Ascot flew out before Jake came inside the factory, and began searching for Belle right away. Of course, the obvious place to look was the castle, and Ascot went there first, stealthily, of course; dispelling his Glider to use his innate gliding abilities. Was Belle in the dungeons? Well, hopefully not; hopefully, she escaped and was out in the countryside where Ascot can rescue her.

Which she was; an explosion from the northeast was heard by the boy's keen ears, and, resummoning his glider, the boy sped away to the candy canyons like a rocket, sighting the battle between Belle and the member of the Six Senses. He managed to get close, and dispel his Glider once again, in time to hear Gula's piece of information. The boy sighed; it seemed that his leaping to conclusions was right, after all.

Nevertheless, he swore never to make a decision like that again; going by story logic was dangerous. Still gliding over the ground, Ascot cast Haste on himself, trying to maneuver himself behind Gula's back. Then, shortly before Glide faded and set the boy upon the ground again, he used the Sonic Blade technique, hopefully catching the villainess off guard.

If that failed, he would weave and duck, his speed leaving afterimages just as Joshua predicted a while ago. He would then cast Holy, Spark, Reflect, and Fira, in that order, before summoning Morph to turn himself into a blindfold on Gula's face. If Sonic Blade succeeded, he would do that anyway; hopefully, his speedy attacks would help get Belle back in the battle...