Ash admitted that he was somewhat disoriented by beauty, holding the witch's slender waist and kissing the Sword Maiden's soft lips, surrounded by the warmth of the two. He nearly melted like ice cream, leaving no room to concern himself with comrades who had just been drenched in blood from battle.
But bear in mind, the Sword Maiden was also his intimate comrade—When Ash and Sonia battled the Fish-Slicing Dragon in the Void Realm, Igula was still his despised prison adversary. Considering who came first, it's reasonable for Ash to first attend to the Sword Maiden; those who bathed together, bled together, and sat in jail together still need to wait their turn.
"They've disappeared."
