Joker's Band Game Story

Li Xi, Li Xi, you're so dishonest!

"What happened again?"

Rinrinko had no idea what had happened; all she knew was that Riki had pushed her out.

The reason for being pushed out is undoubtedly due to Ren Amamiya.

Ren Amamiya simply smiled and remained silent.

"Hey, hey, something interesting must have happened! Tell me, tell me!"

　Scar ⑶ Neighbor Guiling VII Jiuwu Rinlinzi knew from Amamiya Ren's answer that he must have done something interesting again, so she immediately asked him what he had done this time.

However, Ren Amamiya simply smiled and remained silent when asked about this, refusing to answer.

After all, how could she just tell this to other people? If Rinrinko teased Ritsuki again and really angered her, then there would be more trouble.

Teasing girls should be done in moderation; going too far is inappropriate.

So no matter how anxious Rinrinko was, he wouldn't say such a thing out loud.

"Alright, I need to get ready for work now. Goodbye, Rinrin-san~"

Seeing Rinrinko's curious gaze, Ren Amamiya smiled and left RiNG's café, heading towards the performance venue.

"That wretched Ren Amamiya!"

In the end, all Rinrinko could say was this, and then she ran off to ask Riki what had happened.

However, she didn't ask directly; she just kept hinting at it indirectly.

Things like, "Tachibana, why aren't you at the front desk anymore?" "Amamiya's already gone, you can go back now." "Sit at the front desk a bit more, don't just stay in the back all the time!"

She seemed not to ask anything, but at this moment she just wanted to know if Riki came to the kitchen because of Amamiya Ren.

Judging from Riki's reaction, you can basically guess that Amamiya Ren embarrassed her and sent her back to the kitchen.

It seems like what happened last time is all in the past~ That's great, that's great~

Rinrinko still remembers the last time Amamiya Ren made Riki cry. He even got slapped back then. Now, looking at the two of them like this, it's obvious that he's already made up.

That's great, young man! But the only bad thing is that we don't know what exactly happened!

Tell me quickly!

Unfortunately, no matter how anxious she was, Lixi wouldn't tell her the reason.

Ignoring the anxious look on Rinrin's face beside him, Lixi knew what was going on in her little head based on his understanding of her, even though he hadn't heard the reason for her anxiety from her.

She just wants to see me make a fool of myself; why would I tell her?

But Amamiya didn't tell her about this either, which is good. I'd feel really embarrassed if she knew.

Let's just assume he's a person.

Back in her seat, she wiped the cups again. This time, without Ren Amamiya nagging her, she finally had a peaceful environment.

I don't know why, but I feel empty, like something is missing.

She looked at the empty cup of coffee milk, grabbed it, and started washing it.

He left so decisively, humph.

Chapter 49 Aine! Did you play something wrong this time?! (Bonus chapter for New Year's Eve)

As we all know, scheduling shifts is a very painful thing, no matter what kind of shift it is.

Just like in the starry sky, Ichiji Star Song has to worry about the subsequent scheduling work every day to ensure that the band can maintain a stable schedule every day.

And now, RiNG is also facing this problem.

Rinrinko, the store manager, is currently discussing her upcoming performance at RiNG with Saya Yamabuki and Tsugumi Hanazawa, who also work at RiNG.

It's actually a concert that will be held in about two weeks – a concert hosted by the bands Poppin and Afterglow.

These kinds of home concerts usually invite guest performers to help out, which is also to avoid problems caused by band members singing and playing for a long time during the concert. After all, the songs they write are quite stressful, and if they perform for a long time, there will be many problems. So they usually only sing two or three songs, and other bands can take the stage during the intermission.

Having other bands has its advantages, including sharing expenses such as venue fees and equipment rentals, in addition to the situations mentioned above. However, this concert is an exception, as both bands have already covered the costs.

After all, these two bands are so famous that they're guaranteed to make money by holding concerts; there's no doubt about it.

Generally speaking, these kinds of concerts can also help promote younger artists and give less popular bands a chance to become famous, so there should be many bands willing to participate in these kinds of concerts.

That's what's troubling them now—the band that was supposed to help them has had something come up and can't make it.

So which band is it? That's right—Diamond Dust.

So now Momoka is standing here with a smile on her face, pouring water for the four of them.

What? You're asking why it's four people: Yi Ling Yi Qi, Wu Jiu, and Jiu Ba? Momoka is here because of this, so of course Amamiya Ren is here too!

However, he was looking down at his phone, seemingly estimating the time.

He had arranged to go to Miaomeng's house to teach her drums today, and now that he'd been dragged here to deal with this kind of thing, he obviously couldn't concentrate.

"So here's the problem."

Rinrinko sighed and said, "What are we going to do about those ten or so minutes in between?"

The show schedule lists Afterglow and Popipa Party with a 30-minute gap between them, during which a 20-minute transition and a 10-minute band performance are planned.

The 20-minute transition mainly involves moving some instruments up and down the stage. Since it's a rotating performance by three bands, there are two transitions, each lasting ten minutes.

However, this is not a fixed 10 minutes. Sometimes it may only take five minutes to set up, so there will be a gap of ten to twenty minutes on stage, which can indeed allow a band to go from warming up to the performance and then to the closing, and even play two or three songs in between.

