Joker's Band Game Story

During the natural science teaching process, I often used praise or even scare tactics to let her know that she had made progress, but there was still a lot of room for improvement.

If you praise her too much, she'll get arrogant; if you scare her too much, she'll become timid.

I have to say, after trying it out as a game, I found it quite fun. This kid is so interesting.

Aine was unaware that Ren Amamiya had turned educating her into a training game, but she probably wouldn't mind too much.

"How interesting~ How interesting~"

After watching Aine head to the train station to go home, Ren Amamiya returned to RiNG to rest and wait for the evening's performance.

In the coffee shop, he saw Shiina Riki, who had been hiding somewhere since earlier and only came out now.

"Where did you run off to? Why are you only coming out now?"

"It has nothing to do with you."

Lixi's words were still impulsive. Of course, she couldn't tell Ren Amamiya the reason. She couldn't bring herself to say something like hiding and not wanting Aine to see her.

She was standing at the bar, waiting for Ren Amamiya to order.

"The same old thing."

"Tsk."

Ren Amamiya was used to only ordering coffee and milk when she ordered food, but after clicking her tongue twice, she started making the coffee and milk.

Coffee and milk are not difficult to mix, and ordering at Amamiya is a convenient solution. After placing the drink on the table, Riki stayed at the bar, waiting for other customers to make their orders.

"By the way, I read the piece you wrote before."

Sitting in his seat, Ren Amamiya suddenly remembered the song. His words made Riki hum in response, without giving a clear answer, but it was clear that she cared a lot about Ren Amamiya's thoughts.

"Not bad, it's well-written. How long have you been studying it?"

Ren Amamiya's praise didn't make Ritsuki particularly happy; her attitude remained as calm as still water: "Oh."

"How indifferent~ So how long did you study? Four years? Five years?"

“If it takes this long to reach this level, then there’s no point in continuing. I’ve only been studying for less than a year.”

Although Riki's attitude was somewhat cold, Amamiya Ren could see very clearly that she was happy.

Ren Amamiya can compose music. He said he's been studying for four or five years, so I guess that's about the same level I've reached.

Four or five years isn't a long time, but it's not short either. Composition isn't something where older people have more experience; younger people can also have some novel styles.

She has achieved what others have learned in four or five years, which is a compliment.

But... that's not enough.

Her happiness was fleeting, and she quickly reverted to her cold demeanor.

She knows she still needs to grow, but when she compares herself to others, she realizes she's progressing too slowly.

"Less than a year? That's impressive. No wonder it's Li Xi."

Ren Amamiya couldn't help but comment that he hadn't expected Riki to be so amazing, able to compose such a piece after practicing for less than a year.

But his words didn't make Lixi very happy. She just gave a cold "hmm," which made her even happier than the previous sentence.

Is this another one of her triggers? How strange...

Ren Amamiya propped his chin on his hand and looked at Riki with great interest. He was curious to know why Riki was so unhappy.

"Her attitude is so cold, Tanuki~"

How do you know that name?

Lixi's eyes widened involuntarily, and she immediately glared fiercely at Amamiya Ren. Her mouth was faster than her brain, and she blurted out those words first.

After she finished speaking, she realized that he had just taught Ai Yin how to play the guitar, so how could Ai Yin, with her talkative nature, not have mentioned that nickname?

That damned, evil pink-haired brat.

After making a couple of critical remarks, Xin Yin lowered her head and began wiping the cups again.

Clearly, she was keeping herself occupied and didn't want to talk to Ren Amamiya. She kept wiping the cup until it shone brightly, refusing to put it down.

But this approach is purely self-deception. After she puts on this act... will Ren Amamiya ignore her?

No, they will continue talking.

"By the way, do you have any ideas about playing this piece?"

Ren Amamiya continued chatting with Riki, not only continuing the conversation but also joking around.

"No."

Lixi was quite indifferent; she had absolutely no interest in the piece.

But Ren Amamiya's next words were unbearable—"What if I let Hailin come and play bass?"

That one short sentence was enough to overwhelm Lixi.

Having Hailing play a piece I wrote? Isn't that a bit...?

"I don't want to lose face."

Li Xi silently turned around and said those words.

She didn't want Ren Amamiya to see her blushing face at all.

It's said to be shameful, but the truth is that she just didn't want to talk to Hailing about it.

