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Twelve figures stood by the West Gate, waiting for Ichigo to arrive. Each held a letter in their hands, and the air of excitement hung everywhere.

At 8 o'clock, half an hour after the first of the twelve had reached the gate, the cheery orange-haired substitute shinigami arrived at the Gate, flanked by his ever-present 3 companions.

"Hey, Ichigo! Took ya long enough!"

This shout came from somewhere in the middle of the small huddle.

Ichigo nodded, and clapped his hands.

"All right, first things first, I would like to congratulate you twelve on making it onto the Seireitei Game Show."

At this, the sound of cheers filled the morning air.

"Now, if you would all follow me, I am going to bring you to the place where you will be staying for the next few days."

Sixteen figures, all in human clothes, made for a strange sight, walking into Rukongai.

Along the way, Ishida stepped up to Ichigo.

"Oi, Kurosaki. Did you manage to obtain permission for that last challenge?"

"Yes. Yama-jii finally agreed to it. Says that he'll extend an invitation to them on the last day itself."

"Oh, that's good. I managed to get permission, albeit reluctantly, from everyone involved in the punishments."

Ichigo nodded thoughtfully.

Meanwhile, Ishida turned to Orihime.

"Inoue-san, did you manage to obtain permission for the challenges?"

Orihime nodded brightly.

"I did! Even though the soutaichou turned down the but about the lasers…"

Here Orihime's smile vanished. However, it came back just as quickly, effectively alarming Ishida.

However, he did say yes to the rest of them. He even gave me lots of suggestions! Like cutting down the 10000-piece puzzle to a 500-piece one."

Ishida secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Here Chad broke in.

"And I've checked with the tech guys from the twelfth division, and they've gone through the kind of environments the contestants would be experiencing, and they've confirmed that they can provide the filming services for every one of them, if needed."

"Even the pitch-dark one?"

"Even the pitch-dark one."

"Good, then everything should be ready."

The sixteen figures had stopped outside an inn, forcing the four in charge of the game to abandon their conversation.

"Okay, people! File inside quietly, and I will separate you into two groups. Each group will sleep in one half of the inn, and you will have your own dining tables for the three meals. Mingling is allowed, but discussing of group plans with someone from another group is strictly prohibited. The four of us will take turns watching you all, so don't break the rules."

A murmur of general assent filled the room.

"Okay, let me tell you the names of the two groups first. They are the Yellow Penguins and the Green Monkeys. These names were based off the original show, and I don't want any complaints."

Another murmur of assent.

"And without further ado, let's get you all divided! First member of the Yellow Penguins is…Abarai Renji!"

Renji walked forward from the throng, grinning, and walked to the area labeled 'Penguins'.

"First member of the Green Monkeys is…Madarame Ikkaku!"

Ikkaku walked up to the area opposite where Renji was standing, labeled 'Monkeys'.

The sorting continued in the same fashion, until there were two separate groups on opposite ends of the meeting room in the inn.

The groups went something like this.

Yellow Penguins: Abarai Renji, Kuchiki Rukia, Ayasegawa Yumichika, Shihouin Yoruichi, Ise Nanao, and Shiba Kuukaku.

Green Monkeys: Madarame Ikkaku, Rangiku Matsumoto, Ichimaru Gin, Urahara Kisuke, Shiba Ganju, and Kurotsuchi Nemu.

Before they left for their respective rooms to rest before the challenge the following night, Ichigo gave them a last reminder.

"Please remember that nobody should use shikai, bankai, shunpo, shunko, kidou, etcetera, unless the rules of the challenge state otherwise. Doing so will result in your immediate disqualification."

With that proclamation, the Penguins and the Monkeys made their way upstairs for some rest. They were going to need it.

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Yes, pretty short chapter.

Next chapter: The first challenge! Who loses, who wins, and who gets voted off?