User blog comment:Tachikaze Master/So I noticed something.../@comment-11372432-20150407090335/@comment-24965906-20150407142432

That would be apt...if the player wasn't still a target.

The monster is invalidated because it is no longer on the field, and therefore cannot be hit as the target of the attack cannot change. Since the player is the target, and the player can still be hit, then the player is hit.

Here's proof.

http://fc-buddyfight.com/en/wp/wp-content/uploads/buddyfight_rule.pdf page 6, question 4.