Joker's Band Game Story

"Okay, thank you so much for today... Lian-kun."

Aine subtly changed her form of address, and Ren Amamiya, hearing Aine's words, did not correct her, but simply nodded to her: "Well, see you tomorrow, Aine."

"See you tomorrow……"

Aine stared blankly as Ren Amamiya left her house, white smoke rising from her head.

Um... I'm so sorry to feel this way...

This was the first time she had ever been so intimate with a male, and even though it was just simple contact, she was incredibly shy.

"Lotus, Lotus, hehe, from now on we can call him Lotus."

Aiyin lay on the sofa, wriggling around like a maggot, looking quite awkward.

The shy Aine didn't notice that her mother had quietly opened a crack in the door and was peeking into the room.

It's over. This child has gone mad.

Watching her daughter wriggle there, Ai-yin's mother silently closed the door.

Well, at least my daughter isn't a blockhead, that's a good thing, a good thing.

That was all she could tell herself.

Compared to Aine, who was agonizing over the situation, and her helpless mother, Ren Amamiya calmly returned home.

"I am back."

He glanced at the time and saw it was already eleven o'clock; he was already planning to wash up and go to bed.

But in the living room, he saw Tao Xiang, who was completely drunk.

What's wrong with this guy...?

With a helpless sigh, Ren Amamiya could only quickly clean up the empty wine jars in the living room, then hoisted Momoka, who looked like a dead pig, upstairs.

Tao Xiang was indeed fast asleep. It seemed like she had drunk quite a bit today, as she reeked of alcohol.

But besides the smell of alcohol, there was also a faint smell of nutrient solution... Did she go to play games?

Amamiya Ren wondered why she wanted to drink after playing games, so he carried her up to the second floor.

He carried her on his back as usual, supporting her bottom as he carried her all the way upstairs, and finally threw her onto her bed.

Looking at Momoka lying on the bed in a starfish position facing him, Ren Amamiya still did not do anything beastly. Instead, he considerately covered her with a blanket and went downstairs to prepare for a bath and rest.

"lotus……"

Just as Ren Amamiya was about to leave, he suddenly heard Momoka muttering again. He stopped and decided to listen to what Momoka was going to say this time.

"Why are you taking such good care of me..."

Ren Amamiya turned to look at Momoka and found that she was indeed still fast asleep.

He must be talking in his sleep.

Ren Amamiya did not give a reply, but silently closed the door.

Why did I help Taoxiang? I just wanted to help, that's all.

What's wrong with helping someone who's been working hard for their dream, within your means?

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Li Xi's Declaration, Xiangzi is a Deserter

"Huh~huh~huh~"

Chihaya Aine hummed songs as she went to school.

Although the extra training yesterday caused her injury, it improved her mood considerably.

Since the live performance was now guaranteed, she felt safe.

No longer worried, Aine happily walked into the classroom and greeted Takamatsu Touka, who was wiping the blackboard: "Good morning, Touka~"

When Deng noticed Aine's arrival, he immediately put down the blackboard eraser and forcefully pushed Aine out of the classroom.

Aine was surprised by such a strong and proactive behavior; she hadn't expected the lamp to be so proactive.

After pushing Aine away, Akari whispered what she had been thinking about all night: "Hmm... I think it's better not to participate in the live performance."

"Huh? What's wrong with the light?"

Upon hearing that Akari had expressed her reluctance to participate in the live performance, Aine immediately became nervous. Akari, who was pushing her, was also looking down, clearly embarrassed.

She promised me everything yesterday, but today she went back on her word, leaving me unsure of what to say.

She could only lower her head, thinking of what to say, and as she lowered her head, she noticed the band-aid on Aine's finger.

"Aine's fingers..."

"Huh? My hand? Oh, I hurt it while practicing guitar yesterday. It's okay, light."

Noticing that the lamp was looking at her fingers, Aine immediately laughed awkwardly and explained to the lamp why she was injured.

⑦ But her words made the lamp even more silent.

