Musical

"I choose..." Allen turned incredibly serious, having already decided his choice "...the strongest swordmaster!"

That was Allen's final decision. Rather than trying to win this fight, he will try to learn from it, seeing how high the strength of the Harbingers could be. That's why he chose a swordmaster whose style he would be able to grasp better and try to learn from it.

Like the new view he experienced when he saw the Shogun's attack, he hoped for something like that.

Listening to Allen's choice, everyone's eyes went wide in shock, all of them turning over to the same person who descended from her seat as if gliding, slowly landing on the ground never losing her perfect posture that showed perfect manners showing a delicate and noble image.

"Columbina" With her beautiful black hair with pink high-ends waving as she stepped forward to the center of the arena.

'So the 3th rank is the strongest swordsmaster. I don't really know anything about her, but having stayed so long as a Harbinger, she must be quite strong. I must not lower my attention.'

"Start" The Tsaritsa stated.

Allen drew his sword, positioning with a defensive stance across his body 'Let's see wait for her first move.'

"Such an occasion for us to have been reunited here. To celebrate it, we will perform a little recital. To say goodbye at the pass" Columbina said while making a twirl, her covered eyes, stopping over each of the Harbingers' faces and ignoring Allen

"Perform, Grand Orchestre!" A blue sphere appeared in front of Columbina as she kneeled on the ground in seiza "Koto!" the sphere formed a blue koto with a white pattern similar to the cover of her eyes and 13 violet strings appeared in front of her."

'That's a Soul Weapon!'

"We hope you like it." *♪* She plucked the strings, starting her melody.

Allen tensed, waiting for some attack as the music resounded all over the arena, but the attack didn't come. Instead, bubbles formed around Columbina, and started taking the form of dancers who followed her rhythm with slow and graceful movements.

*♪* Columbina continued her music, completely ignoring Allen.

'What's the meaning of this?' Allen really didn't know what was this 'The instrument and music is typical of Inazuma. I think that it's a rendition of quite common songs, but I don't know what she is trying to do.'

"What a bad taste" Scaramouche spitted pissed as he leaned over his seat angry while the others had their different reactions, some ignoring it, others closing their eyes to focus on it better and Pantalone putting his hand inside his money bag while Ajax had a confusing face as if saying when the battle will start.

'If she doesn't attack, I'll start!' Allen charged forward the gap of the water-made dancers, covering his sword with Cryo element.

However, just as he moved, the dancers changed positions between Allen and Columbina.

'I won't be stopped by this' Allen swung his sword, cutting in half the first dancer.

*Bang* Once cut, the dancer exploded with a burst of Hydro, pushing Allen away completely wet while leaving a cold air trace.

'She is trying to freeze me' Allen quickly stopped using his Vision. Columbina's dancers were similar to Kokomi's attacks that exploded once impacted, but they were bigger and stronger, making it impossible to freeze them before it happened. The explosion wasn't very powerful, not more than a normal hit, but wetting him, his Vision was counterproductive, freezing himself and slowing his movements once imbued in Cryo.

'I'll need to avoid them, rather than attack' Allen started running around Columbina who seemed to still ignore him, fully immersed in her performance, trying to find an opening, but the dancers followed him, always protecting Columbina while keeping their dance as not wanting him to interrupt her performance.

'Now!' Allen charged forward, using his superior speed to cross over the opening between the dancers, but as if answering him, a new bubble appeared in front of him, showing the Columbina's limit was far higher.

Allen's movements didn't stop, cutting in half the bubble that was taking form, but his sword crossed over it like nothing, not stopping it taking the humanoid form and swinging its arms towards Allen.

'Sword Shield!' Around Allen, two Cryo swords appeared, protecting from attacks, the dancer attack hitting it and exploding into a water, fully encompassing Allen before freezing, caging him in an ice cage.

*Cr* Allen cut over the thin cage, however, that lost of time proof to be fatal, finding himself surrounded by more of the dancers.

