The crowbar clatters to the ground. It's shortly followed by the King's sword.

"No, I--" His face scrunches up in confusion. " 'Pretenders'? Whoa!"

He ducks and sidesteps a swing of the Seven's metal bat with inhuman grace -- yet another product of Echoes. Speaking of Echoes, though, whatever trigger set off an Echo in Hajime finally hits Alex. It leaves him temporarily disoriented -- an easy target for the Seven and its bat.