"Well……"

"What's wrong with the light? Is there anything you want to say?"

Ai noticed that Deng seemed a little down and immediately asked her what was wrong.

But how could the lamp not know what Aine was thinking after seeing her fingers? She must have been secretly training by herself.

To train to the point of injuring herself, she must have put in a lot of effort... So, this live performance...

"I……"

Lamp was somewhat reluctant to express her thoughts, but Aine continued to press for details.

"So what happened? Did someone bully you?"

Ai Yin watched as Deng kept his head down and refused to say anything, and she became anxious, but Deng kept his head down and didn't say a word.

So what exactly happened?

"I...I don't want to participate in the live performance."

Finally, Akari revealed her thoughts, and Aine, having learned of them, quickly pressed her for an answer: "What's wrong, Akari? Why do you think that?"

With Amamiya's help, Aine ultimately did not choose to run away, so she noticed Akari's avoidance and chose to ask her directly why.

"Because the band will disband after the live show."

With her head down, Deng then spoke up about what Yin Shan was worried about: she didn't dare to attend the live performance.

She worried that, like last time, the band would disband after the live performance.

"That's it...I understand."

Ai Yin nodded. She understood what the lamp was thinking. Since the lamp was afraid, she certainly wouldn't force it to listen to her.

So she just planned to have a proper talk about it with other people later that evening.

"What?! You're planning to cancel the live performance?!"

Lixi slammed her hand on the table, her eyebrows bulging wildly as she listened to Aiyin sitting in the chair saying this.

She didn't expect to hear this answer, but Aine shrugged helplessly: "But Akari really doesn't want to participate in the live performance, and we don't have a team name or team uniforms prepared."

"Light, why?"

Shuangshi watched the lamp from the side, hoping to get some truth out of it.

But the lamp just kept its head down, seemingly still not having come to its senses.

Ai Yin kept calling her name beside her, and only then did she raise her head in a daze, as if she was coming back to her senses.

"Huh? Live..."

When asked about the upcoming live performance, Deng just lowered his head and said, "I'm worried... the band will disband after the live performance..."

"How could that be? Deng, if you think there's a problem, you can just say so."

At this moment, Shuangshi gently asked her what had happened, and after hearing Deng's words, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seems that the reason why the light is planning to cancel the live performance is simply because of her past experiences; she is afraid that the previous situation will happen again.

Perhaps it's just because of her strange thought process; it seems we need to find a way to help her figure it out.

Sosei looked at Aine, and at that moment she noticed the band-aid on Aine's finger.

The wound on the pad of my finger... is it because of my recent guitar practice?

Sōse guessed that Aine must have put in a lot of effort for this live performance, so regarding this live performance...

She actually wanted to hold this live event, not for any other reason than to unite the group's spirit.

Deng and Lixi each had their own ideas, and she had to keep Deng calm so that Lixi could stay in the band.

So if a girl loses confidence because of one live performance, the success of another live performance can help her regain her confidence.

So she wanted to participate in this live performance. Only after this live performance could Deng believe in herself and believe that she could play the song well.

After both of them confirmed, she could ask Xiangzi to come back. Once Xiangzi arrived, she could then conveniently invite Mu, who always followed Xiangzi around, along as well, and there wouldn't be any problems.

That way, Crychic can come back. As for the white cat and Aine...

The white cat is easy to deal with, but this stray cat has no sense of community and can be easily driven away.

But this Chihaya Aine... is indeed a problem.

Subconsciously touching his fingers, Shuang Shi felt a sudden unease on her body.

Her weakness of not being able to play the guitar is being rapidly corrected, which is unacceptable...

Ren Amamiya... As expected, this boy is a troublesome fellow.

Shuangshi's eyes sharpened; she knew then that this boy was the biggest obstacle in her path.

If he hadn't come and said so much, Deng wouldn't have left Crychic, and if she hadn't left, Lixi wouldn't have left either. If neither of them had left, Mu definitely wouldn't have left either.

Therefore, he is his biggest obstacle, even greater than Aine.