His eyes darted around even faster, trying to focus on any movements around them. All he could see were the leaves and branches swaying in the breeze. "Damn it," he said under his breath, and then Yue darted away. He glanced over and noticed she had dropped her Zanpakuto while they focused so much on their surroundings. Her Zanpakuto wouldn't be happy with her. 

A Hollow leapt at Kouta's face and he knocked it away with his left hand before slipping his own Zanpakuto out of its sheath to slash at another's mask. These ones weren't particularly strong, but the swarm-like behavior of them made him understand why the instructors had been killed. 

It was clear that Seion no Arashi was quite upset with her indeed. Tearing herself out of her gigai provided to her a sense of power and ability and she successfully summoned her Shikai, but it wasn't working properly. Kouta wouldn't be able to know, not right away. Its charges weren't strong enough and they even energized some of the Hollows rather than paralysing or numbing them.

It began to spark even without her command and threatened to zap her. Kouta was too busy fighting back the Hollows without ripping off his gigai. He wanted to keep a corporeal form for the boy so they could successfully find his father. He needed to keep his Reiryoku steady and resist releasing any Reiatsu. His arms and legs swung around. Being so large had its advantages and he took out a few with every swing, but the horde didn't seem to dwindle noticeably.

Kouta saw a large spark emit from Yue's Zanpakuto and he pulled Seamus away from her in response. He glared at her and her Zanpakuto, inwardly hating himself for failing to notice this inevitability. Of course her Zanpakuto would throw a hissy fit for being dropped. It was still so young and Yue's experience with it so limited. Kouta couldn't worry about the girl and considered her death a likely possibility and continued fighting. He circled quickly around the small boy in order to protect him.

His arms and legs moved around the small child until he realized the boy was no longer there. Screeching like the Hollows around them, the boy flailed in the arms of a hollow. "Shit," he whispered through a grunting shout. Kouta slashed through several Hollows at once and leapt into the trees where the nimble creature escaped with the kidnapped child. "Seamus!" he screamed from his chest, pushing through the air forcefully. The boy only continued to shout and flail in the white arms which wrapped around him tightly. It was a trap, and one that Kouta willingly fell into.