Joker's Band Game Story

This time, it was Momoka who gave the answer: playing in a band is a dead end.

Even in this world that loves music, playing in a band is quite difficult, and Ren Amamiya knows this all too well; far too many bands have died out.

But unlike in the previous life, the reason why bands are hard to become famous in this life is simply because it's too competitive. There are only so many bands, and it's easy for similar bands to emerge.

If you can't keep up with other bands, it's easy to fail to become famous. Without fame, you won't have traffic, popularity, or money.

It is impossible for a person to live in society without money.

"Life is not easy for anyone. It's impossible to only have time to reminisce about the past. I don't want to hear the reason why you came from Kumamoto to Tokyo, but making this change must not have been an easy thing, but you still came."

Ren Amamiya tried to persuade Nina in his own way, making her understand the other's predicament: "But this also means that you don't want to die in the past, but keep moving forward. She's the same. But sometimes, moving forward means giving up some things, like friends and friendships, a comfortable environment, and things you cherish. These are all things that have to be discarded. By the way, you two are eating too slowly, so you can clean up your own dishes. I'm going to school. Also, it's already 7:30. If someone doesn't want to be late, they'd better hurry up and leave."

After saying that, he left lightly, but his words were like a thunderbolt to Tao Xiang.

"Ugh! It's already this late!"

Tao Xiang quickly finished all the rice on her plate and then ran upstairs.

Her commotion left Nina completely bewildered: "What... what's wrong?"

"I'm going to be late for work!"

Rencai finished her last bite, then watched as Momoka ran down and grabbed her wrist, pulling her outside: "Wait a minute, aren't we going to clean up these dishes?"

"I'll clean it up when I get back, there's no time! It's all your fault, you fat, stubborn little thing!"

"Thick and stubborn" is a nickname used to describe the stubbornness of a bear.

After putting on more suitable shoes for going out, Momoka pulled Nina along as they left home and boarded the train.

As for why she brought Nina along... she could sense that this girl would absolutely not leave so easily, and she needed to get some answers.

"So, Ms. Momoka came here to work?"

"Yes, that's right. After all, if I don't work, I won't have a single penny to pay back Amamiya."

In RiNG's café, Momoka, dressed in her work uniform, was chatting with Nina, who had also ordered a coffee and was sitting there listening to Momoka explain what had happened.

It was Ren Amamiya who revealed the 'promise,' so she had no choice but to fill in the gaps to explain what kind of past she had encountered.

"I never expected Mr. Amamiya to be such a kind person."

"Yes, but aren't you really not a young lady? Amamiya is only the same age as you, right? And you still use honorifics with him."

Momoka was still teasing Nina, but Nina's head involuntarily drooped again at this moment.

Where Momoka couldn't see, it seemed as if thorns were flying out from her body, making her look frightening.

"Yes... if I continue my studies, I should be in my final year of high school like him."

"Senior year of high school? He's only a junior~ In that case, he's your junior."

Momoka hadn't expected Nina to be so close to taking her college entrance exams, but coming to Tokyo at this time: "But it's really not easy, coming to Tokyo to pursue your dreams at such an important time..."

"I didn't come here with a dream."

But Nina rejected Momoka's words, and simply lowered her head, holding her coffee in both hands: "It's just that I have nowhere to go. I've clearly done nothing wrong, but it seems like it's all my fault. I don't want to give in to this environment."

"Really? This situation is actually quite suitable for rock music."

Rinrinko appeared out of nowhere, holding a bag of cocoa beans for replenishment.

She glanced at the girl who seemed to be in a bad mood and had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

"In that case, let it all out. Tao Xiang, I'm giving you half a day off. You can take the child to a karaoke bar and sing."

"Huh? But is this really okay?"

Momoka was surprised by Rinrinko's answer. She looked at Rinrinko with astonishment, and then Rinrinko gave her a thumbs-up to encourage her: "Of course you can, because this is RiNG!"

It has a strange burning sensation, but this burning sensation does indeed affect the peach fragrance.

"I understand. Thank you very much, Miss Rinrin."

After bowing to Rinrinko, Momoka immediately went backstage to change her clothes.

Renna, on the other hand, looked completely bewildered and didn't know what had happened. She just uttered a sound of surprise, seemingly not understanding what was going on.

"Now that you've come to RiNG, don't dwell on things too much. If you feel lost or dissatisfied, use songs to vent your emotions."

Rinrinko simply smiled and encouraged Nina, which touched Nina.

This is absolutely wonderful!

"I understand! Thank you very much."

"Alright, alright, go have fun, everyone. There weren't many customers in the coffee shop this morning. Before Taoxiang came, I was the only one doing the work, so there wasn't much to do."

Rinrinko smiled and waved her hand, watching Momoka leave the cafe with Nina.

She didn't know why, but she always had a feeling that another band star was rising.

Chapter 55 I guessed what you were planning to do.

After finalizing the details of the band's closure, Ren Amamiya left RiNG's registration desk and went upstairs to have coffee.

