Kouko smiled to their miko companion and turned to look at the ronin. "You turned them back without a drop of blood spilled. Impressive, but..." She was planning to talk to pose a question to, but before she could, an attack was launched. The hat and kimono the princess was wearing were torn, revealing... was that what their attacker was planning? To reveal her in such a fashion? "An attack?! How brazen. Shield the Princess!"

In the meantime, she'd attempt to drag the assailant into the open. There. She could barely see them, but there were strings. She runs forward, approaching the strings with the source on her right. She gathers them with a swing of her left hand before also grabbing them with her right. From years of training, her hands her tough in all the right places, ready for a task like this. "Come out where I can see you!" She plants her feet and pulls, intending to drag their assailant into the open. If necessary, she uses the Ki she spent so long developing to make her position even firmer, and give her more leverage with which to pull.