Truth or Dare

Shunsui said with a grin, "Doesn't Ye Yang know? Kaien is Jūshirō's vice-captain. Of course he would inform us about something like this. We can't miss the fireworks extravaganza at the Shiba Clan!"

Suddenly a voice came from the side. "Teacher Ye Yang, you came to see something so fun but didn't invite us. We're so sad~" Rangiku walked out from the side, with Isshin Shiba by her side. Not only them, but also Yachiru and Kenpachi were in their group.

Ye Yang couldn't help but facepalm. How did they all know? He was planning to have a date with Soi Fon alone...

Rangiku seemed to sense Ye Yang's confusion, and stroked her wavy blonde hair with her right hand, saying, "Actually, the captain heard it from Vice-Captain Kaien, and then the captain told me. I'm a member of the Women's Association, and President Yachiru thought it was interesting, so she came. Captain Zaraki came with Vice-Captain Yachiru."

Yachiru suddenly threw herself at Ye Yang: "Little Ye-Yе, don't you want us to come?" At the same time, her eyes sparkled with a bright light, as if she would burst into tears if Ye Yang said no.

Fortunately, Ye Yang hadn't finished using the konpeito he had prepared. He quickly took out some and stuffed it into her mouth. Yachiru, who was calling out for konpeito, immediately beamed and said, "I knew Little Ye-Yе was the best!"

Rangiku shook her head, looking at her student council president who had been bribed with a piece of candy. She thought, "What a weak will..."

"Since there are so many of us, why don't we go get some food?" Shunsui suggested.

Ye Yang really wanted to say, "You actually want to go drinking, haven't you had enough to drink today?" However, Ye Yang didn't stop him. It was naturally the best thing for so many people to eat and drink together.

No one objected to the suggestion, except for Soi Fon, who asked Ye Yang with Soi Fon concern, "Brother Ye Yang, you just drank so much today, is it okay to drink more now?"

"It's okay, I'll drink less later," Ye Yang replied softly. Actually, this amount of alcohol was nothing to him.

The tavern remained the same as before, and everything felt like it had returned to the old days. As everyone sat down at the table, Ye Yang suggested, "Just eating and drinking like this seems a bit boring."

Rangiku asked, "Oh? Does Teacher Ye Yang have some fun ideas? Why don't you tell us?"

"Have you ever heard of a game called Truth or Dare?" Ye Yang asked. This was a game Ye Yang knew about in his previous life, and he didn't know if it existed in this world.

Yachiru looked completely bewildered and asked curiously, "Truth or Dare? Sounds interesting, right, Kenny?"

Kenpachi curled his lip and said, "Tch!" He seemed uninterested in what Ye Yang was saying; he was only interested in fighting.

Rangiku also looked curious. "Yeah, Teacher Ye Yang. What's that Truth or Dare game? Tell me about it, I've never heard of it."

Ye Yang explained, "Truth or Dare is a game with certain rules. The winner can ask the loser a question, and the loser must tell the truth. That's the truth. Of course, you can also choose not to tell the truth, but the winner can ask the loser to do something. That's the dare. But if you choose dare, you have to do it!"

Shunsui's eyes lit up, and she said, "This seems quite interesting. What do you guys think?"

The others were also intrigued by the game Ye Yang described. Rangiku asked, "Teacher Ye Yang, how did you know about this game? Why didn't you tell me sooner...?"

Ye Yang spread his hands. "I saw this by chance in Rukongai. I've never had a chance to tell you before."

"But how do we decide who asks the questions and who answers them?" Yachiru asked, and everyone looked at Ye Yang, clearly wanting to ask the same question.

Ye Yang took out a disc. Back in the World of the Living, Ye Yang had Urahara make such a disc for him. Everyone stepped forward to look at it. It had some grids on it, but there were no words written on them. There was also a pointer at the top of the disc.

"This thing is called a spinning wheel. First, one person spins the wheel, and the first person pointed to can ask a question based on where the pointer lands. Then, that person spins the wheel again, and the second person pointed to will have to answer truth or dare. How about that?" Ye Yang said with a smile.

"So who should spin first?" Kaien suddenly asked.

"It doesn't matter who it is. Didn't you see the different rules written on the wheel? The person who spins it isn't guaranteed to land on it. There's one rule: you can't use Spiritual Pressure to change the wheel, or you lose," Ye Yang said slowly. The group formed a circle on the table, and Ye Yang engraved everyone's names on the wheel: Ye Yang, Kūkaku Soi Fon, Kaien, Isshin, Rangiku, Yachiru, Kenpachi, Ukitake, Ukitake, Shunsui, Byakuya, and Hisana.