However, in the coffee shop, he discovered that Momoka was still there; she hadn't left work.

"Ah... I took my little fan to karaoke this morning. Don't look at me like that, Ms. Rinrinko agreed."

Momoka was making coffee milk for Ren Amamiya. It was the first time she had ever done this. She had already left work when Ren arrived, but she had been busy lately, so she continued to work here.

"Besides, we've been a bit short-staffed lately, so they made me work overtime. Anyway, I get overtime pay, so I don't mind."

"So that it'll make it easier for you to drink more at home, right? I don't know why you're so greedy."

Ren Amamiya was sometimes quite helpless. He didn't know why Momoka liked drinking beer so much, mainly because she couldn't hold her liquor, but she still liked to drink it.

He had carried her from downstairs to her room more than once. Although she was heavy and felt good in his hands, he was a gentleman and only felt a little tired.

Carrying someone upstairs is quite a troublesome task.

Even so, Momoka still enjoys drinking at home.

"Ha~ You can drink with me next year, and then I'll show you what it means to be an adult~"

Momoka couldn't help but joke that it was because Japan's regulations had been changed in the last two years, lowering the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, that 17-year-old Ren Amamiya would indeed become an adult in a year.

It wouldn't be a problem to secretly give him a drink, but the main issue is that Amamiya doesn't drink. Every time Momoka hands him a drink, he just waves his hand casually and says that he doesn't drink alcohol.

The main reason is that he drank a lot in his past life, and he really doesn't plan to touch alcohol in this life. After all, he's not sure how much alcohol he can handle, nor does he know what he'll be like when he's drunk.

In his past life, when he drank too much, he would just fall asleep immediately, which was reassuring. But in this life, he has no idea whether he will still fall asleep immediately when he drinks too much.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes."

Ren Amamiya didn't bother to argue. Anyway, it was something for next year, and by then Momoka would have moved away and wouldn't remember it anymore.

"Eh~ How indifferent~"

Momoka, hands on her hips, looked at Ren Amamiya as she handed him the coffee milk and asked, "So you're planning to go back tonight again?"

"Yeah, you have to do this job well. You can make a lot of money just by helping out once."

Ren Amamiya didn't seem to mind. He picked up his coffee milk, took a couple of sips, and frowned slightly.

"what happened?"

"You haven't mixed it evenly enough."

Ren Amamiya's words carried a hint of disgust; he disliked this feeling, finding it awful.

"It's good enough that there is one, but you're being picky."

Tao Xiang didn't expect that Yu Gongren would actually be so disdainful at this time. She put her hands on her hips and glared at Yu Gongren.

This drink wasn't originally on the menu; it was always specially made for Ren Amamiya, but he still complained about it.

"Could you let Li Xi do it for me instead? Your work is terrible."

"If it's something I made, you can only consider drinking it or not."

Momoka, hands on her hips, snorted twice, completely unconcerned about Ren Amamiya's disdain.

Anyway, Ren Amamiya had no choice in this matter and could only endure drinking his own.

Ms. Rinrinko is busy at the front desk right now, while Riki has been practicing extra every day because of the upcoming performance.

That's why Taoxiang has been working overtime these past few days—since they're paying her more, Taoxiang is naturally happy to do so!

"whispering sound……"

Ren Amamiya couldn't help but scoff. Faced with Momoka's attitude, all he could do was say that he would complain to Rinrinko later.

But I guess Rinrin will just treat this complaint as a joke; it's normal for friends to play pranks on each other.

"You seem to care quite a bit about those fans."

Ren Amamiya stirred the coffee milk with a long-handled spoon. Since the peach flavor wasn't stirred properly, she'd have to do it herself.

He hadn't expected that the little girl Tao Xiang brought home was just a fan; he had thought she was a friend.

However, she seemed to care a lot about this fan, taking her home to rest and to karaoke. Wasn't she a little too concerned about her?

"I think she's pretty good."

"what do you mean?"

"Her voice."

Momoka looked around and, finding no other customers, pulled out a chair and sat down. She then began to tell Ren Amamiya about Nina: "You wouldn't believe it, her voice is amazing, and with her experiences, let me tell you, she's absolutely the perfect person for rock and roll. She's a born rocker."

"So? You're planning to recruit her into a band? Have you managed to find anyone else?"

Ren Amamiya calmly took a sip of his coffee milk, then tapped the table: "Hey, there's not enough milk."

"Why are you making such a fuss... Go ahead and do it yourself. I do want to form a band, but I haven't figured it out yet. I'll see later. I guess she's not in the mood to form a band right now."

Momoka handed the milk cup to Ren Amamiya. After taking the milk cup, Ren Amamiya poured about a small capful into his own cup and put it back on the counter, continuing to stir the coffee milk in his cup.

He finally understood what Tao Xiang meant. She was interested in the person but didn't know how to get them to join the band.

Anyway, this matter has little to do with him, so let Taoxiang worry about it on her own.