"Mhm," Kan'u muttered, seeming to be in disbelief when Benihime claimed she was looking too far into this matter. With that, the redhead was gone, leaving Kan'u to float closer to Megumi. "You buying any of that?" she asked.

Minato wore a wide and bright smile with closed eyes as his Vice-Captain plead for his very life. While holding this appearance, he shifted behind the lad and held him by the shoulders, leaving Saori to the front of him. "Relax, Ao-kun, relax. Himo-chan's the nicest Captain around. Just stay out of her cookie jar," he said before his posture straightened and his gaze fell upon Saori. He reached out to accept the bucket, seeming totally unfazed by the fact that he, and likely the others by association, had been revealed. "Hai, hai! Always willing to help. Oh, and don't worry; he's not scared of you... for any reason other than me telling him you were going to kill him." In the meantime, Kagura overheard the assumption of Akiko that this was all his doing, and made every effort to slip away stealthily. Moments later, though, another Captain appeared before the women; it was none other than Yuuki Terumi, Captain of the 3rd Division. He wore green and black swim trunks and his usual wolfish grin as he approached with something slung over his shoulder. A single glance would reveal that what he held onto was a rope, which allowed him to drag the bound and gagged Mutsuki Kagura behind him as he approached Akiko. "Ohai~! Brought ya' a present!"