Joker's Band Game Story

So in the end, she had no choice but to use the excuse of "wanting to join the student council" to appease others and thus extricate herself from the situation.

Otherwise, she would be scared to be surrounded by such a large group of people.

However, she didn't join the student council either. She wasn't very capable to begin with; her grades were barely passing, and she was a bit clumsy when it came to work. She just made up an excuse to refuse others, which is why she didn't join the student council in the end.

She had to ask Makoto Niijima, who wasn't the student council president at the time, for help to keep the matter a secret, so as to avoid a lot of people coming after the truth was revealed.

So at this time, while everyone else was participating in activities in their respective departments, she was sitting on a bench on campus sighing.

"Weren't you happy during the day? Why are you starting to worry now?"

At this moment, a girl stood behind Xing, put her hands on Xing's shoulders, and spoke with a hint of a smile.

There are only two people who can interact with Anne so intimately: one is Ren Amamiya, whom Anne admires, but he would not do such a rash thing.

And the other person... is her best friend, Suzui Shiho~

Zhifan, being quite quirky, noticed Xing sitting there sighing and teased her about what she was doing.

It was rare to see Xing looking so worried, so of course she had to tease her a bit. After all, how much could Xing have to worry about? She was always so cheerful and carefree, like a silly goose. Seeing her looking troubled was a rare treat, so of course she wanted to play a little prank on her first.

"Ah! Zhifan! Help me!"

Ann Takamaki immediately turned to her best friend for help, as she genuinely didn't know who to ask for assistance.

Bass player or drummer... While it's not too difficult to find someone who can play bass or drums at Xiujin Academy, it's not easy to find someone who can perform on stage.

Besides, they might not even be willing to go.

"Okay, okay, what's wrong now?"

Shiho sat down next to An and reached out to pat her head to comfort her: "Is it because of the performance? Amamiya isn't planning to help?"

"We are willing to help, but they said that in order to play well, we need a drummer or a bassist."

"But I don't know how to do either of them."

Zhifan's lips curled up involuntarily. She stroked Xing's head to comfort her, watching Xing desperately seeking help here, even coming to her.

She clearly knew she couldn't help her with this.

Zhifan doesn't play any musical instruments, and girls like her are indeed rare these days, but she also has her own pursuits in life.

She was on the school team, and after graduation, she would participate in training to win glory for the country, so naturally she wouldn't have much time to learn musical instruments. After all, time is limited; since she had chosen a career path...

"Na Zhifan, your friends..."

"Everyone around me is athletic and energetic, you really have a knack for thinking."

Zhifan reached out and flicked Xing's forehead to calm her down.

Why are you in such a panic? You just want to find someone to help you, don't you?

Seeing Xing's current distress, Zhifan had an idea: "Speaking of which... why don't you try asking other friends?"

"Other friends? What other friends do I have..."

Ann Takamaki is also very troubled, as she doesn't have many friends to begin with.

Yes, she doesn't have many friends; this is rare, but it did happen.

It's not that her personality is bad, but rather that she's so nice that everyone is friendly to her, but only on the surface—what we commonly call superficial friends.

Everyone in the class treats her politely, but when she really needs help, she won't communicate with these superficially polite people because she doesn't think they're reliable.

With this in mind, she was incredibly conflicted. If she asked Amamiya... he had already helped her. If she asked Shiho... she couldn't offer any help.

"Oh, I was talking about Niijima-senpai, Niijima-senpai."

Seeing that Takamaki An hadn't understood her at all, Shiho angrily flicked An's head again, the crisp sound making An yelp.

She usually likes to flick Xing's forehead. She doesn't like to have bangs, so her forehead is always exposed, making it feel really good to flick it.

"But...isn't she the student council president? She must be very busy right now, right? Ouch! Stop playing, it hurts!"

"Not playing? You're completely clueless! You didn't stop contacting Niijima-senpai after she became the student council president, did you? She took such good care of you back then!"

Zhifan hit the nail on the head, immediately guessing Takamaki Ann's peculiar thought process—Niijima Makoto became the president, she was very busy, so she shouldn't bother her.

Is this the right thing to do? Can this even be the right thing to do? In a society that values ​​relationships, you're starting to feel embarrassed if you don't properly communicate and connect with others?

After instantly figuring out what Ann Takamaki was thinking, Shiho Suzui grabbed Ann Takamaki's hand, stood up, and led her into the school building.

"Hey! Where are you taking me?"

"Where else can we go? To find your senior! Since you don't want to say, I'll go tell her for you!"

Zhifan pulled Xing along as they ran towards the student council. Once they reached the entrance, Zhifan observed their surroundings and then pressed his ear against the door to listen for any sounds inside.

She wasn't doing this to eavesdrop on anything; she just wanted to find out if the student council was having a meeting.

It would be inappropriate to disturb them during a meeting; you should wait until you are sure they are available.

"Zhifan, what are you doing?"

"Shh..."

Ann Takamaki lowered her voice and asked Shiho quietly, but Shiho just held up a finger to signal her not to speak and to leave it to him.

After eavesdropping for half a minute and confirming that there was indeed no meeting inside, she knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

It's Niijima-senpai's voice!

