Joker's Band Game Story

"Where to eat?"

"What are you going to eat?"

Although it was Amemiya who called Lixi out, Amemiya was still a little confused about what to eat. So he handed this question to Lixi, and as expected, Lixi laughed.

"Forget it, let's go eat yakitori."

"Fine."

Finally, Amemiya came up with a decent option, and although hesitant, Riki agreed.

The two found a Yakitori restaurant near RiNG and sat down to have dinner.

Amemiya often comes to this restaurant, but this is Lixi's first time. She usually goes straight home to eat.

After ordering yakitori, the two sat in a corner. Li Xi felt a little awkward at this time, after all, it was his first time to eat with Amemiya.

They had never been this close before, so naturally she was a little concerned now.

"Okay, now that there's no one else around, I think we can have a good chat."

Yu Gong sat on the chair, crossed his legs and looked at Li Xi: "I always feel that you seem to have some cognitive deviations about me."

That's right, it's a cognitive bias. Amemiya feels that what Li Xi thinks of himself is completely different from his true self.

(PS: Don’t ask me why I didn’t update yesterday. I just thought I updated it (I’ll make up for it today))

Chapter 49: It has always been a misunderstanding

Speaking of geniuses, Amemiya can be considered a genius, but geniuses can be divided into different levels.

Objectively speaking, Lixi is also a genius. After all, she has only studied music for a year, and she can reach this level, which is already amazing.

It can even be said that the quality of the first song she composed, "Bitian Banzou", was already very impressive, but she always felt it was not enough.

"I first came into contact with music when I was in kindergarten. I saw someone playing the piano and it was cool. I told my parents that I wanted to learn piano, and my family let me start learning."

Without waiting for Lixi to answer, Amemiya couldn't help but recall his past.

Indeed, this is his second life, but in fact he didn’t know how to play the piano in his previous life, he was just a guitarist.

He certainly never thought of playing the piano at the beginning of his life, but he did see it by accident.

After seeing a little kid playing the piano, he suddenly thought that maybe learning the piano might be a good choice?

It's a rare opportunity to be reborn. Since I want to play music, of course I want to play it better, so I learned a few more musical instruments.

His parents simply thought that their child wanted to play the guitar, so they found a teacher for him. At first, they didn't have much hope, thinking that he would just give up after playing for a while.

But Amemiya persisted, and unlike other children, he never cried or made a fuss, but studied hard. Even the music teacher thought Amemiya was a genius.

Fortunately, Amemiya's parents are relatively open-minded. They don't expect their child to do something. They simply think that since the child likes it and has talent, they should support him.

In this way, he began his second life of musical career.

"The first time I composed music was... in fifth grade, I think."

At first, he had no intention of composing music, and he was not originally a composer. But when he was in fifth grade, his parents suddenly said to him, "Lian, you always hum some melodies, and mom thinks they are very nice. I think you can try composing music, what do you think?"

Yes, Amemiya was used to humming songs, but the songs he hummed were always songs from his previous life.

My parents didn't understand, but in this world where everyone loves music, my parents also have a little artistic talent. They could tell that Amemiya was not humming a modern pop song or some old songs. They had never heard of these melodies, so they asked Amemiya what song it was.

Of course Amemiya would not say it was a song from his previous life. He just said he hummed it randomly. This made his parents think he was even more of a genius, so they suggested that he try to compose music.

So Amemiya began to compose. He thought that bringing music from another world into this world might be a very interesting thing?

In any case, his composition studies began.

"The person who taught me composition was a professor at Tokyo Art College. She heard about my reputation as a 'child prodigy' and came to teach me composition herself."

Unlike Li Xi who was self-taught, Amemiya was a professional student. Of course, his child prodigy was just a joke, after all, his parents liked to brag to others that their child was a musical genius. Parents like to say that their children are talented. I don't know how, but the news got to the ears of the old lady, and she wanted to teach him how to compose music.

Teach, it's nothing more than starting with music theory. Amemiya's mental age is mature, and his brain works quickly despite his young age, so he learns by leaps and bounds. If he didn't want to be famous, it would have been in the newspapers long ago, so this matter was only known to a small circle of people, and it didn't spread outside.

He graduated when he was about the second year of junior high school. The professor retired and returned to his hometown due to health. He would prepare gifts for him every Chinese New Year.

Therefore, in Amemiya's view, it is very strange that Riki envies him, because the starting progress of the two is different.

"You always think I'm a genius. Maybe I am. But if you follow my path, you won't be much worse than me. I've been writing music for six years, and I had composed sixty or seventy songs when I graduated. You taught yourself to compose music, and you've only written three songs so far, but you've already caught up with my level after one year of formal schooling. I really don't understand why you always put so much pressure on yourself and force yourself to consume three days' worth of music that others consume in one day."

