Joker's Band Game Story

"Then I wish you success."

"Okay~ But is this one drink all you're going to order?"

"This is the one. I don't trust you to order anything else anyway."

"Hey!"

Momoka was surprised that Ren Amamiya would say that. She was just not good at making this drink, since no customer would order it anyway.

This is her first time doing this, so it's normal that she didn't get the proportions right, right?

The next cup, the next cup will definitely be fine!

That's what she thought, but Ren Amamiya wasn't going to give her another chance, so she could only grit her teeth and glare at Ren Amamiya, wishing she could give him another cup.

"I invite you."

"No, I don't even want to drink the free stuff you offer."

"hateful……"

Seeing Momoka's impotent rage, Ren Amamiya simply chuckled twice and continued leisurely sipping his coffee milk.

He looked at Momoka, who now had her hair tied in a simple ponytail, and it looked quite neat.

She didn't look like the disheveled person she usually is when she's drunk; she actually looked quite good.

Momoka noticed that Ren Amamiya kept staring at her face, which made her a little embarrassed. She unconsciously rubbed her hands behind the bar and her eyes kept wandering around.

"Watch what I do."

"What, you won't let me see it anymore?"

Ren Amamiya propped his chin up, picked up a straw, inserted it into the cup, and began to drink.

His eyes, however, were constantly scrutinizing Tao Xiang.

This was the first time he had ever seen peach blossoms like this, and to be honest, they were quite beautiful.

I don't know what's going on with RiNG's uniforms, but both Momoka and Riki look pretty good in them.

Could it be simply because the person is good-looking? But clothes make the man, and he didn't think these clothes were anything special.

"Well……"

Ren Amamiya's words made Momoka involuntarily shift her gaze to the side; she felt really embarrassed being stared at like that.

I wish some customers would come soon so I could have some work to do!

Although Momoka was thinking this, for some reason, there were still no other customers at this hour, and Ren Amamiya was the only customer in the huge coffee shop.

She happened to be the only waitress, so she was stuck sitting there awkwardly.

"Bell~"

The phone suddenly rang, and Ren Amamiya stopped playing with Momoka and looked down at the phone.

"Alright, I have work to do, I'm leaving."

After downing the coffee and milk in one gulp, Ren Amamiya placed the empty cup on the bar, then got up, grabbed two musical instruments, and ran away.

Flirt and run, that's so exciting!

"Really are……"

After watching Ren Amamiya leave, Momoka picked up the cup and prepared to wash it.

As for the straw, she thought about it again and again before finally putting it in her pocket.

Hmm, the bottom smells of peaches.

After her shift ended and she finished get off work, Taoxiang took the tram home.

She has no plans to perform today. Although she didn't sell many albums last time, she is indeed a bit lazy today.

The money he earns from playing CDs for half a day is less than what he makes working at RiNG. This is truly a sad story.

If she didn't really love making music, she would have given it up and focused on making money.

So why can't she make money?

Lying in bed with a straw in her mouth, Momoka couldn't help but wonder why this was happening.

Why is the singer popular but the singer not? Why can't they make money?

Unable to figure it out, Tao Xiang simply stopped thinking about it and started scrolling through her phone, wondering what to do next.

Or... how about we go play some games?

Judging that Ren Amamiya wouldn't be back anytime soon, I might as well go play in the game pod for a while.

Without hesitation, Tao Xiang turned around and went straight to play games.

Ren Amamiya, after finishing his work in the evening, also planned to go home.

"Beep beep beep beep beep beep~"

Ren Amamiya's phone rang again. He picked it up and saw that it was Ayane Chihaya calling.

"Amamiya-san, Amamiya-san, can you help me?!"

"what happened?"

"It's about the performance! I think it's going to be really difficult!"

At this moment, Reimu Miogo was at Chihaya's house. Chihaya Aine said impatiently, "You should know by now, right? About the first live performance."

"Are you worried about not being able to go on stage? Aren't you already practicing hard?"

Ren Amamiya guessed what Aine was thinking, and he leaned against the train, listening quietly to her thoughts.

"This is different."

Aine hugged her legs tightly, still unable to believe she could get on stage so soon.

Lena's guitar playing is something she can't forget to this day; compared to Lena, her own guitar skills are far inferior.

Is she really capable of taking the stage?

Are you planning to give up?

"I……"

What has kept you working so hard?

Aine hugged her legs, her head down, her hands unconsciously playing with her toes.

She was indeed confused; she didn't know what to do.

She had thought her first stage performance might be a little longer, like a month or two later...

But it's definitely not possible to go on stage so quickly in less than two weeks. It's too fast, so fast that she didn't even have time to react.

She was afraid; she was afraid of failure, afraid of failing again.

She knew her own limitations, so she knew she wouldn't succeed in going on stage.

Forcing something to happen without adequate preparation will only lead to a worse failure; she has already experienced something similar once.

Her failed attempt to study in London had taught her this lesson, so she backed down when faced with similar situations.

She wanted to escape, so she sought Amamiya's help, hoping he could help her escape.

But Ren Amamiya's words made her think about the answer to this question.

What exactly motivated her to persevere?

Why did she start playing music?

At first, she felt that everyone else was playing musical instruments, and she was being very unsociable by not playing any herself.

But gradually, after talking with the lamp, she had a new idea.

She wanted to play music with the lamp, just to keep playing until she couldn't anymore.

Although the lighthouse always spoke of a lifetime, and although Ren Amamiya was always joking about it, she actually longed for such a thing.

A lifetime... how distant, how long.

She didn't want to lie to the lights; she couldn't guarantee the future—the future was too far away. That's why she said the lights would be there from the first live performance, but…

This first time was way too fast!

"If I don't play well...the lamp will be disappointed, right?"

"That depends on what you think."

Ren Amamiya got off the tram and slowly walked home: "How much are you willing to pay to satisfy Tou?"

How much would I be willing to give? Yes, how much would I be willing to give for this light?

"To be honest, with your talent, you could practice a song to a high standard with extra training. Now we just need to wait for them to write the lyrics and music. Of course, that's all if you're willing to put in the effort."

"I am willing!"

Aine answered the question immediately, and Ren Amamiya couldn't help but smile after hearing her words.

"Really? If you're willing, then come downstairs and open the door."

"Eh?"

"You're willing to put in the effort, right? Then you'll have to start practicing extra from today. I can guarantee that as long as you can stick to it, you won't hold back in the live performance that day, and you'll put on a fantastic show."

"No, wait a minute, wait a minute, you said you'd come downstairs to open the door... Are you already at my doorstep?"

Ai Yin immediately looked down at her body; she had just finished taking a shower!

Wearing a nightgown, she couldn't possibly be meeting Ren Amamiya like this!

"Wait a minute! I'll change my clothes!"

Aine immediately got up to look for clothes in her closet, but just then there was a knock on her bedroom door: "Aine~ Your friend's here~"

"Ah! Mom! Hold him back! Let me change my clothes!"

Hearing Aine's busy voice from inside the house, Aine's mother looked at the closed door with a puzzled expression, and then looked at Ren Amamiya with a puzzled expression.

Could it be that... Aine suddenly brought her friend over?