Ye Yang placed the spinning wheel on the table and started spinning it. The small wheel spun rapidly, finally stopping on the square marked "Soi Fon." "Shaoling is really lucky; she got to ask a question on her very first try!"

Soi Fon was clearly still in a daze, staring blankly at Ye Yang. "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and spin the wheel. Who will be the first person to be asked a question?" Ye Yang reminded her.

Soi Fon even smiled, a rare occurrence for her. It seemed like it had been a long time since she had played so happily. "Okay!" she said, and with a flick of her wrist, the wheel started spinning again. Everyone was praying that it wouldn't land on them.

The Isshin wheel finally stopped on this spot, and Isshin's smile froze on his face. Ye Yang looked at Isshin and said, "Uncle Isshin, you're very lucky. Will you choose Truth or Dare?"

Isshin said nonchalantly, "This little problem can't possibly stump me? Honestly! Captain Soi Fon, please ask."

Ye Yang subtly transmitted his voice to Soi Fon then whispered, "Is this really a good idea?" However, she still followed Ye Yang's instructions and asked, "Captain Shiba, you're still unmarried, but you must have had girls you liked over the years. Please tell me why you gave them up?"

Isshin's confident smile froze instantly. He stared at Soi Fon in disbelief. Soi Fon, known as the Ice Queen, would actually ask such a question? He had assumed Soi Fon wouldn't ask anything too difficult, so this caught him completely off guard.

Actually, everyone present was quite startled, especially Rangiku and Yachiru. They knew from within the Women's Association that Soi Fon wasn't such a gossipy person; Soi Fon didn't seem like the type to ask such a question. However, when they saw the smile on Ye Yang's lips, they immediately understood what was going on.

However, they didn't care whether Ye Yang was behind it or not, because what they cared about was the answer to this question. Maybe tomorrow's Women's Association publication would be on the front page. Shunsui Ukitake and Kaien Kūkaku were both looking at Isshin with great interest, clearly also very interested in the answer to this question.

Isshin sighed softly and said slowly, "Alright, you're right, I did have feelings for a girl before."

Rangiku's eyes lit up immediately. "Captain, what's her name?"

For Isshin, Isshin showed a gentle expression and said softly, "Her name was Shimizu Oto, a very gentle girl. I was still in the Shin'ō back then, and thinking back, those were truly happy times."

Rangiku asked in surprise, "I didn't know the captain had such an experience! Why didn't you guys...?"

Isshin's eyes dimmed, as if he were remembering something. "Later, we all joined the Tenth Division, but due to a mission, she never came back..."

"Ah, I'm sorry, Captain Shiba, I didn't know..." Soi Fon quickly apologized, accidentally touching on Isshin's sore spot.

"It's okay, actually it's better to say it out loud. Life has to go on." In the blink of an eye, Isshin returned to her usual carefree personality and laughed Isshin. Everyone else laughed along with Yixin, only Shunsui remained silent, drinking a glass of wine alone. Wasn't she the same way?

"Alright, Uncle Isshin, it's your turn to spin the wheel. You'll decide who's next to ask a question!" Ye Yang said.

The spinning wheel quickly stopped, and the pointer landed steadily on Ye Yang's name. "I didn't expect it to be me~ I wonder who will be the one to accept," Ye Yang muttered to himself.

"Absolutely not!" That was the only thought in everyone's mind. Who knew what strange question Ye Yang would ask next?

The roulette wheel kept spinning and slowly moved to Isshin's square. "Ah, it can't be me again, can it? I don't want to!" Isshin screamed.

Perhaps heaven heard his voice, for the roulette wheel the Miracle moved a little further, just past Isshin's grid, and landed on Rangiku's name. "Ah? How could this happen? What do I do?" Rangiku screamed. To make matters worse, it was Ye Yang who asked the question—this was truly disastrous...

However, Rangiku suddenly remembered something and said, "Teacher Ye Yang, about that 'Truth or Dare' thing, you wouldn't ask me to do anything bad, would you..."

Ye Yang smiled at Rangiku, "Don't worry, I won't let you do anything against your principles, and of course, I won't have any improper thoughts about you. You can rest assured about that."

Soi Fon glanced at Ye Yang, seemingly casually, while Ye Yang chuckled without saying anything.

"That's more like it. You wouldn't dare even Captain Soi Fon were here, would you? Hehehe, Teacher Ye Yang, I choose dare!" Rangiku said with a grin, feeling a sense of exhilaration at surviving a close call.

Ye Yang's lips curled slightly as he asked again, "Has Rangiku made up her mind? Is she really going to choose dare or no dare?"

Rangiku felt a sudden pang of panic, and her previously unwavering confidence wavered slightly. However, thinking about the strange questions Ye Yang might ask, she firmly replied, "Yes, I still choose dare!"