Ascot was yanked down by a mysterious tendril and brought down to earth, pardon the pun. In response, Ascot slashed at the thing holding him, hoping to cut it, before activating his Shotlock and firing it at the cloaked woman, sending out a number of projectiles her way. Not content with that, the boy cast a Cura at Belle, before taking a defensive stance so that he can assess the situation.

The Cloaked Woman, presumably a Nobody, had control over an element that was [i]material[/i], not metaphysical, that much was obvious. That was why he tried to cut it, just to see if he could do so. Nevertheless, something struck the boy as odd; his opponent couldn't be that obvious; they must have some tricks up their sleeve. He needed to prepare for said tricks without knowing what they are...which was impossible, so he would just keep himself on his toes.