Amemiya took the yakitori and drink from the waiter, took a sip of the drink, looked at the silent Li Xi and continued: "And Xiangzi, her family background is different from yours. She also studied art and cultivated her musical literacy since she was a child. When did you start learning drums? When did you start practicing arranging music? You are a newcomer who has only studied for a year, but you want to surpass old hands like Xiangzi and me. Aren't you a little too conceited?"

Amemiya's words at this time were somewhat harsh, after all, he was elevating his own status, he and Xiangzi were both Riki's 'predecessors', so of course he could say some harsher words to his juniors.

After all, in Japan, it is very common for seniors to criticize juniors, regardless of age or work.

"You can't realize your arrogance and feel inferior. Aren't you taking it for granted?"

Looking at Li Xi with his arms folded across his chest, this is what Amemiya has never been able to understand.

Li Xi saw things too one-sidedly. She simply thought that the three of them were of the same age, and it was wrong for her to be inferior to them. But she ignored the fact that although they were of the same age, they had different time periods for learning music.

That's why he wanted to speak out loud today and tell Lixi that she shouldn't be like this.

"So should I just keep the status quo with a clear conscience?"

Lixi clenched her fists. She couldn't help it this time and began to question Amemiya. Was she going to give up just because of this?

Couldn't she try to catch up with them, surpass them?

Although she also knew that it would be difficult for her to catch up with them with her talent, did Amamiya want her to give up?

slap~

Amemiya slapped Lixi lightly on the face. He didn't use much force this time, just a very light slap, but it seemed to wake her up and told her not to dwell on the same thing anymore.

"Why do you have to be so stubborn? Why do you want to be a diode? Do you think I'm asking you to give up this behavior?"

Amemiya was completely confused. He didn't understand why Li Xi treated him with such a strange attitude.

If you don't try your best, you will die. Why put such a heavy burden on yourself?

"It's good to be ambitious and it's right to pursue progress, but what are you working on? What are you planning to do by working so hard and forgetting to eat? I told you that Xiangzi and I have been practicing for so long, not to let you know that you are not qualified to catch up, but to tell you not to be so impatient. You just want to become fat in one bite, do you understand?!"

The hand that had just patted Li Xi's face stroked Li Xi's cheek again. Amemiya's expression was very serious. He had to put this matter in front of Li Xi: "What we completed in five years, you can complete in three years, which can also prove your strength. You can catch up with my one-year progress in the professional school in one year of self-study. What about two years later? What about three years later? Sooner or later you will catch up with me, sooner or later you will surpass me, and sooner or later you will surpass Xiangzi. Your talent is better than you think, but don't be so impatient. A journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. You became impatient after just walking ten miles. More haste makes waste..."

Gently stroking Lixi's face, Amemiya was this time affirming her talent and making her understand that she was not that bad.

But I was also telling her not to be so obsessed, to relax appropriately and put her mind at ease.

"But...I...I can't catch up with my sister..."

"If you can't catch up, just catch up slowly. What's the point of being so impatient? I asked you before what the meaning of life is, right? Your answer was to eat and sleep. Let me tell you my understanding. My understanding is - live in the present."

He placed both hands on Lixi's face, asking her not to move her face away, to make her look at him carefully and listen to him carefully. "Don't humiliate yourself, don't belittle yourself. You are Shiina Lixi, not Shiina Maki. Maki is Maki. You are you, just be yourself. Other people's opinions are all blind and narrow-minded. You don't have to hurt yourself for these unimportant people. Even if you are not as good as your sister, so what? Who stipulates that a younger sister must be as good as her older sister? You are not as good as your sister in some ways, but your sister must also be not as good as you in some ways. No one is perfect. It's just that you didn't see that one thing, or you subconsciously ignored it."

Amemiya forced Lixi to listen to him. He wanted to give Lixi some encouragement as she lacked it.

Her inferiority complex probably stems from her own lack of confidence and her sister's over-excellence.

But her sister is only better in music, what about in other areas?

Everyone is a bucket with different lengths of planks, and there are always things they are good at and things they are not good at. Li Xi must care about the eyes of others, and use his own weak points to touch the other party's strengths. To put it bluntly, it's like a child's quarrel. Why is he so stubborn?

In Amemiya's opinion, what he said is still true. It is a good thing to have pursuits, but you cannot pursue them blindly.

"Do you really understand me? Do you really understand Xiangzi? Do you really understand your sister? You are just yearning... You are just yearning for us in the words of others and in your own eyes, but you don't understand us, so relax, okay?"

Seeing the tears gradually flowing down Li Xi's eyes, Amemiya smiled again: "So I said, if you want to catch up with me, you have to compose a hundred songs first. It took me two years to compose this number, how about you? How long do you plan to spend? A year? Half a year? Or a month? Don't put so much pressure on yourself, set a small goal first, compose a hundred songs in two years. I allow you to catch up with me, or even surpass me, but the premise is that you must understand how to catch up and surpass."

