He's been watching the whole thing through the portal that shows what Gryphon sees, while he trails Haruto from a distance. He had stopped short to watch the confusing battle that happened between Oriko and Haruto. He knew Oriko was probably something special, pretty much everybody here is... But he didn't know what kind of special. That was definitely magic.

But why'd she attack Haruto? What possible reason could she have to push at him at a time like this? Still, he runs up with the intention of freeing her, though she might have broken free by the time he gets there. "Oriko? Hey, Oriko!"