a little money as a token gesture.

Perhaps after teaching her today, she won't plan to let Amamiya teach her again next time. After all, Aine doesn't seem like the type of girl who can stick with things; she probably only has a three-minute attention span.

"So before we begin teaching, I'd like to ask you, why do you want to learn guitar?"

Sitting cross-legged on the tatami mat, Ren Amamiya placed his guitar on his lap and asked this question first.

"Huh? Is this question important?"

"It's very important. Only based on your answer can I determine how much practice you need to do."

That's right. When people practice musical instruments, they ultimately have a goal. Once they achieve that goal, they can stop there and don't need to continue improving. It's enough to maintain their current skill level.

That's why Ren Amamiya wanted to know why Aine was learning a musical instrument.

Miao Meng learns musical instruments to become famous and a popular streamer. Therefore, she needs to become proficient in the instruments. In this world, the more proficient you are, the easier it is to accumulate popularity if you want to be a musical instrument streamer. Just like that guitar hero, a video blogger with 30,000 fans, it is enough to prove how important proficiency in musical instruments is.