"But why?"
Ash wasn't asking Dazzling Star, but the Drama Poet: "Why were you threatened by Dazzling Star, willingly stepping into the cage to be interrogated? Aren't you the eighth one?"
It's simply logical that Dazzling Star would use any means necessary to threaten the Drama Poet, she is a monster clad in starlight. The question is, why did the Drama Poet take the bait?
"I don't recall ever saying I'm the eighth one, did I?"
