The simple fact was that Apfel was already dodging the attack before it was teleported.

His eyes widened when he saw the assassin produce a Ki Blade. How odd that he didn't use it sooner, especially since it looked exactly like his own-no. That's a coincidence. Then again, there are fighting prodigies who can copy techniques just by seeing them a few times, and this assassin was not unskilled.

Though the proper stance would be to use his right hand, it was disabled at the moment so he had to make due with the left, bringing his World Blade in front of him into a mirrored duelist's stance. This a learning experience. He said in reply.

En Garde! He exclaims, swinging his world blade diagonally from above at the assassin. Though a quick strike, Apfel was more interested in gauging his opponent's strength. As such, he put a lot of power and strength behind the attack, intending to overpower the assassin, and hopefully be over and done with him.