Tita and the others sighed. The Knights of the Round Table were done for, and the American Lions had no chance of escaping their four-to-none fate. This battle underscored the importance of concealing one's abilities. Under normal circumstances, Ophie's final attack could have been traded with any opponent. Her technical abilities and the performance of the mecha made a direct confrontation inevitable. Still, in the last moment Bastar's surprise attack fooled Ophie. The usual expectation was that they would collide head-on and see who would fall first. But Bastar deliberately led Ophie to believe they were going to duke it out, then suddenly triggered his gravity ability—weightlessness.