Diamond Dust originally planned to perform three pieces, but because they have now disbanded and regrouped, they are no longer able to perform on stage.

Momoka had completely forgotten about this until today when Rinrinko called Shinzumi's agency to confirm the schedule and learned that Shinzumi had already started training and could no longer participate in performances. Moreover, Shinzumi was currently recruiting a new lead singer, so there was no way for them to participate in performances.

What? You want Momoka to go back and sing with the other four? I swear, they've already disbanded, and you dare to suggest putting them together again? Believe me, they could ruin the concert with that makeshift group!

"So that's the reality; the current situation is indeed very tricky."

Saya Yamabuki stared at the information on the tablet with a troubled expression. Her gaze involuntarily drifted to Ren Amamiya, who was deep in thought beside her: "Could Ren...?"

"If you're willing to pay, I can add another game at halftime."

Ren Amamiya shut her down with a single sentence, preventing her from bringing up the matter of asking him for help again.

Since Ren Amamiya was already scheduled to appear in this concert, he was the second person to go on stage as part of the interlude.

The concert plan is as follows: Poppins will perform first, followed by Ren Amamiya, then Afterglow, then Diamond Dust, and finally 4P and AG will finish in a pairing format.

The entire performance will last about three hours. Apart from the last hour of conversation and chat, the other two hours consist of two solo performances by two teams for half an hour each, followed by a half-hour performance by two up-and-coming bands.

If the new star band were to make a public announcement, it would indeed be easy to recruit members, but neither 4P nor AG wanted to do so. They felt that negotiating with unfamiliar bands could easily lead to problems, so they both chose to ask acquaintances for help. Thus, 4P asked Ren Amamiya for help, while AG asked Momoka.

Therefore, if Ren Amamiya were to return to the stage for the second time, the workload would indeed be immense for him, and not only for him, but also for the assistants he would need to recruit.

Inviting Ren Amamiya over was all out of personal favor. Ren Amamiya doesn't run a commercial band, and he wouldn't have bothered coming to help if it weren't for Kasumi's sake.

What? You're asking how he met Bang Gaozu? Of course, it's because of krkrdkdk... cough cough, it's because he wrote a song for 4P under the name 'Kurasu Akira'.

Moreover, when Ren Amamiya went on stage a second time, he would steal the show, essentially taking up nearly an hour of the three-hour time slot by himself.

Moreover, Ren Amamiya was originally scheduled to perform a short impromptu piece during the break between the two bands to ease the tension. If he were to go on stage again, he would definitely have to charge a fee.

"Oh, I see... That's troublesome."

After Ren Amamiya refused the offer of assistance, the group fell into distress again, pondering how to solve the problem.

"So, which bands are free?"

As everyone was pondering this, they heard what sounded like someone humming a song.

So everyone's eyes turned to Shiina Riki, who was humming "Haruhi Kage".

Lixi, is there something wrong with your play this time? Why are you humming a song, and so loudly at that?!

"Uh!"

Lixi, who was wiping the cup in a good mood, suddenly noticed that someone was watching her. She looked over and found that even Taoxiang, who was holding the water, was looking at her. She couldn't help but let out a soft "uh".

This was also the first interjection besides "ha" that Ren Amamiya heard from her.

"Has Lixi recently formed a new band?"

Rinrinko couldn't help but speak when she thought about Riki's recent situation, and as she spoke, her gaze also turned to Amamiya Ren sitting next to her.

"Oh, yes, that's true. But for a band to start performing live right after forming... isn't that a bit too fast?"

Ren Amamiya, however, felt that it was a bit too rushed. The band had less than a month from its formation to its first live performance; wasn't that too hasty?

But Rinrinko felt this was a good opportunity: "Really? But isn't Riki's skill level quite good? The other bandmates who can stay in the band must also be very good at performing, right? Right?"

"Really? (Seven-character phrase)"

Rinrinko and Ren Amamiya did not avoid talking to Ritsuki at all, and in the end they both looked at Ritsuki, hoping she could give an answer.

But there's no doubt that this question really stumped Lixi.

Upon hearing that she could hold a live performance, she was indeed tempted to do so, as she wanted to see Deng's amazing live performances again.

She was happy to see Deng showcase herself on stage, and naturally hoped that Deng could showcase more of her performances.

But there's a pink-haired guy in the group, and that guy's skill level is just too...

The fact that there was someone in the team dragging them down made her feel conflicted. What should she do?

Although her progress over the past two days has been remarkable, it's only with Ren Amamiya's help... Wait a minute?

Does that mean that if Ren Amamiya is willing to help, Aine could at least barely manage to get on stage?

Then playing "Spring Shadow" won't be possible, and we'll have to change to another piece. Originally, Xiangzi and Xiaomu's positions were given to Maomao and Aiyin. No matter which of these two positions Aiyin takes, it will be difficult for her to take it. So we'll prepare a simpler rhythm guitar tab for Aiyin.

Ah, the thought of having to write a piece that wasn't too difficult for the guitar to take care of this pink-haired girl gave her a headache again.

But it's worth it, if it gets the lights on stage.

Lixi's mind raced, but on the surface, only a fleeting thought crossed his mind: "No problem, we can do it."

"Great! Then I'll leave it to Lixi!"