"They did try to get to him, but Fran and M.M. were with him." So needless to say, they'd all managed to fend for themselves, whereas Chikusa alone was an easy target. If Chikusa felt inadequate for being captured, he needn't have. Mukuro was far stronger than all of them, and yet he'd been caught more times than he cared to admit, and incarcerated for far longer. It wasn't a failing he would judge his followers for. If they were truly useless to him, he wouldn't have worked so hard to ensure their safety.

That loyal reply was practically scripted at this point, but it made Mukuro chuckle all the same. He pressed a fond kiss into Chikusa's hat covered hair, tightening his hold on his shoulder. "You've done more than enough. Now you should rest and recover."