This was not following orders. This was protecting Hinamori. Which was completely different. Nothing to be amused about here.

Hitsugaya made a conscious effort to keep his shoulders straight so that he didn't sink into his chair like a sulking child. Because that wasn't what he was at all.

And yes, Luppi at the very least would want to take advantage of any vulnerability he had. The Espada had made it no secret that he'd seen everything that had happened on the network. Not that Luppi ever made a secret about anything; he was a jabbering idiot, after all.

"Fine."