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TING!

The sharp sound of blades clashing resounded several times in just one moment and all the spectators could see were the silvery shadows of swords moving as they pushed the air around them.

CLANK!

"Tsk!" Alice clicked her tongue to block a vertical blow from Yami and the ground under her feet cracked from the force of the blow, in that short exchange of blows Alice was able to get an assessment of Yami's strength and her face became serious as she gave a jumping backwards.

"He's much stronger than me, it's not a fight I can win with my strength." She thought as she lowered her sword and faced Yami who took a puff of his cigarette and let out some smoke, "She must have noticed the difference in strength..." Yami thought and judged that she would simply admit defeat for now.

He also assessed her in this short exchange and realized that although she had attacked him first there was no real intention to kill or hurt him, however at the moment his eyes widened for a moment and he let a smile slip on his face when he saw her. Alice raising her sword against him again but this time with the intention of fighting a hard battle.

"Is she… planning to use me to test her own strength?" Yami thought for a moment and almost laughed but held back and just raised his blade again, "Very well little girl, show me what you can do!" He yelled loudly and without saying a word Alice moved again but this time prepared.

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"I know I can't defeat him but why do I feel so excited about this fight?" Alice had that exact thought as she lowered her sword and the next moment found the answer, as far as she can remember no one since her birth has even been able to harm her even accidentally.

Her skin was somehow several times more resistant than a normal person's and she had a natural resistance to all kinds of magic and with her daily training this only increased with the passage of time turning her life into a total boredom when it was about battling or something like that.

However before her for the first time in her life she was able to find an opponent in which she couldn't feel the depth of her strength and this somehow awakened a feeling she didn't even know existed that was...

"I feel, Animated." She thought and gave a big sincere smile as she advanced towards Yami casting various physical boosting spells and on top of that she made small platforms of magical formations in the air on which she started jumping and getting momentum around Yami who gave a smile and just waited for his attack.

"I can't keep up with her!" Asta thought as he saw Alice's speed increase with each jump between formations leaving only afterimages behind, he thought that even if he had eyes in his back he wouldn't be able to see Alice's attack coming but the next scene surprised him deeply.

Without any warning Alice created a platform on Yami and boosted her before descending on the captain with her blade without hesitation but Yami without even turning her head swung her katana and blocked the attack.

CLANK!

" How?" Alice thought as she saw Yami blocking her blow, she couldn't understand how he was able to feel her and parry her blow, "My turn little girl!" Yami said and pushing Alice into the air threw a blade of shadows towards her which Alice formed a magic shield and blocked before falling to the ground again.

There was a momentary silence before Alice swung into attack position and stomped to the ground in front of her, "If speed can't break through your defense let's see how you handle it." She thought and immediately two dozen clones just like her formed around Yami, even the smallest traits were replicated in the illusions and it would be impossible even a veteran mage to be unable to tell the clones apart from the real thing.

" HERE I COME!" All the clones screamed at the same time showing that they could replicate sounds too and without hesitation they advanced towards Yami who continued standing in the same place with his katana in hand.

" Impressive." Julius who watched the situation from a window couldn't help but admire Alice's spells that were all cast without her using her grimoire, "Let's see how far she is willing to show her abilities." He smiled at the thought that he might be able to see new spells today.

Back in the battle, at that exact moment all the clones advanced as one attacking with their swords from all directions around Yami, it seemed to be a no-escape situation for him but Yami ignored all the clones and passing by them cast Imbued Dark Court in Darkness in an empty area.

The blade of darkness rushed forward quickly before colliding with a green shield and a transparent Alice revealed herself soon after, facing Yami, "How were you able to find me? I hid my own aura while increasing the mana in the illusions to make it them almost real, any mage would be unable to tell them apart so how did you find me?" Alice asked curiously.

"Who knows? Why don't you tell me?" Yami spoke ironically as he took a few steps forward preparing to attack Alice who was offended by the reply, "Very well then! I will find out every 1 of your secrets." She affirmed and cast a spell.

A magical holographic sight appeared in front of her eye and locked onto Yami analyzing every part of his being including his mana flow, age, weaknesses and even possible openings and seeing the information coming in Alice adjusted her posture and prepared to face him. again.

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