Joker's Band Game Story

Now, her attitude towards Ren Amamiya is somewhat ambiguous. She doesn't seem to dislike him as much as she used to, but she can't quite express her gratitude to him.

After going downstairs, Souse saw two bowls of noodles that Amamiya Ren had placed on the table. She looked around and cautiously sat down in a chair.

She seemed to be confirming whether Ren Amamiya was alone at home, and whether he had invited any other unrelated people over.

For example, a certain Tang Xiao pink hair.

"Are you... all alone at home?"

"Yes, it's just me."

Ren Amamiya openly admitted that there was no one else at home.

What? You're asking where Momoka went? She's not sleeping at home today; she went to seduce Renna.

She said that after seeing Nina perform live last time, she had a tendency to join the band, and she wanted to completely win Nina over.

So now he's all alone at home, which makes it feel rather empty.

"So you're wearing my mom's slippers right now, and she's not home."

"I'm sorry, I'll leave before your mother returns."

"Oh, no need to rush, she won't be back anytime soon."

Ren Amamiya's casual remark provoked Sōse. She picked up her chopsticks to eat noodles, but her hand trembled involuntarily. She looked at Ren with a complicated expression and asked, "When will she come back?"

"I don't know. The last time I came back was seven months ago, so this time it will probably be two or three months from now."

Ren Amamiya's words made Sōse's eyes widen involuntarily: "Two or three months later?!"

"Yes, my parents are usually not at home. They are busy flying all over the world to make money."

Yes, and there's also travel; I can count on one hand the number of times I've gone home.

Ren Amamiya said this quite calmly, but Sōse, who was listening to him, was anything but calm: "Your parents only come back once or twice a year?"

"Well, I'm used to it."

When Ren Amamiya uttered the word 'I'm used to it,' Sōse's expression became even more complicated.

She hadn't expected Amamiya's family situation to be like this. Did he never see his parents on a regular basis?

She didn't go any further and ask questions like, "Don't you feel lonely?" As someone who also rarely spends time with her family, Sase could probably understand Ren Amamiya's thoughts.

In terms of family life, she and Ren Amamiya shared a similar plight.

With his head down, eating his noodles, Shuang Shi was unusually silent at this moment.

She quickly finished the bowl of noodles. She was indeed hungry, and after the first bite, she couldn't resist and ate the whole bowl.

Her stomach was already telling her that she had nothing left, and the hunger even made her head feel a little dizzy.

"thanks for treatment."

Sōse placed her chopsticks on the table and expressed her gratitude. Regardless of what had happened before, she was at least thanking Amamiya Ren today.

"What are you going to do next?"

Ren Amamiya and Sōse finished eating around the same time. He picked up Sōse's bowl and stacked it on top of his own, then cleared away the chopsticks and took them to the sink to wash the dishes, casually asking her about her plans for the future.

"After that... I don't know."

When the topic of what would happen next came up, Shuang Shi was also somewhat confused.

Xiangzi was no longer coming back; she had lost her goals and looked utterly dejected.

"What, so you're not planning to stay in your current band anymore?"

"I don't want to stay here anymore."

Seeing Souse hanging his head as if his heart had been shattered, Amamiya Ren lowered his head and continued washing the dishes: "Is that so? You made a promise with me that if you lost, you would accept Aine and Ryuna. Now you're going to go back on your word?"

"I didn't kick them out of the band, I just left the band myself."

"Really? What happened to your promise to Gao Songdeng to be in a band for life?"

"How could there be a lifetime?"

When Ren Amamiya brought this up, Sase lowered his head involuntarily.

Yes, there's no such thing as a lifetime, and no such thing as a community of shared destiny. Only she keeps thinking about Crychic; no one else is thinking about it anymore.

It seems that everyone considers this band a thing of the past. Even though everyone is still here, and everyone just missed each other due to some coincidences, why can't they be reunited?

"Then their band will be missing a bassist."

"Why don't you just fill in? You care about them so much, why don't you become their bassist?"

Sōse's eyes had become vacant, and her voice was no longer strained, but rather she was communicating with Amamiya Ren in her natural voice.

She was exhausted and slept all day. Her body recovered, but her heart was weary.

She no longer wanted to think about bands; she wanted to escape, to run away, to get away from the so-called bands.

She was already deeply hurt.

"Really? So you want to be the next Toyokawa Shoko?"

While washing the dishes, Ren Amamiya continued to question Sōse: "Like her, you left the band without saying a word? You just held a live performance, you had your own promises, and now you're going to become the person you hate the most?"

"I don't dislike Xiangzi."

"Really?" (This appears to be a fragment of a sentence or a question, possibly related to a gambling website or similar entity.)