"Really? But Hailing also said that the music you composed is very nice."

"ha?!!!!!!"

Ren Amamiya could guarantee that this was the most ruthless thing he had ever heard Rishha do.

Lixi turned her head and glared fiercely at Amamiya Ren, but her gaze was fixed on the phone that Amamiya Ren had shown her.

It is indeed Hailing's profile picture, and it does sound like Hailing is saying... Wait, what are you guys talking about?!

Lixi immediately grabbed Amamiya's phone and started looking at some of his chat history with Hailing.

Since Amamiya showed her his phone, there shouldn't be any problem with her looking at it, right?

Amamiya: Take a look at the sheet music written by Riki. Sheet music.png

Hailing: She wrote it? It's very well written.

Amamiya: I'm planning to play it once and record it. Do you want to come to the bass position?

'Hailin: ok.jpg'

No, wait a minute, wait a minute, you've already decided on this?

Lixi took a couple of deep breaths, realizing she needed to calm down for a moment.

Just as Lixi was trying to calm down, Hailing sent another message.

Hailing: So this is our band's first song?

"When did you guys form a band?!"

Lixi looked up and stared intently at Amamiya Ren; she had never imagined that this situation would occur.

Why did Hailing form a band with this guy in front of her?! Why?!

At this moment, she was like a boyfriend who had been bullied, glaring fiercely at Ren Amamiya.

"Well... First of all, she came to me. Secondly, why are you reacting so strongly? Finally, our band is just a hobby, an amateur band, formed out of boredom. You can come if you want."

Ren Amamiya shrugged, somewhat puzzled by Riki's reaction.

Why are you so agitated?

Taking advantage of the moment when Riki was at a loss for words, Amamiya Ren immediately took back his phone.

Then he continued to scrutinize Lixi, wanting to see what other profound insights she could come up with.

As it turns out, Riki is not good with words, and he was completely stunned by Ren Amamiya's words.

Her mind was now filled with thoughts of Amamiya being invited by Hailin, Hailin being invited by Hailin, Hailin taking the initiative...

Moreover, she couldn't answer the only question out of the three points. Why did she react so strongly? It's because... it's not!

"So are you coming or not? If you come, I'll play the guitar; if you don't, I'll play the drums."

"Come."

"A decisive blow!" This question prompted Li Xi to instinctively reply, but she quickly realized, "No, I still have my own band to work on."

"Are you going to play this piece?"

Amamiya didn't mind whether Riki came or not when it came to joining the band; he just thought that with Riki's serious personality, he definitely wouldn't come.

A diligent attitude isn't wrong, at least Amamiya thinks it's good. If she were to be half-hearted and wander between several teams, then Amamiya Ren doesn't think she's a reliable person.

Lixi didn't reply, but instead seemed a little hesitant, so Ren Amamiya took it as her agreement.

Since Lixi was planning to come, Ren Amamiya simply sent Hailing a message explaining the situation before continuing to drink his beverage.

Although he didn't intend to recruit Lixi into the team, he still hoped that Lixi could play this song. To this end, he even used the "open window theory" and took a step back to get Lixi to agree to participate in the performance.

Since Lixi composed this piece herself, of course she should play the drums herself!

Unlike the demons in the original work, Riki's composition is quite... breathtaking. Ren Amamiya couldn't understand why she would set the bpm so high.

Oh, it seems like people in Japan really like to set the drum bpm very high. I don't know why.

So Ren Amamiya felt there was absolutely no problem letting her play her own compositions.

"Then let's set a time. You can talk to Hailing about this, it shouldn't be a problem. I don't really care."

Ren Amamiya didn't care that much; these kinds of things were trivial to him, and he had more free time than Hailin.

Hailin has ten active bands, and she basically goes with all of them. In contrast, Ren Amamiya only helps out temporarily. So, although she has the assistance of fifty bands, she generally doesn't need him.

With his back to Ren Amamiya, Riki had no choice but to nod slightly and walk directly to the kitchen: "I'll go see if we need any help in the back."

Even though she was the only one at the front desk, she still went to the backstage area, clearly indicating that she didn't know how to stay with Ren Amamiya.

This was the second time she had run away from Ren Amamiya; she truly didn't know how to face this man anymore.

Watching Riki run off and Rinrinko being pushed out looking completely bewildered, Ren Amamiya's lips curled into a wide smile.