"Amemiya..."

The tears in Lixi's eyes were getting more and more. She looked into Amemiya's eyes and listened to his sincere words. She gradually choked up: "Can I really... really catch up with you?"

　yi cage clothes Qi Siwu ⒐ like (nine) eight "can."

Amemiya's words were so sonorous and powerful. He nodded and admitted, "I believe this more than you do. I believe in your talent and I have always acknowledged your talent. So don't be anxious. Take your time. We take one step a day and you take two steps a day. You will soon catch up with us. Don't be short-sighted and think you can catch up quickly. What you lack is rest and relaxation. You must learn to combine work and rest."

Amemiya stood up and sat next to Li Xi. He placed the yakitori in front of Li Xi. "So start from the first step. Eat well and sleep well. Didn't you agree with Deng to form a band for life? Then you must stay healthy. Only in this way can you really catch up with us. Run, search, challenge, dance, shout... You can bloom into light, but you also have to learn to sleep, so eat well and then sleep. Do you understand?"

As he spoke, he reached out and wiped the tears from Li Xi's eyes: "Why are you crying so hard?"

"It's not you yet... It's not you yet..."

Li Xi was a little choked up. She hadn't received such sincere recognition for a long time. She slowly realized that Yu Gong had never denied her, but had always supported her, believed in her, and recognized her.

She realized belatedly that Amemiya had always been good to her, and even though her attitude had always been the same, he still recognized her.

Seeing the recognition after I dubbed "Ghost", he even wanted me to be the drummer of this song to record a CD. When I heard Bitian Banzou acknowledging my composing talent, and Ge Tongming and Shi Chaokan, he also seemed to recognize me.

How come she... didn't realize Amemiya's true thoughts until this moment... She had always believed that it was just Amemiya's pity as a genius, but in fact...

That was just his sincere sigh as a person with experience when he saw how capable the younger generation was.

She only noticed the two people's ages but ignored their study time. When she completely resolved this misunderstanding, the tears in her eyes could not stop.

　"It's all your fault, Lian!"

Li Xi hugged Amemiya and couldn't help crying. She couldn't help but blame herself for being so slow.

But she just couldn't help but want to cry. Why didn't Amemiya complain at all? Why was he still willing to help her even though she had said such harsh words before?

Doesn't this make me look extremely bad?

Amemiya rocked his body gently and patted Lixi's back as if he was coaxing a child, allowing her to cry freely in his arms.

Vent it out, let out all the negative emotions in your heart, it will feel good after venting.

Humming a ballad softly, Amemiya was not in a hurry and just waited for Lixi to finish.

But at the same time, he didn't realize that he seemed to be adding more debts.

Chapter 50 Red Ginger and New Tokyo

After venting his emotions, Li Xi moved away from Amemiya.

She was wiping the corners of her eyes with a tissue, looking weak and without any of her usual strength.

There was still some redness on her cheeks, and it was unclear whether it was from crying or embarrassment.

Amemiya was very considerate and asked her to calm down beside him. She was different from Shuangshi. Her personality would not let her seek dependence. She had always been independent and self-reliant.

But even so, proper rest is still necessary, so he vented in Amemiya's arms, letting go of his clarity and the suppressed emotions in his heart.

"Thank you."

Li Xi turned his body sideways, looking very embarrassed, with his back facing Amemiya, probably because he didn't want him to see him like this.

Amemiya just smiled, sat next to her and started eating: "Eat quickly, or it will get cold."

After wiping his face with a tissue, Li Xi turned around and concentrated on eating.

She looked adorable with her head lowered, as if she was shy about her behavior just now.

But she still ate the roasted bird in front of her.

It wasn't cold, just not as hot anymore. It didn't taste as good as I expected.

But...she felt inexplicably happy.

It seems because of recognition, it seems because of discovering the truth.

She found that Xiangzi and Amemiya were not as scary as she expected. What about her sister? She was also not good at some things that she was good at.

Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, this is unquestionable and innate, no matter how much she struggles, she cannot change this.

She can pursue, but not too hard, this is her shortcoming, she does not know how to rest, she is always trying hard, and continues to try hard, but she cannot win this life by fighting hard.

This time, Amemiya had a thorough talk with her, making her realize that she had been fighting against the person she had fantasized about, so how could she possibly win?

She was just a high school student, and it was indeed easy for underage children to go astray, but this time Amemiya brought her back on the right track.

She still has so many things to do. She has also made an agreement with everyone in mygo to form a band for life. How can she let herself be overwhelmed at such a young age?

"Well, continue to carry out your purpose in life. It's time to go to bed after dinner."

After walking out of the Yakitori house, Amemiya couldn't help but stretch. He patted Li Xi's back and asked her to walk: "Well, goodbye, remember to go home and have a good rest."

"understood."