"Let's welcome the new!" *♪!* Columbina sang melodically as she stood up "Balalaika!" The koto transformed, becoming a similarly styled Balalaika, taking it within her hand and starting playing it, with a completely new and faster style.

The transition of melody and instruments, from Inazuma to Snezhnaya who should have been normally chaotic, was done perfectly, creating a perfect fluid contrast that didn't cut her recital, not seemingly forced at all.

*Bang!* *Bang* This change also affected the dancers. With the change in music, their style changed, becoming faster and starting kicking Allen who lifted his sword in defense, being pushed until he was at enough distance from Columbina and was ignored again, the dancers continuing their dance.

'I think that I understand. She is like the fucking Ocenaid of the game' Allen deducted 'Invoking Hydro Mimics, her Mimics, in this case, forming humanoid figures rather than animals and being immune to physical damage and always exploding once defeated.'

'Would she be affected by the death of the Mimics like the Oceanid? And even if that was the case, what would be her limit?' Allen analyzed 'But seeing how they are trying to protect her, she shouldn't be immune like the Oceanid in the game.'

'I could take some time killing the Mimics to see if the hypothesis is true as in the end she didn't seem to have any intention of attacking herse-' Allen suddenly stopped still, his eyes going wide.

"BUAG!" Allen vomited blood as he clenched his heart.

"Fuck" Allen cursed discovering the truth a little too late 'Internal wounds' Columbina didn't seem to attack as she only played her instruments but that was her actual attack. The vibrations produced by her music were slowly soaking Allen's body, resonating with it and affecting his blood flow and internally damaging him.

'I won't last long. If I must guess, I'll be finished once the music ends. And taking into account my state and considering that the Inazuman first part lasts the same as the new Snezhnaya... I don't have time. It's now or never!'

Allen charged forward, completely ignoring the Mimics who accumulated in front of him, unleashing kicks at him.

"BURST!" Allen unleashed his burst over his feet, pushing himself forward at a greater speed thanks to the explosion, slightly cutting the first two Mimics, not damaging but interrupting their movements enough to pass over them, finding himself completely surrounded.

"Ya!" Allen infused his sword with Cryo, slashing in half the Mimics that he just passed.

*Boom!* *Boom!* The Mimics exploded, a torrent of water shooting towards Allen.

'Unwavering Armor!' As the water approached him, Allen's body was covered by Cryo, forming an armor around him just before the water hit him, plus unleashing his Burst again, pushing him at a great speed forward, passing through the other Mimics and for the first time approaching Columbina without much damage done.

Forcing him to be hit by the explosions wasn't usually a good option as Allen would be not only injured but will also become frozen by it, giving the other Mimics enough time to catch him. However, that changed thanks to his second Constellation.

Sword Armor, infused Allen's body with a Cryo aura, increasing his defense and creating an area around him that lowered the Cryo and Physical resistance of the enemies. And most important for this case, it made him immune to freeze, being impossible to be frozen. Thing that came perfectly for the occasion. Unfortunately, it required quite the energy to unleash so he couldn't keep it much time but was enough for this.

Seeing Columbina near, Allen could see a thin Hydro shield around her, but it did not matter to him. It was his only opportunity so he will go with his full strength.

'One Slash of No Conception' Allen put all his strength over his sword. That attack that seemed to stop time as it approached his master. He might be unable to mimic the electro and power of it, but with his new strength and understanding, he could reach the foundation and essence behind it. Unleashing Allen's current stronger attack.

"Musou no Hitotachi!" Allen swung his sword, slashing at Columbina.

"Cello!" Columbina for the first time turned to look at him and for the first time, the music interrupted creating a forced and arrhythmic tone as her Balalaika transformed into a Cello's bow.

Seeing the change in Columbina, seeing the change in her stance, seeming to draw a sword while Allen's unleashed his own attack, Allen realized something that he was unable to think about during their fight as he was too busy trying to deal with her 'She is the strongest swordmaster.'

Columbina swung her bow horizontally unstoppable and the arena along Allen's attack was cut in half.