Ren Amamiya tilted his head and looked at Sōse, whose eyes were vacant and lifeless. "Then I'd like to ask you a question. If Sōko wanted to form a new band, what would you think?"

Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Swindler

A new band has been formed?

Hearing Ren Amamiya's seemingly certain answer, Sosei was completely stunned.

Why? Why did she do that?

Did he leave Crychic and then start a new band on his own?

Then what about Crychic? Wouldn't it become a joke?

"why is that……"

"That's why I said you should think about it again. Do you really want to be the second Toyokawa Shoko? Leaving the band without a word and then doing things that your teammates can't understand at all."

After washing the dishes, Ren Amamiya got up and walked to Sōse's side: "Now that you're awake, why don't you go for a walk? You should be alright, right?"

"Um……"

Sōse hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. He waited for Amamiya Ren to go upstairs and change his clothes. Seeing him carrying his two usual musical instruments, the two set off together for another place—RiNG.

Why...did you come here?

Sosei stood at the door of RiNG, her gaze fixed on Ren Amamiya: "I don't want to see Riki right now."

"She's not on the schedule today. I brought you here just so you could listen to a song. What, when have I ever lied to you?"

As Yu Lingmengqi Emuchan⊙sijiuqi Shan⑷gonglian spoke, she took the lead and walked into RiNG alone.

Indeed, regardless of what was said before, at least on this point, Ren Amamiya did not lie; he never lied to Sase.

This convinced Shuangshi, and he followed him into RiNG.

At the front desk, Ren Amamiya saw Rinrinko and greeted her, "Rinrinko-san, is Momoka here?"

"Taoxiang? Helping out in the kitchen, is there something you need?"

"I'd like to borrow her for a while, is that alright?"

"Okay then~"

Rinrinko was very generous and agreed to Ren Amamiya's request.

She went to the kitchen and called Momoka out. Momoka was struggling with coffee beans there. Hearing that Ren Amamiya had come looking for her, she came out curiously: "What's wrong?"

"Do me a favor, play a song, and then you can be the lead singer."

Ren Amamiya said, handing her the guitar he was carrying: "Here, your guitar."

That's right, Ren Amamiya didn't bring his guitar today. He didn't have any extra work today, so a bass was enough. But actually, he didn't even need the bass for this performance.

The end of the live performance also meant he no longer needed to teach Aine and Kita guitar in Shimokitazawa. Their guitar skills had already improved, and they only needed to practice with their friends.

As for the money Aine's father gave her before... the intensive practice over the past two weeks has brought this month's teaching to a close, so he didn't waste his money. Ren Amamiya won't need him to send any more money, as the teaching has already moved beyond the beginner level.

"Alright... that's fine too. It's rare to have a chance to relax. Where's the music?"

"here."

Ren Amamiya skillfully handed a sheet music to Momoka, who looked at it and quickly indicated that she had no problem with it.

She is quite powerful in the guitar field, but she is not famous purely because of the problems with the songs she wrote.

After all, it's a bit too niche; her songs tend to lean towards the genre of traditional Chinese music.

There are no virtual singers in this world, so her songs are not popular and are a very niche and unpopular thing. In addition, without the support of virtual singers, her songs are even more niche.

It's just a matter of fame. If she's famous, her songs will naturally attract a lot of viewers. But if she's not famous, these songs are like fine wine sealed in a jar, unable to let out any flavor. No matter how shallow the alley, the aroma of the wine won't waft out.

So New Diamond Dust's idea was right, but its approach was wrong. In Amamiya's view, trying to gain popularity through a transformation was a mistake. A better choice would have been to ride the wave of popularity rather than change the style. After all, style influences the audience. Changing the style back and forth will only affect the fans. Apart from die-hard fans, most fans are likely to leave.

However, everyone has their own ambitions, and it's difficult for him to change other people's minds. Everyone in Diamond Dust is an adult, and since they are adults, they should pay the price for their actions.

Compared to the adults, Sōse is still too young, which is why Amamiya plans to educate her and let her relax.

Perhaps this song can bring about some changes in her heart.

"Planning for music therapy again?"

As Momoka watched the song, she couldn't help but tease Ren Amamiya. She then glanced at Souse, who looked completely bewildered behind Ren Amamiya, and roughly guessed what was going on.

It's similar to what happened to me last time; both times, I needed a song to resonate with the listener. So what's wrong with this kid? Did he suffer a heartbreak?

Looking at the lyrics of the song, Momoka found it somewhat interesting. She was curious about what had happened to this girl that made Ren Amamiya write this song in response.

"Don't think too much about it, let's go to the practice room... Ms. Rinrinko, are there any practice rooms available right now?"