Having confirmed this, Shiho pushed open the door and greeted her with feigned cheerfulness: "Niijima-senpai... I didn't disturb you, did I?"

While greeting everyone, she quickly glanced around the student council room and confirmed that only Makoto Niijima was there; the others were not present.

Excellent timing!

Zhifan quickly considered her next move, waiting for Niijima Makoto to answer this question.

"It's alright, is there something you need?"

It seems that the wife is not in a hurry to die, so this is the perfect opportunity!

After quickly assessing the situation, Shiho immediately pulled Ann Takamaki into the conversation: "It's like this, Niijima-senpai, Ann has recently run into some trouble and might need your help."

“Oh, two, another (:five) 〇 long-lasting three 々 flow | leek? Help? That’s easy to say.”

Ann Takamaki hadn't visited Makoto Niijima for a while, but Makoto's opinion of her hadn't worsened.

She was indeed very curious as to why Takamaki An stopped coming to her after she became the student council president, so instead of asking Takamaki An directly, she turned to Amamiya Ren, who was in the same class as Takamaki An.

Then he gave her a ridiculous answer—Ann Takamaki was afraid of interfering with her work and thought she was too busy.

In fact, the student council president isn't that busy. If she's particularly busy, it means she hasn't done her job properly. She's doing a lot of work that should be delegated to her subordinates, but she's doing it all by herself.

The president is the head of the association, not its servant. What company CEO is always busy? What school principal is always writing furiously at their desk? Work should be delegated; if there aren't enough people, hire more, instead of one person working alone in silence. Niijima Makoto is a very good president; she naturally understands these rules.

But Ann Takamaki didn't understand. She felt that Makoto Niijima was too busy, so not wanting to bother her was a way of taking care of her. Compared to those students who only tried to curry favor with her after learning that she had become the student council president, Ann Takamaki was really quite good. Naturally, Makoto Niijima had a very good impression of her.

So after learning that Ann Takamaki was having difficulties, Shinya Niijima began to understand what she was thinking.

Ann Takamaki was also quite embarrassed, but since she was already there, she couldn't keep it to herself any longer, so she spoke her mind.

"I see... I understand now."

Shinjima leaned back in his chair and thought for a moment. To be honest, Takamaki Ann's approach... wasn't a problem. Her idea of ​​taking care of Ann alone was also quite good.

However, Niijima Makoto had a few more ideas.

"Okay, I'll help you find this person, but it might take a while. I might not be able to give you an answer until next Monday. How about that? But let me make it clear first, there's a price for my help. The plan might need some adjustments, but of course, I'll let you know beforehand."

"No problem, thank you very much, Niijima-senpai."

After easily coaxing Ann Takamaki away, Makoto Niijima stretched and started sending messages to Ren Amamiya.

She did indeed have a plan after learning that Ann Takamaki had this idea.

The student council should also have some performances at this school festival. Makoto Niijima was wondering what he should perform, but it seems he doesn't need to think about it anymore.

That's right, Makoto Niijima planned to join the event herself, but she didn't tell Anne Takamaki one thing—that she could play bass.

So if she were to be the bassist, Ren Amamiya the drummer, and Ann Takamaki the guitarist, that would be about enough... no, we still need a vocalist.

Ann Takamaki probably doesn't have time to play guitar and also sing, so they might need to find a separate vocalist to continue playing.

In other words... we'll find another lead singer later? She doesn't think finding a lead singer is difficult; she just needs to scale up the project.

Ann Takamaki's idea was simple—she just wanted to play a piece of music for Professor Kamoshida, but her idea was too rough, and Makoto Niijima felt that it could be enriched appropriately later.

However, the prerequisite is that you must first communicate clearly with Ren Amamiya.

He then sent Ren Amamiya a lot of messages, and unsurprisingly, all of them remained unread.

After all, Ren Amamiya is busy teaching right now, so how could she have time to look at her phone?

"The rhythm is wrong, you have to try this."

Ren Amamiya was teaching Aine Chihaya how to properly play an instrument while holding a guitar, and Aine was also playing the guitar with a serious expression.

The skin on her fingertips had become a little hard, which was undoubtedly the calluses she had developed recently and hadn't fully adapted to yet.

But it's only a matter of time. If she continues like this, she will gradually be able to put on a perfect performance with her guitar.

However, compared to Aine practicing in the practice room, Riki, who was making drinks outside, found it absurd.

She actually found out today that Amamiya Qunba would be giving Ai Yin guitar lessons. When did this pink-haired girl become so fond of learning?

Chapter Forty-Eight: You bastard!

Thank you so much for today.

At the entrance of RiNG, Chihaya Aine expressed her gratitude to Amamiya Ren.

Today, Amamiya taught her a lot of knowledge. Although it was all content that beginners could easily learn, it is undeniable that Amamiya Ren's teaching was more interesting than cold, impersonal videos.

These two teaching sessions confirmed one thing for Ren Amamiya: Aine was very talented.

That's right, she has an exceptional talent for guitar, or rather, she is very talented in all aspects, which is why she only has a short attention span.

Therefore, compared to teaching, he had to find ways to motivate her. As long as he kept her in a state of enthusiasm, her learning progress would be rapid.